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Honeywell International Inc. (HON) Reports Q3 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say

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Honeywell International Inc. (HON - Free Report) reported $9.21 billion in revenue for the quarter ended September 2023, representing a year-over-year increase of 2.9%. EPS of $2.27 for the same period compares to $2.25 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +0.04% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $9.21 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $2.22, the EPS surprise was +2.25%.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.

Here is how Honeywell International Inc. performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

  • Net Sales- Honeywell Building Technologies: $1.53 billion compared to the $1.55 billion average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +0.3% year over year.
  • Net Sales- Safety and Productivity Solutions: $1.31 billion versus the four-analyst average estimate of $1.41 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -23.9%.
  • Net Sales- Performance Materials and Technologies: $2.87 billion compared to the $2.89 billion average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +5.4% year over year.
  • Net Sales- Aerospace: $3.50 billion compared to the $3.36 billion average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +17.6% year over year.
  • Net Sales- Corporate: $2 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $1.02 million.
  • Segment Profit- Aerospace: $963 million compared to the $922.72 million average estimate based on four analysts.
  • Segment Profit- Honeywell Building Technologies: $386 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $388.58 million.
  • Segment Profit- Corporate: -$90 million versus -$114.84 million estimated by four analysts on average.
  • Segment Profit- Safety and Productivity Solutions: $190 million compared to the $231.56 million average estimate based on four analysts.
  • Segment Profit- Performance Materials and Technologies: $633 million versus $646.79 million estimated by four analysts on average.
View all Key Company Metrics for Honeywell International Inc. here>>>

Shares of Honeywell International Inc. have returned -5.2% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -3.4% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.

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