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DuPont de Nemours (DD) Reports Q2 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say

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For the quarter ended June 2026, DuPont de Nemours (DD - Free Report) reported revenue of $1.82 billion, down 44.2% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $1.88, compared to $3.36 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +0.06% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.82 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.76, the EPS surprise was +6.82%.

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 DuPont de Nemours performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
  • Change in Net Sales - Healthcare & Water Technologies - Currency: 1% versus 0.3% estimated by two analysts on average.
  • Change in Net Sales - Diversified Industrials - Total: 3% versus the two-analyst average estimate of 1.7%.
  • Change in Net Sales - Healthcare & Water Technologies - Total: 5% versus 5.3% estimated by two analysts on average.
  • Net sales- Diversified Industrials: $963 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $946.87 million.
  • Net sales- Healthcare & Water Technologies: $856 million compared to the $859.9 million average estimate based on two analysts.
  • Operating EBITDA- Healthcare & Water Technologies: $258 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $256.59 million.
  • Operating EBITDA- Corporate: $-23 million compared to the $-31.56 million average estimate based on two analysts.
  • Operating EBITDA- Diversified Industrials: $213 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $205.21 million.

View all Key Company Metrics for DuPont de Nemours here>>>

Shares of DuPont de Nemours have returned +0.2% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +1.7% 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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