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Textron (TXT) Reports Q3 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say

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Textron (TXT - Free Report) reported $3.75 billion in revenue for the quarter ended September 2026, representing a year-over-year increase of 4.1%. EPS of $1.76 for the same period compares to $1.55 a year ago.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.76 billion, representing a surprise of -0.16%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +23.08%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $1.43.

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.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

Here is how Textron performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
  • Revenues- Manufacturing- Bell: $933 million versus $1.11 billion estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -9.1% change.
  • Revenues- Manufacturing- Textron systems: $360 million compared to the $332.82 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +17.3% year over year.
  • Revenues- Manufacturing- Textron Aviation: $1.68 billion versus the two-analyst average estimate of $1.55 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +13.7%.
  • Revenues- Finance: $13 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $11.45 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -50%.
  • Revenues- Manufacturing: $3.74 billion compared to the $3.75 billion average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +4.5% year over year.
  • Revenues- Manufacturing- Industrial: $765 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $755.87 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +0.5%.
  • Segment Profit- Textron Aviation: $179 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $162.53 million.
  • Segment Profit- Bell: $76 million compared to the $91.23 million average estimate based on two analysts.
  • Segment Profit- Industrial: $38 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $40.07 million.
  • Segment Profit- Finance: $5 million compared to the $4.58 million average estimate based on two analysts.
  • Segment Profit- Manufacturing: $350 million compared to the $337.19 million average estimate based on two analysts.
  • Segment Profit- Textron Systems: $57 million versus $43.37 million estimated by two analysts on average.

View all Key Company Metrics for Textron here>>>

Shares of Textron have returned +2.8% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.9% 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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