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Honeywell International Inc.: Q2 FY2026 earnings call

What management said about Q2 FY2026, from the documents filed with the SEC on 23 July 2026: press release. Guidance figures: 5 raised, 1 lowered, 8 new, 2 kept. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Consolidated sales rose 4%: Consolidated sales were $9,719 million, up 4% reported and 4% organic. Consolidated operating income was $1,737 million, down 6% from $1,843 million. Source
  • Honeywell Technologies sales up 4% organic: Honeywell Technologies sales were $5,187 million, up 3% reported and 4% organic, against $5,018 million a year earlier. Source
  • Honeywell Technologies adjusted EPS up 10%: Honeywell Technologies adjusted EPS was $1.95, up 10% from $1.77. GAAP EPS from continuing operations was $16.65 against $1.21. Source
  • Consolidated operating margin fell 190 bps: Consolidated operating margin was 17.9% against 19.8%. Segment margin rose 30 basis points to 23.1%. Source
  • Catalyst volumes and mix cut margin: Process Automation and Technology segment margin fell 180 basis points to 22.1%, driven by lower catalyst volumes and unfavorable product mix. Source
  • Process orders up 24% on LNG: Process Automation and Technology orders rose 24%, led by LNG demand. Building Automation orders rose 13%, led by data center and hospitality verticals. Source
  • Free cash flow rose 43%: Free cash flow was $1,252 million, up 43%. Honeywell Technologies free cash flow was $456 million, up 300%. Source
  • Divestiture-related costs rose sharply: Divestiture-related costs were $820 million in the quarter, against $56 million a year earlier, and $1,134 million for the six months. Source
  • Aerospace sales up 5% organically: Former Aerospace Technologies segment sales were $4.5 billion, up 5% organically. Segment profit grew 2% to $1.1 billion. Source

“The second quarter marked a historic milestone for Honeywell Technologies as we completed the separation of Honeywell Aerospace and began a new era as a leading pure-play automation company.”

Vimal Kapur, chairman and chief executive officer of Honeywell Technologies

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Honeywell Technologies sales Sourcefull year 2026$19.8B - $20.0BLowered from $19.9B - $20.2B
Organic sales growth Sourcefull year 20263% - 4%Raised from 2% - 3%
Organic sales growth Sourcesecond half 20264% - 6%New
Segment margin Sourcefull year 202620.1% - 20.5%Raised from 19.8% - 20.3%
Segment margin expansion Sourcefull year 2026, year over year250 - 290 bpsRaised from 220 - 270 bps
Adjusted earnings per share Sourcefull year 2026$8.05 - $8.35Raised from $7.90 - $8.30
Adjusted earnings growth Sourcefull year 202625% - 29%Raised from 22% - 28%
Operating cash flow Sourcefull year 2026~$2.1BKept
Free cash flow Sourcefull year 2026~$2.0BKept
Operating cash flow range (appendix) Sourcefull year 2026$1.9 - $2.2BNew
Free cash flow range (appendix) Sourcefull year 2026~$1.8 - $2.1BNew
Diluted EPS from continuing operations (GAAP) Sourcefull year 2026 (expected)$21.05 - $21.35New
Weighted average diluted shares Sourcefull year 2026 (expected)approximately 319 millionNew
Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles Sourcefull year 2026 (expected)approximately $315 millionNew
Debt restructuring costs Sourcefull year 2026 (expected)$257 millionNew
Impairment of assets held for sale Sourcefull year 2026 (expected)$236 millionNew

What changed from last quarter

  • Guidance lowered: Full-year sales range for Honeywell Technologies lowered to $19.8B-$20.0B from $19.9B-$20.2B. Source
  • Guidance raised: Full-year segment margin range raised to 20.1%-20.5% from 19.8%-20.3%. Source
  • Guidance raised: Full-year adjusted EPS range raised to $8.05-$8.35 from $7.90-$8.30, and adjusted earnings growth to 25%-29% from 22%-28%. Source
  • Guidance raised: Full-year organic sales growth range raised to 3%-4% from 2%-3%. Source
  • New guidance: Second-half organic sales growth of 4% to 6% given for the first time in these documents. Source
  • Guidance kept: Operating cash flow of approximately $2.1 billion and free cash flow of approximately $2.0 billion kept unchanged. Source
  • New: Acquisition of Johnson Matthey's Catalyst Technologies business closed July 17, 2026, after quarter end, and is included in guidance. Source
  • New: Consolidated EPS includes a one-time gain on the deconsolidation of Quantinuum. Source
  • Ended: Aerospace Technologies results are no longer reported as a continuing segment; they will be reflected as discontinued operations from the third quarter. Source

Results and growth drivers

  • Consolidated sales rose 4%: Consolidated sales were $9,719 million, up 4% reported and 4% organic. Consolidated operating income was $1,737 million, down 6% from $1,843 million. Source
  • Honeywell Technologies sales up 4% organic: Honeywell Technologies sales were $5,187 million, up 3% reported and 4% organic, against $5,018 million a year earlier. Source
  • Honeywell Technologies adjusted EPS up 10%: Honeywell Technologies adjusted EPS was $1.95, up 10% from $1.77. GAAP EPS from continuing operations was $16.65 against $1.21. Source
  • Consolidated GAAP EPS rose sharply: Consolidated EPS from continuing operations was $17.83 against $4.33. Adjusted EPS was $4.52 against $4.72, down 4%. Source

Segment results in the quarter

  • Building Automation grew 9% organically: Building Automation sales were $2,002 million, up 10% reported and 9% organic, with segment profit of $542 million and a 27.1% segment margin. Source
  • Process Automation sales slipped 1%: Process Automation and Technology sales were $1,679 million, down 1% organically, with segment profit of $371 million and a 22.1% segment margin. Source
  • Industrial Automation organic sales rose 4%: Industrial Automation sales were $1,501 million, down 5% reported and up 4% organically, with segment profit of $258 million and a 17.2% segment margin. Source
  • Honeywell Technologies segment profit up 9%: Honeywell Technologies segment profit was $985 million, up 9%, for a 19.0% segment margin, up 100 basis points. Source

“The results we delivered this quarter are the outcome of a year-plus long process to simplify our business, and we are already seeing the benefits of this transformation today.”

Vimal Kapur, chairman and chief executive officer of Honeywell Technologies

Products and customers

  • Fire and services drove building growth: Building products grew 10%, led by double-digit fire growth. Building solutions grew 7%, driven by services. Source
  • LNG and automation projects grew: Projects sales rose 5% organically on LNG and a return to growth in automation projects. Aftermarket sales fell 6% against higher catalyst shipments in the prior year. Source
  • Industrial solutions grew 10%: Industrial Automation solutions grew 10% on utilities projects and warehouse business backlog conversion. Products grew 1%. Source

Costs, margins and pricing

  • Consolidated operating margin fell 190 bps: Consolidated operating margin was 17.9% against 19.8%. Segment margin rose 30 basis points to 23.1%. Source
  • Building margin up on volume and pricing: Building Automation segment margin rose 90 basis points to 27.1%, driven by volume leverage and pricing, with inflation a partial offset. Source
  • Catalyst volumes and mix cut margin: Process Automation and Technology segment margin fell 180 basis points to 22.1%, driven by lower catalyst volumes and unfavorable product mix. Source
  • Pricing and productivity lifted industrial margin: Industrial Automation segment margin rose 90 basis points to 17.2%, driven by pricing and productivity, with inflation a partial offset. Source

“As a simplified company, Honeywell Technologies is now positioned to further accelerate profitable growth as we leverage our deep domain expertise and vast installed base”

Vimal Kapur, chairman and chief executive officer of Honeywell Technologies

Demand and the order book

  • Process orders up 24% on LNG: Process Automation and Technology orders rose 24%, led by LNG demand. Building Automation orders rose 13%, led by data center and hospitality verticals. Source
  • Consolidated orders up 4%: Consolidated orders rose 4% in the quarter, including the former Aerospace Technologies segment. Source

Cash flow, capital and shareholder returns

  • Operating cash flow rose 20%: Operating cash flow from continuing operations was $1,276 million, up 20%. Honeywell Technologies operating cash flow was $563 million, up 201%. Source
  • Free cash flow rose 43%: Free cash flow was $1,252 million, up 43%. Honeywell Technologies free cash flow was $456 million, up 300%. Source
  • Dividends paid, no repurchases in quarter: Cash dividends paid were $795 million in the quarter. No common stock was repurchased in the second quarter; six-month repurchases were $1,000 million. Source
  • Cash balance declined in half-year: Cash and cash equivalents were $8,751 million at June 30, down from $12,487 million at December 31. Source

Strategy and portfolio changes

  • Honeywell Technologies is pure-play automation: Honeywell Technologies describes itself as a global, pure-play automation company serving the building, industrial and process sectors. Source
  • Quantinuum losses before deconsolidation: Quantinuum losses before deconsolidation were $68 million in the quarter, against $51 million a year earlier. Source
  • Divestiture-related costs rose sharply: Divestiture-related costs were $820 million in the quarter, against $56 million a year earlier, and $1,134 million for the six months. Source

Honeywell Aerospace (former segment) results

  • Aerospace sales up 5% organically: Former Aerospace Technologies segment sales were $4.5 billion, up 5% organically. Segment profit grew 2% to $1.1 billion. Source
  • Commercial OE shipments rose 17%: Commercial aviation original equipment sales rose 17% as shipments recoupled to build schedules, particularly in commercial air transport. Source
  • Defense and space sales flat: Defense and space sales were flat, constrained by output and program timing. Source
  • Material supply limited sales growth: The mechanical supply chain improved sequentially, but material supply continued to limit sales growth across end markets. Source
  • Inventory obsolescence charge in profit: Segment profit included about $40 million of inventory obsolescence charges tied to emerging repair technologies that extend product lives. Source

Coming up, as management said on 23 July 2026

  • Two divestitures expected to close: The PSS and WWS business divestitures are expected to close by early August, and guidance incorporates them. Source
  • Honeywell Aerospace second-quarter results: Honeywell Aerospace will issue its second quarter results on a standalone basis after market close on August 5. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Backlog (consolidated) Source~$38 billion
Backlog (Honeywell Technologies) Source~$20 billion
Aftermarket revenue (Process Automation and Technology) Sourcedown 6%
Aftermarket revenue (Commercial aviation, former segment) Sourceup 7%

Risks management discussed

  • Operational: Lower catalyst volumes and unfavorable product mix reduced Process Automation and Technology segment margin. Source
  • Financial: Inflation partially offset segment margin gains in Building Automation and Industrial Automation. Source
  • Demand: Aftermarket sales in Process Automation and Technology declined against higher catalyst shipments in the prior year. Source

Earlier plans management reported on

  • Not stated: Management said it reinforces its confidence in the long-term targets shared at its recent investor day. Source

Other quarters

Summarised with AI from the documents the company filed with the SEC. Every point is checked against the filing before it is shown: management’s own words word for word, figures against the line or table row they come from. A point that fails the check is left out. Source opens the filing at that line.