Textron (TXT) Q3 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $1.76
- Estimate
- $1.44
- Surprise
- +21.8%
- Revenue (period 2026-10-03)
- $3.75B
- Score at report (before → after)
- 5.6 → 5.6/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
Textron (TXT) beat the $1.44 estimate with adjusted EPS of $1.76 — a large 21.8% upside surprise. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Buy (Wait) (5.6/10) to Hold at 5.6/10 after the report.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates TXT Hold at 5.6/10.
4 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +21.8% surprise compares with a +9.9% four-quarter average.
What supports the rating
- Strong earnings beat streak (4/4)
- Positive news sentiment (+0.60)
What argues against it
- Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining
- V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=4.2)
- Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $87.46
- Price target
- $89.52
- Stop
- $82.88
- Upside to target
- +2.4%
- Reward-to-risk
- 0.2:1
The stock trades at 16.5× trailing but 12.1× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Risk check: RSI 84 — a level conventionally read as overbought; gains at these levels often lean on momentum; trading volume is running 2.4× its average — elevated turnover around the report window.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-10-30 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
TXT at TrendMatrix's latest read
Industrial quarters are order-book stories — backlog and book-to-bill color how the market reads the reported number.
- Industry
- Aerospace & Defense
- Market cap
- $15.21B
- P/E (fwd)
- 12.1
- P/E (ttm)
- 16.5
- 52-week range
- $71.87–$101.57
- Off 52-week high
- 13.9%
- RSI (14)
- 84
- Volume vs avg
- 2.43×
- Score today
- 5.6/10