Textron Inc. (TXT) earnings on July 28, 2026

Before the market opens Q2 2026

More Textron Inc. earnings

Prior outlook: No statistical edge

Textron shares dropped 6.6% even after reporting better-than-expected earnings and sales, and reaffirming its outlook.

TXT price around the earnings

89.96

Change: -6.7%

2026-07-28, 20:00 UTC

End of the measured window
87.42 90.44 93.45 96.47 96.46
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Price series around the event

Prior thesis

Prior outlook: No statistical edge

Thesis published
Results released

Strong past beats and positive contract news, but limited analyst upside and recent trend strength stall.

Context analyzed before publication

Trend
Trajectory showed a strong run-up, but has recently stalled significantly, indicating a loss of trend strength.

Analysts

Evidence

Analyst consensus
Buy
Consensus average (1-5)
2.29
Analysts covering the stock
16
Average price target
101.89
Lowest price target
90
Highest price target
115
Upside to price target
6%
Quarterly earnings growth
6.3%
Revenue growth
11.8%
Forward EPS
7.28
Trailing EPS
5.28
Analyst moves in the last 60 days
1
  • Strong buy: 0
  • Buy: 6
  • Hold: 11
  • Sell: 0
  • Strong sell: 0
Strong buy
0
Buy
6
Hold
11
Sell
0
Strong sell
0
  • July 13, 2026 · TD Cowen: Maintains rating (Hold → Hold)

News and sentiment

Evidence

Sentiment
Sentiment
Constructive
Mention volume
Low
Normalized volume
33%
News
Sources (2)

Technicals

Evidence

Average true range (ATR)
2.3%
Distance to 52-week high
-4.6%
14-day change (14d)
+7.5%
30-day change (31d)
+5.5%
30-day relative strength
+4.2%
SPY change (31d)
+1.3%
Nearest support
95.54
Nearest resistance
96.69
Volume accumulation ratio (14d / 46d)
1

Trends

Evidence

Average earnings surprise
+6.6%
  • April 30, 2026: actual EPS 1.45 vs estimate 1.3 (surprise +11.3%)
  • January 28, 2026: actual EPS 1.73 vs estimate 1.7 (surprise +1.5%)
  • October 23, 2025: actual EPS 1.55 vs estimate 1.46 (surprise +6.4%)
  • July 24, 2025: actual EPS 1.55 vs estimate 1.45 (surprise +7.2%)

Expected move

Implied move
+1.9%
Source
Options chain

Reactions over its last 20 earnings

Median move
3.6%
75th percentile move
7.6%
90th percentile move
8.2%
Up / down moves
11 / 9
Average up move
+4.2%
Average down move
-5.1%

Monitoring and close

What Textron Inc. reported

Status
Finished
Actual EPS1.62
EPS estimate1.55
EPS surprise+4.5%
Revenue$3,827 million
Revenue estimate$3,799 million
Revenue surprise+0.7%

Textron beats Q2 earnings estimates, but shares fall on funding risks and unchanged guidance. Mixed outlook for the defense and aviation company.

Sources (18)

Pre-market second reading after the results

Verdict
Beat expectations

Heading into the open, the figures don't clearly confirm the prior scenario.

How the stock reacted

Consolidated
-6.6%
Max move
-9.7%

No verdict: the outlook took no direction, so there is nothing to score as a hit or a miss.