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Latest: Q2 FY26 · Thesis page →
Revenue$9.3B+9.3% YoY
Net income$1.9B+9.2% YoY
Free cash flow$833.0M-12.7% YoY
Gross margin—

Revenue vs Net income

Reported dollars from 10-Q / 10-K filings. Q4 bars are derived (annual less nine months) where the 10-K does not tag Q4 separately.

■ Revenue   ■ Net income
$0$3.3B$6.7B$10.0BQ3 '24Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26Q2 '26

Margin trend

Gross, operating and net margin. Margins are derived from reported dollars.

● Gross margin   ● Operating margin   ● Net margin
16%20%25%29%Q3 '24Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26Q2 '26

Revenue YoY growth

Year-over-year change vs the same quarter (or fiscal year) a year earlier. Shown where the prior-year period is in the 8-quarter snapshot (latest four quarters).

+3%+6%+8%+9%Q3 '24Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26Q2 '26

Income statement

From 10-Q / 10-K XBRL. Values in reported dollars; EPS in $/share; share counts in shares.

Q3 '24Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26Q2 '26
Revenue$8.4B$8.3B$8.1B$8.5B$8.6B$8.8B$8.8B$9.3B
YoY————+3.1%+5.8%+8.2%+9.3%
Cost of goods sold————————
YoY————————
Gross profit————————
YoY————————
Research & development$37.0M$39.0M$38.0M$38.0M$36.0M$35.0M$38.0M$37.0M
YoY————-2.7%-10.3%+0.0%-2.6%
Selling, general & administrative$823.0M$814.0M$786.0M$870.0M$897.0M$880.0M$893.0M$891.0M
YoY————+9.0%+8.1%+13.6%+2.4%
Operating income$2.1B$2.3B$2.2B$2.4B$2.4B$2.0B$2.4B$2.6B
YoY————+13.5%-11.1%+11.7%+8.5%
Pretax income————————
YoY————————
Income tax$498.0M$533.0M$511.0M$573.0M$424.0M$481.0M$571.0M$610.0M
YoY————-14.9%-9.8%+11.7%+6.5%
Net income$1.6B$1.7B$1.7B$1.8B$1.9B$1.5B$1.9B$1.9B
YoY————+24.5%-11.3%+11.0%+9.2%
EPS — basic$3.24—$3.53$3.75$4.11—$4.00$4.17
YoY————+26.9%—+13.3%+11.2%
EPS — diluted$3.22—$3.51$3.73$4.09—$3.98$4.15
YoY————+27.0%—+13.4%+11.3%
Weighted shares — basic477.7M—473.3M470.9M468.8M—464.1M462.5M
Weighted shares — diluted480.9M—476.3M473.6M471.5M—466.3M464.5M

Balance sheet

Point-in-time values at each quarter (or fiscal year) end.

Q3 '24Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26Q2 '26
Cash & equivalents$5.2B$4.8B$5.3B$4.8B$4.5B$5.1B$4.0B$4.9B
YoY————-13.1%+4.2%-25.2%+2.3%
Marketable securities (current)————————
YoY————————
Accounts receivable$4.9B$4.6B$5.0B$5.2B$5.3B$5.0B$5.3B$5.6B
YoY————+9.4%+7.4%+7.5%+7.7%
Inventory$2.1B$1.9B$2.0B$2.1B$2.1B$2.1B$2.1B$2.1B
YoY————+2.0%+5.6%+4.8%+0.0%
Total current assets$13.5B$12.9B$13.6B$13.6B$13.3B$13.3B$12.8B$14.2B
YoY————-1.0%+2.9%-6.2%+4.0%
Total assets$82.5B$80.1B$82.7B$86.1B$86.0B$86.8B$86.3B$88.3B
YoY————+4.2%+8.3%+4.4%+2.6%
Total current liabilities$14.0B$14.5B$14.5B$14.7B$16.2B$15.2B$15.4B$16.1B
YoY————+15.3%+4.5%+6.3%+9.6%
Total liabilities$41.9B$40.7B$43.2B$46.1B$45.9B$47.1B$46.2B$47.7B
YoY————+9.5%+15.8%+6.9%+3.5%
Total equity$39.2B$38.1B$38.0B$38.5B$38.6B$38.2B$38.6B$39.1B
YoY————-1.4%+0.4%+1.4%+1.5%
Shares outstanding————————
YoY————————

Cash flow

Quarterly values derived from year-to-date filings (Q4 from the 10-K). Free cash flow = operating cash flow − capital expenditures.

Q3 '24Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26Q2 '26
Operating cash flow$2.7B$2.8B$2.2B$2.2B$2.9B$3.0B$2.2B$2.3B
YoY————+7.9%+7.9%+3.7%+2.7%
Capital expenditures$1.1B$1.2B$1.3B$1.3B$1.3B$1.5B$1.3B$1.4B
YoY————+19.7%+16.6%+5.7%+14.4%
Free cash flow$1.7B$1.6B$891.0M$954.0M$1.7B$1.6B$898.0M$833.0M
YoY————+0.4%+0.8%+0.8%-12.7%
Dividends paid————————
YoY————————
Share repurchases$667.0M$1.3B$1.1B$1.1B$989.0M$1.4B$807.0M$871.0M
YoY————+48.3%+4.2%-27.4%-21.6%

Margins & ratios

Derived from the reported dollars above — no separate source.

Q3 '24Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26Q2 '26
Gross margin————————
Operating margin25.0%27.4%26.9%27.7%27.5%23.0%27.8%27.5%
Net margin18.5%20.8%20.6%20.8%22.4%17.5%21.1%20.8%
Free cash flow margin19.9%18.8%11.0%11.2%19.4%17.9%10.2%9.0%
Effective tax rate————————
Current ratio0.96x0.89x0.94x0.93x0.82x0.88x0.83x0.88x
Total liabilities / equity1.07x1.07x1.14x1.20x1.19x1.23x1.20x1.22x

Peer comparison — latest full year

Same sector (Materials), sorted by revenue. All figures from the same EDGAR XBRL snapshot.

TickerRevenueRevenue YoYGross marginOperating marginNet marginFCF margin
LIN FY25 · this stock$34.0B+3.0%—26.3%20.3%15.0%
DOW FY25$40.0B-7.0%————
NUE FY25$32.5B+5.7%——5.4%-0.6%
FCX FY25$25.9B+1.8%—25.2%——
SHW FY25$23.6B+2.1%48.8%—10.9%—
NEM FY25$22.7B+21.3%——31.3%—
STLD FY25$18.2B+3.6%13.2%8.1%6.5%2.8%
CTVA FY25$17.4B+2.9%——6.3%—
ECL FY25$16.1B+2.2%—17.0%12.9%11.8%
PPG FY25$15.9B+0.2%——9.9%7.3%
MOS FY25$12.1B+8.4%15.8%6.8%4.5%-4.4%

Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL company facts (10-Q / 10-K), snapshot generated 2026-11-03 for 218 tickers. Q4 values are derived as the 10-K annual less the first nine months, since Q4 is not separately tagged in company facts; cash-flow quarterly values are derived from year-to-date filings the same way. Free cash flow = operating cash flow − capital expenditures. Blank cells mean the filing does not report that line item under a standard US-GAAP tag — nothing is estimated or filled in. Descriptive research, not investment advice. How EarnIQ builds fundamentals.