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Carrier Global Corporation · CARR · FY2026 Q2 · Calendar Q3 2026
Carrier raises guidance as commercial HVAC and data-center demand accelerate
Carrier's Q2 evidence supports a constructive demand trajectory: commercial HVAC and data-center activity strengthened, backlog expanded, and management raised full-year guidance. The counterweight is that mix, tariffs, input costs, and capacity execution remain important tests of how much of that demand converts into earnings.
Reported Before market openNYSEIndustrials
$45.02B market cap
100quality score
Earnings scorecard
Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS
$0.86
Consensus $0.82
EPS surprise
+5.3%
Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue
$6.35B
Consensus $6.02B
Revenue surprise
+5.5%
Reported versus consensus
Market reaction
prior-close to event-session close
Stock move
-8.9%
Event window
SPY move
+0.2%
Same window
Abnormal move
-9.1%
Stock minus SPY
Volume
2.9×
Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift
-7.3%
Up to 20 sessions
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Why did CARR fall 8.9% after beating EPS estimates in FY2026 Q2?What changed in CARR's guidance and outlook in FY2026 Q2?Give me the bull and bear case for CARR after FY2026 Q2 earnings.
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What changed
Compared with the prior quarter, Carrier moved from reaffirmed guidance to raised FY2026 sales and EPS guidance. Data-center sales expectations increased to $2 billion, while the 75F acquisition and planned U.S. capacity broadened the growth plan; margin pressure became a more explicit concern.
Guidance delta
Raised: FY2026 sales guidance to $23 billion and EPS guidance to $2.90; data-center sales forecast increased to $2 billion.
Key takeaways
- Management reported Q2 orders up about 40%, with commercial HVAC up 65% year over year and data-center orders up fourfold.
- The company cited a record backlog above $8 billion and said the full $2 billion data-center sales forecast is in backlog.
- Carrier highlighted the 75F acquisition as an expansion of its AI-enabled building-management strategy.
- Margin pressure remains from unfavorable mix, tariffs, and higher input costs.
- Management plans additional data-center capacity, including a new U.S. facility targeted for completion in Q1 2027.
Management priorities
- Expand data-center cooling capacity in the United States and India.
- Integrate 75F building-management technology across Carrier's portfolio.
- Scale commercial HVAC, aftermarket services, and European heat-pump offerings.
- Continue cost reduction while managing mix, tariffs, and input costs.
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Analyst 52W Price Targets
$55.38Current
$43Low
$66.8Average
$95High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Sep 22, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citigroup | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 13, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | May 28, 2026 |
| JP Morgan | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | May 14, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | May 1, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI Group | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | May 1, 2026 |
| Barclays | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | May 1, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Apr 1, 2026 |
| UBS | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jan 5, 2026 |
| Mizuho | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jan 5, 2026 |
| Oppenheimer | Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Oct 14, 2025 |
| Goldman Sachs | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Sep 12, 2025 |
| Baird | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jul 30, 2025 |
| Wolfe Research | Outperform | Peer Perform | Upgrade | Feb 24, 2025 |
| Stephens & Co. | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Oct 28, 2024 |
| B of A Securities | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Oct 18, 2024 |
| TD Cowen | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 29, 2024 |
| Argus Research | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 1, 2023 |
| Deutsche Bank | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Apr 12, 2023 |
| Keybanc | Overweight | Downgrade | Dec 13, 2022 | |
| Cowen & Co. | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Oct 31, 2022 |
| Jefferies | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 15, 2022 |
| Credit Suisse | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Apr 29, 2022 |
| Vertical Research | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Jan 3, 2022 |
| Bernstein | Underperform | Underperform | Maintain | Jul 8, 2021 |
| Atlantic Equities | Neutral | Overweight | Downgrade | Apr 30, 2021 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $55.38. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernstein | Analyst unavailable | $78 | $59.92 | +40.9% | Jul 30, 2026 |
| Wolfe Research | Analyst unavailable | $80 | $68.15 | +44.5% | Jul 9, 2026 |
| Bernstein | Analyst unavailable | $75 | $71.24 | +35.4% | Jun 9, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $79 | $67.17 | +42.7% | May 1, 2026 |
| BNP Paribas | Analyst unavailable | $62 | $64.32 | +12.0% | Apr 14, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $74 | $64.35 | +33.6% | Feb 6, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $55 | $52.74 | -0.7% | Jan 8, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $70 | $53.67 | +26.4% | Jan 5, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Brett Linzey | $67 | $53.24 | +21.0% | Jan 5, 2026 |
| Barclays | Carrier Global to | $72 | $52.9 | +30.0% | Dec 10, 2025 |
| Wolfe Research | Analyst unavailable | $74 | $53.03 | +33.6% | Dec 9, 2025 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $70 | $54.66 | +26.4% | Dec 5, 2025 |
| Wells Fargo | Joseph O'Dea | $59 | $54.62 | +6.5% | Dec 4, 2025 |
| Robert W. Baird | Carrier Global to | $72 | $58.74 | +30.0% | Oct 29, 2025 |
| Mizuho Securities | Brett Linzey | $75 | $56.75 | +35.4% | Oct 17, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $60 | $57.16 | +8.4% | Oct 14, 2025 |
| Mizuho Securities | Carrier Global to | $72 | $59.47 | +30.0% | Apr 22, 2025 |
| Barclays | Julian Mitchell | $83 | $66.97 | +49.9% | Mar 26, 2025 |
| Wells Fargo | Joseph O'Dea | $75 | $68.21 | +35.4% | Jan 7, 2025 |
| Mizuho Securities | Brett Linzey | $78 | $75.43 | +40.9% | Oct 28, 2024 |
| Stephens | Tommy Moll | $85 | $81.61 | +53.5% | Oct 16, 2024 |
| Robert W. Baird | Timothy Wojs | $88 | $81.61 | +58.9% | Oct 14, 2024 |
| Jefferies | Stephen Volkmann | $95 | $80.42 | +71.6% | Oct 8, 2024 |
| Barclays | Julian Mitchell | $90 | $79.35 | +62.5% | Oct 2, 2024 |
| Bank of America Securities | Andrew Obin | $80 | $75.37 | +44.5% | Sep 13, 2024 |
| Robert W. Baird | Timothy Wojs | $74 | $75.37 | +33.6% | Sep 13, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | Christopher Snyder | $75 | $69.04 | +35.4% | Sep 6, 2024 |
| RBC Capital | Deane Dray | $79 | $69.55 | +42.7% | Sep 5, 2024 |
| Bank of America Securities | Andrew Obin | $72 | $66.77 | +30.0% | Jul 29, 2024 |
| Oppenheimer | Noah Kaye | $70 | $64.83 | +26.4% | Jul 26, 2024 |
| CFRA | Stewart Glickman | $65 | $64.84 | +17.4% | Jul 25, 2024 |
| Robert W. Baird | Carrier Global to Outperform | $75 | $66 | +35.4% | Jul 15, 2024 |
| Oppenheimer | Noah Kaye | $71 | $63.4 | +28.2% | Jun 27, 2024 |
| J.P. Morgan | Stephen Tusa | $53 | $54.42 | -4.3% | Oct 6, 2023 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $47 | $42.73 | -15.1% | Jan 6, 2023 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $53 | $42.52 | -4.3% | Dec 15, 2022 |
| Citigroup | Analyst unavailable | $45 | $43.02 | -18.7% | Dec 9, 2022 |
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $46 | $43.9 | -16.9% | Dec 5, 2022 |
| Jefferies | Stephen Volkmann | $47 | $38.16 | -15.1% | Jul 26, 2022 |
| Credit Suisse | Analyst unavailable | $45 | $39.18 | -18.7% | Apr 29, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $43 | $39.41 | -22.3% | Apr 29, 2022 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $52 | $39.27 | -6.1% | Apr 29, 2022 |
| Barclays | Julian Mitchell | $60 | $44.54 | +8.4% | Apr 5, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo | Joseph O'Dea | $50 | $47.98 | -9.7% | Feb 9, 2022 |
| Citigroup | Vlad Bystricky | $55 | $47.98 | -0.7% | Feb 9, 2022 |
| Jefferies | Stephen Volkmann | $65 | $47.66 | +17.4% | Jan 24, 2022 |
| Vertical Research | Jeffrey Sprague | $57 | $52.52 | +2.9% | Jan 3, 2022 |
| UBS | Markus Mittermaier | $61 | $53.4 | +10.2% | Dec 14, 2021 |
| Goldman Sachs | Joe Ritchie | $66 | $56.14 | +19.2% | Sep 10, 2021 |
| Wolfe Research | Nigel Coe | $61 | $55.93 | +10.2% | Sep 7, 2021 |
| KeyBanc | Jeffrey Hammond | $60 | $54.97 | +8.4% | Jul 30, 2021 |
| Cowen & Co. | Gautam Khanna | $58 | $53.66 | +4.7% | Jul 29, 2021 |
| Bank of America Securities | Andrew Obin | $57 | $43.41 | +2.9% | Apr 19, 2021 |
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Snapshot as of publicationCarrier Global Corporation is a worldwide provider of advanced technological solutions covering heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC), refrigeration, fire safety, security, and intelligent building automation. Its operations are structured across three primary business segments: HVAC, Refrigeration, and Fire & Security. The HVAC segment is dedicated to supplying products, controls, services, and complete solutions tailored to the heating, cooling, and ventilation requirements of both residential and commercial clients. Offerings in this area include air conditioning units, heating systems, various control mechanisms, aftermarket components, as well as post-installation repair, maintenance services, and building automation capabilities. The Refrigeration segment focuses on providing transport refrigeration and monitoring products and services. This includes digital solutions for diverse applications such as trucks, trailers, shipping containers, intermodal transport, food retail, and warehouse cooling.…
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Sources
- Earnings call transcript and parsed analysis · 2026-08-06T19:14:17.868260+00:00
- FN2 earnings calendar · 2026-09-02T01:23:14.593608+00:00
- Polygon adjusted daily market bars · 2026-09-22T12:40:52.541233+00:00
- Financial Modeling Prep analyst price-target consensus and quote snapshot · 2026-09-22T12:40:52.538547+00:00
Methodology
Reported and consensus figures come from FN2's earnings event records. Market reaction and volume are calculated from daily adjusted bars around the event; abnormal move subtracts the SPY move over the same window.
Analyst target low, average, and high values are derived at request time from each named analyst's latest persisted FMP target. The current-price marker comes from FN2's persisted market snapshot. They are sell-side estimates, not an FN2 valuation or recommendation.
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By FN2 Research · Updated · As of 2026-09-22. For educational purposes only; not investment advice.