DuPont de Nemours, Inc. · DD · FY2026 Q1 · Calendar Q2 2026

DuPont Beats Q1 on Healthcare and Water Strength, Raises Full-Year Guidance

DuPont's Q1 FY2026 results materially exceeded expectations, with EPS of $1.65 against a $0.49 consensus estimate and 2% organic sales growth paired with 130 bps of margin expansion. The beat was powered by healthcare packaging, water technology, and EV battery adhesive demand, supplemented by interest income from the completed $1.2B Aramids divestiture. Management raised full-year guidance and announced a $275M accelerated share repurchase, signaling confidence in the operating trajectory. The stock rallied 8.4% on heavy volume following the report. Key uncertainties include Middle East logistics disruptions, construction-end-market weakness, and the execution of the 80/20 portfolio optimization.

Reported Before market openNYSEBasic Materials $18.74B market cap
100quality score

Company context

Snapshot as of publication

DuPont de Nemours, Inc. is a global provider of advanced materials and innovative solutions, serving markets across North America, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific region. The company's operations are organized into three primary segments: Electronics & Industrial, Mobility & Materials, and Water & Protection. The Electronics & Industrial division focuses on supplying critical materials and advanced systems. This includes products for the advanced printing sector and a comprehensive suite of materials and solutions essential for semiconductor and integrated circuit manufacturing, covering both front-end and back-end processes. It also delivers advanced packaging materials, dielectric and metallization solutions for chip assembly, and specialized silicones for LED packaging and semiconductor uses. Furthermore, the segment provides key chemistries and materials for printed circuit board fabrication, such as laminates, substrates, and various metallization and patterning solutions.…

Earnings scorecard

Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS $1.65 Consensus $0
EPS surprise +238.0% Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue $1.68B Consensus $1.67B
Revenue surprise +0.9% Reported versus consensus

Earnings History

Estimate Beat Miss Match
DD EPS earnings history estimate and actual scatter chart 8 reported fiscal quarters and 4 future estimate-only quarters. Q4 '23 estimate $0.85 Q4 '23 actual $0.87, beat Q1 '24 estimate $0.65 Q1 '24 actual $0.79, beat Q2 '24 estimate $0.85 Q2 '24 actual $0.97, beat Q3 '24 estimate $1.03 Q3 '24 actual $1.18, beat Q2 '25 estimate $0.45 Q2 '25 actual $0.47, beat Q3 '25 estimate $0.47 Q3 '25 actual $1.09, beat Q4 '25 estimate $0.43 Q4 '25 actual $0.46, beat Q1 '26 estimate $0.49 Q1 '26 actual $1.65, beat Q2 '26 estimate $1.76 Q3 '26 estimate $1.94 Q4 '26 estimate $1.82 Q1 '27 estimate $1.77

Analyst Consensus ?

ConsensusBuy39 ratings
Bullish2256.4%
Neutral1641.0%
Bearish12.6%

Analyst 52W Price Targets

$138.84Current
$32.64Low
$48.7Average
$161High

Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Jul 31, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.

Firm-level rating actions

FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.

FirmRatingPrior ratingActionDate
Citigroup Buy BuyMaintainJul 2, 2026
Morgan Stanley Equal Weight Equal WeightMaintainJun 23, 2026
RBC Capital Outperform OutperformMaintainMay 11, 2026
UBS Buy BuyMaintainMay 6, 2026
B of A Securities Neutral NeutralMaintainApr 21, 2026
Deutsche Bank Buy BuyMaintainFeb 18, 2026
BMO Capital Outperform OutperformMaintainFeb 12, 2026
Wells Fargo Overweight OverweightMaintainFeb 11, 2026
Keybanc Overweight OverweightMaintainFeb 11, 2026
Jefferies Buy BuyMaintainFeb 11, 2026
JP Morgan Overweight OverweightMaintainJan 16, 2026
Mizuho Outperform OutperformMaintainDec 18, 2025
Barclays Equal Weight Equal WeightMaintainApr 29, 2025
Credit Suisse Outperform OutperformMaintainNov 9, 2022
Vertical Research Buy HoldUpgradeNov 3, 2021
Argus Research Buy BuyMaintainMay 14, 2021
Goldman Sachs Buy NeutralUpgradeMay 11, 2021
DZ Bank Hold SellUpgradeFeb 11, 2021
Exane BNP Paribas Neutral OutperformDowngradeJan 28, 2021
Susquehanna Neutral PositiveDowngradeJan 27, 2021
HSBC Hold BuyDowngradeJan 13, 2021
Stephens & Co. Equal Weight OverweightDowngradeAug 3, 2020
SunTrust Robinson Humphrey Hold HoldMaintainMay 6, 2020
CFRA Buy BuyMaintainMay 5, 2020
Gordon Haskett Buy BuyMaintainJan 14, 2020
Bank of America Buy BuyMaintainNov 11, 2019
Citi Buy BuyMaintainAug 2, 2019
Nomura Neutral NeutralMaintainJun 13, 2019
Cowen & Co. Outperform OutperformMaintainJun 10, 2019
Argus Hold BuyDowngradeMay 5, 2018
Bernstein Outperform OutperformMaintainSep 1, 2017
CLSA Underperform OutperformDowngradeApr 27, 2016
Macquarie Neutral NeutralMaintainJul 29, 2015
BGC FInancial Buy HoldUpgradeSep 19, 2014
PiperJaffray Neutral NeutralMaintainJun 5, 2013
Piper Sandler Neutral NeutralMaintainJun 5, 2013
Monness, Crespi, Hardt Neutral BuyDowngradeOct 24, 2012
Monness Crespi Hardt Neutral BuyDowngradeOct 24, 2012
S&P Capital IQ Buy HoldUpgradeJul 24, 2012
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Named analyst price targets

Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $138.84. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.

FirmAnalyst52W targetPrice when postedUpsideDate
Goldman SachsJoe Ritchie$53$48.26 -61.8%Jun 15, 2026
RBC CapitalAnalyst unavailable$60$50.54 -56.8%May 11, 2026
UBSAnalyst unavailable$59$49.69 -57.5%May 6, 2026
RBC CapitalAnalyst unavailable$56$46.06 -59.7%Apr 24, 2026
Deutsche BankAnalyst unavailable$58$50.87 -58.2%Feb 18, 2026
BMO CapitalAnalyst unavailable$60$52.31 -56.8%Feb 12, 2026
Morgan StanleyAnalyst unavailable$52$51.47 -62.5%Feb 11, 2026
UBSAnalyst unavailable$56$50.32 -59.7%Feb 11, 2026
RBC CapitalArun Viswanathan$161$50.35 +16.0%Feb 11, 2026
Mizuho SecuritiesAnalyst unavailable$52$49.43 -62.5%Feb 11, 2026
KeyBancAleksey Yefremov$57$50.75 -58.9%Feb 11, 2026
Deutsche BankDavid Begleiter$46$43.88 -66.9%Jan 23, 2026
RBC CapitalAnalyst unavailable$51$43.11 -63.3%Jan 21, 2026
KeyBancAleksey Yefremov$51$43.4 -63.3%Jan 9, 2026
UBSJoshua Spector$49$42.89 -64.7%Jan 7, 2026
Mizuho SecuritiesAnalyst unavailable$46$40.61 -66.9%Dec 18, 2025
RBC CapitalArun Viswanathan$48$38.7 -65.4%Nov 18, 2025
Morgan StanleyAnalyst unavailable$44$40.14 -68.3%Nov 10, 2025
KeyBancAleksey Yefremov$45$39.69 -67.6%Nov 7, 2025
UBSJoshua Spector$44$39.13 -68.3%Nov 5, 2025
BMO CapitalJohn McNulty$50$34.38 -64.0%Nov 3, 2025
Mizuho SecuritiesAnalyst unavailable$37.66$31.71 -72.9%Sep 2, 2025
BMO CapitalJohn McNulty$44.77$32.18 -67.8%Aug 29, 2025
New StreetAnalyst unavailable$44.77$32.18 -67.8%Aug 29, 2025
UBSJoshua Spector$36.4$31.29 -73.8%Jul 9, 2025
UBSJoshua Spector$35.56$28.41 -74.4%May 21, 2025
RBC CapitalArun Viswanathan$37.66$27.64 -72.9%Apr 24, 2025
RBC CapitalArun Viswanathan$42.68$32.57 -69.3%Aug 5, 2024
BMO CapitalJohn McNulty$41.84$34.64 -69.9%Aug 1, 2024
Wells FargoMichael Sison$43.93$35.02 -68.4%Aug 1, 2024
BarclaysDuffy Fischer$35.56$33.94 -74.4%May 28, 2024
Wells FargoMichael Sison$43.1$33.03 -69.0%May 24, 2024
BMO CapitalJohn McNulty$40.17$33.09 -71.1%May 23, 2024
Mizuho SecuritiesJohn Roberts$41.84$33.17 -69.9%May 23, 2024
JefferiesLaurence Alexander$42.26$32.46 -69.6%May 17, 2024
RBC CapitalArun Viswanathan$36.4$32.53 -73.8%May 3, 2024
Bank of America SecuritiesSteve Byrne$33.47$30.85 -75.9%Jan 16, 2024
CitigroupAnalyst unavailable$37.24$32.27 -73.2%Feb 8, 2023
Wells FargoAnalyst unavailable$35.56$32.25 -74.4%Feb 8, 2023
BarclaysAnalyst unavailable$33.47$32.55 -75.9%Feb 8, 2023
CitigroupAnalyst unavailable$34.31$29.14 -75.3%Dec 15, 2022
Credit SuisseAnalyst unavailable$35.98$27.56 -74.1%May 4, 2022
Mizuho SecuritiesAnalyst unavailable$40.59$27.52 -70.8%May 4, 2022
Fermium ResearchFrank Mitsch$32.64$28.7 -76.5%Apr 18, 2022
Deutsche BankDavid Begleiter$37.66$32.11 -72.9%Mar 21, 2022
Morgan StanleyVincent Andrews$38.91$34.59 -72.0%Jan 11, 2022
UBSJohn Roberts CFA$42.68$31.33 -69.3%Dec 20, 2021
Vertical ResearchJeffrey Sprague$39.75$32.15 -71.4%Nov 2, 2021
J.P. MorganStephen Tusa$35.56$29.12 -74.4%Oct 4, 2021
Argus ResearchBill Selesky$38.91$34.28 -72.0%May 14, 2021
Goldman SachsRobert Koort$42.68$34.11 -69.3%May 11, 2021
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Market reaction

prior-close to event-session close
Stock move +8.4% Event window
SPY move +0.8% Same window
Abnormal move +7.6% Stock minus SPY
Volume 2.4× Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift -2.6% Up to 20 sessions
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Transcript intelligence

What changed

Q1 EPS of $1.65 beat the $0.49 estimate by 238%; revenue of $1.68B beat by ~1%. Organic sales grew 2% with 130 bps of margin expansion. Full-year 2026 guidance raised, citing higher interest income, a lower effective tax rate, and price increases. A $275M accelerated share repurchase was announced under the existing $2B program. The Aramids business divestiture was completed, delivering $1.2B in gross proceeds. An AI-driven product development collaboration was announced to accelerate application development.

Guidance delta

Prior quarter (FY2025 Q4): guidance maintained with 2026 targets of ~3% organic sales growth, 60-80 bps margin expansion, and EPS of $2.25-$2.30. Current quarter: guidance raised, reflecting higher interest income from Aramids divestiture proceeds, a lower effective tax rate, and continued price increases.

Key takeaways

  • Q1 results exceeded expectations with 2% organic sales growth and 130 bps of margin expansion
  • Full-year 2026 guidance raised, driven by higher interest income and a lower effective tax rate
  • Healthcare and water technology segments are the primary growth engines; EV battery adhesive volumes expanding
  • $275M accelerated share repurchase announced; Aramids divestiture completed with $1.2B gross proceeds
  • 80/20 portfolio optimization underway with approximately $30M in stranded costs to be eliminated over two years

Management priorities

  • Continue share repurchases under the $2 billion authorization
  • Pursue accretive acquisition opportunities using Aramids divestiture proceeds
  • Launch upgraded FILMTEC nanofiltration elements
  • Expand AI-driven product development partnership
  • Drive 80/20 portfolio optimization and annual Kaizen process improvements
  • Progress on 2035 sustainability goals across three impact areas

Related earnings events

Basic Materials

Sources

  1. Earnings call transcript and parsed analysis · 2026-05-11T10:29:34.698584+00:00
  2. FN2 earnings calendar · 2026-07-26T00:37:12.209961+00:00
  3. Polygon adjusted daily market bars · 2026-07-31T04:21:04.222004+00:00
  4. Financial Modeling Prep analyst price-target consensus and quote snapshot · 2026-07-31T04:21:04.219266+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.

Transcript intelligence is a structured synthesis of the current and prior earnings-call analyses. Missing values stay missing and are never estimated.

By FN2 Research · Updated . For educational purposes only; not investment advice.