Lennox International Inc. · LII · FY2026 Q2 · Calendar Q3 2026

Lennox lowers EPS outlook as residential demand weakens

Lennox's commercial growth, acquisition expansion, and product investment support the longer-term growth case, but Q2 evidence is mixed: residential weakness lowered EPS guidance and creates a near-term test for margin recovery.

Reported Before market openNYSEIndustrials $12.85B market cap
100quality score

Earnings scorecard

Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS $7.72 Consensus $7.67
EPS surprise +0.7% Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue $1.55B Consensus $1.56B
Revenue surprise -0.9% Reported versus consensus

Market reaction

prior-close to event-session close
Stock move -21.0% Event window
SPY move -1.5% Same window
Abnormal move -19.4% Stock minus SPY
Volume 4.4× Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift -8.4% Up to 20 sessions
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What changed

The key change was a lower full-year adjusted EPS outlook, alongside a reduction in expected Home Comfort Solutions growth. Commercial momentum remained strong, residential volume weakened, and Lennox completed the Comfort-Aire and Century acquisition.

Guidance delta

Full-year adjusted EPS guidance was lowered to $23-$24; HCS growth is now expected at about 1% versus 4% previously, while overall revenue growth remains about 8%.

Key takeaways

  • Q2 revenue grew 3%, while adjusted EPS was flat at $7.72.
  • Building Climate Solutions revenue grew 24%, supported by national accounts and emergency replacement.
  • One-step residential volume declined 12%, driving pressure on absorption and margins.
  • Comfort-Aire and Century acquisitions are expected to be EPS-accretive in 2027.

Management priorities

  • Expand commercial emergency-replacement and national-account share
  • Invest in heat-pump innovation and direct-to-dealer capabilities
  • Improve margins through integration, logistics synergies, and SG&A efficiency

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Earnings History

Estimate Beat Miss Match
LII EPS earnings history estimate and actual scatter chart 9 reported fiscal quarters and 3 future estimate-only quarters. Q1 '24 estimate $3.16 Q1 '24 actual $3.47, beat Q2 '24 estimate $6.57 Q2 '24 actual $6.83, beat Q3 '24 estimate $6.00 Q3 '24 actual $6.68, beat Q2 '25 estimate $6.86 Q2 '25 actual $7.82, beat Q3 '25 estimate $6.82 Q3 '25 actual $6.98, beat Q4 '25 estimate $4.75 Q4 '25 actual $4.45, miss Q1 '26 estimate $3.19 Q1 '26 actual $3.35, beat Q2 '26 estimate $7.67 Q2 '26 actual $7.72, beat Q3 '26 estimate $7.49 Q4 '26 estimate $5.49 Q1 '27 estimate $3.82
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Analyst Consensus ?

ConsensusHold28 ratings
Bullish932.1%
Neutral1553.6%
Bearish414.3%

1 unmapped firm rating excluded from the percentages.

Analyst 52W Price Targets

$372.34Current
$238Low
$493.07Average
$675High

Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Sep 23, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.

Firm-level rating actions

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

FirmRatingPrior ratingActionDate
Deutsche Bank Hold BuyDowngradeSep 14, 2026
Morgan Stanley Underweight UnderweightMaintainSep 3, 2026
Goldman Sachs Buy BuyMaintainJul 31, 2026
RBC Capital Sector Perform Sector PerformMaintainJul 30, 2026
Wells Fargo Equal Weight Equal WeightMaintainApr 30, 2026
Barclays Overweight OverweightMaintainApr 30, 2026
Oppenheimer Outperform OutperformMaintainMar 5, 2026
JP Morgan Underweight UnderweightMaintainJan 16, 2026
Wolfe Research Peer Perform UnderperformUpgradeNov 13, 2025
UBS Neutral NeutralMaintainOct 27, 2025
Mizuho Neutral NeutralMaintainOct 17, 2025
Baird Neutral NeutralMaintainJul 17, 2025
Stephens & Co. Overweight OverweightMaintainMar 7, 2025
Keybanc Sector Weight OverweightDowngradeOct 15, 2024
TD Cowen Buy BuyMaintainJun 21, 2024
William Blair Outperform Market PerformUpgradeJul 13, 2023
Credit Suisse Underperform UnderperformMaintainOct 28, 2022
Cowen & Co. Outperform Market PerformUpgradeJul 8, 2022
Vertical Research Sell HoldDowngradeJun 1, 2021
Seaport Global Neutral BuyDowngradeJul 21, 2020
Buckingham Research Neutral NeutralMaintainOct 8, 2019
Buckingham Neutral NeutralMaintainOct 8, 2019
Stifel Nicolaus Hold HoldMaintainApr 24, 2018
Stifel Hold HoldMaintainApr 24, 2018
Susquehanna Neutral PositiveDowngradeAug 15, 2016
Longbow Research Neutral BuyDowngradeNov 19, 2015
Nomura Neutral BuyDowngradeApr 21, 2015
MKM Partners Buy NeutralUpgradeApr 22, 2014
Global Hunter Securities Buy AccumulateMaintainJul 23, 2013
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Named analyst price targets

Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $372.34. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.

FirmAnalyst52W targetPrice when postedUpsideDate
Deutsche BankAnalyst unavailable$444$366.04 +19.2%Sep 14, 2026
Morgan StanleyChristopher Snyder$375$376.35 +0.7%Sep 3, 2026
Goldman SachsJoe Ritchie$547$417.45 +46.9%Jul 31, 2026
RBC CapitalDeane Dray$469$417.4 +26.0%Jul 30, 2026
OppenheimerNoah Kaye$650$544.11 +74.6%Apr 30, 2026
Robert W. BairdAnalyst unavailable$550$517.62 +47.7%Apr 30, 2026
Vertical ResearchAnalyst unavailable$600$517.62 +61.1%Apr 30, 2026
BarclaysAnalyst unavailable$597$517.62 +60.3%Apr 30, 2026
BNP ParibasAnalyst unavailable$535$517.88 +43.7%Apr 14, 2026
Morgan StanleyAnalyst unavailable$450$495.08 +20.9%Feb 1, 2026
Goldman SachsAnalyst unavailable$592$495.08 +59.0%Jan 31, 2026
RBC CapitalDeane Dray$534$490.76 +43.4%Jan 29, 2026
OppenheimerAnalyst unavailable$630$482.84 +69.2%Jan 29, 2026
Robert W. BairdAnalyst unavailable$572$487.49 +53.6%Jan 29, 2026
Mizuho SecuritiesAnalyst unavailable$525$487.49 +41.0%Jan 29, 2026
RBC CapitalDeane Dray$563$520.04 +51.2%Jan 15, 2026
BarclaysJulian Mitchell$667$519.85 +79.1%Jan 7, 2026
UBSAnalyst unavailable$530$503.89 +42.3%Jan 5, 2026
BarclaysJulian Mitchell$680$505.78 +82.6%Dec 11, 2025
Wells FargoJoseph O'Dea$525$500.01 +41.0%Dec 4, 2025
UBSDamian Karas$560$506.75 +50.4%Oct 27, 2025
Northcoast ResearchAaron Reed$525$501.17 +41.0%Oct 27, 2025
RBC CapitalAnalyst unavailable$555$498.17 +49.1%Oct 23, 2025
Wells FargoJoseph O'Dea$545$493.07 +46.4%Oct 23, 2025
Morgan StanleyChristopher Snyder$475$497.73 +27.6%Oct 23, 2025
BarclaysAnalyst unavailable$700$493.07 +88.0%Oct 23, 2025
Mizuho SecuritiesAnalyst unavailable$565$523.94 +51.7%Oct 17, 2025
Wells FargoJoseph O'Dea$575$550.63 +54.4%Oct 6, 2025
UBSDamian Karas$676$653.51 +81.6%Jul 28, 2025
OppenheimerNoah Kaye$600$509.14 +61.1%Apr 24, 2025
Wells FargoJoseph O'Dea$580$582.93 +55.8%Feb 3, 2025
Mizuho SecuritiesBrett Linzey$675$609.74 +81.3%Oct 24, 2024
RBC CapitalDeane Dray$619$609.74 +66.2%Oct 24, 2024
BarclaysJulian Mitchell$624$609.74 +67.6%Oct 24, 2024
KeyBancJeffrey Hammond$600$606.64 +61.1%Oct 15, 2024
Robert W. BairdTimothy Wojs$648$604.04 +74.0%Oct 14, 2024
Robert W. BairdTimothy Wojs$610$557.19 +63.8%Jul 15, 2024
Wells FargoJoseph O'Dea$570$535.61 +53.1%Jul 9, 2024
Wells FargoJoseph O'Dea$520$467.85 +39.7%Apr 25, 2024
RBC CapitalDeane Dray$510$467.85 +37.0%Apr 25, 2024
KeyBancJeffrey Hammond$515$467.93 +38.3%Apr 10, 2024
RBC CapitalDeane Dray$481$465.99 +29.2%Apr 4, 2024
Mizuho SecuritiesBrett Linzey$460$377.3 +23.5%Oct 16, 2023
RBC CapitalDeane Dray$391$357.42 +5.0%Aug 17, 2023
Wells FargoAnalyst unavailable$300$260.76 -19.4%Feb 1, 2023
Morgan StanleyAnalyst unavailable$258$241.69 -30.7%Jan 6, 2023
Wells FargoAnalyst unavailable$294$235.91 -21.0%Jan 5, 2023
UBSDamian Karas$265$246.48 -28.8%Dec 15, 2022
Morgan StanleyAnalyst unavailable$279$248.64 -25.1%Dec 15, 2022
BarclaysAnalyst unavailable$228$220.52 -38.8%Oct 3, 2022
Morgan StanleyAnalyst unavailable$268$243.88 -28.0%Sep 1, 2022
Morgan StanleyAnalyst unavailable$255$243.99 -31.5%Aug 1, 2022
Wells FargoAnalyst unavailable$249$239.53 -33.1%Aug 1, 2022
Mizuho SecuritiesAnalyst unavailable$210$213.59 -43.6%Jul 18, 2022
Morgan StanleyAnalyst unavailable$222$217.46 -40.4%Jul 15, 2022
Deutsche BankAnalyst unavailable$292$216.92 -21.6%Jul 13, 2022
BarclaysAnalyst unavailable$230$219.62 -38.2%Jul 8, 2022
Wells FargoAnalyst unavailable$231$202.46 -38.0%Jun 29, 2022
Goldman SachsAnalyst unavailable$190$188.29 -49.0%Jun 23, 2022
Morgan StanleyJoshua Pokrzywinski$238$211.56 -36.1%Jun 7, 2022
BarclaysAnalyst unavailable$240$202.49 -35.5%May 24, 2022
Mizuho SecuritiesAnalyst unavailable$225$227.32 -39.6%Apr 26, 2022
StephensAnalyst unavailable$275$227.72 -26.1%Apr 26, 2022
BarclaysAnalyst unavailable$260$235.11 -30.2%Apr 26, 2022
Credit SuisseAnalyst unavailable$242$238.94 -35.0%Apr 26, 2022
Morgan StanleyJoshua Pokrzywinski$254$226.75 -31.8%Apr 26, 2022
BarclaysJulian Mitchell$300$262.16 -19.4%Apr 5, 2022
Deutsche BankNicole DeBlase$393$324.93 +5.5%Dec 16, 2021
Goldman SachsJoe Ritchie$310$300.86 -16.7%Oct 26, 2021
Wolfe ResearchNigel Coe$302$339.45 -18.9%Jul 12, 2021
Vertical ResearchJeffrey Sprague$300$344.9 -19.4%Jun 1, 2021
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Lennox International Inc. is a global manufacturer and distributor specializing in heating, ventilation, air conditioning (HVAC), and refrigeration solutions. The company operates across three divisions: Residential Heating & Cooling, Commercial Heating & Cooling, and Refrigeration. Its Residential Heating & Cooling division supplies homeowners with systems like furnaces, air conditioners, and heat pumps, along with indoor air quality products, comfort controls, and replacement components, catering to both new construction and existing residential upgrades.…

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