Lennox International Inc. · LII · FY2026 Q3 · Calendar Q4 2026

Lennox cuts outlook as pricing and tariffs pressure margins

Lennox’s growth engine remains active through Building Climate Solutions, commercial demand, and acquisitions, but the near-term earnings case is challenged by residential weakness, pricing pressure, and tariffs. The supplied analysis supports a recovery thesis only if productivity, regional pricing, portfolio actions, and the 2027 entry-tier launch improve profitability.

Reported Before market openNYSEIndustrials $12.86B market cap
80quality score

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Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS — Consensus $7.36
EPS surprise — Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue — Consensus $1.58B
Revenue surprise — Reported versus consensus

Market reaction

prior-close to event-session close
Stock move -10.6% Event window
SPY move +0.3% Same window
Abnormal move -10.9% Stock minus SPY
Volume 4.2× Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift 0.0% Up to 20 sessions
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What changed

Compared with the prior quarter, the tone shifted from confident to cautious: Q3 analysis shows lower full-year EPS and revenue-growth guidance, greater focus on margin recovery and residential share loss, and a planned entry-tier product launch. Acquisitions are contributing profit, while tariff and pricing pressures remain material.

Guidance delta

Management lowered full-year adjusted EPS guidance to $21-$21.50 and trimmed expected revenue growth to about 6%.

Key takeaways

  • Q3 revenue rose 10.2% to $1.6 billion, but segment profit fell 2% and adjusted EPS declined to $6.84.
  • Building Climate Solutions growth and acquisitions supported revenue, while pricing pressure and tariffs weighed on profitability.
  • The recovery plan emphasizes dynamic regional pricing, productivity gains, residential-business rightsizing, and an entry-tier product launch planned for Q1 2027.
  • Operating cash flow increased to $395 million and free-cash-flow conversion reached 108%, according to the supplied analysis.

Management priorities

  • Improve price realization through more dynamic regional pricing
  • Accelerate productivity across manufacturing, distribution, and SG&A
  • Launch and scale the entry-tier product platform in early 2027
  • Reduce inventory while maintaining disciplined capex and net-debt-to-EBITDA levels

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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 $7.36 Q4 '26 estimate $5.49 Q1 '27 estimate $3.89
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Analyst Consensus ?

ConsensusHold28 ratings
Bullish828.6%
Neutral1657.1%
Bearish414.3%

1 unmapped firm rating excluded from the percentages.

Analyst 52W Price Targets

$332.64Current
$238Low
$472.63Average
$667High

Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 29, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.

Firm-level rating actions

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FirmRatingPrior ratingActionDate
Morgan Stanley Underweight UnderweightMaintainOct 15, 2026
Mizuho Neutral NeutralMaintainOct 15, 2026
RBC Capital Sector Perform Sector PerformMaintainOct 14, 2026
Oppenheimer Outperform OutperformMaintainOct 14, 2026
Goldman Sachs Neutral BuyDowngradeOct 14, 2026
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Named analyst price targets

Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $332.64. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.

FirmAnalyst52W targetPrice when postedUpsideDate
Mizuho SecuritiesBrett Linzey$395$348.84 +18.7%Oct 15, 2026
Goldman SachsAnalyst unavailable$390$350.13 +17.2%Oct 14, 2026
Wells FargoStephen Tusa$424$367.78 +27.5%Sep 24, 2026
Deutsche BankAnalyst unavailable$444$366.04 +33.5%Sep 14, 2026
Morgan StanleyChristopher Snyder$375$376.35 +12.7%Sep 3, 2026
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Company context

Snapshot as of publication

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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  1. Earnings call transcript and parsed analysis · 2026-10-28T16:04:06.289267+00:00
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