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Waste Management Q3 2025 Earnings Call - Record Margins Despite Integration Headwinds, FCF Set to Approach $3.8B
Waste Management printed its best quarterly margin in company history while simultaneously wrestling with the noisy fallout from its Stericycle acquisition and weak recycling commodity markets. Q3 del...
- Q3 operating EBITDA rose more than 15% year over year, and free cash flow grew nearly 33% in the quarter, signaling strong cash generation momentum.
- Total-company operating EBITDA margin hit 30.6% in Q3, the best quarterly result in WM history; WM legacy business margin was 32% for the quarter.
- Collection and disposal margins expanded to a record 38.4%, with operating EBITDA for that segment up more than 7% year over year.
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Seven Hills Realty Trust Q3 2025 Earnings Call - SOFR Decline Activates Floors, Protects Earnings as Pipeline Expands
Seven Hills posted a clean quarter: distributable earnings of $4.2 million, or $0.29 per share, at the high end of guidance, and a board-declared regular dividend of $0.28 per share, implying an 11% a...
- Distributable earnings of $4.2 million, or $0.29 per share, came in at the high end of guidance and matched consensus.
- Board declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.28 per share, implying an 11% annualized yield on yesterday’s close.
- Portfolio at quarter end: $642 million of floating-rate first mortgage commitments across 22 loans, weighted average all-in yield ~8.2%, weighted avg LTV 67% at close.
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Tenet Healthcare Q3 2025 Earnings Call - Raises 2025 EBITDA and Free Cash Flow Guidance as USPI and Hospitals Drive Margin Expansion
Tenet reported a clean, operational beat in Q3 2025, with revenue of $5.3 billion and consolidated adjusted EBITDA of $1.1 billion, up roughly 12% year over year and lifting margins to 20.8% (up 170 b...
- Q3 results beat internal expectations: net operating revenues $5.3 billion, consolidated adjusted EBITDA $1.1 billion, up 12% year over year, adjusted EBITDA margin 20.8% (+170 bps).
- Tenet raised full-year 2025 adjusted EBITDA guidance to $4.47 to $4.57 billion, reflecting sustained outperformance across the business and prior intra-year raises.
- Free cash flow and liquidity upgraded: Q3 free cash flow $778 million, YTD free cash flow $2.16 billion (up 22% YTD), full-year free cash flow guidance raised to $2.275 to $2.525 billion, and free cash flow after NCI now $1.495 to $1.695 billion (+$250 million midpoint).
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Armstrong World Industries Q3 2025 Earnings Call - Record Sales and Raised Guidance Despite $6M Timing Costs
Armstrong reported a clean quarter of top-line strength and cash generation, hitting record quarterly net sales as AUV expansion in Mineral Fiber and double-digit growth in Architectural Specialties d...
- Company delivered record quarterly net sales, with consolidated net sales up 10% year over year in Q3 2025.
- Consolidated adjusted EBITDA grew 6% in the quarter, while adjusted diluted net earnings per share rose 13%.
- Mineral Fiber AUV increased about 6% year over year, and volumes showed a slight increase, marking back-to-back quarters of volume growth for the first time since 2022.
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Sysco Q1 FY2026 Earnings Call - Local Volumes Inflect Positive, Momentum Driven by Sales Retention and International Strength
Sysco reported a clean first quarter: sales up 3.2% (3.8% ex Mexico), gross profit up 3.9%, and adjusted EPS up 5.5%, beating consensus for the second straight quarter. Management pointed to a tangibl...
- Sysco beat consensus for the second consecutive quarter: reported sales +3.2%, sales +3.8% excluding divested Mexico, gross profit +3.9%, adjusted EPS +5.5%.
- U.S. local business inflected positive in Q1: Sysco Broadline local volume +0.4%; USFS total local was -0.2% but +0.3% when excluding an intentional FreshPoint exit that cost ~50 bps. September was the strongest month of the quarter for local.
- Management guided at least a 100 basis point sequential improvement in USFS local volumes for Q2 versus Q1, citing October exit momentum and internal initiatives. They expect the full-year USFS local trend to be positive.
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Arch Capital Group Ltd. Q3 2025 Earnings Call - Record profits, aggressive buybacks as pricing softens
Arch delivered a blowout quarter: record after-tax operating income above $1 billion and net income north of $1.3 billion, driven by strong underwriting across insurance, reinsurance, and mortgage plu...
- Arch reported record quarterly results: over $1.0 billion of after-tax operating income and over $1.3 billion of net income, both up 37% year-over-year.
- After-tax operating earnings per share were $2.77 for the quarter; management quoted an 18.5% annualized operating return on average common equity while CFO cited a 23.8% annualized net income return on average common equity (different measures).
- Book value per share grew 5.3% in the quarter and is up 17.3% year-to-date, reflecting strong underwriting and investment returns.
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Hubbell Incorporated Q3 2025 Earnings Call - Margins and a One‑Time Tax Tailwind Lift EPS as Utility Timing Shifts
Hubbell beat on profitability, raised its full-year outlook, and leaned on pricing, productivity, and a lower tax rate to offset softer-than-expected utility top-line timing. Electrical Solutions and ...
- Company results: Q3 sales up 4% to about $1.5 billion, operating profit up 4% to $358 million, adjusted diluted EPS up 12%, and free cash flow up 34% to $254 million.
- Guidance update: management raised and narrowed full-year adjusted EPS guidance to $18.10–$18.30, up from $17.65–$18.15, driven primarily by a lower 2025 tax rate and stronger margin performance.
- Organic growth and 2025 framing: management now expects roughly 3%–4% organic growth for the year, but sees a stronger Q4 cadence that could produce 8%–10% organic growth in the quarter.
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The Sherwin-Williams Company Third Quarter 2025 Earnings Call - Outperforming a softer-for-longer market via targeted investments and a 7% Paint Stores price hike
Sherwin-Williams reported a steady third quarter in a demand environment the company calls softer for longer. Management highlighted share gains across professional channels, margin expansion driven b...
- Consolidated results beat at the top end of guidance, with adjusted EBITDA margin expanding 60 basis points to 21.4%.
- Adjusted diluted EPS grew 6.5% year over year; full-year adjusted diluted EPS guidance narrowed to $11.25 to $11.45, with the prior midpoint of $11.35 unchanged.
- Sherwin returned $864 million to shareholders in the quarter via buybacks and dividends.
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Crane Company Q3 2025 Earnings Call - Aerospace Momentum Drives Beat, PSI Acquisition to Close Jan 1 and Be Accretive
Crane reported a clean beat in Q3, led by Aerospace & Electronics strength and operational leverage, with adjusted EPS of $1.64 and core sales up 5.6%. Management raised and narrowed full-year adjuste...
- Adjusted EPS of $1.64 in Q3, driven by 5.6% core sales growth and strong operational execution.
- Company raised and narrowed full-year adjusted EPS guidance to $5.75 to $5.95, a midpoint implying about 20% adjusted EPS growth versus 2024.
- Pending acquisition of Precision Sensors & Instrumentation (PSI) from Baker Hughes remains on track to close January 1, management expects it to be accretive to margins and growth within a few years.
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Nucor Corporation Q3 2025 Earnings Call - Shipments Outperform as Capex Finishes, Data Center Push Gathers Pace
Nucor delivered a beat in Q3 2025 as shipments outpaced guidance, operational ramp-ups surprised to the upside, and management pushed a narrative of finishing a multiyear capex cycle while expanding i...
- Q3 headline: EBITDA roughly $1.3 billion, net earnings $607 million, EPS $2.63, exceeding midpoint of guidance by about $0.50 per share.
- Shipments outperformed: stronger than expected mill shipments across sheet, bar, and structural products; Berkeley set an all-time production record in September.
- Bar and rebar strength: bar group hit quarterly rebar shipment records twice in 2025; bar backlog up 35% year over year, with new Lexington and Kingman facilities ramping and expected to be EBITDA positive by Q1 2026.
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