Fastenal Q3 2026 Earnings: Sales Up 15.5%, Margin 21.5%, Receivables Up 19.9%
Fastenal earned $401.6M on $2,463.3M sales (+15.5%) in Q3 2026; SG&A leverage lifted operating margin to 21.5%, but receivables grew faster, up 19.9%.
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Dover FY2026 Q3 Earnings: $2.50 EPS (+14%) as Bookings Beat Shipments in All Five Segments
Dover earned $2.50/share in Q3 2026 (+14%) on $2.23B revenue as bookings hit $2.31B across all five segments, building the 2027 backlog.
Domino's Q3 2026 Earnings: EPS Up 12.7% on 0.3% Comps, $1.3B Debt Due 2027
Domino's earned $152.2M on $1,185.6M revenue (+3.4%) in Q3 2026 as U.S. comps rose 0.3%; $1.33B of securitized notes now come due by July 2027.
Direct Listings vs. Reverse Mergers vs. Traditional IPOs: Three Ways to Go Public
A traditional IPO raises $100M+ but costs 5-7% in fees; direct listings and reverse mergers are faster and cheaper but raise no capital.
Deferred Interest Explained: How Retroactive Store-Card Interest Works and the Payoff Math That Avoids It
Deferred interest accrues from the purchase date and lands all at once if $1 remains — compute the true monthly payoff and finish a month early.
Crown Holdings Q3 2026 Earnings: Sales Up 16%, Gross Profit Flat at $724M
Crown Holdings earned $225M on $3.71B of Q3 2026 sales (+16%), but $405M of the gain was aluminum pass-through and gross profit stayed flat at $724M.
Collectibles Are Taxed at 28%: Why Coins, Art, and Gold ETFs Pay More Than Stocks
IRS rules cap long-term collectibles gains at 28%, not 20% — and grantor-trust gold ETFs like GLD and IAU count as collectibles.
Cleveland-Cliffs Q3 2026 Earnings: $165M Profit, $612M EBITDA and a $4B 2027 Guide
Cleveland-Cliffs swung to a $165M Q3 2026 profit as steel prices rose 14%; adjusted EBITDA of $612M beat guidance and 2027 is guided above $4B.
Carpenter Technology Q1 FY2027 Earnings: Record $196M Operating Income, EPS Up 34%
Carpenter's Q1 FY2027 operating income hit a record $196.4M, up 28%, on a 37.7% alloys margin; the held $850–880M outlook needs a 20% hotter back half.
CACI Q1 FY2027 Earnings: $2.47B Revenue, a 2.0x Book-to-Bill, and Debt-Funded Growth
CACI Q1 FY2027: revenue rose 8.2% to $2.47B on a 2.0x book-to-bill, but only 2.1% was organic and a 59% jump in interest held net income growth to 4.5%.
Boston Beer Q3 2026 Earnings: Gross Margin Hits 51.7% as Depletions Fall 5%
Boston Beer earned $43.2M on $520.1M revenue (−3.2%) in Q3 2026 as gross margin hit 51.7%; a $194.5M verdict accrual now sits on a debt-free balance sheet.
BDITs, Explained: How to Control Inherited Assets Without Owning Them for Estate Tax
A BDIT makes you the income-tax owner of assets you don't own for estate tax under Section 678 — sell to it, keep control, freeze your estate.