UnitedHealth Q3 2026 Earnings: EPS $4.56 (+76%), Medical Care Ratio 88.4%
UnitedHealth Q3 2026 EPS rose 76% to $4.56 as its medical care ratio fell 150 bp to 88.4%, but $610M of that was reserve releases and 1.8M members left.
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Verisign Q3 2026 Earnings: Domain Base Up 6.1%, EPS $2.35, $171M .web Bet
Verisign earned $212.6M on $443.0M revenue (+5.7%) in Q3 2026; the .com/.net base grew 6.1% to 182.5M and a $171.4M .web intangible opened its second act.
Waste Connections Q3 2026 Earnings: $153M of Price Covers a $55M Volume Drop
Waste Connections grew Q3 2026 revenue 7.3% to $2.64B as price added $153M and volumes lost $55M; adjusted EBITDA margin hit 34.0% and guidance rose again.
Winnebago Q4 FY2026 Earnings: Sales Down 17%, $142.5M Cash Flow Cuts Leverage
Winnebago Q4 FY2026 revenue fell 17% to $645.1M, yet $142.5M of operating cash flow cut net leverage from 3.0x to 2.2x and funded a 3% dividend raise.
Wyndham Q3 2026 Earnings: Revenue Up 7% to $410M as U.S. RevPAR Grows 6%
Wyndham Q3 2026: revenue rose 7% to $410M on 6% U.S. RevPAR growth; net income fell 6% to $99M as a $17M marketing-fund swing hid 9% comparable EPS growth.
Alaska Air Q3 2026 Earnings: Revenue Up 14% to $4.3B, Fuel Up 60%, a $147M Net Loss
Alaska Air Q3 2026 revenue rose 14.4% to $4.3B, but 60% higher fuel and a $75M tax catch-up drove a $147M net loss; 2026 now guides to a $5.00–$5.50 EPS loss.
American Express Q3 2026 Earnings: Record $20.1B Revenue and the $982M GBTG Gain
Amex Q3 2026: $5.42 EPS up 31% on record $20.1B revenue — but $1.11 is a one-time GBTG sale gain; adjusted EPS grew 13%.
CME Group Q3 2026 Earnings: Record $1.74B Revenue on 29.4M Contracts a Day
CME Group Q3 2026 revenue rose 13% to a record $1.74B on 29.4M contracts a day; EPS rose 16% to $2.89, but the $154M spread on member collateral is fading.
Comcast Q3 2026 Earnings: Peacock's $261M Profit Meets Broadband's 144,000 Losses
Comcast Q3 2026 revenue fell 6.1% to $29.3B on the Versant spin but rose 0.5% pro forma; Peacock earned $261M EBITDA as broadband lost 144,000 customers.
CSX Q3 2026 Earnings: Record $4.02B Revenue as Diesel Hits $4.24
CSX Q3 2026 revenue hit a record $4.02B (+12%) and EPS jumped 54% to $0.57; operating margin widened to 39.1% even as on-time arrivals slid to 56%.
Dow Q3 2026 Earnings: A 14% Pricing Quarter With a Volume Problem
Dow Q3 2026 sales rose 13% to $11.3B on a 14% price gain while volume fell 1%; operating EPS swung to $0.71 and free cash flow doubled to $1.13B.
DuPont Analysis, Explained: Splitting ROE Into Margin, Turnover, and Leverage
DuPont analysis splits ROE into profit margin × asset turnover × leverage — so a rising return you cannot trace to operations reads as borrowed, not earned.