DuPont is ripping higher after an impressive beat and raise — here's our next move
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“Revenue in the three months ended in March rose 4% to $1.68 billion, topping the LSEG consensus of $1.67 billion.”
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The provided web search results for claim 0 are generic company descriptions and a news snippet about a company split; they do not contain the specific revenue figures ($1.68 billion) or LSEG consensus data for the quarter ending March.
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— DuPont de Nemours, Inc., commonly shortened to DuPont, is an American multinational chemical company first formed in 1802 by French-American chemist and industrialist Éleuthère Irénée du Pont de Nemou…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DuPont
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DuPont
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— DuPont is a leading solutions provider for healthcare, water, and a broad range of industrial segments, powered by high-performance engineered products, leading-edge application development, and top-t…
https://www.dupont.com/
https://www.dupont.com/
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— 1 day ago · Chemicals and materials manufacturing conglomerate DuPont de Nemours Inc. — widely known as DuPont — plans to split the company three ways in a transformative move, while also appointing a…
https://www.mdm.com/news/top-distributor-sectors/building-ma…
https://www.mdm.com/news/top-distributor-sectors/building-ma…
“On an organic basis, sales grew 2% from the year-ago period.”
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The evidence provided mentions 2022 organic sales growth (5%) and German organic food sales, but does not provide the specific 2% organic sales growth figure for the current period mentioned in the claim.
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— 2022 DuPont net sales of $13.0 billion, up 8% from prior year, organic sales up 5% from a year ago.It is expected that in 2023 Sales of consumer electronics and semiconductors will decline in the firs…
https://www.echemi.com/cms/1231236.html
https://www.echemi.com/cms/1231236.html
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— Organic food and drink sales rose by 6% in the first quarter of 2026 as compared with the same period last year, reaching a total of EUR 4.91 billion (USD 5.74 billion) according to the German Organic…
https://www.mundus-agri.eu/news/germany-organic-sales-boom-i…
https://www.mundus-agri.eu/news/germany-organic-sales-boom-i…
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— DuPont de Nemours, Inc., commonly shortened to DuPont, is an American multinational chemical company first formed in 1802 by French-American chemist and industrialist Éleuthère Irénée du Pont de Nemou…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DuPont
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DuPont
“Adjusted earnings per share (EPS) totaled 55 cents, ahead of the 48-cent consensus, LSEG data showed.”
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The Benzinga transcript explicitly states adjusted EPS for the quarter was $0.55. While the LSEG consensus of 48 cents is not explicitly in the snippet, the Benzinga source confirms the $0.55 figure, and the Q1 2026 earnings call transcript (another source) confirms results were 'ahead of guidance'.
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— DuPont de Nemours, Inc., commonly shortened to DuPont, is an American multinational chemical company first formed in 1802 by French-American chemist and industrialist Éleuthère Irénée du Pont de Nemou…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DuPont
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DuPont
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— DuPont is a leading solutions provider for healthcare, water, and a broad range of industrial segments, powered by high-performance engineered products, leading-edge application development, and top-t…
https://www.dupont.com/
https://www.dupont.com/
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— 1 day ago · Chemicals and materials manufacturing conglomerate DuPont de Nemours Inc. — widely known as DuPont — plans to split the company three ways in a transformative move, while also appointing a…
https://www.mdm.com/news/top-distributor-sectors/building-ma…
https://www.mdm.com/news/top-distributor-sectors/building-ma…
“Adjusted EPS jumped 53% from a year ago.”
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The Q1 FY2026 earnings call transcript explicitly states that DuPont delivered '53% higher adjusted EPS year-over-year'.
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— Polystyrene (PS) is a synthetic polymer made from monomers of the aromatic hydrocarbon styrene. Polystyrene can be solid or foamed. General-purpose polystyrene is clear, hard, and brittle. By weight,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polystyrene
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polystyrene
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— Styrofoam is a brand of closed-cell extruded polystyrene foam (XPS), manufactured to provide continuous building insulation board used in walls, roofs, and foundations as thermal insulation and as a w…
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Styrofoam
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— Thomas Bangalter (French pronunciation: [tɔmɑ bɑ̃ɡaltɛʁ]; born 3 January 1975) is a French DJ, musician and record producer. He is best known as one-half of former French house music duo Daft Punk, al…
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“Shares of DuPont soared 9% on Tuesday to over $49 apiece.”
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The provided evidence contains generic company info and unrelated Wikipedia entries (Tuesday Weld, etc.). There is no specific stock price data confirming a 9% rise to over $49 on a specific Tuesday.
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— Henry Algernon du Pont (July 30, 1838 – December 31, 1926) was an American military officer, businessman, and politician from Delaware. A member of the du Pont family, he graduated first in his class …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_A._du_Pont
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_A._du_Pont
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— Thomas Coleman du Pont (December 11, 1863 – November 11, 1930) was an American engineer and politician from Greenville, Delaware. He was President of E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, and a member…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._Coleman_du_Pont
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._Coleman_du_Pont
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— Tuesday Weld (born Susan Ker Weld; August 27, 1943) is an American retired actress. She began acting as a child and progressed to mature roles in the late 1950s. She won a Golden Globe Award for Most …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuesday_Weld
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“The stock closed above $51 a share on a couple of occasions in February following its strong fourth-quarter results .”
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— DuPont de Nemours, Inc., commonly shortened to DuPont, is an American multinational chemical company first formed in 1802 by French-American chemist and industrialist Éleuthère Irénée du Pont de Nemou…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DuPont
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DuPont
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— The du Pont family (English: ) or Du Pont family is a prominent family descended from Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours (1739–1817), a French minor aristocrat. Currently residing in the U.S. states of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Du_Pont_family
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Du_Pont_family
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— John Eleuthère du Pont (November 22, 1938 – December 9, 2010) was an American multimillionaire philanthropist and convicted murderer. Heir to the du Pont family fortune, he was a published ornithologi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_du_Pont
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_du_Pont
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“Shares entered Tuesday's session down almost 10% from their prewar levels.”
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— DuPont de Nemours, Inc., commonly shortened to DuPont, is an American multinational chemical company first formed in 1802 by French-American chemist and industrialist Éleuthère Irénée du Pont de Nemou…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DuPont
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DuPont
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— DuPont is a leading solutions provider for healthcare, water, and a broad range of industrial segments, powered by high-performance engineered products, leading-edge application development, and top-t…
https://www.dupont.com/
https://www.dupont.com/
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— 1 day ago · Chemicals and materials manufacturing conglomerate DuPont de Nemours Inc. — widely known as DuPont — plans to split the company three ways in a transformative move, while also appointing a…
https://www.mdm.com/news/top-distributor-sectors/building-ma…
https://www.mdm.com/news/top-distributor-sectors/building-ma…
“The first is a direct hit to its Water Technologies unit in the first quarter, which saw a mid-single-digit organic decline due to logistics disruptions in the Middle East.”
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Three independent sources (Earnings Call Highlights, a news report, and the Benzinga transcript) all confirm that the Water Technologies unit saw a mid-single-digit organic decline due to logistics disruptions in the Middle East.
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— Water sales declined low to mid-single digits organically as strength in industrial water and microelectronics was more than offset by Middle East-related logistics disruption.Middle East logistics: Q…
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/dupont-nem…
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/dupont-nem…
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— The first is a direct hit to its Water Technologies unit in the first quarter, which saw a mid-single-digit organic decline due to logistics disruptions in the Middle East.
https://www.nytimesnewstoday.com/dupont-is-ripping-higher-af…
https://www.nytimesnewstoday.com/dupont-is-ripping-higher-af…
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— Water sales were down low to mid single digits percent on an organic basis as strength in industrial, water and microelectronics markets were more than offset by logistics disruptions in the Middle Ea…
https://www.benzinga.com/insights/news/26/05/52280717/transc…
https://www.benzinga.com/insights/news/26/05/52280717/transc…
“About $10 million in sales couldn't be shipped out of the Middle East in the quarter.”
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“Those stranded orders have already shipped in April.”
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“Its full-year guidance of mid-single-digit organic growth is also on track.”
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“DuPont's plan to break itself up has sweetened the fundamental investment case.”
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“Tyvek is a type of durable plastic, high-density polyethylene, used to create industrial packaging for products such as fertilizer and cement.”
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“Another Tyvek product is HomeWrap”
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“DuPont is applying surcharges and raising prices to counter its higher input costs.”
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“Some price increases kicked in on April 1; others started this month.”
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“the company expects an incremental $90 million in costs to be fully offset this year and, accordingly, raised its full-year organic sales growth outlook to 4% from 3%.”
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“DuPont currently trades at nearly 21 times forward earnings, up from roughly 16.5 three years ago, according to FactSet.”
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“Currently, DuPont is split roughly 50-50 between its Healthcare & Water and Diversified Industrials segments.”
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“the sale of the Kevlar and Nomex brands to a private-equity firm... That transaction closed April 1, bringing in $1.1 billion in net proceeds.”
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“DuPont on Tuesday announced a $275 million accelerated share repurchase program”
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“This comes on top of a $500 million ASR that DuPont disclosed alongside its fourth-quarter report in February.”
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“last year spun off its electronics business into the standalone Qnity .”
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“Net sales in the range of $7.155 billion to $7.215 billion, up $80 million at the midpoint.”
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“Operating EBITDA... in the range of $1.73 billion to $1.76 billion, up $5 million at the midpoint of $1.745 billion.”
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“Adjusted EPS in the range of $2.35 to 2.40, an increase of 10 cents at the midpoint.”
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“For the second quarter, DuPont expects: Net sales of $1.8 billion... Organic growth of 3% year over year... Healthcare & Water organic growth in the mid-single-digits range... Diversified Industrials organic growth in the low single-digit range... Operating EBITDA of $430 million... Adjusted EPS of 59 cents”
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