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On CNBC's “Mad Money Lightning Round,” Jim Cramer said Xylem Inc. (NYSE:XYL) is not as good as DuPont de Nemours, Inc. (NYSE:DD).

DuPont de Nemours NYSE: DD reported third-quarter 2026 results above its prior guidance, citing broad-based sales growth, productivity gains and higher margins. The company raised its full-year outlook for organic sales growth, operating EBITDA and adjusted earnings per share while outlining further share repurchases.

DuPont de Nemours, Inc. ( DD ) Q3 2026 Earnings Call November 3, 2026 8:00 AM EST Company Participants Ann Giancristoforo - VP of Investor Relations, Corporate FP&A, Strategic Finance Lori Koch - CEO & Director Antonella Franzen - Senior VP & CFO Conference Call Participants Jeffrey Sprague - Vertical Research Partners, LLC Scott Davis - Melius Research LLC Joseph Ritchie - Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Research Division John McNulty - BMO Capital Markets Equity Research Chigusa Katoku - JPMorgan Chase & Co, Research Division Christopher Parkinson - Wolfe Research, LLC John Ezekiel Roberts - Mizuho Securities USA LLC, Research Division Joshua Spector - UBS Investment Bank, Research Division David Begleiter - Deutsche Bank AG, Research Division Matthew DeYoe - BofA Securities, Research Division Turner Hinrichs - Morgan Stanley, Research Division Patrick Cunningham - Citigroup Inc., Research Division Abigail Eberts - Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Research Division Arun Viswanathan - RBC Capital Markets, Research Division Aleksey Yefremov - Barclays Bank PLC, Research Division Presentation Operator Thank you for standing by, and welcome to the DuPont Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] I would now like to turn the call over to Ann Giancristoforo, Vice President of Investor Relations.

DuPont beats Q3 earnings estimates on strong organic growth, raises its 2026 outlook and plans more buybacks.

While the top- and bottom-line numbers for DuPont de Nemours (DD) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended September 2026, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.

DuPont swung to a third-quarter profit of $123 million, or 91 cents a share, from a loss of $123 million, or 88 cents a share, a year earlier.

Exceeds Third Quarter 2026 Guidance Raises Full Year 2026 Guidance Third Quarter 2026 Highlights Net Sales of $1.9 billion increased 4%; organic sales increased 5% versus year-ago period GAAP Income from continuing operations of $171 million; operating EBITDA of $469 million GAAP EPS from continuing operations of $1.24; adjusted EPS of $2.09 Cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations of $410 million; transaction-adjusted free cash flow of $341 million representing 121% conversion Completed $250 million accelerated share purchase and substantially completed $100 million of open market share repurchases in the third quarter Announces intent to repurchase $250 million of shares in the fourth quarter WILMINGTON, Del., Nov. 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- DuPont (NYSE: DD) announced its financial results(1) for the third quarter ended September 30, 2026 and again raised financial guidance for the full year 2026.

A recovery in end-market demand and self-help measures, including cost cuts and productivity gains, position AVNT, APD, DD, and HUN to beat Q3 earnings estimates.

SBTi validation recognizes DuPont's continued climate progress, with new 2035 emissions-reduction targets and a 2050 net-zero target WILMINGTON, Del., Oct. 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- DuPont (NYSE: DD) today announced that its net-zero science-based greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction targets have been validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).

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