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The company reported third-quarter 2026 revenue of $14.6 billion, operating earnings of $1.5 billion, and diluted earnings per share of $4.49. Compared with the year-ago quarter, revenue rose 12.9%, operating earnings rose 14.7%, and diluted EPS rose 15.7%.

8-KResults of Operations and Financial ConditionFiled Period of report Summary published (UTC)

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  1. The company reported third-quarter 2026 revenue of $14.6 billion, operating earnings of $1.5 billion, and diluted earnings per share of $4.49. Compared with the year-ago quarter, revenue rose 12.9%, operating earnings rose 14.7%, and diluted EPS rose 15.7%.

  2. The company said Marine Systems revenue for Q3 rose 21.1% to $4,960 million, and operating earnings rose 34.4% to $391 million. Combat Systems operating earnings fell 1.5% to $330 million.

  3. The company said it generated $1.7 billion in operating cash flow in the third quarter, or 139% of net earnings. It paid $429 million in dividends and invested $481 million in capital expenditures in the quarter. It also reduced total debt by $500 million, ending the quarter with $7 billion in total debt and $4.4 billion in cash and equivalents.

  4. The company said new orders for Q3 totaled $98.8 billion, including $93.8 billion in the defense segments and $5 billion in Aerospace, and that backlog at the end of the quarter was $220.3 billion. It explained that the defense orders came from large orders for Virginia-class and Columbia-class submarines.

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Q3 Revenue, Operating Earnings and Diluted EPS

The company reported third-quarter 2026 revenue of $14.6 billion, operating earnings of $1.5 billion, and diluted earnings per share of $4.49. Compared with the year-ago quarter, revenue rose 12.9%, operating earnings rose 14.7%, and diluted EPS rose 15.7%.

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Revenue and Operating Earnings by Segment

The company said Marine Systems revenue for Q3 rose 21.1% to $4,960 million, and operating earnings rose 34.4% to $391 million. Combat Systems operating earnings fell 1.5% to $330 million.

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Q3 Cash Flow and Capital Deployment

The company said it generated $1.7 billion in operating cash flow in the third quarter, or 139% of net earnings. It paid $429 million in dividends and invested $481 million in capital expenditures in the quarter. It also reduced total debt by $500 million, ending the quarter with $7 billion in total debt and $4.4 billion in cash and equivalents.

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Orders and Backlog

The company said new orders for Q3 totaled $98.8 billion, including $93.8 billion in the defense segments and $5 billion in Aerospace, and that backlog at the end of the quarter was $220.3 billion. It explained that the defense orders came from large orders for Virginia-class and Columbia-class submarines.

Source · Based on the filing body and exhibits

AI summarized the filing and translated the summary into English; it may differ from the original. For reference only, not investment advice. AI translated the published Korean report into English. Figures are copied as filed, not recalculated.

Original filing

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Source: SEC EDGAR (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Item captions are the SEC's. The summary is for reference only and is not investment advice.