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Carrier Global
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Rating:69Neutral
Price Target:
$74.00
â–²(20.68% Upside)
Action:Downgraded
Date:05/01/26
The score is driven primarily by solid but uneven financial performance (strong recent revenue momentum and improved leverage, but lower profitability versus 2024 and softer/volatile free cash flow). Technicals add support via an upward trend and positive momentum signals, while valuation is a notable constraint given the higher P/E and modest yield. Earnings call tone is constructive on guidance and order momentum, tempered by near-term margin and demand headwinds.
Positive Factors
Order momentum and data‑center backlog
Substantial order momentum, especially a data‑center backlog that fully covers planned 2026 data‑center sales, improves near‑term revenue visibility and secures work for higher‑value systems. Durable large orders reduce execution risk and support steady cash conversion over the next 2–6 months.
Negative Factors
Moderate margins and earnings normalization
Material drop versus 2024 indicates prior results included non‑recurring drivers; current margins are modest for an industrial with scale. Persistent lower profitability limits free cash flow upside, reduces reinvestment capacity, and increases sensitivity to input costs and pricing lags.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Order momentum and data‑center backlog
Substantial order momentum, especially a data‑center backlog that fully covers planned 2026 data‑center sales, improves near‑term revenue visibility and secures work for higher‑value systems. Durable large orders reduce execution risk and support steady cash conversion over the next 2–6 months.
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Carrier Global Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
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Operating Income by Segment
Reveals profitability across different business segments, highlighting which areas drive earnings and where there might be challenges or opportunities for improvement.
Reveals profitability across different business segments, highlighting which areas drive earnings and where there might be challenges or opportunities for improvement.
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Market Cap
$58.20B
Dividend Yield1.65%
Average Volume (3M)6.46M
Price to Earnings (P/E)44.8
Beta (1Y)1.16
Revenue Growth-5.07%
EPS Growth-65.16%
CountryUS
Employees48,000
SectorIndustrials
Sector Strength72
IndustryIndustrial - Machinery
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)1.56
Shares Outstanding830,580,440
10 Day Avg. Volume6,368,169
30 Day Avg. Volume6,455,561
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-0.42
Price to Book (P/B)3.21
Price to Sales (P/S)2.04
P/FCF Ratio26.13
Enterprise Value/Market Cap1.18
Enterprise Value/Revenue3.15
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit12.71
Enterprise Value/Ebitda21.79
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$73.92Price Target Upside20.54% Upside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering13
EPS Forecast (FY)2.8
Revenue Forecast (FY)$22.27B
Carrier Global Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Carrier Global Corporation is a worldwide provider of advanced technological solutions covering heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC), refrigeration, fire safety, security, and intelligent building automation. Its operations are struct...
How the Company Makes Money
Carrier primarily makes money by selling equipment and related services across its core end markets. A major revenue stream comes from HVAC: selling residential systems (e.g., furnaces, air conditioners, heat pumps) and commercial systems (e.g., c...
Carrier Global Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Apr 30, 2026
(Q1-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:Jul 23, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call contained multiple strong operating and commercial highlights — especially exceptional order momentum (notably in data centers and CHVAC), product and system innovation, aftermarket growth, and better-than-expected Q1 performance versus guidance — and management reaffirmed full-year revenue and EPS targets while implementing pricing to offset input-cost pressures. Offsetting these positives were meaningful short-cycle weaknesses (notably CSA residential and China RLC), segment margin pressures from promotions and under-absorption, tariff-driven cost inflation, and near-term guidance reflecting some softness in Q2. On balance the call emphasized durable growth drivers and actionable mitigation (pricing, productivity, supply-chain actions) that outweigh the near-term headwinds.Positive Updates
Transportation / Container Strength
CST Container business grew nearly 40% in the quarter and management expects margin expansion for CST (~+50 bps) for the year.
Negative Updates
Residential Sales Weakness (CSA)
CSA organic sales down ~3% for the segment; CSA Residential sales down ~12% year-over-year driven by distributor-to-dealer movement down ~8% and field inventories down ~35% YoY, causing under-absorption and margin headwinds.
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Q1-2026 Updates
Positive
Negative
Transportation / Container Strength
CST Container business grew nearly 40% in the quarter and management expects margin expansion for CST (~+50 bps) for the year.
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Company Guidance
Carrier reaffirmed its 2026 guidance: roughly $22 billion of revenue with organic growth flat to low single digits (includes a roughly $250 million YoY headwind from the Riello exit), and expects to realize an additional 2 points of pricing globally (about $400–$450 million, ~75% related to Section 232 tariffs) to offset input‑cost pressure; adjusted EPS is reaffirmed at approximately $2.80 (up high single digits vs. 2025) with no change to full‑year operating profit, free cash flow or share‑repurchase plans. Segment guidance is largely unchanged (CSA and CSE margins steady), with CSAME margins expected to decline ~50 bps and CST to expand ~50 bps. For Q2 the company expects revenue just below $6.0 billion (including about $100 million of Riello), operating margin of ~17%, a ~24% tax rate, adjusted EPS of about $0.80 and a few hundred million dollars of free cash generation; the current data‑center backlog fully covers the $1.5 billion of planned data‑center sales for 2026.Carrier Global Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
74
Positive
Balance Sheet
67
Positive
Cash Flow
61
Positive
| Breakdown | TTM | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 21.87B | 21.75B | 22.49B | 18.95B | 17.29B | 20.61B |
| Gross Profit | 5.42B | 5.62B | 5.98B | 5.16B | 4.30B | 5.98B |
| EBITDA | 3.16B | 3.53B | 4.09B | 2.80B | 4.45B | 2.69B |
| Net Income | 1.31B | 1.48B | 5.60B | 1.35B | 3.53B | 1.66B |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 37.19B | 37.19B | 37.40B | 32.82B | 26.09B | 26.17B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 1.37B | 1.55B | 3.97B | 9.85B | 3.52B | 2.99B |
| Total Debt | 12.57B | 12.67B | 12.71B | 14.63B | 9.37B | 10.22B |
| Total Liabilities | 23.39B | 23.06B | 23.01B | 23.82B | 18.01B | 19.08B |
| Stockholders Equity | 13.45B | 13.80B | 14.08B | 8.68B | 7.76B | 6.77B |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 1.66B | 1.70B | 44.00M | 2.17B | 1.43B | 1.89B |
| Operating Cash Flow | 2.08B | 2.09B | 563.00M | 2.61B | 1.74B | 2.24B |
| Investing Cash Flow | -350.00M | -343.00M | -2.02B | -660.00M | 1.75B | -692.00M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -2.07B | -4.67B | -4.64B | 4.61B | -2.93B | -1.56B |
Carrier Global Technical Analysis
Neutral
61.32
Price Trends
67.08
Positive
63.60
Positive
59.81
Positive
Market Momentum
1.76
Positive
50.31
Neutral
30.79
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For CARR, the sentiment is Neutral. The current price of 61.32 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 71.03, below the 50-day MA of 67.08, and above the 200-day MA of 59.81, indicating a neutral trend. The MACD of 1.76 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 50.31 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 30.79 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Neutral sentiment for CARR.
Carrier Global Risk Analysis
Carrier Global disclosed 35 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Carrier Global reported the most risks in the "Finance & Corporate" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
Carrier Global Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (63)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
74 Outperform | $106.86B | 37.21 | 34.71% | 0.95% | 6.36% | 7.42% | |
71 Outperform | $88.36B | 24.89 | 25.46% | 1.27% | -0.60% | 49.11% | |
69 Neutral | $58.20B | 44.82 | 9.28% | 1.65% | -5.07% | -65.16% | |
67 Neutral | $19.84B | 25.57 | 72.05% | 0.96% | -2.03% | -1.09% | |
66 Neutral | $14.84B | 21.40 | 38.36% | 1.28% | -0.53% | -1.29% | |
65 Neutral | $8.82B | 74.22 | 13.40% | 0.53% | 28.27% | -25.82% | |
63 Neutral | $10.79B | 15.43 | 7.44% | 2.01% | 2.89% | -14.66% |
* Industrials Sector Average
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Carrier Global Corporate Events
Executive/Board ChangesShareholder Meetings
Carrier Global Shareowners Back Directors and Executive Pay
Positive
Apr 16, 2026
Carrier Global held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareowners on April 15, 2026, with a quorum of 768,844,537 shares represented out of 835,433,325 outstanding as of the February 19 record date. All nominated directors, including Chief Executive Davi...
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