Overview
Key stats
Fundamentals Sep 12- Open
- $145.52
- 52-wk high
- $156.92
- High
- $145.90
- 52-wk low
- $75.81
- Low
- $143.68
- Prev close
- $144.71
- Mkt cap
- $355.10B
- P/E
- 116.1x
- Volume
- 8.68M
- Fwd P/E
- 14.9x
- Beta
- 0.23
- Div yield
- 2.29%
- P/S
- 5.3x
- P/B
- 8.5x
- Profit margin
- +4.8%
- Op margin
- -0.2%
- ROE
- +7.0%
What do analysts expect?
Analyst target and ratings are on paid plans
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Unlock the full resultsSmart money
8 funds hold a position and insiders have been net selling.
What funds are doing
Activist stakes, short interest & more
Earnings
Earnings came in 50.0% above what analysts expected.
Earnings per share
-$0.26 expected
Full Year 2026 guidance
$66.30B to $67.30B
No comparable estimate
Reports Oct 29, 2026, in 46 days
EPS expected
$2.01 to $2.41
Revenue expected
16 analysts
Last 30 days
Analysts cutting estimates
Estimate drift
Change in 30 days
What the company said
Financials
What it sold, what it cost, what was left.
| USD | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 | Jun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What came in | ||||
| Revenue | $17.18B | $16.32B | $16.29B | $16.61B |
| Cost of what it sold | $4.19B | $4.82B | $2.94B | $4.39B |
| Gross profit | $12.99B | $11.51B | $13.34B | $12.21B |
| What it spent | ||||
| Research and development | $3.55B | $2.50B | $12.56B | $9.74B |
| Sales and admin | $2.63B | $2.85B | $2.70B | $2.90B |
| Other operating costs | -$659.0M | — | — | $250.0M |
| Total operating expenses | $5.53B | $5.35B | $15.23B | $12.89B |
| What was left | ||||
| Operating profit | $7.46B | $6.16B | -$1.88B | -$683.0M |
| Interest on debt | $327.0M | $411.0M | $479.0M | $525.0M |
| Profit before tax | $6.75B | $3.42B | -$3.53B | -$683.0M |
| Tax | $958.0M | $458.0M | $709.0M | $654.0M |
| Net profit | $5.79B | $2.96B | -$4.24B | -$1.33B |
| EBITDA | $8.14B | $6.30B | -$2.02B | $1.43B |
Technicals
Price structure
This stock is trending upward.
Trend
Constructive
65 / 100
RSI 14
20D volatility
52-week range
20D support
20D resistance
Returns
Price vs moving averages
Volume pace
News
What the news says
Coverage is bullish
Tone of tracked coverage
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NeutralSep 10
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