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Investing.com -- Honeywell (NASDAQ:HON) on Tuesday reported first-quarter earnings and revenue that trumped analyst expectations and confirmed its outlook for the full year.
The company reported earnings per share (EPS) of $2.51, ahead of the consensus estimate of $2.21.
Revenue for the period climbed 8% year-over-year to $9.82 billion, also above expectations of $9.6 billion.
Honeywell shares jumped 5% in U.S. premarket trading.
Organic sales rose 4% year-over-year, topping estimates for 1.47% growth.
The company’s Aerospace Technologies division posted revenue of $4.17 billion, ahead of the projected $4.05 billion.
Industrial Automation revenue came in at $2.38 billion, slightly above the $2.37 billion estimate.
Honeywell’s free cash flow for the quarter totaled $346 million, falling short of the $515.8 million analysts had expected.
"Honeywell started the year off exceptionally well, exceeding guidance across all metrics, led by solid organic growth," said Vimal Kapur, chairman and CEO of Honeywell.
"Though we have not yet seen it in our results, we recognize we face an uncertain global demand environment for the remainder of 2025, and our company will work tirelessly, leveraging all tools available to us, to deliver for customers and shareholders."
For the full year 2025, Honeywell maintained its guidance range for earnings per share between $10.20 and $10.50, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.37.
The company slightly updated its revenue outlook of $39.6 billion to $40.5 billion, compared to the prior range of $39.6 billion to $40.6 billion. The consensus projection sits at $40.34 billion.
Honeywell continues to project organic sales growth of 2% to 5%, compared to estimates of 3.88%.
It also reiterated its free cash flow target of between $5.4 billion and $5.8 billion, versus the expected $5.42 billion.