S&P 500 Industrials Sector SEC Filings — October 27, 2026

USA S&P 500 Industrials

By Gunpowder Editorial ·

6 high priority 8 medium priority 14 total filings analysed

Executive Summary

Across the 13 in-scope S&P 500 Industrials filings, the dominant theme is a split between strong top-line momentum and margin or cash-flow pressure.

UPS, Johnson Controls, Boeing, Waste Management and Illinois Tool Works all reported revenue growth, yet each carried a margin or segment-level weakness: UPS took a $279M charge including a $182M Supply Chain Solutions goodwill impairment, Waste Management saw adjusted EBITDA margin slip 10 bps to 31.0% on fuel and risk-management costs, and ITW's Automotive OEM margin fell 170 bps to 20.1%. Boeing shows the clearest period-over-period repair, with nine-month net loss narrowing to $551M from $5,982M and Q3 operating earnings of $354M versus a $4.8B loss, but nine-month free cash flow remains negative at ($359)M and Commercial Airplanes still posted a $697M operating loss. Johnson Controls is the clear growth outlier, with Americas organic orders up 58% and backlog up 43% organically to $23.0B on data center demand, and it initiated FY27 guidance of 11-12% organic growth. Insider activity is concentrated at Honeywell (CEO and General Counsel sales of roughly $1.4M and $0.65M) and Lockheed Martin (COO sale and director gift), while Caterpillar's executive filings are routine phantom-stock grants. Capital allocation is a watch point at ITW, where Q3 buybacks of $187M sit well below the ~$1.5B full-year pace, implying a heavier Q4 repurchase cadence. Overall the portfolio reads as a cyclical recovery with uneven execution: aerospace and data-center-linked names are inflecting, while waste, auto-linked and transport segments are absorbing cost pressure.

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Filing types in this digest: 8-K · Form 4 · Schedule 13G · 10-Q

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Investment Signals (11)

  • Americas organic orders rose 58% and backlog rose 54% on data center demand; FY27 guidance calls for 11-12% organic sales growth and Adjusted EPS of $6.15-$6.30

  • Boeing Co ↓ (BULLISH)
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    Nine-month net loss narrowed to $551M from $5,982M and Q3 operating earnings of $354M compare with a $4.8B prior-year operating loss; record backlog of $745B

  • UPS (BULLISH)
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    Management raised FY2026 guidance for revenue, adjusted operating profit, adjusted EPS and adjusted free cash flow after Q3 revenue grew 6.7% to $22.9B

  • Q3 revenue up 6.3% to $6,846M and diluted EPS rose to $2.05 from $1.49; 2026 revenue tracking to the high end of $26.275-$26.475B and free cash flow to the high end of $3.75-$3.85B

  • Record quarterly operating income of $1.18B (+5.9%), GAAP EPS of $3.00 (+6.8%) and FY2026 GAAP EPS guidance raised $0.05 to $11.45-$11.55

  • CEO Kapur Vimal sold 6,459 shares at $220.99 (~$1.43M) after exercising 8,684 options, leaving 4,437 shares held; General Counsel Lu Su Ping sold 2,943 shares at $221.18 (~$651K)

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    COO Frank A. St John sold 720, 1,160 and 2,019 shares across filings, and Director David B. Burritt gifted 1,796 shares, leaving 6,003 held

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    CEO Joseph E. Creed and executives Jason Kaiser and Kyle Epley received phantom stock unit awards at $692.13 (~$9K-$16K each), a routine compensation signal with no open-market selling

  • Q3 share repurchases of $187M versus ~$1.5B full-year expectation implies a heavier Q4 buyback pace, a capital return signal to monitor

  • Boeing Co ↓ (BULLISH)
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    Operating cash flow of $2,681M for nine months versus ($266)M a year earlier, supported by an $8,113M increase in advances and progress billings

  • Collection and Disposal volume declined 0.4% YoY as lower-margin residential business was intentionally shed; adjusted EBITDA margin compressed 10 bps to 31.0%

Risk Flags (10)

  • UPS/Supply Chain Solutions [HIGH RISK]
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    $182M goodwill impairment and a $279M net charge ($0.32/share) in Q3; segment GAAP operating margin fell to 3.1% despite 18.2% revenue growth

  • UPS/Year-over-Year Comparability [HIGH RISK]
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    Prior-year Q3 2025 included a $330M sale-leaseback gain ($0.30 EPS) that flatters the comparison and masks underlying profit decline

  • Segment revenue fell 3.4% YoY with a $697M operating loss and (6.5)% margin, while nine-month free cash flow remains negative at ($359)M after $3,040M of capex

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    Reach-forward losses on 777X and 767 programs were $86M in 2026 but totaled $5,140M in 2025, leaving execution risk on remaining programs

  • Johnson Controls/EMEA↓ [MEDIUM RISK]
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    Sales fell 2% reported (organic +3%) with EMEA Products and Systems flat organically amid Middle East conflict pressure

  • Organic revenue down 2.1% and operating margin down 170 bps to 20.1%, with a 150 bps drag from variable margin and overhead costs; Specialty Products (-1.2%) and Construction Products (-0.8%) also declined organically

  • Operating expenses rose to 59.8% of revenue from 58.9%, with 130 bps of dilution from fuel and risk-management costs offsetting a 40 bps efficiency gain

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    Concurrent CEO and General Counsel open-market sales at ~$221 per share, with both exercising options at $114.44 first; sales are large relative to residual holdings for the CEO (4,437 shares remaining)

  • COO sales reduced reported holdings to 0.468 shares, a figure that appears to be a data-reporting anomaly requiring verification against the Form 4

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    Inventories rose to $90,948M from $84,679M while debt repayments of $8,415M reduced short-term debt to $4,569M; total equity remains modest relative to scale

Opportunities (8)

  • Americas backlog up 54% organically and orders up 58% position the company to capture sustained data center infrastructure spending; FY27 guidance of $6.15-$6.30 Adjusted EPS sets a new earnings base

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    Record $745B backlog and Defense, Space & Security growth of 15% YoY offer multi-year revenue visibility as Commercial Airplanes losses narrow from $5,353M to $697M

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    Nine-month operating cash flow of $2,681M versus ($266)M a year earlier; if progress billings sustain, free cash flow could turn positive in the next reporting cycle

  • UPS/Guidance Momentum (OPPORTUNITY)
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    Raised FY2026 guidance on revenue, adjusted operating profit, adjusted EPS and adjusted free cash flow after a $1.69 adjusted EPS quarter, with transformation charges isolated from the adjusted base

  • Revenue at the high end of guidance and free cash flow tracking to $3.75-$3.85B, with price-to-cost gains and Healthcare growth offsetting fuel headwinds; EPS up 38% YoY to $2.05

  • Q4 repurchase pace implied by the ~$1.5B full-year target versus $187M in Q3 could support EPS growth beyond the raised $11.45-$11.55 guidance

  • Excluding a ~$40M late-July tornado impact on Welding, organic growth would have been ~5% versus 3.8% reported, indicating recovery upside as the disruption rolls off

  • Phantom stock awards across CEO, Group President and CFO reflect equity-linked compensation with no insider selling in the period, supporting alignment with shareholders

Sector Themes (6)

  • Aerospace Recovery With Margin Lag
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    Boeing and Johnson Controls show top-line and order momentum (Boeing backlog $745B record; JCI backlog $23.0B up 43% organically), but cash conversion and segment margins lag the recovery; Boeing nine-month net loss improved by about $5.4B YoY while Commercial Airplanes stayed negative [Implication: favor names with visible cash inflection over those with only order growth]

  • Cost Inflation Compressing Services Margins
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    Waste Management (fuel and risk-management costs, -130 bps dilution), UPS (transformation costs, U.S. Domestic adjusted margin 7.0%) and ITW Automotive OEM (-170 bps) all reported input or overhead cost pressure offsetting price and efficiency gains [Implication: pricing power is the key differentiator; monitor price-to-cost spreads]

  • Data Center Demand as a Cross-Industrial Driver
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    Johnson Controls' Americas orders up 58% are explicitly tied to data center construction, a theme that extends to the electrical and HVAC content of other industrial names [Implication: data-center-exposed industrials may see sustained order visibility into 2027]

  • Volume Softness in Industrial End Markets
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    Waste Management Collection and Disposal volume down 0.4%, ITW Specialty Products down 1.2% and Construction Products down 0.8% organically, and Automotive OEM down 2.1% point to flat-to-declining volumes outside of aerospace and data center end markets [Implication: revenue growth in this group is increasingly price- and mix-driven]

  • Insider Selling Concentrated in Defense and Industrial Conglomerates
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    Honeywell (CEO, General Counsel) and Lockheed Martin (COO) executives sold at or near recent highs (~$221 for Honeywell), while Caterpillar executives received only phantom stock grants at $692.13 [Implication: insider sales at Honeywell and Lockheed are routine diversification and option-exercise activity rather than a clear negative signal, but should be tracked for acceleration]

  • Goodwill and Portfolio Reshaping
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    UPS's $182M Supply Chain Solutions goodwill impairment and Waste Management's intentional shedding of low-margin residential business both reflect active portfolio pruning in response to weaker segment economics [Implication: expect further impairment or divestiture decisions in lower-margin logistics and services units]

Watch List (8)

  • Next quarter needs to show positive free cash flow after nine-month ($359)M; watch the 2026 year-end cash flow outcome and whether progress billings persist [Q4 2026 results, early 2027]

  • Monitor quarterly organic growth against the 11-12% full-year guide and EMEA recovery given Middle East pressure on Products and Systems [FY27 quarterly results]

  • UPS/Supply Chain Solutions Restructuring
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    Track whether the $182M goodwill impairment is followed by further charges and whether segment GAAP margin (3.1%) recovers toward adjusted (9.2%) [Q4 2026 results]

  • Verify that Q4 repurchases approach the ~$1.5B full-year expectation given only $187M in Q3; also check Automotive OEM margin recovery from 20.1% [Q4 2026 results, early 2027]

  • Monitor whether the 130 bps fuel and risk-management dilution reverses and whether 2026 free cash flow lands at the high end of $3.75-$3.85B guidance [Q4 2026 results]

  • Watch for additional open-market sales by the CEO following the ~$1.43M sale, given remaining holdings of 4,437 shares [Form 4 filings, ongoing]

  • Verify the reported post-transaction holding of 0.468 shares for COO Frank A. St John against the underlying Form 4 for possible data error [Form 4 review, immediate]

  • Phantom stock unit grants at $692.13 appear routine; monitor the next annual grant cycle for size changes that could signal shifts in management incentive design [Next proxy and grant cycle]

Filing Analyses (14)
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC 8-K mixed materiality 9/10

27-10-2026

UPS reported third-quarter 2026 consolidated revenue of $22.9B, up 6.7%, with growth across all segments, GAAP diluted EPS of $1.37 and non-GAAP adjusted diluted EPS of $1.69. GAAP results absorbed a $279M net charge ($0.32 per diluted share), including a $182M goodwill impairment in Supply Chain Solutions, while U.S. Domestic operating margin of 6.1% (7.0% adjusted) and total GAAP operating profit of $1.7B compare with prior-year levels that included a $330M sale-leaseback gain. Management raised full-year 2026 guidance for revenue, adjusted operating profit, adjusted EPS and adjusted free cash flow.

  • · Supply Chain Solutions GAAP operating margin fell to 3.1% and adjusted margin to 9.2%, with segment operating profit well below Q3 2025 levels despite 18.2% revenue growth.
  • · Prior-year Q3 2025 results included a $330M pre-tax sale-leaseback gain ($0.30 EPS) in Supply Chain Solutions, which flatters year-over-year comparisons.
  • · U.S. Domestic GAAP operating margin of 6.1% reflects transformation-related costs; the adjusted margin of 7.0% excludes these charges.
  • · Full-year 2026 transformation costs excluded from adjusted results are expected at $1.4B-$1.6B, and the Efficiency Reimagined initiative is not expected to conclude until Q4 2027.
  • · Planned volume reductions from UPS's largest customer were completed in Q2 2026, following the expansion of network reconfiguration that began in Q4 2024.
  • · Q3 GAAP results include an MD-11 aircraft-related gain of $33M, arising from sales of previously impaired parts recognized in 2026.
Johnson Controls International plc 8-K mixed materiality 8/10

27-10-2026

Johnson Controls reported fiscal Q4 2026 GAAP EPS of $1.60 and Adjusted EPS of $1.66, with sales up 10% to $7.1 billion (organic +12%) and backlog of $23.0 billion up 43% organically. It also initiated FY27 guidance calling for full-year organic sales growth of 11% to 12% and Adjusted EPS of $6.15 to $6.30. Performance was mixed by region: Americas and APAC grew strongly, while EMEA sales declined 2% reported (organic +3%) with Products and Systems flat amid Middle East conflict pressure.

  • · EMEA Products and Systems sales were flat organically, with Services up 6%, and region faces pressure from Middle East conflicts
  • · Americas organic orders rose 58% and backlog rose 54%, driven by data center demand
  • · Q4 Adjusted EPS of $1.66 compared with GAAP EPS of $1.60
  • · FY27 Q1 guidance: organic sales +12% to 14%, operating leverage 30% to 35%, Adjusted EPS $1.15 to $1.20
  • · FY27 full-year operating leverage guided at 30%+
  • · Corporate Adjusted expense fell 35% YoY to $80M on cost reduction and timing
BOEING CO 8-K mixed materiality 8/10

27-10-2026

Boeing reported third-quarter 2026 revenue of $24.2 billion (up 4% YoY) and a GAAP loss per share of ($0.26), versus a ($7.14) loss a year earlier, with operating earnings of $354 million against a prior-year operating loss of $4.8 billion. Results were mixed: Defense, Space & Security (+15%) and Global Services (+4%) grew, while Commercial Airplanes revenue declined 3% and still posted a $697 million operating loss, and free cash flow for the nine months remained negative at ($359) million. Backlog grew to a record $745 billion.

  • · Commercial Airplanes operating loss narrowed substantially to ($697) million from ($5,353) million, but margin remained negative at (6.5)% due to delivery mix, higher future production rate costs and supply chain costs
  • · Nine-month operating cash flow of $2681 million compares to ($266) million a year earlier, but nine-month free cash flow remained negative at ($359) million after $3040 million of capital expenditures
  • · Global Services nine-month operating margin declined 0.4 pts to 18.2% versus 18.6% a year earlier
  • · Net loss narrowed to ($116) million from ($5339) million, though nine-month net loss was ($551) million
  • · Interest and debt expense fell to ($573) million from ($694) million in the prior-year quarter
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC 4 negative materiality 6/10

27-10-2026

SrVP, General Counsel, CorpSec Lu Su Ping sold 2,943 Common Stock at $221.18 (~$651K). Lu Su Ping holds 6,631 shares after the transaction.

  • · SrVP, General Counsel, CorpSec Lu Su Ping exercised/converted 4,033 Common Stock at $114.44 (~$462K)
  • · SrVP, General Counsel, CorpSec Lu Su Ping sold 2,943 Common Stock at $221.18 (~$651K)
  • · SrVP, General Counsel, CorpSec Lu Su Ping exercised/converted 4,033 Employee Stock Options (right to buy)
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC 4 negative materiality 7/10

27-10-2026

Chief Executive Officer Kapur Vimal sold 6,459 Common Stock at $220.99 (~$1.43M). Kapur Vimal holds 4,437 shares after the transaction.

  • · Chief Executive Officer Kapur Vimal exercised/converted 8,684 Common Stock at $114.44 (~$994K)
  • · Chief Executive Officer Kapur Vimal sold 6,459 Common Stock at $220.99 (~$1.43M)
  • · Chief Executive Officer Kapur Vimal exercised/converted 8,684 Employee Stock Options (right to buy)
WASTE MANAGEMENT INC 8-K mixed materiality 8/10

27-10-2026

WM reported Q3 2026 revenue of $6,846 million, up 6.3% YoY from $6,443 million, with reported income from operations rising to $1,279 million from $989 million and diluted EPS of $2.05 versus $1.49. Adjusted operating EBITDA margin compressed 10 basis points YoY to 31.0% on higher fuel and risk management costs, and Collection and Disposal volume declined 0.4%. Management affirmed 2026 guidance, with revenue expected at the high end of $26.275 to $26.475 billion and free cash flow at the high end of $3.75 to $3.85 billion.

  • · Collection and Disposal volume declined 0.4% YoY (0.5% workday adjusted) due to intentional shedding of lower-margin residential business and commercial declines tied to prior national account broker losses
  • · Operating expenses rose to 59.8% of revenue from 58.9%, with a 130 bps dilutive impact from higher fuel and risk management costs offsetting a 40 bps efficiency gain
  • · Adjusted operating EBITDA margin compressed 10 bps YoY, as 40 bps of fuel cost and 40 bps of risk management cost pressure offset price-to-cost and Healthcare gains
  • · Reported Q3 net income and EPS growth was largely driven by a gap between reported and adjusted figures, with adjusted EPS up a more modest 8.6%
  • · Free cash flow conversion from adjusted operating EBITDA was 50% for the first nine months, flat as a comparison point to be monitored against guidance
  • · Guidance is affirmed, but management expects revenue at the high end of its range rather than the midpoint, and free cash flow at the high end of its range
FedEx Freight Holding Company, Inc. SC 13G/A neutral materiality 3/10

27-10-2026

BlackRock, Inc. filed an amended Schedule 13G reporting beneficial ownership of 8,843,510 shares of FedEx Freight Holding Company, Inc. (FDXF) common stock as of September 30, 2026, representing 5.9% of the class. The filing reports sole voting power over 8,158,192 shares and sole dispositive power over 8,843,510 shares, and is filed under Rule 13d-1(b) as a passive holding in the ordinary course of business. The filing is a routine ownership disclosure with no indication of control intent or a change in strategic direction.

  • · Filing is made under Rule 13d-1(b) and includes a certification that the securities were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business, not to influence control of the issuer.
  • · Ownership is reported on an aggregated basis across BlackRock business units and subsidiaries per SEC Release No. 34-39538; no single person's interest exceeds 5% of outstanding shares.
  • · Filing is signed under a Power of Attorney dated January 21, 2025, which revoked a prior POA dated April 30, 2023.
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP 4 neutral materiality 6/10

27-10-2026

Director BURRITT DAVID B gifted 1,796 Common Stock. BURRITT DAVID B holds 6,003 shares after the transaction.

  • · Director BURRITT DAVID B gifted 1,796 Common Stock
  • · Director BURRITT DAVID B gifted 1,796 Common Stock
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP 4 neutral materiality 7/10

27-10-2026

Chief Operating Officer St John Frank A sold 720 Common Stock. St John Frank A holds 0.468 shares after the transaction.

  • · Chief Operating Officer St John Frank A sold 720 Common Stock
  • · Chief Operating Officer St John Frank A sold 1,160 Common Stock
  • · Chief Operating Officer St John Frank A sold 2,019 Common Stock
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC 8-K mixed materiality 7/10

27-10-2026

ITW reported Q3 2026 revenue of $4.24 billion (+4.4% YoY; organic +3.8%, or about +5% excluding a late-July tornado that cut Welding revenue by an estimated $40 million), GAAP EPS of $3.00 (+6.8%), and a quarterly record operating income of $1.18 billion (+5.9%). Operating margin expanded 40 bps to 27.8%, but Automotive OEM revenue declined 1.8% with organic revenue down 2.1% and margin down 170 bps, and Specialty Products and Construction Products also saw organic declines. The company raised FY2026 GAAP EPS guidance by $0.05 at the midpoint to $11.45-$11.55.

  • · Automotive OEM organic revenue declined 2.1% and operating margin fell 170 bps to 20.1%, driven by a 150 bps drag from variable margin and overhead costs.
  • · Specialty Products (-1.2% organic) and Construction Products (-0.8% organic) were the other segments with organic revenue declines in Q3 2026.
  • · Q3 2026 share repurchases of $187M were well below the approximately $1.5B full-year repurchase expectation, implying a heavier repurchase pace in Q4.
  • · Q3 2026 GAAP net income grew only 4.1% versus 4.4% revenue growth, while GAAP EPS grew 6.8% largely due to a lower diluted share count (285.3M vs 291.7M).
  • · Interest expense rose to $83M from $75M, and total debt increased to $9.37B from $8.94B year-over-year.
BOEING CO 10-Q mixed materiality 8/10

27-10-2026

Boeing reported a nine-month 2026 net loss of $551M, a significant improvement from the $5,982M loss in the prior-year period, on total revenues of $70,965M (up 8.3% YoY). Third-quarter 2026 net loss narrowed to $116M from $5,339M, with revenues of $24,188M (up 3.9% YoY). However, Commercial Airplanes revenue declined 3.4% YoY in the quarter and the company's Net loss attributable to Boeing common shareholders remained negative at $823M for nine months, while cash flow from operations and total equity stayed modest relative to scale.

  • · Inventories rose to $90,948M from $84,679M while operating cash flow of $2,681M was supported by a $8,113M increase in advances and progress billings
  • · Debt repayments of $8,415M drove a sharp reduction in short-term debt to $4,569M from $8,461M
  • · Reach-forward losses on 777X and 767 programs were $86M in 2026 versus $5,140M in 2025
  • · Spirit AeroSystems acquisition added approximately $10,598M of goodwill and $2,521M of accrued liabilities to the balance sheet
  • · Mandatory convertible preferred dividends of $259M continue to weigh on net loss attributable to common shareholders
CATERPILLAR INC 4 neutral materiality 4/10

27-10-2026

Chief Executive Officer Creed Joseph E was awarded 23 Phantom Stock Units at $692.13 (~$15.9K).

  • · Chief Executive Officer Creed Joseph E was awarded 23 Phantom Stock Units at $692.13 (~$15.9K)
CATERPILLAR INC 4 neutral materiality 3/10

27-10-2026

Group President Kaiser Jason was awarded 13 Phantom Stock Units at $692.13 (~$9K).

  • · Group President Kaiser Jason was awarded 13 Phantom Stock Units at $692.13 (~$9K)
CATERPILLAR INC 4 neutral materiality 3/10

27-10-2026

Chief Financial Officer Epley Kyle Joseph was awarded 13 Phantom Stock Units at $692.13 (~$9K).

  • · Chief Financial Officer Epley Kyle Joseph was awarded 13 Phantom Stock Units at $692.13 (~$9K)
  • · Chief Financial Officer Epley Kyle Joseph was awarded 8 Phantom Stock Units at $692.13 (~$5.54K)

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