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Numbers hit at 6:00 AM ET, and the building-materials giant has topped estimates in three of its last four quarters. With consensus at $2.03 in EPS, this is the clearest read yet on whether infrastructure demand is still outrunning Europe's softer construction backdrop.
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A 7.48% surge to $89.51 on the same day the Q3 earnings report missed expectations says buyers care more about the outlook than the quarter. Moves this size are rare for a $59.5 billion building-materials name.
The full-year adjusted EBITDA outlook came down to $7.8 billion to $8.0 billion from $8.1 billion to $8.5 billion, absorbing early costs from the just-closed Arcosa deal, cost inflation and a weak residential market. A new $6 billion buyback running through 2030 cushions the cut, with EPS beating expectations and revenue missing expectations.
A new 52-week low at $81.05 undercuts the floor set just five days earlier. The building materials giant now carries a $53.9 billion market cap, far from the $126 area of last December.