Honeywell (HON)
NASDAQIndustrialsConglomeratesSnapshot 2026-09-04
NASDAQIndustrialsConglomeratesSnapshot 2026-09-04
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
A booming industry is a tailwind for the names in it; a contracting one is a headwind. Companies in the same industry tend to rise and fall together with the cycle, the way a tide lifts and lowers every boat in the harbor at once, so a large part of a stock’s swing can come from where its industry sits rather than from the company itself. It’s context for reading the company’s results, not a buy/sell call. Full explanation →
Industrial Conglomerates: fringe margins under pressure (0q confirmed)
The stage band shows the industry’s cycle over the chart’s timeline (each color a stage); a ▼ marks a quarter its growth inflected down — amber is an unconfirmed watch, red is confirmed the next quarter. Use “Overlay cycle on chart” to tint the price chart by stage. The industry’s fundamentals, not a signal on this stock.
Primary pillar under pressure — Maintain and grow revenue with 3%-6% organic growth in 2026: FY26 revenue guidance $19.8B-$20.0B vs target $38.8B-$39.8B.
View ThesisRevenue is contracting — down about 0% over the past year.
View GrowthMiddle-of-the-pack quality for its industry.
View QualityManagement screens strong on capital allocation, earnings delivery, margins.
View ManagementExpectations look high — what the market is pricing in runs ahead of what analysts forecast.
View ValuationModerate volatility — typically moves about 1% a day.
View RiskHoneywell must maintain and grow revenue with 3%-6% organic growth in 2026 to justify its price. Revenue grew 4% year over year, and the last quarter beat expectations. It trades at 12× P/E versus a peer median of 24×, indicating that the market is pricing in more growth than we forecast. The primary risk is that if Honeywell cuts guidance on the next call, it could lead to a significant negative impact. Peer multiples imply a price about 17% above where it trades. Our read remains intact.
Trailing returns as of 2026-09-04. HON is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 24 analysts currently covering HON (as of Sep 2026).
Based on 11 Wall Street analysts offering 12-month price targets for HON in the last 4 months.
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Quarterly · checked companies · value or % of revenue
A consensus fair price across 10 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-09-04. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Industrial Conglomerates — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
Our valuation methods disagree too much on this name right now. Rather than print a number we don't believe, we're holding it back until they converge.
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Advances: Complete spin-off of Aerospace Technologies by Q3 2026
Completion of spin-off aligns with management's timeline.
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-09-04. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
Current $209.61
The last 12 months of price, then the range of analyst 12-month targets from today’s $209.61.
Analyst ratings and price targets are third-party Wall Street estimates, not QuarterlyIQ’s view. Not investment advice.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Below average on quality vs scored peers
A second lens on the 12-month fair value: for companies that score high on measured quality (profitability, balance-sheet safety, earnings stability), this read trusts more of today's profit margins instead of averaging them toward their multi-year history the way the headline number does. Shown alongside the fair value above, not in place of it. A diagnostic, not a price target or a buy/sell signal.
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.

Threatens: Complete spin-off of Aerospace Technologies by Q3 2026
Concerns about spin-off may delay completion timeline.

Threatens: Maintain and grow revenue with 3%-4% organic growth in 2026
Future growth guidance disappointment impacts revenue growth outlook.

Advances: Complete spin-off of Aerospace Technologies by Q3 2026
Completion of spin-off aligns with management's growth objectives.
Advances: Achieve adjusted EPS growth of 6%-9% in 2026
EPS surge supports adjusted EPS growth objective.
Advances: Maintain and grow revenue with 3%-4% organic growth in 2026
Stronger order trends support revenue growth objectives.
Advances: Optimize portfolio with divestitures and acquisitions
Acquisition aligns with portfolio optimization objective.

Acquisition aligns with management's portfolio optimization goal.
