- Prev close
- $206.48
- Day range
- $206.49 – $212.27
HON’s 2026-09-18 close was essentially flat, and the move looks tied more to broader industrial/market drift than to company-specific deterioration; fundamentals are still solid, but revenue is soft and the forward multiple is not cheap.
HON
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC
As of Sep 20, 2026
61/100
Worth keeping an eye onHealth ScoreWhat drove the move
HON’s 2026-09-18 close was -0.0%, while the S&P 500 was -0.1% and the Nasdaq 100 was +0.6%, so the market backdrop was basically mixed rather than decisive. Same-sector peers were also stable to slightly firmer, with MMM +0.7%, IEP -0.9%, and GPUS +0.1%, which points away from a sector-wide shock. The primary read is stock-specific quietness, not a broad market or peer-driven move.
Is the move ordinary
This looks like ordinary volatility rather than a fundamental break, but the setup is not cheap. Revenue is -0.1% YoY (TTM) and -6.1% YoY in the latest quarter, which shows a soft top line even as EPS is +169.7% YoY (TTM) and margins remain strong at gross +36.4%, operating +28.8%, and net +22.1%. Valuation is mixed: PE 7.6 looks low, but forward PE 26.2 and PEG 0.45 indicate that expectations are already doing a lot of the work; PEG — P/E divided by growth — is most useful when growth is positive, and here earnings growth is positive but the revenue trend is still weak. Beta is 0.92, so the stock is not structurally high-volatility, and the analyst distribution of 5 strong-positive, 15 positive, 11 neutral, 0 negative, 0 strong-negative is constructive. Net: the flat session is normal, but the under-the-surface picture is mixed because growth is uneven and the forward multiple is not especially forgiving.
Earnings setup
The next earnings date is 2026-10-21. The facts provided do not include analyst consensus revenue or EPS estimates for that report, so I cannot state expected growth or margin direction for the print. What the market will likely focus on, given the current fact set, is whether revenue can reaccelerate from -6.1% YoY in the latest quarter, whether the very high-margin profile at gross +36.4%, operating +28.8%, and net +22.1% holds up, and whether the EPS base that is up +169.7% YoY (TTM) is sustainable. The facts here do not give prior post-earnings reaction patterns, so that part is unavailable this period.
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