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CLAIM #30731 · Honeywell International Inc (HON) · 2026Q1 earnings call · Apr 23, 2026 · due Dec 31, 2026

We expect strength to continue in Building Automation, while Industrial Automation will continue to recover in Europe and China.

Mike Stepniak · CFO

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graded after results covering Dec 31, 2026 are reported

How to check this claim

Look at: Segment organic sales growth for Building Automation and Industrial Automation (with attention to Europe and China performance), fiscal year 2026

It came true if: Building Automation organic growth remains positive and at or above the company average (>=3%); Industrial Automation organic sales growth improves (less negative or turns positive) versus prior quarters, particularly in Europe and China

Where: Company segment reporting (10-K / Q4 2026 earnings release and call, segment organic sales growth disclosures)

In context

it, while lower below-the-line expenses will drive a similar benefit of $0.04 to $0.07 due to higher pension income, partially offset by increased repositioning costs. But the main item to note is the $0.16 headwind from a higher tax rate of approximately 21% versus 16% in the second quarter of 2025. Nevertheless, we still expect our full year tax rate to be approximately 19%. The impact from the share count reduction and foreign exchange translation will be roughly $0.01 each. Additional below-the-line details are available in the appendix of the presentation. With that as the backdrop for the second quarter, let's turn to Slide 9 to discuss our full year outlook. We're maintaining our organic growth outlook of 3% to 6% despite the temporary headwinds we encountered in the first quarter. We expect strength to continue in Building Automation, while Industrial Automation will continue to recover in Europe and China. Process Automation Technology should be roughly flat for the year as order visibility and robust backlog levels delivered a strong second half. Finally, in Aerospace, as I mentioned earlier, our full year guide of high single-digit growth remains intact, driven by improvement in our supply chain observed in March. We expect to continue to deliver strong operational execution driven by pricing discipline, productivity actions and earlier-than-expected stranded cost takeout. In the first quarter, this allowed us to deliver strong margin performance while navigating near-term volatility related to material cost inflation, mechanical supply chain headwinds in Aerospace and impact from the Middle East conflict. While we outperformed our expectations in the first quarter, the ongoing geopolitic

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SEC filings for HON · Claim quote is verbatim from the 2026Q1 earnings call.