Business · Week of Nov 2, 2026
Guidance raises and deal integration: the week in Q3 business results
Third-quarter 2026 reports dominated the week, with several companies raising guidance and others absorbing recently closed or pending acquisitions.
Third-quarter 2026 earnings filled the week, and guidance increases were a recurring feature. Pfizer raised its full-year revenue and Adjusted diluted EPS ranges, DiamondRock Hospitality lifted its Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted FFO guidance, and Hecla Mining raised the low end of its silver production guidance and improved its cost guidance. Allegiant Travel reaffirmed its adjusted EPS outlook of greater than $6.00.
Acquisitions shaped several reports. Charter Communications posted its first results including Cox Communications and announced a new operating model targeting $2 billion in run-rate savings. Allegiant reported its first full quarter with Sun Country Airlines, and Brink's said it now expects to close its acquisition of NCR Atleos in early January 2027. Capital returns also featured: DiamondRock raised its dividend 22%, CF Industries repurchased $367 million of shares, and BGC Group declared a quarterly dividend.
Hecla Mining Co/De/
Hecla Reports Third Quarter 2026 Results
Hecla Mining says third quarter 2026 revenue was $395 million and income from continuing operations was $150 million, or $0.22 per share, with record free cash flow of $151 million. The company raised the low end of its 2026 silver production guidance to 15.3 million ounces and will cut Keno Hill mill throughput to about 300 tons per day in the fourth quarter while it pursues permit amendments.
Pfizer Inc
Pfizer Reports Strong Third-Quarter 2026 Results And Raises 2026 Guidance
Pfizer says third-quarter 2026 revenues were $16.6 billion and Adjusted diluted EPS was $0.87, with revenues excluding Comirnaty and Paxlovid up 7% operationally. The company raised full-year 2026 revenue guidance to $62.0 to $64.0 billion and Adjusted diluted EPS guidance to $2.95 to $3.05, despite a $650 million charge tied to an agreement with Innovent Biologics, Inc.
DiamondRock Hospitality Co
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DiamondRock Hospitality says third quarter 2026 net income attributable to common stockholders rose 65.7% to $33.3 million and Comparable RevPAR rose 6.6% to $226.01. The company raised its full-year Adjusted EBITDA guidance to $322.0 to $327.0 million, increased its quarterly dividend 22% to $0.11 per share, and acquired The Bellmoor Inn & Spa for $31.0 million on October 1, 2026.
CF Industries Holdings, Inc.
CF Industries Holdings, Inc.
CF Industries says third quarter 2026 net earnings were $436 million, or $2.87 per diluted share, up from $353 million a year earlier, on net sales of $1.86 billion and 7% higher sales volumes. The company repurchased 3.0 million shares for $367 million in the quarter and expects Blue Point One ammonia production to begin in 2029 at a cost of approximately $3.7 billion.
Brinks Co
BRINKS CO
Brink's says third-quarter 2026 revenue rose 3% to $1,375 million, with GAAP EPS down 59% to $0.35 and non-GAAP EPS up 18% to $2.46. The gap reflects $45.7 million in NCR Atleos acquisition and transformation costs and $26.6 million of incident-related losses, and the company now expects the NCR Atleos deal to close in early January 2027.
Charter Communications, Inc.
Charter Announces Third Quarter 2026 Results and Launches New Operating Model
Charter Communications says it posted an actual net loss attributable to shareholders of $2.4 billion in its third quarter 2026, driven by a $6.3 billion franchise impairment charge, in its first results including Cox Communications. The company announced a new operating model targeting $2 billion in annualized run-rate operating expense savings over 18 months, on top of more than $1 billion in anticipated Cox Transactions synergies.
Allegiant Travel CO
ALLEGIANT TRAVEL COMPANY
Allegiant Travel says third-quarter 2026 total operating revenue rose 71.1 percent to $961.6M and its net loss narrowed to $15.2M, in the first full quarter including Sun Country Airlines. The company reaffirmed full-year adjusted EPS guidance of greater than $6.00 and exercised six Boeing 737-8 purchase options, bringing firm orders to 56.
BGC Group, Inc.
BGC Group, Inc.
BGC Group says third quarter 2026 revenues rose 13.0 percent to $832.6 million, with ECS up 18.8 percent and Equities up 28.0 percent, and post-tax Adjusted Earnings per share of $0.34. GAAP results included a $35.0 million gain on the sale of Water Street Labs, LLC and CX Clearinghouse L.P. to Fanatics, and FMX UST average daily volume rose 40 percent to $83.0 billion.
This roundup is written with AI assistance from the press releases listed above, using only what they state. The releases are the companies' own announcements, not Core Insight News reporting.