By Nicholas G. Miller
DuPont de Nemours recorded flat fourth-quarter sales as its building technologies business was hurt by weak construction activity.
The materials and chemicals company posted a narrower loss from continuing operations of $108 million, or 27 cents a share, compared with a loss from continuing operations of $291 million, or 70 cents a share, the year prior.
On an adjusted basis, DuPont posted a profit of 46 cents a share. Analysts polled by FactSet had expected 43 cents a share.
Net sales were $1.69 billion, in line with the previous year and with Wall Street's expectations.
Healthcare and water technologies sales rose 4%, while sales for the company's diversified industrials business fell 3%, dragged down by weakness in construction markets and in printing and packaging. Within the diversified industrials segment, building technologies organic sales were down high-single digits.
The company guided for 2026 net sales of $7.08 billion to $7.14 billion and adjusted earnings of $2.25 to $2.30 a share. Analysts see 2026 sales of $7.06 billion and adjusted earnings of $2.14 a share.
It forecast first-quarter net sales of about $1.67 billion and adjusted earnings of 48 cents a share, in line with Wall Street's forecast.
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(END) Dow Jones Newswires
February 10, 2026 06:21 ET (11:21 GMT)
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