VLTO Earnings Predictions — 2026-07-28

Ticker Report or Guide KPI Prediction Answer Confidence
VLTO Report Total Revenue (Q2 2026) BEAT pred ~$1.475B vs. cons $1.455B MEDIUM
VLTO Report Adjusted Diluted EPS (Q2 2026) BEAT pred ~$1.02 vs. cons $1.00 MEDIUM
VLTO Report PQI Segment Core Sales Growth (Q2 2026) MISS pred ~0.0% vs. cons ~1.5% LOW
VLTO Guide FY2026 Adjusted EPS Guidance BETTER guide ~$4.26-$4.34 (mid ~$4.30) vs. cons $4.24 (FY2026) MEDIUM
VLTO Guide FY2026 Core Sales Growth Guidance UNCHANGED guide ~3.5-4.5% (mid ~4.0%) vs. cons ~3.8% (FY2026) LOW
VLTO Guide Q3 2026 Adjusted EPS Guidance BETTER guide ~$1.03-$1.07 (mid ~$1.05) vs. cons $1.03 (Q3 2026) LOW
VLTO Return Day-1 residual (stock − beta × S&P 500) +0.8% LOW
VLTO Return 5-day cumulative residual -1.2% (FADE) Stock already rallied ~24% off May lows and +2.5% the day before the print, pricing in a beat-and-raise; a modest EPS/revenue beat alongside a still-unresolved PQI packaging/color recovery and only a ~23.5% margin (flat y/y, step down from Q1's 25.1%) gives analysts room to trim out-quarter/FY27 estimates even after nominal FY26 guide raise, especially with cost-program cash charge and integration costs weighing on near-term consensus revisions—classic 'buy the rumor, sell the news' fade after an already-extended run into the print. LOW