Financial Performance

Aker Solutions Guides 2027 Revenue Down to NOK 35-40 Billion

Oslo – October 29, 2026 -- Aker Solutions guided 2027 revenue down to NOK 35-40 billion, well below its 2026 outlook of NOK 53-55 billion, and said it is cutting its cost base to match the lower activity.

Third-quarter revenue reaches NOK 13.5 billion at a 9.6 percent EBITDA margin

Revenue for the third quarter of 2026 was NOK 13.5 billion, which the company said was in line with expectations after peak activity in 2025. Underlying EBITDA was NOK 1.3 billion. The EBITDA margin was 9.6 percent, or 7.7 percent excluding net profit from SLB OneSubsea. Earnings per share were NOK 1.45.

Order intake of NOK 5.4 billion implies a 0.4x book-to-bill

Order intake of NOK 5.4 billion fell well short of quarterly revenue. Order backlog ended the quarter at NOK 69.3 billion.

Pacific Valley Bancorp Q3 Profit Jumps 45% on CRE Loan Growth

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Pacific Valley Bancorp Q3 Profit Jumps 45% on CRE Loan Growth

SALINAS, Calif. – October 29, 2026 -- Pacific Valley Bancorp (OTC Markets: PVBK) reported third-quarter 2026 net income of $1.4 million, or $0.24 per share, up 45.2% from the year-earlier quarter, as higher interest income outweighed rising interest and non-interest expense. EPS compares with $0.19 a year earlier.

Loan growth driven by non-owner occupied CRE and multifamily

Gross loans reached $589 million at September 30, up 13.5%, or $70 million, from a year earlier. Non-owner occupied commercial real estate and multifamily loans accounted for most of the increase. Loans rose $41 million, or 7.6%, from June 30. CEO Anker Fanoe said 82% of the loan book is secured by collateral.

ASSA ABLOY Posts Record Q3 Margin as EBITA Rises 12% to SEK 7.6bn

STOCKHOLM – October 29, 2026 -- ASSA ABLOY lifted third-quarter EBITA by 12% to SEK 7,612 M (6,815) on net sales of SEK 40,771 M (38,146), with the operating margin reaching a record 18.7% (17.9). Operating income (EBIT) rose 11% to SEK 7,102 M, the first time the group has exceeded SEK 7bn in a quarter.

Organic growth of 4% extends the streak to seven quarters

Organic sales growth was 4% (3), acquisitions added 2% (5) and currency effects contributed 1% (-6), for total sales growth of 7%. CEO Nico Delvaux said it was the seventh consecutive quarter of organic growth despite geopolitical and macroeconomic uncertainty.

Sherwin-Williams Q3 Sales Rise 7.9% to $6.86B as Margins Squeezed

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Sherwin-Williams Q3 Sales Rise 7.9% to $6.86B as Margins Squeezed

Cleveland – – October 28, 2026 -- Sherwin-Williams (NYSE: SHW) lifted third-quarter consolidated net sales 7.9% to $6.86 billion, but net income fell 1.5% to $821.0 million, or 12.0% of sales, as raw material and supply chain costs weighed on margins.

Diluted earnings per share rose 0.9% to $3.38 from $3.35. Adjusted diluted EPS gained 1.1% to $3.63 from $3.59. EBITDA increased 3.4% to $1.39 billion, or 20.3% of sales, while adjusted EBITDA rose 3.3% to $1.40 billion, or 20.5% of sales.

Price increases and Suvinil acquisition drive sales growth

Selling price increases added a mid-single-digit percentage to net sales. The October 2025 acquisition of Suvinil also contributed, and all three reportable segments grew. Net sales at Paint Stores Group stores open more than twelve months rose 3.9%.

Hilton Q3 Net Income Hits $536M as RevPAR Rises 5.8%

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Hilton Q3 Net Income Hits $536M as RevPAR Rises 5.8%

McLean, Virginia – October 28, 2026 -- Hilton Worldwide Holdings (NYSE: HLT) reported third-quarter 2026 net income of $536 million and Adjusted EBITDA of $1,058 million, as system-wide comparable RevPAR rose 5.8 percent on a currency-neutral basis year over year.

Diluted earnings per share were $2.37. Adjusted for special items, diluted EPS was $2.45.

Hilton raises its development pipeline to 543,100 rooms, up 5 percent year over year

The company approved 30,500 new rooms for development in the quarter. The pipeline stood at 543,100 rooms as of September 30, 2026.

Hilton added 27,000 rooms to its system in the quarter, or 23,000 net additional rooms. Net additions were up 6.5 percent from the second quarter. Net unit growth reached 6.0 percent compared with September 30, 2025.

Q2 Revenue Climbs 22% to $1.92B as Tariff Receivable Lifts Profit

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Q2 Revenue Climbs 22% to $1.92B as Tariff Receivable Lifts Profit

Norwalk, Conn. – October 27, 2026 -- Second-quarter 2026 revenue rose 22.0 percent to $1.92 billion, while adjusted operating margin widened 690 basis points to 10.6 percent. A $105 million pre-tax benefit from recognizing IEEPA tariff receivables contributed to the profit figures.

Reported revenue growth contrasts with a 6.5 percent pro forma decline

Revenue grew 21.2 percent in constant currency. On a pro forma basis, revenue fell 6.5 percent, so the headline increase is not matched by the like-for-like comparison.

Adjusted operating income rises $144 million to $203 million

GAAP net income reached $13 million, or $0.07 per share. That is up $119 million, or $0.94 per share, year-over-year.

Adjusted net income came in at $55 million, or $0.38 per share, up $132 million, or $1.02 per share.

Alfa Laval Q3 Orders Surge 36% to SEK 23.2 Billion

LUND, Sweden – October 27, 2026 -- Alfa Laval's third-quarter order intake rose 36 percent to SEK 23.2 billion (17.1), with organic growth of 33 percent, while the company guided to somewhat lower demand in the fourth quarter.

Sales grow 8 percent as margin narrows to 18.1 percent

Net sales increased 8 percent to SEK 18,596 million (17,244), up 6 percent organically. Adjusted EBITA rose 6 percent to SEK 3,364 million (3,180). The adjusted EBITA margin slipped to 18.1 percent from 18.4 percent a year earlier.

Result after financial items reached SEK 3,050 million (2,967). Net income fell to SEK 2,262 million (2,303), and earnings per share declined to SEK 5.40 (5.53).

Operating cash flow climbs to SEK 3.4 billion

Cash flow from operating activities reached SEK 3,373 million, up from SEK 2,206 million in the prior-year quarter.

Jiangxi Jinko Forecasts Up to RMB3.58bn Nine-Month Net Loss

Shangrao – October 16, 2026 -- Jinko Solar Co., Ltd. ("Jiangxi Jinko"), the principal operating subsidiary of JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. (NYSE: JKS), estimates a net loss attributable to shareholders of RMB2,976.33 million to RMB3,576.33 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2026.

Loss excluding extraordinary items is estimated at up to RMB4.41bn

Stripping out extraordinary gains and losses, the estimated net loss attributable to Jiangxi Jinko shareholders widens to a range of RMB3,811.12 million to RMB4,411.12 million. The gap to the headline figure is RMB834.79 million at the low end of both ranges and at the high end, indicating extraordinary items contributed net gains of that amount within the estimates.

The figures are preliminary and unaudited.

Columbia Banking Tops Bank Director's 2026 Ranking for $50B+ Banks

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Columbia Banking Tops Bank Director's 2026 Ranking for $50B+ Banks

Tacoma – October 16, 2026 -- Columbia Banking System, Inc. (Nasdaq: COLB) ranked No. 1 among banks with at least $50 billion in assets in Bank Director's 2026 RankingBanking study, moving up from No. 2 in each of the previous two years.

Columbia ranks first for asset quality and top three for profitability among large banks

In the latest study, Columbia placed No. 1 among large banks for asset quality. It also finished among the top three for profitability, measured by return on average assets (ROAA).

The study evaluates the 300 largest publicly traded U.S. banks on four measures: return on average tangible common equity, return on average total assets, tangible common equity to tangible assets, and nonperforming assets to loans and other real estate owned.

Ericsson Q3 Sales Rise 7% Organically as Net Income Halves

Stockholm – October 15, 2026 -- Ericsson posted organic sales growth of 7% in the third quarter of 2026, lifting reported sales to SEK 59.5 billion from SEK 56.2 billion a year earlier, while net income fell to SEK 5.8 billion from SEK 11.3 billion because the prior-year period included a large divestment gain.

Networks drives growth in three of four market areas

Organic sales rose in three out of four market areas, primarily on higher sales in Networks. Adjusted gross income increased to SEK 28.4 billion from SEK 27.0 billion, driven by Mobile Networks. Reported gross income was SEK 28.0 billion, against SEK 26.8 billion a year earlier.