secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     MASCO CORP /DE/ (MAS)
CIK:        0000062996
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-07-29T11:01:48+00:00
Accession:  0000062996-26-000026
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Masco Q2 EPS $1.60 ($1.64 adj.) beats; guides FY adj. EPS $4.40-$4.60
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- Net sales down 3% to $1,992M; Plumbing -3%, Decorative Architectural -4%.
- GAAP operating profit up 14% to $470M; adj. operating margin 24.2% (+410 bps).
- Adjusted EPS $1.64, up 26% YoY; includes ~$95M net IEEPA tariff refund benefit.
- FY 2026 adj. EPS guidance raised to $4.40-$4.60 from $4.10-$4.30.
- Returned $454M to shareholders via dividends and share repurchases in Q2.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/62996/000006299626000026/0000062996-26-000026-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/62996/000006299626000026/mas-20260729.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000062996-26-000026

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