---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000773840-23-000083"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HON"
cik: "0000773840"
company_name: "HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC"
filed_at: "2023-10-26T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-09T09:12:43.638990+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Honeywell Q3 beats EPS guidance; sales $9.2B, orders up 10%, backlog record $31.4B

## Summary
- Sales $9.2B, up 3% reported, 2% organic; EPS $2.27 beats high end of guidance range.
- Orders +10% YoY; backlog $31.4B (record, +8% YoY); Aerospace sales +18% organic, 5th consecutive double-digit quarter.
- Segment margin expanded 80bps to 22.6%; operating margin +140bps to 20.9%; free cash flow $1.6B (16.9% margin).
- Full-year guidance: sales $36.8-37.1B, organic growth 4-5%; adjusted EPS $9.10-$9.20; segment margin 22.5-22.6%.
- Deployed $2.0B capital; repurchased 5.3M shares (more than double sequential).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000773840-23-000083
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HON
- cik: 0000773840
- company_name: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC
- filed_at: 2023-10-26T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/773840/000077384023000083/0000773840-23-000083-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/773840/000077384023000083/hon-20231026.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC reported Q3 2023 results: revenue $9.2 Billion, EPS $2.27.
  - Period: Q3 2023
  - Revenue: $9.2 Billion
  - EPS: $2.27
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Sales of $9.2 Billion, Reported Sales Up 3%, Organic 1 Sales Up 2% • Orders Up 10%, Backlog Up 8% Year Over Year to a Record Level of $31.4 Billion • Aerospace Sales Up 18%, Double-Digit Growth in Both Commercial Aviation and Defense and Space • Operating Margin Up 140 Basis Points to 20.9%; Segment Margin 1 Up 80 Basis Points to 22.6% • Earnings Per Share of $2.27, Exceeding High End of Guidance Range
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/773840/000077384023000083/0000773840-23-000083-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC reported FY2023 results: revenue $36.8 billion to $37.1 billion, EPS $9.10 to $9.20. Guidance reaffirmed.
  - Period: FY2023
  - Revenue: $36.8 billion to $37.1 billion
  - EPS: $9.10 to $9.20
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: guidance update
  source text: Full-year sales are now expected to be $36.8 billion to $37.1 billion with organic 1 sales growth in the range of 4% to 5%. Segment margin 2 is now expected to be in the range of 22.5% to 22.6%, with segment margin expansion 2 of 80 to 90 basis points, up 10 basis points on the low end from the prior guidance range. Adjusted earnings per share 2,3 is now expected to be in the range of $9.10 to $9.20, narrowing the range by 5 cents on both ends from the prior guidance range.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/773840/000077384023000083/0000773840-23-000083-index.htm

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