---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001783180-26-000023"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CARR"
cik: "0001783180"
company_name: "CARRIER GLOBAL Corp"
filed_at: "2026-04-30T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T01:02:53.985791+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Carrier Q1 GAAP EPS $0.28 (-40%), Adj EPS $0.57 (-12%); sales up 2% to $5.34B

## Summary
- GAAP operating profit $259M (-59% YoY); adjusted op profit $594M (-30%); net sales $5.34B (+2% reported, -1% organic).
- Data center orders surged >500%; total orders up 11%; Commercial HVAC orders up 35%. Backlog covers expected 2026 data center sales.
- Free cash flow ($15)M vs $420M prior year due to higher capex and lower cash from ops; returned ~$500M to shareholders.
- CSA Residential sales down ~12% YoY; segment op margin fell 730bps to 14.9%. CST Container revenue up 38%.
- FY2026 guidance reaffirmed: sales ~$22B, adj EPS ~$2.80, FCF ~$2B. Riello divestiture now expected to close by end of Q2 2026.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001783180-26-000023
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CARR
- cik: 0001783180
- company_name: CARRIER GLOBAL Corp
- filed_at: 2026-04-30T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- 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/1783180/000178318026000023/0001783180-26-000023-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1783180/000178318026000023/carr-20260430.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001783180-26-000023.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  CARRIER GLOBAL Corp reported first quarter of 2026 results: revenue $5,341, EPS $0.28.
  - Period: first quarter of 2026
  - Revenue: $5,341
  - EPS: $0.28
  - Result: reported results
  source text: our full-year outlook.” 1 Excludes NORESCO 1 First Quarter 2026 Results Total Company (Unaudited) Three Months Ended March 31 (In millions) 2026 2025 Change Net sales $ 5,341 $ 5,218 2 % Organic sales (1) % Operating profit $ 259 $ 629 (59) % Operating margin 4.8 % 12.1 % (730) bps Adjusted operating profit $ 594 $ 848 (30) % Adjusted operating margin
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1783180/000178318026000023/0001783180-26-000023-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.