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Chart Industries Q2 2026 earnings summary
Complete event summary combining all related documents: earnings call transcript, report, and slide presentation.Q2 2026 earnings summary27 Jul, 2026
Executive summary
Orders reached $10.5 billion, up 49% year-over-year, with IET orders doubling to $7.1 billion and RPO at $40.1 billion, including a record $37.1 billion for IET.
Revenue was $6.7 billion, down 2% year-over-year but up 2% sequentially, reflecting portfolio breadth and resilience amid Middle East challenges.
Net income attributable was $681 million, with GAAP diluted EPS of $0.68 and adjusted diluted EPS of $0.64.
Adjusted EBITDA was $1,231 million, up 2% year-over-year and 6% sequentially, exceeding guidance.
Free cash flow was $1,109 million, with cash flows from operating activities at $1,345 million.
Financial highlights
Orders increased 49% year-over-year and 29% sequentially; revenue decreased 2% year-over-year but increased 2% sequentially.
Adjusted net income rose 3% year-over-year and 12% sequentially; adjusted EBITDA up 2% year-over-year and 6% sequentially.
Book-to-bill ratio was 1.6 overall and 2.2 for IET.
Net income decreased 3% year-over-year and 27% sequentially.
Outlook and guidance
Full-year IET order guidance raised, with Horizon 2 (2026-2028) IET orders outlook increased to over $45 billion.
Confidence in achieving the midpoint of full-year guidance, supported by strong fundamentals and expanding portfolio.
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- Merger targets growth, $300m synergies, and global clean energy leadership.GTLSJ.P. Morgan 2025 Energy, Power, Renewables & Mining Conference
- 2025 outlook: $4.65–$4.85B revenue, margin growth, and leverage below 2.5x.GTLSCMD 2024
- Q3 2024 delivered 22.4% sales growth, record margins, and strong free cash flow with a robust outlook.GTLSQ3 2024
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- Record Q2 sales, margin expansion, and $4.43B backlog support a strong outlook.GTLSQ2 2024
- Record orders, margin gains, and strong 2025 outlook driven by LNG and diversified demand.GTLSQ4 2024
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Chart Industries, Inc. manufactures and sells engineered equipment for the energy and industrial gas industries worldwide. The company provides natural gas treating process equipment and related products to prevent carbon dioxide from poisoning downstream applications such as engines and turbines. It also produces a range of hydrocarbon gas separation process systems that are used for separating hydrocarbon gases such as propane, butane, pentane, hexane, heptane, and other natural gas liquids (NGLs) from produced crude oil at field facilities or wellheads. In addition, the company offers products that are used in onshore oil fields in oil field well completion applications. It primarily serves oil production companies; independent refiners; oilfield service companies; drilling contractors; equipment manufacturers; petrochemical and chemical producers; government agencies; power generation companies; utilities; airlines; shipping companies; chemical and metal processors; steel producers; pulp and paper mills and chemical plant operators. Chart Industries is headquartered in Ball Ground, Georgia.