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Expeditors delivered a sharp third-quarter acceleration, with revenue up 42% and diluted EPS up 62% as air and ocean volumes strengthened. Demand from AI infrastructure customers helped drive growth, but constrained capacity and Asian port disruption remain material risks.

Zebra Technologies delivered a sharp third-quarter acceleration, lifted its full-year outlook and generated US$661 million of free cash flow in the first nine months. The gains came with pressure from memory costs, a lower gross margin and a sizeable current debt balance.

Aptiv delivered 2% third-quarter revenue growth and returned to statutory profit, while maintaining its full-year 2026 outlook after the spin-off of its Electrical Distribution Systems business. The result was supported by North American growth and share buybacks, but adjusted EBITDA and margins declined.

Yum! Brands has completed its Pizza Hut exit, lifting third-quarter GAAP earnings with a US$1.7 billion pretax gain. Beneath that windfall, KFC delivered strong expansion while Taco Bell's US sales weakened sharply.

Pfizer has lifted its 2026 revenue and adjusted earnings guidance after a quarter in which newer and acquired medicines grew strongly enough to offset steep declines in COVID-19 products. Overall revenue was flat, while reported net income fell 8%.

Marathon Petroleum reported a sharp third-quarter earnings increase, powered by much stronger refining margins and full refinery utilisation. The company also lifted its dividend, added US$5 billion to its buyback authorisation and agreed to sell two refineries for US$4.2 billion.

DuPont delivered a stronger-than-expected third quarter, with adjusted EPS rising 62% and both operating segments expanding margins. The chemicals group has lifted its full-year outlook again while committing to another US$250 million share repurchase.

UDR lifted its full-year 2026 guidance after third-quarter FFO as Adjusted met expectations, while a new US$2 billion Apollo partnership released US$1.34 billion of equity capital. The apartment REIT is also accelerating share buybacks and asset sales as same-store growth remains modest but occupancy stays high.

SBA Communications delivered modest site-leasing growth in the third quarter, but AFFO fell 5% and the company lowered parts of its 2026 outlook. The tower owner is also withdrawing from Chile, Ecuador and potentially Peru while committing US$300 million to share buybacks.

Diamondback Energy delivered a strong third quarter, pairing US$2.1 billion in free cash flow with a higher dividend and increased 2026 production guidance. The company is also expanding its Permian gas exposure as it prepares for higher capital spending and a more infrastructure-heavy growth strategy.

Vertex has raised its full-year 2026 revenue guidance after third-quarter sales climbed 12%, but the Crinetics acquisition sharply increased costs and debt. The next major test arrives on 30 November, when US regulators are due to rule on povetacicept for IgA nephropathy.

Marriott delivered broad-based third-quarter growth and lifted its full-year RevPAR forecast, while expanding its hotel pipeline to a record 634,000-plus rooms. The result also combined stronger earnings with heavier debt and substantial share buybacks.