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Cummins Reports Strong Third Quarter 2026 Results

  • Third-quarter revenues of $9.4 billion; GAAP1 Net Income of $1,140 million, or 12.1% of sales
  • EBITDA2 in the third quarter was a record 18.9% of sales; Diluted EPS of $8.25
  • The company expects full-year revenue growth of approximately 10% and EBITDA of approximately 18.2%
  • The company returned $661 million to shareholders in the third quarter in the form of cash dividends and share repurchases

COLUMBUS, Ind.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) today reported results for the third quarter of 2026.

“We delivered record EBITDA and earnings per share in the third quarter, led by continued strength in our Power Systems business,” said Jennifer Rumsey, Chair and CEO of Cummins. “Global demand for power generation equipment remains exceptionally strong, driven by data center buildout. While the U.S. medium- and heavy-duty truck markets strengthened, customer orders in the pickup truck market have weakened. I’m proud of our employees’ focus on execution and confident our market-leading positions and broad portfolio will enable us to continue to deliver for customers, improve our financial performance cycle-over-cycle and return cash to shareholders.”

Third-quarter 2026 revenues of $9.4 billion increased 13% from the same quarter in 2025. Sales in North America grew 15% while international revenues, led by growth in China, increased 11%.

Net income attributable to Cummins in the third quarter was $1.14 billion, or $8.25 per diluted share, compared with $536 million, or $3.86 per diluted share, in 2025. Third-quarter 2025 results included $240 million, or $1.73 per diluted share, of Accelera non-cash charges. Third-quarter 2026 diluted EPS included $0.54 per share of favorable discrete tax items.

EBITDA in the third quarter was a record $1.8 billion, or 18.9% of sales, compared to $1.2 billion, or 14.3% of sales, a year ago. EBITDA for the third quarter of 2025 included costs noted above.

2026 Outlook:

Based on its current forecast, Cummins expects revenue growth of approximately 10% compared to our prior guidance of 10% to 13%. EBITDA margins are expected to be approximately 18.2%, consistent with our prior guidance range of 18% to 18.5%, and excluding charges related to the sale of the low-pressure fuel cell business in the first quarter.

Cummins plans to continue generating strong operating cash flow and returns for shareholders and is committed to our goal of returning 50% of operating cash flow back to shareholders.

"We have adjusted our full-year revenue and profitability guidance primarily due to continued weaker than expected pickup truck demand in North America, which impacted our third quarter and is expected to persist through the end of this year,” said Rumsey. “Global power generation and North America heavy duty truck demand remain strong, and we expect fourth quarter revenues to step up from third quarter levels and set a new record."

Third Quarter 2026 Highlights:

  • In July, Cummins increased its quarterly common stock cash dividend from $2.00 to $2.20 per share. The company has increased the quarterly dividend to shareholders for 17 consecutive years.
  • In August, Cummins announced that its Power Generation business had been selected to supply battery energy storage systems (BESS) for a large U.S. data center project, supporting utility-defined requirements for managing AI-driven load fluctuations, mitigating load oscillations and enhancing ride-through performance. This announcement marks a significant milestone for Cummins’ BESS business as this project will be the company’s largest BESS deployment to date. It also reflects Cummins’ continued role in supporting the data center market with reliable, sustainable power solutions.
  • Cummins made important progress preparing for the launch of its upcoming HELM™ engine platforms. During the quarter, it completed the 2026 Forever Rising Tour, giving more than 500 customers and dealers the opportunity to experience its 2027 X15 engine, alongside the X10 and natural gas X15N engines.
  • Cummins was named as a World's Top Disability Inclusive Business® for the sixth consecutive year, earning a top score of 100 on the Disability Index®.

1 Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the U.S.

2 Earnings or losses before interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization and noncontrolling interests

Third quarter 2026 detail (all comparisons to same period in 2025):

Engine Segment

  • Sales: $3.1 billion, up 20%
  • Segment EBITDA: $422 million, or 13.5% of sales, compared to $261 million, or 10.0% of sales
  • Revenues in North America increased 21% and international sales increased 18% due to stronger North American truck demand and construction demand in China.

Components Segment

  • Sales: $2.9 billion, up 23%
  • Segment EBITDA: $408 million, or 14.3% of sales, compared to $292 million, or 12.5% of sales
  • Revenues in North America increased 35% and international sales increased 8% primarily due to stronger truck demand in the United States.

Distribution Segment

  • Sales: $3.3 billion, up 4%
  • Segment EBITDA: $461 million, or 13.9% of sales, compared to $492 million, or 15.5% of sales
  • Revenues in North America increased 5% and international sales increased 4%, driven by increased demand for power generation products, particularly for data center applications.

Power Systems Segment

  • Sales: $2.3 billion, up 15%
  • Segment EBITDA: $582 million, or 25.4% of sales, compared to $457 million, or 22.9% of sales
  • Revenues in North America increased 20% and international sales increased 11% driven primarily by increased power generation demand, particularly for data center markets in the United States, China and Asia Pacific.

Accelera Segment

  • Sales: $103 million, down 15%
  • Segment EBITDA loss: $56 million
  • Revenues decreased primarily due to reduction in electrolyzer sales following the strategic review of this business. The company remains committed to pacing and focusing its zero-emissions investments on the most promising paths in order to ensure long-term success, while reducing the rate of ongoing EBITDA losses.

About Cummins Inc.

Cummins Inc., a global power leader, is committed to powering a more prosperous world. Since 1919, we have delivered innovative solutions that move people, goods and economies forward. Our five business segments—Engine, Components, Distribution, Power Systems and Accelera™ by Cummins—offer a broad portfolio, including advanced diesel, electric and hybrid powertrains; integrated power generation systems; critical components such as aftertreatment, turbochargers, fuel systems, controls, transmissions, axles and brakes; and zero-emissions technologies like battery and electric powertrain systems. With a global footprint, deep technical expertise and an extensive service network, we deliver dependable, cutting-edge solutions tailored to our customers’ needs, supporting them through the energy transition with our Destination Zero strategy. We create value for customers, investors and employees and strengthen communities through our corporate responsibility global priorities: education, equity and environment. Headquartered in Columbus, Indiana, Cummins employs approximately 67,400 people worldwide and earned $2.8 billion on $33.7 billion in sales in 2025. Learn more at www.cummins.com.

Forward-looking disclosure statement

Information provided in this release that is not purely historical are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding our forecasts, guidance, preliminary results, expectations, hopes, beliefs and intentions on strategies regarding the future. These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements relating to our plans and expectations for our revenues and EBITDA. Our actual future results could differ materially from those projected in such forward-looking statements because of a number of factors, including, but not limited to: any adverse consequences resulting from entering into agreements with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, California Air Resources Board, the Environmental and Natural Resources Division of the U.S. Department of Justice and the California Attorney General's Office to resolve certain regulatory civil claims regarding our emissions certification and compliance process for certain engines primarily used in pick-up truck applications in the U.S., which became final and effective in April 2024, including required additional mitigation projects, adverse reputational impacts and potential resulting legal actions; increased scrutiny from regulatory agencies, as well as unpredictability in the adoption, implementation and enforcement of emission standards around the world; evolving environmental and climate change legislation and regulatory initiatives; any adverse consequences from changes in tariffs and other trade disruptions; changes in international, national and regional trade laws, regulations and policies; emissions deregulation; changes in taxation; global legal and ethical compliance costs and risks; future bans or limitations on the use of diesel-powered products; raw material, transportation and labor price fluctuations and supply shortages; aligning our capacity and production with our demand; the actions of, and income from, joint ventures and other investees that we do not directly control; large truck manufacturers' and original equipment manufacturers' customers discontinuing outsourcing their engine supply needs or experiencing financial distress, or change in control; product recalls; variability in material and commodity costs; the development of new technologies that reduce demand for our current products and services or not successfully developing new technologies and products to effectively address the energy transition; lower than expected acceptance of new or existing products or services; product liability claims; our sales mix of products; climate change, global warming, more stringent climate change regulations, accords, mitigation efforts, greenhouse gas regulations or other legislation designed to address climate change; our plan to reposition our portfolio of product offerings through exploration of strategic acquisitions, divestitures or exiting the production of certain product lines or product categories and related uncertainties of such decisions; increasing interest rates; challenging markets for talent and ability to attract, develop and retain key personnel; exposure to potential security breaches or other disruptions to our information technology environment and data security; the use of artificial intelligence in our business and in our products, services and features, and challenges with properly managing its use; political, economic and other risks from operations among, between and within numerous countries including political, economic and social uncertainty and the evolving globalization of our business; competitor activity; increasing competition, including increased global competition among our customers in emerging markets; failure to meet sustainability expectations or standards, or achieve our sustainability goals; labor relations or work stoppages; foreign currency exchange rate changes; the performance of our pension plan assets and volatility of discount rates; the price and availability of energy; continued availability of financing, financial instruments and financial resources in the amounts, at the times and on the terms required to support our future business; and other risks detailed from time to time in our SEC filings, including particularly in the Risk Factors section of our 2025 Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. Shareholders, potential investors and other readers are urged to consider these factors carefully in evaluating the forward-looking statements and are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements made herein are made only as of the date of this release and we undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. More detailed information about factors that may affect our performance may be found in our filings with the SEC, which are available at https://www.sec.gov or at https://www.cummins.com in the Investor Relations section of our website.

Presentation of Non-GAAP Financial Information

EBITDA is a non-GAAP measure used in this release and is defined and reconciled to what management believes to be the most comparable GAAP measure in a schedule attached to this release, except for forward-looking measures of EBITDA where a reconciliation to the corresponding GAAP measures is not available due to the variability, complexity and limited visibility of the non-cash items that are excluded from the non-GAAP outlook measure. Cummins presents this information as it believes it is useful to understanding the Company's operating performance, and because EBITDA is a measure used internally to assess the performance of the operating units.

Webcast information

Cummins management will host a teleconference to discuss these results today at 10 a.m. EDT. This teleconference will be webcast and available on the Investor Relations section of the Cummins website at www.cummins.com. Participants wishing to view the visuals available with the audio are encouraged to sign-in a few minutes prior to the start of the teleconference.

 

CUMMINS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF NET INCOME

(Unaudited) (a)

 

 

 

Three months ended

 

Nine months ended

 

 

September 30,

 

September 30,

In millions, except per share amounts

 

2026

 

2025

 

2026

 

2025

NET SALES

 

$

9,438

 

$

8,317

 

$

27,293

 

$

25,134

Cost of sales

 

 

6,823

 

 

6,188

 

 

19,970

 

 

18,569

GROSS MARGIN

 

 

2,615

 

 

2,129

 

 

7,323

 

 

6,565

OPERATING EXPENSES AND INCOME

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

 

868

 

 

789

 

 

2,606

 

 

2,339

Research, development and engineering expenses

 

 

400

 

 

345

 

 

1,143

 

 

1,046

Equity, royalty and interest income from investees

 

 

127

 

 

104

 

 

429

 

 

353

Other operating expense, net

 

 

30

 

 

247

 

 

331

 

 

321

OPERATING INCOME

 

 

1,444

 

 

852

 

 

3,672

 

 

3,212

Interest expense

 

 

81

 

 

83

 

 

237

 

 

247

Other income, net

 

 

57

 

 

61

 

 

212

 

 

207

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES

 

 

1,420

 

 

830

 

 

3,647

 

 

3,172

Income tax expense

 

 

251

 

 

271

 

 

830

 

 

835

CONSOLIDATED NET INCOME

 

 

1,169

 

 

559

 

 

2,817

 

 

2,337

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 

29

 

 

23

 

 

91

 

 

87

NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO CUMMINS INC.

 

$

1,140

 

$

536

 

$

2,726

 

$

2,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO CUMMINS INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

8.29

 

$

3.88

 

$

19.77

 

$

16.33

Diluted

 

$

8.25

 

$

3.86

 

$

19.70

 

$

16.23

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WEIGHTED-AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

137.5

 

 

138.0

 

 

137.9

 

 

137.8

Diluted

 

 

138.1

 

 

138.8

 

 

138.4

 

 

138.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a) Prepared on an unaudited basis in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

CUMMINS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited) (a)

 

In millions, except par value

 

September 30,
2026

 

December 31,
2025

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

Current assets

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

3,571

 

 

$

2,845

 

Marketable securities

 

 

614

 

 

 

764

 

Total cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities

 

 

4,185

 

 

 

3,609

 

Accounts and notes receivable, net

 

 

6,638

 

 

 

5,818

 

Inventories

 

 

6,811

 

 

 

5,822

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

1,741

 

 

 

1,676

 

Total current assets

 

 

19,375

 

 

 

16,925

 

Long-term assets

 

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

 

7,114

 

 

 

6,958

 

Investments and advances related to equity method investees

 

 

2,384

 

 

 

2,133

 

Goodwill

 

 

2,221

 

 

 

2,224

 

Other intangible assets, net

 

 

2,012

 

 

 

2,167

 

Pension assets

 

 

1,011

 

 

 

1,033

 

Other assets

 

 

2,469

 

 

 

2,552

 

Total assets

 

$

36,586

 

 

$

33,992

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable (principally trade)

 

$

4,879

 

 

$

3,800

 

Loans payable

 

 

383

 

 

 

313

 

Commercial paper

 

 

348

 

 

 

353

 

Current maturities of long-term debt

 

 

154

 

 

 

94

 

Accrued compensation, benefits and retirement costs

 

 

965

 

 

 

825

 

Current portion of accrued product warranty

 

 

664

 

 

 

693

 

Current portion of deferred revenue

 

 

1,690

 

 

 

1,606

 

Other accrued expenses

 

 

2,049

 

 

 

1,926

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

11,132

 

 

 

9,610

 

Long-term liabilities

 

 

 

 

Long-term debt

 

 

6,634

 

 

 

6,792

 

Deferred revenue

 

 

1,167

 

 

 

1,054

 

Other liabilities

 

 

3,307

 

 

 

3,128

 

Total liabilities

 

$

22,240

 

 

$

20,584

 

 

 

 

 

 

EQUITY

 

 

 

 

Cummins Inc. shareholders’ equity

 

 

 

 

Common stock, $2.50 par value, 500 shares authorized, 222.5 and 222.5 shares issued

 

$

2,649

 

 

$

2,673

 

Retained earnings

 

 

24,488

 

 

 

22,616

 

Treasury stock, at cost, 85.5 and 84.4 shares

 

 

(11,451

)

 

 

(10,662

)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

 

(2,355

)

 

 

(2,278

)

Total Cummins Inc. shareholders’ equity

 

 

13,331

 

 

 

12,349

 

Noncontrolling interests

 

 

1,015

 

 

 

1,059

 

Total equity

 

$

14,346

 

 

$

13,408

 

Total liabilities and equity

 

$

36,586

 

 

$

33,992

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a) Prepared on an unaudited basis in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

CUMMINS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited) (a)

 

 

 

Three months ended

 

Nine months ended

 

 

September 30,

 

September 30,

In millions

 

2026

 

2025

 

2026

 

2025

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated net income

 

$

1,169

 

 

$

559

 

 

$

2,817

 

 

$

2,337

 

Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to net cash provided by operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

288

 

 

 

277

 

 

 

851

 

 

 

825

 

Deferred income taxes

 

 

33

 

 

 

206

 

 

 

48

 

 

 

68

 

Equity in income of investees, net of dividends

 

 

(31

)

 

 

50

 

 

 

(147

)

 

 

(38

)

Pension and OPEB expense

 

 

19

 

 

 

21

 

 

 

56

 

 

 

60

 

Pension contributions and OPEB payments

 

 

(13

)

 

 

(12

)

 

 

(41

)

 

 

(38

)

Changes in current assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions and divestitures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts and notes receivable

 

 

(113

)

 

 

177

 

 

 

(851

)

 

 

(466

)

Inventories

 

 

(418

)

 

 

(10

)

 

 

(1,030

)

 

 

(446

)

Other current assets

 

 

(116

)

 

 

26

 

 

 

(153

)

 

 

(146

)

Accounts payable

 

 

227

 

 

 

(295

)

 

 

1,087

 

 

 

(147

)

Accrued expenses

 

 

317

 

 

 

43

 

 

 

467

 

 

 

(201

)

Other, net

 

 

43

 

 

 

263

 

 

 

109

 

 

 

279

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

 

1,405

 

 

 

1,305

 

 

 

3,213

 

 

 

2,087

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital expenditures

 

 

(303

)

 

 

(298

)

 

 

(741

)

 

 

(691

)

Investments in marketable securities—acquisitions

 

 

(266

)

 

 

(350

)

 

 

(899

)

 

 

(1,133

)

Investments in marketable securities—liquidations

 

 

390

 

 

 

495

 

 

 

1,031

 

 

 

1,131

 

Other, net

 

 

(55

)

 

 

(78

)

 

 

(54

)

 

 

(153

)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

(234

)

 

 

(231

)

 

 

(663

)

 

 

(846

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from borrowings

 

 

134

 

 

 

86

 

 

 

454

 

 

 

2,232

 

Net payments of commercial paper

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

(5

)

 

 

(906

)

Payments on borrowings and finance lease obligations

 

 

(196

)

 

 

(617

)

 

 

(444

)

 

 

(827

)

Dividend payments on common stock

 

 

(302

)

 

 

(276

)

 

 

(854

)

 

 

(778

)

Repurchases of common stock

 

 

(359

)

 

 

—

 

 

 

(827

)

 

 

—

 

Payments for purchase of redeemable noncontrolling interests

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

(55

)

Other, net

 

 

(69

)

 

 

(20

)

 

 

(157

)

 

 

(69

)

Net cash used in financing activities

 

 

(792

)

 

 

(827

)

 

 

(1,833

)

 

 

(403

)

EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

 

 

13

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

57

 

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

392

 

 

 

247

 

 

 

726

 

 

 

895

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

 

3,179

 

 

 

2,319

 

 

 

2,845

 

 

 

1,671

 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD

 

$

3,571

 

 

$

2,566

 

 

$

3,571

 

 

$

2,566

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a) Prepared on an unaudited basis in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

CUMMINS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

SEGMENT INFORMATION

(Unaudited)

 

In millions

 

Engine

 

Components

 

Distribution

 

Power
Systems

 

Accelera

 

Total
Segments

 

Intersegment
Eliminations (1)

 

Total

Three months ended September 30, 2026

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

External sales

 

$

2,389

 

 

$

2,397

 

 

$

3,307

 

 

$

1,250

 

 

$

95

 

 

$

9,438

 

 

$

—

 

 

$

9,438

 

Intersegment sales

 

 

741

 

 

 

459

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

1,039

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

2,250

 

 

 

(2,250

)

 

 

—

 

Total sales

 

 

3,130

 

 

 

2,856

 

 

 

3,310

 

 

 

2,289

 

 

 

103

 

 

 

11,688

 

 

 

(2,250

)

 

 

9,438

 

Research, development and engineering expenses

 

 

186

 

 

 

85

 

 

 

16

 

 

 

85

 

 

 

28

 

 

 

400

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

400

 

Equity, royalty and interest income (loss) from investees

 

 

58

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

29

 

 

 

35

 

 

 

(4

)

 

 

127

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

127

 

EBITDA (2)

 

 

422

 

 

 

408

 

 

 

461

 

 

 

582

 

 

 

(56

)

 

 

1,817

 

 

 

(31

)

 

 

1,786

 

Depreciation and amortization (3)

 

 

79

 

 

 

125

 

 

 

37

 

 

 

36

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

285

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

285

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EBITDA as a percentage of segment sales

 

 

13.5

%

 

 

14.3

%

 

 

13.9

%

 

 

25.4

%

 

 

NM

 

 

 

15.5

%

 

 

 

 

18.9

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three months ended September 30, 2025

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

External sales

 

$

1,922

 

 

$

1,986

 

 

$

3,170

 

 

$

1,126

 

 

$

113

 

 

$

8,317

 

 

$

—

 

 

$

8,317

 

Intersegment sales

 

 

683

 

 

 

343

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

870

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

1,906

 

 

 

(1,906

)

 

 

—

 

Total sales

 

 

2,605

 

 

 

2,329

 

 

 

3,172

 

 

 

1,996

 

 

 

121

 

 

 

10,223

 

 

 

(1,906

)

 

 

8,317

 

Research, development and engineering expenses

 

 

159

 

 

 

70

 

 

 

14

 

 

 

62

 

 

 

40

 

 

 

345

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

345

 

Equity, royalty and interest income (loss) from investees

 

 

54

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

23

 

 

 

26

 

 

 

(6

)

 

 

104

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

104

 

EBITDA (2)

 

 

261

 

 

 

292

 

 

 

492

 

 

 

457

 

 

 

(336

)

(4

)

 

1,166

 

 

 

21

 

 

 

1,187

 

Depreciation and amortization (3)

 

 

71

 

 

 

122

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

36

 

 

 

13

 

 

 

274

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

274

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EBITDA as a percentage of segment sales

 

 

10.0

%

 

 

12.5

%

 

 

15.5

%

 

 

22.9

%

 

 

NM

 

 

 

11.4

%

 

 

 

 

14.3

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In millions

 

Engine

 

Components

 

Distribution

 

Power
Systems

 

Accelera

 

Total
Segments

 

Intersegment
Eliminations (1)

 

Total

Nine months ended September 30, 2026

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

External sales

 

$

6,704

 

 

$

6,966

 

 

$

9,736

 

 

$

3,560

 

 

$

327

 

 

$

27,293

 

 

$

—

 

 

$

27,293

 

Intersegment sales

 

 

2,182

 

 

 

1,311

 

 

 

16

 

 

 

2,940

 

 

 

22

 

 

 

6,471

 

 

 

(6,471

)

 

 

—

 

Total sales

 

 

8,886

 

 

 

8,277

 

 

 

9,752

 

 

 

6,500

 

 

 

349

 

 

 

33,764

 

 

 

(6,471

)

 

 

27,293

 

Research, development and engineering expenses

 

 

531

 

 

 

254

 

 

 

46

 

 

 

230

 

 

 

82

 

 

 

1,143

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

1,143

 

Equity, royalty and interest income (loss) from investees

 

 

217

 

 

 

29

 

 

 

91

 

 

 

105

 

 

 

(13

)

 

 

429

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

429

 

EBITDA (2)

 

 

1,087

 

 

 

1,126

 

 

 

1,356

 

 

 

1,711

 

 

 

(402

)

(5

)

 

4,878

 

 

 

(149

)

 

 

4,729

 

Depreciation and amortization (3)

 

 

228

 

 

 

379

 

 

 

106

 

 

 

107

 

 

 

25

 

 

 

845

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

845

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EBITDA as a percentage of total sales

 

 

12.2

%

 

 

13.6

%

 

 

13.9

%

 

 

26.3

%

 

 

NM

 

 

 

14.4

%

 

 

 

 

17.3

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nine months ended September 30, 2025

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

External sales

 

$

6,124

 

 

$

6,551

 

 

$

9,106

 

 

$

3,052

 

 

$

301

 

 

$

25,134

 

 

$

—

 

 

$

25,134

 

Intersegment sales

 

 

2,151

 

 

 

1,153

 

 

 

14

 

 

 

2,482

 

 

 

28

 

 

 

5,828

 

 

 

(5,828

)

 

 

—

 

Total sales

 

 

8,275

 

 

 

7,704

 

 

 

9,120

 

 

 

5,534

 

 

 

329

 

 

 

30,962

 

 

 

(5,828

)

 

 

25,134

 

Research, development and engineering expenses

 

 

465

 

 

 

222

 

 

 

42

 

 

 

188

 

 

 

129

 

 

 

1,046

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

1,046

 

Equity, royalty and interest income (loss) from investees

 

 

187

 

 

 

24

 

 

 

77

 

 

 

82

 

 

 

(17

)

 

 

353

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

353

 

EBITDA (2)

 

 

1,119

 

 

 

1,071

 

 

 

1,313

 

 

 

1,276

 

 

 

(522

)

(4

)

 

4,257

 

 

 

(23

)

 

 

4,234

 

Depreciation and amortization (3)

 

 

206

 

 

 

371

 

 

 

96

 

 

 

104

 

 

 

38

 

 

 

815

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

815

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EBITDA as a percentage of total sales

 

 

13.5

%

 

 

13.9

%

 

 

14.4

%

 

 

23.1

%

 

 

NM

 

 

 

13.7

%

 

 

 

 

16.8

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“NM” - not meaningful information

(1) Included intersegment sales, intersegment profit in inventory and unallocated corporate expenses. There were no significant unallocated corporate expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025.

(2) EBITDA is defined as earnings or losses before interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization and noncontrolling interests. We believe EBITDA is a useful measure of our operating performance as it assists investors and debt holders in comparing our performance on a consistent basis without regard to financing methods, capital structure, income taxes or depreciation and amortization methods, which can vary significantly depending upon many factors.

(3) Depreciation and amortization, as shown on a segment basis, excludes the amortization of debt discount and deferred costs included in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Net Income as interest expense. A portion of depreciation expense is included in research, development and engineering expenses.

(4) Included a $210 million goodwill impairment charge and a $30 million inventory write-down for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025.

(5) In the first quarter of 2026, we sold our low pressure fuel cell business to a customer, cancelled future commitments and resolved certain claims against us with that customer resulting in a net payment by us of $175 million. These transactions resulted in a net charge of $199 million which is reflected in other operating expense, net in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Net Income.

 

CUMMINS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

SELECT FOOTNOTE DATA

(Unaudited)

 

EQUITY, ROYALTY AND INTEREST INCOME FROM INVESTEES

 

Equity, royalty and interest income from investees included in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Net Income for the reporting periods was as follows:

 

 

 

Three months ended

 

Nine months ended

 

 

September 30,

 

September 30,

In millions

 

2026

 

2025

 

2026

 

2025

Manufacturing entities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chongqing Cummins Engine Company, Ltd.

 

$

28

 

$

23

 

$

86

 

$

68

Dongfeng Cummins Engine Company, Ltd.

 

 

16

 

 

13

 

 

66

 

 

52

Beijing Foton Cummins Engine Co., Ltd.

 

 

15

 

 

17

 

 

58

 

 

47

Tata Cummins, Ltd.

 

 

10

 

 

6

 

 

30

 

 

23

All other manufacturers

 

 

15

 

 

6

 

 

50

 

 

27

Distribution entities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Komatsu Cummins Chile, Ltda.

 

 

13

 

 

12

 

 

45

 

 

41

All other distributors

 

 

10

 

 

5

 

 

24

 

 

17

Cummins share of net income

 

 

107

 

 

82

 

 

359

 

 

275

Royalty and interest income

 

 

20

 

 

22

 

 

70

 

 

78

Equity, royalty and interest income from investees

 

$

127

 

$

104

 

$

429

 

$

353

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INCOME TAXES

Our effective tax rate for 2026 is expected to approximate 23.0 percent, excluding all discrete items and the unfavorable tax impact of the $199 million loss on the sale of our low pressure fuel cell business and settlement of current and future customer obligations for which no tax benefit was recognized.

Our effective tax rates for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026, were 17.7 percent and 22.8 percent, respectively. Our effective tax rates for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, were 32.7 percent and 26.3 percent, respectively.

The three months ended September 30, 2026, contained net favorable discrete items of $75 million, or $0.54 per diluted share, primarily due to $38 million of favorable adjustments for uncertain tax positions and $37 million of favorable return to provision adjustments

The nine months ended September 30, 2026, included an unfavorable tax impact due to the $199 million loss on the sale of our low pressure fuel cell business and settlement of current and future customer obligations for which no tax benefit was recognized. Discrete tax items were a net favorable $53 million, or $0.38 per diluted share, primarily due to $32 million of favorable adjustments for uncertain tax positions, $14 million of favorable return to provision adjustments and $7 million of other favorable discrete tax items.

The three months ended September 30, 2025, contained net unfavorable discrete tax items of $4 million, or $0.03 per diluted share, primarily due to $32 million of unfavorable return to provision adjustments and net $1 million of other unfavorable tax items, partially offset by $25 million of favorable adjustments for uncertain tax positions and $4 million of favorable adjustments for share-based compensation.

The nine months ended September 30, 2025, contained net favorable discrete tax items of $6 million, or $0.04 per diluted share, primarily due to $30 million of favorable adjustments for uncertain tax positions and $12 million of favorable adjustments for share-based compensation, partially offset by $32 million of unfavorable return to provision adjustments and net $4 million of other unfavorable tax items.

Reconciliation of Non GAAP measures - Earnings or losses before interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization and noncontrolling interests (EBITDA)

We believe EBITDA is a useful measure of our operating performance as it assists investors and debt holders in comparing our performance on a consistent basis without regard to financing methods, capital structure, income taxes or depreciation and amortization methods, which can vary significantly depending upon many factors. We believe EBITDA excluding special items, as noted in the table below, is a useful measure of our operating performance. This statement excludes forward looking measures of EBITDA where a reconciliation to the corresponding accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP) measures is not available due to the variability, complexity and limited visibility of non-cash items that are excluded from the non-GAAP outlook measure.

EBITDA is not in accordance with, or an alternative for, GAAP and may not be consistent with measures used by other companies. It should be considered supplemental data; however, the amounts included in the EBITDA calculation are derived from amounts included in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Net Income. Below is a reconciliation of net income attributable to Cummins Inc. to EBITDA for each of the applicable periods:

 

 

Three months ended

 

Nine months ended

 

 

September 30,

 

September 30,

In millions

 

2026

 

2025

 

2026

 

2025

Net income attributable to Cummins Inc.

 

$

1,140

 

 

$

536

 

 

$

2,726

 

 

$

2,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income attributable to Cummins Inc., as a percentage of net sales

 

 

12.1

%

 

 

6.4

%

 

 

10.0

%

 

 

9.0

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Add:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 

29

 

 

 

23

 

 

 

91

 

 

 

87

 

Consolidated net income

 

 

1,169

 

 

 

559

 

 

 

2,817

 

 

 

2,337

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Add:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

 

81

 

 

 

83

 

 

 

237

 

 

 

247

 

Income tax expense

 

 

251

 

 

 

271

 

 

 

830

 

 

 

835

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

285

 

 

 

274

 

 

 

845

 

 

 

815

 

EBITDA

 

$

1,786

 

 

$

1,187

 

 

$

4,729

 

 

$

4,234

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EBITDA, as a percentage of net sales

 

 

18.9

%

 

 

14.3

%

 

 

17.3

%

 

 

16.8

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Special items:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accelera goodwill impairment

 

 

—

 

 

 

210

 

 

— 

 

 

210

 

Accelera inventory write-down

 

 

—

 

 

 

30

 

 

— 

 

 

30

 

Loss on sale of business and settlement of current and future customer obligations

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

199

 

 

 

—

 

EBITDA, excluding special items

 

$

1,786

 

 

$

1,427

 

 

$

4,928

 

 

$

4,474

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EBITDA, excluding special items, as a percentage of net sales

 

 

18.9

%

 

 

17.2

%

 

 

18.1

%

 

 

17.8

%

 

CUMMINS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

SEGMENT SALES DATA

(Unaudited)

 

Engine Segment Sales by Market and Unit Shipments by Engine Classification

 

Sales for our Engine segment by market were as follows:

 

2026

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In millions

 

Q1

 

Q2

 

Q3

 

Q4

 

YTD

Heavy-duty truck

 

$

799

 

$

968

 

$

1,016

 

$

—

 

$

2,783

Medium-duty truck and bus

 

 

871

 

 

1,030

 

 

1,045

 

 

—

 

 

2,946

Light-duty automotive

 

 

448

 

 

491

 

 

500

 

 

—

 

 

1,439

Off-highway

 

 

554

 

 

595

 

 

569

 

 

—

 

 

1,718

Total sales

 

$

2,672

 

$

3,084

 

$

3,130

 

$

—

 

$

8,886

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2025

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In millions

 

Q1

 

Q2

 

Q3

 

Q4

 

YTD

Heavy-duty truck

 

$

921

 

$

976

 

$

772

 

$

820

 

$

3,489

Medium-duty truck and bus

 

 

986

 

 

950

 

 

784

 

 

893

 

 

3,613

Light-duty automotive

 

 

421

 

 

486

 

 

583

 

 

440

 

 

1,930

Off-highway

 

 

443

 

 

487

 

 

466

 

 

447

 

 

1,843

Total sales

 

$

2,771

 

$

2,899

 

$

2,605

 

$

2,600

 

$

10,875

Total engine shipments by engine classification, including on and off-highway units, were as follows:

 

2026

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Units (1)

 

Q1

 

Q2

 

Q3

 

Q4

 

YTD

Heavy-duty

 

24,700

 

30,100

 

33,200

 

—

 

88,000

Medium-duty

 

79,100

 

86,100

 

85,700

 

—

 

250,900

Light-duty

 

40,500

 

45,000

 

44,800

 

—

 

130,300

Total units

 

144,300

 

161,200

 

163,700

 

—

 

469,200

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2025

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Units (1)

 

Q1

 

Q2

 

Q3

 

Q4

 

YTD

Heavy-duty

 

26,700

 

29,600

 

22,400

 

23,200

 

101,900

Medium-duty

 

75,200

 

73,400

 

63,100

 

68,800

 

280,500

Light-duty

 

39,100

 

44,000

 

49,600

 

39,100

 

171,800

Total units

 

141,000

 

147,000

 

135,100

 

131,100

 

554,200

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1) Unit shipments exclude aftermarket parts.

 

Components Segment Sales by Business

 

Sales for our Components segment by business were as follows:

 

2026

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In millions

 

Q1

 

Q2

 

Q3

 

Q4

 

YTD

Drivetrain and braking systems

 

$

919

 

$

1,122

 

$

1,109

 

$

—

 

$

3,150

Emission solutions

 

 

915

 

 

988

 

 

956

 

 

—

 

 

2,859

Components and software

 

 

608

 

 

657

 

 

646

 

 

—

 

 

1,911

Automated transmissions

 

 

88

 

 

124

 

 

145

 

 

—

 

 

357

Total sales

 

$

2,530

 

$

2,891

 

$

2,856

 

$

—

 

$

8,277

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2025

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In millions

 

Q1

 

Q2

 

Q3

 

Q4

 

YTD

Drivetrain and braking systems

 

$

1,056

 

$

1,095

 

$

917

 

$

918

 

$

3,986

Emission solutions

 

 

902

 

 

900

 

 

788

 

 

867

 

 

3,457

Components and software

 

 

595

 

 

587

 

 

537

 

 

564

 

 

2,283

Automated transmissions

 

 

117

 

 

123

 

 

87

 

 

96

 

 

423

Total sales

 

$

2,670

 

$

2,705

 

$

2,329

 

$

2,445

 

$

10,149

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distribution Segment Sales by Product Line

 

Sales for our Distribution segment by product line were as follows:

 

2026

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In millions

 

Q1

 

Q2

 

Q3

 

Q4

 

YTD

Power generation

 

$

1,275

 

$

1,378

 

$

1,328

 

$

—

 

$

3,981

Parts

 

 

1,064

 

 

1,080

 

 

1,049

 

 

—

 

 

3,193

Service

 

 

433

 

 

472

 

 

483

 

 

—

 

 

1,388

Engines

 

 

344

 

 

396

 

 

450

 

 

—

 

 

1,190

Total sales

 

$

3,116

 

$

3,326

 

$

3,310

 

$

—

 

$

9,752

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2025

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In millions

 

Q1

 

Q2

 

Q3

 

Q4

 

YTD

Power generation

 

$

1,090

 

$

1,200

 

$

1,247

 

$

1,395

 

$

4,932

Parts

 

 

1,031

 

 

1,015

 

 

1,013

 

 

1,024

 

 

4,083

Service

 

 

416

 

 

439

 

 

495

 

 

448

 

 

1,798

Engines

 

 

370

 

 

387

 

 

417

 

 

418

 

 

1,592

Total sales

 

$

2,907

 

$

3,041

 

$

3,172

 

$

3,285

 

$

12,405

 

Power Systems Segment Sales by Product Line

 

Sales for our Power Systems segment by product line were as follows:

 

2026

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In millions

 

Q1

 

Q2

 

Q3

 

Q4

 

YTD

Power generation

 

$

1,283

 

$

1,536

 

$

1,557

 

$

—

 

$

4,376

Industrial

 

 

506

 

 

538

 

 

518

 

 

—

 

 

1,562

Generator technologies

 

 

167

 

 

181

 

 

214

 

 

—

 

 

562

Total sales

 

$

1,956

 

$

2,255

 

$

2,289

 

$

—

 

$

6,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2025

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In millions

 

Q1

 

Q2

 

Q3

 

Q4

 

YTD

Power generation

 

$

1,001

 

$

1,205

 

$

1,280

 

$

1,245

 

$

4,731

Industrial

 

 

498

 

 

506

 

 

531

 

 

528

 

 

2,063

Generator technologies

 

 

150

 

 

178

 

 

185

 

 

156

 

 

669

Total sales

 

$

1,649

 

$

1,889

 

$

1,996

 

$

1,929

 

$

7,463

 

Contacts

Melinda Koski
External Communications
812-377-0500
melinda.koski@cummins.com

Cummins Inc.

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Headquarters: Columbus, IN
CEO: Jennifer Rumsey
Employees: 73,600
Organization: PUB
Revenues: $28.1 (2022)
Net Income: $2.2 billion (2022)

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External Communications
812-377-0500
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Cummins Inc. Declares Quarterly Common Stock Dividend

COLUMBUS, Ind.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Board of Directors of Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) today declared a quarterly common stock cash dividend of 2.20 dollars per share. The dividend is payable on December 3, 2026, to shareholders of record on November 20, 2026. About Cummins Inc. Cummins Inc., a global power leader, is committed to powering a more prosperous world. Since 1919, we have delivered innovative solutions that move people, goods and economies forward. Our five business segments—Engine, Co...

Cummins selected to supply battery energy storage systems for large U.S. data center project

COLUMBUS, Ind.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) today announced that its Power Generation business has been selected to supply battery energy storage systems (BESS) for a large U.S. data center project, supporting utility-defined requirements for managing AI-driven load fluctuations, mitigating load oscillations and enhancing ride-through performance. This announcement marks a significant milestone for Cummins’ BESS business as this project would be the company’s largest BESS deployme...

Cummins Reports Strong Second Quarter 2026 Results; Raises Full-Year Outlook

COLUMBUS, Ind.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) today reported results for the second quarter of 2026. “Cummins delivered record second-quarter results, reflecting robust customer orders for standby power for data centers and improving North American truck markets,” said Jennifer Rumsey, Chair and CEO of Cummins. “Rising demand and disciplined execution drove record performance as we continue to perform well in a complex macroeconomic environment. We are raising our expectations for f...
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