Overview
* Fluor Q2 revenue falls 6% y/y, missing analyst expectations, per LSEG data
* Adjusted EPS for Q2 declines 49% y/y, missing consensus, per LSEG data
* Co repurchased $153 mln in shares during Q2
* Adjusted 2025 guidance downward
Outlook
* Fluor revises 2025 adjusted EBITDA guidance to $475-$525 mln
* Company lowers 2025 adjusted EPS guidance to $1.95-$2.15 per share
* Fluor cites client hesitation and economic uncertainty impacting new awards
* Company assumes 2025 tax rate of 30% for guidance estimates
Result Drivers
* LNG CANADA - First shipment from LNG Canada project marked a key achievement
* INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS - $54 mln net impact from cost growth on three infrastructure projects due to subcontractor design errors
* CLIENT SPENDING SHIFT - Results impacted by temporary shift in expected capital spending from clients, seen as temporary by co
Key Details
Metric Beat/Mis Actual Consensu
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Estimate
Q2 Miss $4 bln $4.55
Revenue bln (7
Analysts
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Q2 Miss $0.43 $0.56 (8
Adjusted Analysts
EPS )
Q2 EPS $14.81
Q2 Net $2.50
Income bln
Analyst Coverage
* The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 6 "strong buy" or "buy", 3 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"
* The average consensus recommendation for the construction & engineering peer group is "buy"
* Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Fluor Corp ( FLR ) is $55.00, about 3.2% below its July 31 closing price of $56.77
* The stock recently traded at 21 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 13 three months ago
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(This story was created using Reuters automation and AI based on LSEG and company data. It was checked and edited by a Reuters journalist prior to publication.)