Cencora’s Oncology Expansion Improves Profit but Raises Its Cash Needs
Cencora supplies medicines to pharmacies, hospitals and physician practices, and helps specialty practices run their businesses. In its third fiscal quarter, April–June 2026, operating profit rose 29.1% to $1.12 billion as the OneOncology acquisition and higher pharmaceutical sales helped the business.
Masco’s Tariff Refunds Lift Profit as North American Sales Fall
Masco sells Behr paint, Delta and hansgrohe faucets, and other home improvement products through retailers and distributors. In the second quarter ended June 30, 2026, a $95 million net benefit from tariff refunds more than explained its $58 million increase in operating profit.
Matador’s Acquisition Push Is Raising Debt Despite Stronger Cash Flow
Matador Resources sells oil and natural gas and operates pipelines and processing plants that also serve other producers. Higher oil prices strengthened its second-quarter 2026 earnings.
Norwegian Cruise Line’s Second-Quarter Profit Rose as Cruise Margins Fell
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings sells cruise vacations and onboard services through Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises. In the quarter ended June 30, 2026, net profit reached $222.6 million, but operating profit fell 14.3%.
LyondellBasell’s Higher Prices Lift Profit but Tie Up Cash
LyondellBasell sells plastics, chemical ingredients and fuel additives to manufacturers, and licenses technology used to make them. In the second quarter of 2026, supply disruptions helped it raise prices and lift net income to $559 million from $115 million a year earlier.
Dollar Tree’s Tariff Refund Gives It Room to Compete on Price
Dollar Tree sells inexpensive household goods, food, party supplies and other merchandise through its U.S. and Canadian stores. In its second quarter of fiscal 2026, ended August 1, operating profit reached $690.1 million, helped by $368.7 million of tariff refunds recorded against merchandise costs.
Dollar General’s Recovery Extends Beyond Tariff Refunds
Dollar General sells food, household supplies and other everyday goods through neighborhood stores. In its second quarter ended July 31, 2026, operating profit rose 29.2%; removing management’s estimated benefit from tariff refunds after related spending leaves a calculated increase of about 16.7%.
Labcorp’s Acquisition Push Raises the Stakes for a Cash Recovery
Labcorp tests patient samples for healthcare providers and performs laboratory work for drugmakers developing treatments. Both businesses became more profitable
Omnicom’s Merger Lifts Core Profit as Buybacks Reduce Its Cash Cushion
Omnicom helps companies create advertising, buy media space, reach customers and measure marketing results. In the second quarter ended June 30, 2026, sales from the businesses it plans to keep grew 6.1% after removing currency and acquisition effects.
Jack Henry’s Buyback Surge Drew Down Cash Despite Stronger Operations
Jack Henry sells the software and payment services that banks and credit unions use to run accounts and serve customers. In the fiscal year ended June 30, 2026, sales and profit grew, while lower cash taxes helped lift cash from operations to $762 million. Dividends and sharply higher share repurchases exceeded the cash left after software and equipment spending, reducing year-end cash to $12 million.
Ball’s Growth Plan Depends on Turning Higher Sales Into Cash
Ball Corporation makes aluminum cans and other packaging for beverage, personal-care and household-product companies. In the second quarter of 2026, sales rose almost 20%.
Mosaic Cuts Phosphate Output as Raw Material Costs Outrun Fertilizer Prices
Mosaic sells phosphate and potash fertilizers that help farmers grow crops. In the second quarter ended June 30, 2026, higher selling prices could not cover rising production costs and lower shipments.