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TradingKey - In pre-market trading on October 28, Eastern Time, the three major US stock index futures diverged. As of press time, Dow futures fell by about 0.21%, S&P 500 futures edged up 0.12%, and Nasdaq 100 futures rose by approximately 0.35%.

TradingKey - Shares of Google parent company Alphabet (GOOGL) rose over 1% in pre-market trading. The market is focusing on news that OpenAI may purchase Google's AI chips while also awaiting Alphabet's upcoming third-quarter earnings report.

Brinker International’s fiscal Q1 2027 total revenue rose about 9.4% to $1.4756 billion, while diluted EPS increased to $2.64 from $2.17. Chili’s comparable restaurant sales grew 10.1%, supported by positive traffic and pricing, and Brinker’s GAAP operating margin expanded 150 basis points to 10.2%. Operating cash flow reached $169.1 million and non-GAAP free cash flow was $105.7 million. The company raised full-year revenue and adjusted EPS guidance, although the outlook includes a 53rd operating week. Maggiano’s remained a drag, with comparable sales down 3.4%.

TradingKey - Tesla stock forecast: TSLA breaks out of a triangle above $388.85 as Cybercabs overtake Model Ys in Texas, with $411.90 the next hurdle on the 4-hour chart.

MGP Ingredients’ Q3 2026 sales fell 10% to $117.9 million, while diluted EPS declined to $0.32 from $0.71 and gross margin narrowed 350 basis points to 34.3%. A 47% drop in brown goods sales drove a 29% revenue decline in Distilling Solutions, outweighing 5% growth in Ingredient Solutions, where higher waste starch stream costs hurt profit. Quarterly operating cash flow was $32 million, total debt fell $28.4 million during the quarter, and management reaffirmed full-year guidance for $480 million to $500 million in sales and $90 million to $98 million in adjusted EBITDA.

Clean Harbors (NYSE: CLH) reported Q3 2026 revenue of $1.87 billion, up 21% year over year, while diluted EPS increased to $3.93 from $2.21. Net income rose 75% to $208.1 million, and adjusted EBITDA grew 42% to $456.1 million as the margin expanded 370 basis points to 24.4%. A roughly $120 million emergency-response project, healthy Environmental Services demand and favorable re-refining prices lifted results. Quarterly adjusted free cash flow reached $323.1 million, and management raised its full-year guidance midpoints.

PROG Holdings’ Q3 2026 revenue rose 25.6% to $725.8 million, while diluted EPS from continuing operations increased to $0.92 from $0.80 and adjusted EBITDA advanced 21.8% to $80.0 million. Purchasing Power, acquired in January, supplied $131.8 million of revenue, and Four more than doubled revenue, offsetting a 0.7% decline at Progressive Leasing and a 12.3% drop in that segment’s adjusted EBITDA. The company lowered its full-year revenue and earnings ranges as management adopted a more cautious view of financially pressured consumers.

Eric Gerstenberg will become sole CEO of Clean Harbors on January 1, 2027, as Mike Battles retires as Co-CEO and a director at the end of 2026.

C.H. Robinson’s Q3 2026 revenue rose 29.5% to $5.4 billion, while diluted EPS increased 24.6% to $1.67 and adjusted diluted EPS climbed 28.6% to $1.80. Adjusted operating margin expanded 230 basis points to 33.6% as NAST and Global Forwarding reached their mid-cycle targets, supported by disciplined pricing, market-share gains, and Lean AI productivity. Operating cash flow nevertheless fell to $124.1 million from $275.4 million because higher transportation rates increased working-capital needs, even as the company returned $289.1 million to shareholders.

JLL’s Q3 2026 revenue rose 12% year over year to $7.28 billion, while diluted EPS increased 49% to a record $6.85. Adjusted EBITDA climbed 33% to $460.2 million as faster growth in Leasing Advisory and Capital Markets Services, together with platform leverage and lower loan-related expenses, lifted profitability. Quarterly free cash flow slipped 2% to $556.0 million, although net debt fell to $858.7 million. Investment Management remained the main weak spot, with revenue down 7% in local currency as incentive and transaction fees declined.

PROG Holdings intends to enter into a $100 million accelerated share repurchase agreement, while its board increased total availability under its repurchase program to $500 million.

• Natural gas futures advanced due to strong LNG export demand and short-covering. • Lower 48 production stabilized while storage injections tracked below historical seasonal averages. • Technical indicators like the MACD and RSI currently suggest a neutral market condition.

Urban Edge Properties’ Q3 2026 earnings showed GAAP net income attributable to common shareholders rising to $51.4 million, or $0.41 per diluted share, largely because of a $36 million gain on the Briarcliff Commons sale. Adjusted FFO increased to $50.5 million and $0.38 per share, while same-property NOI grew 4.5% as signed leases began paying rent. The REIT raised full-year adjusted FFO guidance to $1.52-$1.54 per share and increased its same-property NOI growth assumption to 4.00%-4.25%. Quarter-end liquidity totaled $940.7 million.

Old Dominion Freight Line’s Q3 2026 revenue rose 13.1% to $1.591 billion, while diluted EPS increased 28.9% to $1.65. LTL revenue per hundredweight climbed 13.3%, offsetting a 0.1% decline in LTL tons per day and helping the operating ratio improve 280 basis points to 71.5%. Net income grew 26.9% to $343.7 million, and operating cash flow reached $469.5 million. The quarter shows how yield management and overhead leverage drove profit growth despite nearly flat freight volume, with September’s tonnage improvement becoming an important next-quarter indicator.

Etsy CFO Lanny Baker will depart effective March 1, 2027, and is expected to serve as an advisor through July 1 as the company searches for a successor.

Diebold Nixdorf’s board authorized a new program allowing the company to repurchase up to $250 million of its common stock as its previous $200 million program nears completion.

Masco’s Q3 2026 earnings showed net sales rising 3% to $1.966 billion, adjusted EPS increasing 23% to $1.19, and adjusted operating margin expanding 160 basis points to 17.9%. Plumbing Products drove the quarter’s sales and profit gains, while Decorative Architectural Products revenue was flat. North American sales increased in local currency while international sales declined. Masco also raised its full-year adjusted EPS guidance based on year-to-date operational performance, despite management’s expectation that near-term demand will remain challenged across its end markets.

Phillips 66’s Q3 2026 earnings rose to $5.616 billion, or $14.08 per diluted share, from $133 million and $0.32 a year earlier. Refining drove the improvement as realized margin increased to $38.00 per barrel, utilization reached 98%, and adjusted refining pre-tax income climbed to $6.060 billion. Quarterly operating cash flow was $7.281 billion. The company returned $2.777 billion through dividends and repurchases while reducing total debt to $18.530 billion and net debt to $12.682 billion. Sequential weakness in other operating segments offset part of the refining gain.

Extreme Networks’ fiscal Q1 2027 revenue rose 10% year over year to $341.1 million, while GAAP diluted EPS increased to $0.12 from $0.04. SaaS ARR grew 22% to $264.7 million, and GAAP operating margin widened to 6.8% from 3.6% as adjusted EBITDA rose 47%. Free cash flow turned positive at $38.6 million, compared with negative $20.9 million a year earlier. Platform ONE adoption remained a central driver, while the company targets fiscal Q2 revenue of $345.8 million to $350.8 million.

Hayward (NYSE: HAYW) reported Q3 FY2026 net sales of $260.1 million, up 6%, and diluted EPS of $0.15, up 36%. Net income rose 35% to $32.4 million as SG&A declined, interest expense fell, and operating margin expanded 250 basis points to 19.3%. North America grew 9%, offsetting a 6% decline in Europe and the rest of the world. Hayward raised full-year sales growth guidance to 5%-6% and adjusted diluted EPS guidance to $0.86-$0.88, while nine-month operating cash flow declined.