Zacks Research Expects Weaker Earnings for Ingersoll Rand

Ingersoll Rand Inc. (NYSE:IR) – Research analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q3 2026 earnings estimates for Ingersoll Rand in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, August 13th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the industrial products company will post earnings of $0.86 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.88. The consensus estimate for Ingersoll Rand’s current full-year earnings is $3.38 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Ingersoll Rand’s Q4 2026 earnings at $0.96 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.38 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.75 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.86 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $3.65 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $4.01 EPS.

Other analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Stifel Nicolaus upgraded shares of Ingersoll Rand from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $101.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Ingersoll Rand from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 21st. Morgan Stanley set a $87.00 price target on shares of Ingersoll Rand in a report on Monday, August 10th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Ingersoll Rand from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, August 2nd. Finally, Robert W. Baird raised their price objective on shares of Ingersoll Rand from $103.00 to $109.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, August 3rd. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $96.14.

Ingersoll Rand Price Performance

Shares of NYSE IR opened at $80.78 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40, a current ratio of 1.62 and a quick ratio of 1.15. The company has a market cap of $31.34 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.24, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.25 and a beta of 1.17. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $81.40 and its two-hundred day moving average is $82.56. Ingersoll Rand has a 1-year low of $68.07 and a 1-year high of $100.96.

Ingersoll Rand (NYSE:IR) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The industrial products company reported $0.86 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.83 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $2.05 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.96 billion. Ingersoll Rand had a net margin of 12.08% and a return on equity of 12.90%. The firm’s revenue was up 8.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.80 EPS. Ingersoll Rand has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.570-3.570 EPS.

Ingersoll Rand Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 3rd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 13th will be issued a $0.02 dividend. This represents a $0.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 13th. Ingersoll Rand’s dividend payout ratio is presently 3.29%.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Aurobind Satpathy purchased 11,538 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 3rd. The shares were purchased at an average price of $86.68 per share, for a total transaction of $1,000,113.84. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 11,538 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,000,113.84. The trade was a ∞ increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. 0.49% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Ingersoll Rand

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Capital International Investors increased its stake in Ingersoll Rand by 4.7% in the 4th quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 52,353,914 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $4,147,878,000 after buying an additional 2,351,781 shares during the period. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Ingersoll Rand during the second quarter worth about $2,484,319,000. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in Ingersoll Rand by 18.6% during the fourth quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 21,791,309 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,726,308,000 after purchasing an additional 3,423,501 shares in the last quarter. Capital Research Global Investors raised its holdings in Ingersoll Rand by 1.2% during the fourth quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 19,476,801 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,543,017,000 after purchasing an additional 222,125 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. lifted its position in Ingersoll Rand by 8.6% in the fourth quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 15,641,979 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,239,158,000 after purchasing an additional 1,237,527 shares during the period. 95.27% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Ingersoll Rand News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Ingersoll Rand this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks Research raised its FY2026 EPS estimate to $3.38 from $3.37, matching the current full-year consensus estimate. The firm also increased its FY2027 forecast to $3.65 from $3.64 and lifted Q3 2027 and Q4 2027 estimates to $0.97 and $1.07, respectively. Ingersoll Rand analyst estimates
• Neutral Sentiment: The longer-term FY2028 EPS forecast was set at $4.01, only slightly below the prior $4.03 estimate. Zacks’ projections remain above FY2026 levels, indicating continued expected earnings growth, but the revisions provide little meaningful change to the broader outlook. Ingersoll Rand analyst estimates
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks Research cut its EPS estimates for Q3 2026 to $0.86 from $0.88, Q4 2026 to $0.96 from $0.97, Q1 2027 to $0.75 from $0.76, and Q2 2027 to $0.86 from $0.88. It also reduced its Q1 2028 forecast to $0.86 from $0.87. These downward revisions to several upcoming quarters may weigh on sentiment, particularly because Ingersoll Rand trades at a relatively elevated valuation of about 33 times earnings. Ingersoll Rand analyst estimates

About Ingersoll Rand

Ingersoll Rand is a diversified industrial company that designs, manufactures and services a wide range of equipment and technologies for commercial, industrial and OEM customers. Its product portfolio includes air compressors and compressed air systems, pneumatic and cordless power tools, material handling and lifting equipment, fluid transfer and pumping solutions, and associated aftermarket parts and service offerings. The company’s products support applications across manufacturing, construction, transportation, oil and gas, mining and general industrial markets.

Ingersoll Rand sells through a combination of direct sales, distributor networks and service channels, delivering both capital equipment and recurring aftermarket revenue from parts, maintenance and service contracts.