Honeywell announced results for the fourth quarter and full year 2020 that exceeded investor expectations, as well as its outlook for 2021. The company reported a fourth-quarter year-over-year sales decline of 6%, down 7% on an organic basis.
Reported Fourth Quarter Earnings Per Share of $1.91 and Adjusted EPS1 of $2.07, Above High End of Guidance
Delivered Fourth Quarter Operating Cash Flow of $2.8 Billion, Conversion of 205%, and Free Cash Flow of $2.5 Billion, Adjusted Conversion2 of 170%
Completed Three M&A Deals Aligned to Key Growth Vectors and Announced Agreement to Acquire Sparta Systems for $1.3 Billion
Expect 2021 Earnings Per Share of $7.60 - $8.00, Up 13% - 19%, 7% - 13% Adjusted3
Honeywell expects sales of $33.4 billion to $34.4 billion, representing year-over-year organic growth of 1% to 4%; segment margin expansion of 30 to 70 basis points; earnings per share of $7.60 to $8.00, up 7% to 13% adjusted3; operating cash flow of $5.7 billion to $6.1 billion, and free cash flow6 of $5.1 billion to $5.5 billion.