(Il Sole 24 Ore Radiocor) - Milano, 5 mag - The US specialty chemical and material science company DuPont said it reported earnings per share from continuing operations of 0.36 dollars in the first quarter of 2026, up from 0.19 dollars the year earlier, while adjusted EPS grew to 0.55 dollars from 0.36 dollars.

Operating EBITDA increased by 15% to 414 million dollars, with the operating EBITDA margin widening to 24.6% from 22.3%.

DuPont's sales in the quarter rose by 4% to 1.681 billion dollars, reflecting organic growth of 2%.

DuPont said it is raising its full year 2026 guidance given its "strong start to the year" and an interest income benefit from the divestiture of its Aramids business. It now anticipates sales of 7.155-7.215 billion dollars, reflecting 4% organic sales growth, along with operating EBITDA of 1.730-1.760 billion and adjusted EPS of 2.35-2.40 dollars.

In the second quarter, it expects to post sales of about 1.8 billion dollars, with organic sales growth of about 3%, along with operating EBITDA of about 430 million and adjusted EPS.

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