Sunday, October 26, 2025

Week in Review 43/25



 

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In this review, I will make a summary of important and interesting news and events over the last week related to my portfolio holdings. Also, I will put together some interesting articles from other websites that caught my attention during the past week.



Received Dividends:



October 20, 2025


  • €79.98 – Philip Morris International Inc. (PM)
  • €18.98 – Nutrien Ltd. (NTR)


October 21, 2025


  • €68.54 – Kesko Corporation (KESKO)
  • €40.24 – Bank OZK (OZK)


October 22, 2025


  • €51.39 – Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO)


October 23, 2025


  • €183.27 – Orion Corporation (ORNBV)


Week 43: Total net dividends €442.40



Dividend income is reported after the deduction of taxes. Check more at my Monthly Dividend sheet.



Portfolio Holdings News:



October 20, 2025


  • NCC AB (NCC) to construct swim center in Karlskrona; NCC will build a new swim center in Rödeby in collaboration with Karlskrona Municipality. The new swim center will be constructed adjacent to the existing outdoor pool facility and replace the current indoor pool facility. The project is a turnkey contract in partnering form with an order value of approximately SEK 200 million.





October 21, 2025


  • Tele2 AB (TEL2) Reports Third Quarter 2025 Results; TEL2 reported third-quarter 2025 net profit of SEK 1,290 million, up from SEK 1,108 million in the same period last year. Earnings per share (EPS) rose to SEK 1.85 from SEK 1.59 a year earlier. Total revenue increased 0.7% year-over-year to SEK 7.4 billion, in line with expectations. Free cash flow to equity improved significantly to SEK 1.8 billion, compared with SEK 1.1 billion in the prior-year quarter. Management reiterated its full-year 2025 guidance, targeting low single-digit organic growth in end-user service revenue and an updated outlook of slightly above 10% organic growth in underlying EBITDA.


  • Texas Instruments Incorporated (TXN) Reports Third Quarter 2025 Financial Results; TXN reported third-quarter GAAP EPS of $1.48, missing analyst expectations by $0.01 but marking a 1% year-over-year increase. Revenue rose 14.2% to $4.74 billion, exceeding estimates by $100 million. For the fourth quarter, management expects revenue between $4.22 billion and $4.58 billion and EPS in the range of $1.13 to $1.39.



  • Philip Morris International Inc. (PM) Reports 2025 Third-Quarter Results; PM reported third-quarter non-GAAP EPS of $2.24, a 17.3% year-over-year increase and $0.14 above analyst expectations. Revenue grew 9.5% to $10.85 billion, exceeding estimates by $190 million. Management raised its full-year 2025 guidance, now expecting adjusted diluted EPS growth of 13.5% to 15.1% (or 12.0% to 13.5% excluding currency effects). The company also forecasts organic net revenue growth of 6% to 8% and organic operating income growth of 10% to 11.5%.



  • The Coca-Cola Company (KO) Reports Third Quarter 2025 Results; KO reported third-quarter non-GAAP EPS of $0.84, representing a 6% year-over-year increase and $0.04 above analyst expectations. Revenue rose 5.0% to $12.5 billion, surpassing estimates by $90 million. For the full year 2025, management reaffirmed its guidance for organic (non-GAAP) revenue growth of 5% to 6% and expects comparable EPS (non-GAAP) growth of approximately 3% versus $2.88 in 2024. Additionally, the company now expects to generate at least $9.8 billion in free cash flow (excluding the fairlife contingent consideration payment), up from the previous estimate of $9.5 billion.


  • Lockheed Martin Corporation (LMT) Reports Third Quarter 2025 Financial Results; LMT reported third-quarter non-GAAP EPS of $6.95, a 2.2% increase year-over-year and $0.59 above analyst expectations. Revenue totaled $18.6 billion, up 8.8% from the same quarter last year and exceeding estimates by $80 million. Management reaffirmed its 2025 sales forecast in the range of $74.25 billion to $74.75 billion and raised its full-year earnings outlook to $22.15–$22.35 per share and also projects operating cash flow of $8.5 billion and free cash flow of $6.6 billion for the year.


  • RTX Corporation (RTX) Reports Q3 2025 Results; RTX reported third-quarter non-GAAP EPS of $1.70, marking a 17% increase year-over-year and beating expectations by $0.29. Revenue reached $22.48 billion, up 11.8% from the same period last year and surpassing estimates by $1.16 billion. The company’s total backlog now stands at $251 billion, consisting of $148 billion in commercial and $103 billion in defense orders. For 2025, management raised its sales outlook, guiding for adjusted revenue of $86.5 - $87.0 billion, up from the previous range of $84.75–$85.5 billion. Organic sales growth is now expected at 8% to 9%, an increase from the prior 6% to 7% forecast. Additionally, Management raised its adjusted EPS guidance to $6.10–$6.20 from $5.80–$5.95, while free cash flow guidance remains unchanged at $7.0–$7.5 billion.



October 22, 2025


  • AT&T Inc. (T) Reports Third-Quarter Financial Performance; T reported Q3 Non-GAAP EPS of $0.54, in line with analyst expectations and unchanged from the same period last year. Revenue totaled $30.7 billion, missing estimates by $190 million but up 1.7% year-over-year. Mobility service revenue grew 2.3%, supported by 405,000 postpaid phone net additions during the quarter. Free cash flow improved to $4.9 billion from $4.6 billion a year earlier. Management reaffirmed its full-year 2025 guidance, expecting free cash flow in the low-to-mid $16 billion range and adjusted EPS at the higher end of $1.97 to $2.07.


  • Pinnacle West Capital Corporation (PNW) Increases Quarterly Dividend; PNW's board of directors voted today to raise the Company’s dividend by 1.7%, or 6 cents per common share annually. This action will result in an indicated annual dividend of $3.64 per share – or $0.91 per share quarterly. The declared quarterly dividend is payable Dec. 1, 2025, to shareholders of record at the close of business Nov. 3, 2025.


  • Kinder Morgan, Inc. (KMI) Reports Third Quarter 2025 Financial Results; KMI reported third-quarter Non-GAAP EPS of $0.29, up 16% year-over-year but $0.01 below analyst expectations. Revenue came in at $4.15 billion, beating estimates by $190 million and rising 12.5% compared to the prior-year period. For 2025, management expects adjusted EPS of $1.27, representing 10% growth from 2024, and adjusted EBITDA of $8.3 billion, up 4% year-over-year.


  • McDonald's Corporation (MCD) Raises Quarterly Dividend; MCD announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $1.86 per share, representing a 5% increase from the previous dividend of $1.77. The dividend is payable on December 15, 2025, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on December 1, 2025.


October 23, 2025


  • Telia Company AB (TELIA) Q3 Interim Report; TELIA reported second-quarter EPS of SEK 0.60, up 1.7% year-over-year and SEK 0.03 above analyst expectations. Revenue totaled SEK 19,861 million, broadly in line with estimates but down 0.7% from the same period last year. Management raised its full-year free cash flow outlook to around SEK 8 billion, up from the prior guidance of around SEK 7.5 billion.


  • Tietoevry Corporation (TIETO) Q3 Interim Report; TIETO reported third-quarter net sales of €454.2 million, up from €436.3 million in the same period last year and slightly above the consensus estimate of €452 million. Earnings per share came in at €0.29, up from €0.14 a year ago but just below expectations of €0.30. Adjusted EBITA rose to €87.8 million, beating the forecast of €77.7 million and improving from €55.9 million in the prior-year quarter. Management expects organic net sales to decline by 2% to 0% year-over-year, with an adjusted operating profit margin in the range of 12.7% to 13.3% of net sales.


  • NCC AB (NCC) Interim Report Q3 2025; NCC reported third-quarter net sales of SEK 14,168 million, down 0.8% from SEK 14,277 million in the same period last year but slightly above analyst expectations of SEK 14,038 million. Operating profit rose to SEK 767 million, up from SEK 665 million a year earlier and beating the forecast of SEK 629 million. Order intake totaled SEK 11,135 million, down from SEK 13,264 million in the prior-year quarter and 7.7% below analyst consensus.


  • Unilever PLC (AMS:UNA) Trading Statement - Third Quarter 2025; UNA reported sales of €14.72 billion for the quarter, down 3.5% from €15.25 billion a year earlier and slightly below analyst expectations of €14.77 billion. Underlying sales, which exclude currency movements and the effects of acquisitions and divestments, rose 3.9%, outperforming the expected 3.7%. Management reaffirmed its full-year guidance for underlying sales growth of 3% to 5%.


  • Union Pacific Corporation (UNP) Reports Third Quarter 2025 Results; UNP reported third-quarter Non-GAAP EPS of $3.08, up 12% year-over-year and $0.08 above analyst expectations. Revenue came in at $6.24 billion, representing a 2.5% increase compared to the same period last year but missing estimates by $10 million. Management reaffirmed its outlook, maintaining the expectation to achieve a three-year EPS CAGR in the high single- to low double-digit range.


  • Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (DLR) Reports Third Quarter 2025 Results; DLR reported Q3 Funds From Operations (FFO) of $1.89 per share, representing a 13.2% increase year-over-year and beating analyst expectations by $0.09. Revenue grew 10.5% to $1.58 billion, surpassing estimates by $50 million. Management raised its full-year 2025 Core FFO per share guidance to a range of $7.32–$7.38, and its constant-currency Core FFO outlook to $7.25–$7.30.


October 24, 2025



  • The Procter & Gamble Company (PG) Announces Fiscal Year 2026 First Quarter Results; PG reported first-quarter Non-GAAP EPS of $1.99, up 3% year-over-year and $0.09 above analyst expectations. Revenue grew 3.0% to $22.39 billion, exceeding estimates by $220 million. For fiscal year 2026, management maintained its outlook for core EPS growth in the range of flat to up 4% compared to fiscal 2025 core EPS of $6.83.


  • Kontoor Brands, Inc. (KTB) Declares Quarterly Dividend Increase; KTB announced that its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.53 per share of its common stock, an increase of $0.01 or 2 percent. The cash dividend will be payable on December 18, 2025, to shareholders of record at the close of business December 8, 2025.


  • Illinois Tool Works Inc. (ITW) Reports Third Quarter 2025 Results; ITW reported third-quarter GAAP EPS of $2.81, a 6% increase year-over-year and $0.11 above analyst expectations. Revenue grew 2.3% to $4.06 billion, though it missed estimates by $30 million. Management narrowed its full-year GAAP EPS guidance to a range of $10.40 to $10.50 per share. Free cash flow is expected to be approximately 100% of net income, and the company plans to repurchase about $1.5 billion of its own shares this year.


  • General Dynamics Corporation (GD) Reports Third-Quarter 2025 Financial Results; GD reported third-quarter GAAP EPS of $3.88, representing a 15.8% year-over-year increase and beating analyst expectations by $0.17. Revenue rose 10.6% to $12.9 billion, surpassing estimates by $370 million. The company’s total estimated contract value, including all components of its backlog, stood at $167.7 billion at the end of the quarter.



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