A number of stocks fell in the pre-market session after an unexpectedly sharp rise in wholesale inflation fueled concerns about rising costs and their impact on corporate profits. The primary catalyst was the July 2025 Producer Price Index (PPI), a measure of inflation at the wholesale level, which jumped 0.9% against forecasts of a 0.2% rise. This represents the most significant monthly increase in over three years, pointing to mounting cost pressures for manufacturers, with tariffs cited as a key factor. This data complicates the Federal Reserve's upcoming interest rate decisions, as persistent inflation may prevent rate cuts, creating a headwind for cyclical sectors like Industrials.
Building and construction materials manufacturer Owens Corning (NYSE:OC) beat Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q2 CY2025, with sales up 10% year on year to $2.75 billion. Guidance for next quarter’s revenue was optimistic at $2.75 billion at the midpoint, 2.3% above analysts’ estimates. Its non-GAAP profit of $4.21 per share was 10.3% above analysts’ consensus estimates.
Owens Corning (NYSE: OC) beat expectations on earnings and revenue in Q2 2025, with strong growth in Roofing segment and planned divestiture of glass business.
Building and construction materials manufacturer Owens Corning (NYSE:OC) announced better-than-expected revenue in Q2 CY2025, but sales fell by 1.5% year on year to $2.75 billion. Guidance for next quarter’s revenue was optimistic at $2.75 billion at the midpoint, 2.3% above analysts’ estimates. Its non-GAAP profit of $4.21 per share was 10.3% above analysts’ consensus estimates.
Building and construction materials manufacturer Owens Corning (NYSE:OC)
will be reporting earnings this Wednesday morning. Here’s what investors should know.
Even if a company is profitable, it doesn’t always mean it’s a great investment.
Some struggle to maintain growth, face looming threats, or fail to reinvest wisely, limiting their future potential.
Volatility cuts both ways - while it creates opportunities, it also increases risk, making sharp declines just as likely as big gains.
This unpredictability can shake out even the most experienced investors.
As the regular session of the US market concludes on Tuesday, let's get an insight into the after-hours session and identify the stocks leading the pack in terms of gains and losses.
Mid-cap stocks often strike the right balance between having proven business models and market opportunities that can support $100 billion corporations.
However, they face intense competition from scaled industry giants and can be disrupted by new innovative players vying for a slice of the pie.
As the Q1 earnings season comes to a close, it’s time to take stock of this quarter’s best and worst performers in the home construction materials industry, including Owens Corning (NYSE:OC) and its peers.
Even if they go mostly unnoticed, industrial businesses are the backbone of our country. But they are at the whim of volatile macroeconomic factors that influence capital spending (like interest rates), and the market seems convinced that demand will slow.
Due to this bearish outlook, the industry has tumbled by 2.3% over the past six months. This drawdown was disheartening since the S&P 500 held its ground.
Growth is a hallmark of all great companies, but the laws of gravity eventually take hold.
Those who rode the COVID boom and ensuing tech selloff in 2022 will surely remember that the market’s punishment can be swift and severe when trajectories fall.
A company with profits isn’t always a great investment.
Some struggle to maintain growth, face looming threats, or fail to reinvest wisely, limiting their future potential.
Building and construction materials manufacturer Owens Corning (NYSE:OC) reported Q1 CY2025 results exceeding the market’s revenue expectations, with sales up 10% year on year to $2.53 billion. Its GAAP profit of $2.95 per share was in line with analysts’ consensus estimates.
Owens Corning returned $159 million to shareholders via $59 million in dividends and $100 million in share buybacks, with 5.7 million shares still authorized for repurchase.
Industrials businesses quietly power the physical things we depend on, from cars and homes to e-commerce infrastructure. Still, their generally high capital requirements expose them to the ups and downs of economic cycles, and the market seems to be baking in a prolonged downturn
as the industry has shed 13.5% over the past six months. This drop was worse than the S&P 500’s 7.5% loss.
