Textron's diverse product offerings include Cessna and Beechcraft planes, Bell helicopters, and tilt-rotor aircraft, as well as defense products like uncrewed aircraft and armored vehicles. Textron's financial trajectory through 2026 reflects balanced growth across commercial aviation recovery and defense program acceleration, with a business model that combines higher-volume commercial production with longer-cycle defense programs.
Cyborg Score Rationale
The company reported revenue of $14.8 billion for 2025, marking the highest in the company's history with 8% growth, and adjusted EPS of $6.10, reflecting a 14% increase in segment profit. The MV-75 (formerly V-280 Valor) represents the company's largest growth opportunity after winning the U.S. Army's Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) contract worth approximately $1.3 billion for prototype development.
Top Insights
The Citation Ascend entered service in early January 2026 with first retail customer delivery.
Textron completed the divestiture of its Powersports business including the Arctic Cat brand on April 23, 2025, streamlining the Industrial segment focus toward fuel systems and specialized vehicles and reducing cyclical consumer exposure.
Textron Aviation's revenue reached $6 billion for 2025, up 13% from the previous year, with a backlog of $7.7 billion and segment profit of $694 million, up 23% from 2024.
The company's 2026 outlook for adjusted EPS is between $6.40 and $6.60 with expectations of reduced manufacturing cash flow due to higher investments in the MV-75 program.
Named Competitors
Gulfstream — Large-cabin business jets and defense systems
Bombardier Global — Business jets and aerospace manufacturing
Embraer Executive Jet — Business jets and commercial aviation
Sikorsky — Military and commercial helicopters
Recent Developments
(February 2026) Board director Cristina Méndez elected to Textron board, formerly EVP and CFO of Otis Worldwide
(January 2026) Textron Systems awarded $163.4M contract through Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative
(January 2026) Citation Ascend business jet enters service with first customer delivery
(January 2026) Textron E-Z-GO announces Onyx next generation in-vehicle solution for Pace Technology platform
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