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Amentum posted $3.49 billion in fiscal Q3 2026 revenue, a 2% year-over-year decline driven by joint-venture transitions, a prior-year divestiture, and program ramp-downs in its Global Engineering Solutions segment. The company simultaneously lowered its full-year revenue guidance to $13.80–$13.95 billion and raised adjusted EBITDA guidance to $1.115–$1.140 billion and adjusted diluted EPS guidance to $2.40–$2.50, without specifying the precise drivers behind the profitability improvements. Total backlog reached $48.2 billion, up from $44.6 billion a year earlier, supported by $17.7 billion in net bookings for the quarter including NASA and classified defense awards.

CAVA Group is scheduled to release its second-quarter 2026 financial results at 4:10 p.m. ET on August 11, 2026, followed by an earnings call at 5:00 p.m. ET. The most recent operating baseline is Q1 2026, when same-restaurant sales grew 9.7% and the company operated 459 locations, against a full-year guidance range of 75–77 net new restaurants and Adjusted EBITDA of $181–$191 million. The Q2 2025 comparison period recorded only 2.1% same-restaurant sales growth with approximately flat guest traffic, making the traffic and margin figures in today's release the primary points of comparison.

Quantinuum's most recent SEC prospectus shows a net loss of $136.6 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2026, up from $30.5 million in the prior year period, driven by sharply higher R&D and sales expenses. Cash stood at $677 million as of March 31, with operating cash use of $62.9 million that quarter, and management judged that balance sufficient for at least 12 months. Q2 2026 results, due after the August 11 close, will show whether revenue recovered from the $5.2 million March-quarter base and whether cash consumption accelerated following the IPO period.

Londian Wason New Energy Tech, a Chinese copper foil supplier to battery makers including LG Energy Solution, CATL, and Samsung SDI, has proposed an NYSE IPO of approximately 3.6 million ADSs priced between $20 and $22, which would raise up to $78.6 million at a valuation of up to $1.7 billion. As of August 11, 2026, no final pricing prospectus has been filed with the SEC, leaving the offer price, gross proceeds, and formal investor allocations unconfirmed. The company reported 2025 revenue of roughly $1.56 billion and returned to profitability that year after a net loss in 2024, with Q1 2026 revenue up 113.7% year over year.