SOLV · 10-Q · 2026Q3 · Full report

Net Income and Profitability

Solventum Corp · 2026-11-05 · Importance 62 · Surprise 46

For the three months ended September 30, 2026, diluted earnings per share were a loss of $0.07, compared with earnings of $7.22 in the prior-year quarter. For the nine months ended September 30, 2026, diluted earnings per share were $0.54, versus $8.53 in the prior-year period. The prior-year results included a $1.518 billion gain on the sale of the Purification and Filtration business, while the 2026 periods reported no gain on sale.

Key facts

• Solventum recorded a $1.5 billion net gain from the Purification and Filtration business sale in the third quarter and first nine months of 2025. source
• Solventum estimated that foreign-currency transaction effects, including hedging, decreased pretax income by approximately $6 million in the three months and $16 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2026. source
• Other expense, net increased in the third quarter of 2026 versus the prior-year quarter, primarily due to higher foreign-currency transaction losses. source
• Other expense, net decreased slightly in the first nine months of 2026 versus the prior-year period, primarily due to lower periodic pension costs and higher investment gains, largely offset by higher foreign-currency transaction losses. source