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title: "Weekly Recap: 2026 guidance reaffirmed and Mehta named CEO; promotions"
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description: "L3Harris Technologies reaffirmed its 2026 financial guidance, maintaining targets for revenue, growth, margins, EPS, and free cash flow. Concurrently, the company announced a leadership transition, appointing Mehta as CEO and promoting Lauren Barnes and Christopher Aebli to president roles within their respective divisions. Analysts note this mirrors past executive exits but expect no significant impact on core operations."
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# Weekly Recap: 2026 guidance reaffirmed and Mehta named CEO; promotions

L3Harris Technologies Inc (NYSE:LHX) reaffirmed its 2026 guidance with no changes to revenue, growth, margins, EPS or free cash flow while installing Mehta as CEO and promoting Barnes and Aebli, a leadership shift analysts say mirrors past exits but likely won't alter core operations.

**Previous Week Recap**

-   **L3Harris Maintains 2026 Guidance**: L3Harris (LHX) reaffirmed its 2026 guidance, keeping targets for revenue, organic growth, segment margins, GAAP EPS and free cash flow unchanged; no revisions were made. Reuters
-   **L3Harris Names Leadership Promoted**: L3Harris (LHX) named Mehta CEO, promoting Lauren Barnes to President of Space & Mission Systems and Christopher Aebli to President of Mission Critical Communications, effective immediately. BusinessWire
-   **L3Harris Management Departure Risk**: L3Harris Technologies (LHX): management departure likened to Lockheed's 2012 ouster; analysts say change unlikely to impact LHX's core business—relevant for traders tracking operational risk. Dow Jones Newswires

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