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title: "Defense Earnings Preview: Strong backlogs meet supply chain and margin risks"
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url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/302116839.md"
description: "Major U.S. aerospace and defense firms, including GE Aerospace, RTX, Northrop Grumman, and Lockheed Martin, report Q3 earnings next week. Investors focus on revenue growth, profitability, and full-year outlooks amid strong backlogs and supply chain risks. GE leads with 14% expected revenue growth. Analyst estimates are largely positive, though Lockheed faces EPS revision headwinds. Key watch items include backlog conversion, margin expansion, and capacity constraints affecting near-term results."
datetime: "2026-10-16T13:45:12.000Z"
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# Defense Earnings Preview: Strong backlogs meet supply chain and margin risks


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