Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $1.76
- Estimate
- $1.63
- Surprise
- +7.8%
- Revenue (period 2026-06-30)
- $224.2M
- Score at report (before → after)
- 6.0 → 6.0/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) beat the $1.63 estimate with adjusted EPS of $1.76 — a clear 7.8% upside surprise. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Hold (6.0/10) to Buy (Wait) at 6.0/10 after the report.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates DFIN Sell at 5.7/10.
4 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +7.8% surprise compares with a +34.0% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2026-10-29.
What supports the rating
- Strong earnings beat streak (4/4)
- Attractive valuation
What argues against it
- Sector modifier (Technology): -0.8
- Weak growth
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $47.81
- Price target
- $54.40
- Stop
- $44.92
- Upside to target
- +13.8%
- Reward-to-risk
- 2.1:1
The stock trades at 31.8× trailing but 8.8× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Risk check: trading volume is running 2.1× its average — elevated turnover around the report window.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-09-19 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
DFIN at TrendMatrix's latest read
Technology names get repriced on forward expectations more than trailing prints — a quarter here is read through next-year growth and multiple, not the EPS line alone.
- Industry
- Software - Application
- Market cap
- $1.18B
- P/E (fwd)
- 8.8
- P/E (ttm)
- 31.8
- 52-week range
- $36.11–$56.26
- Off 52-week high
- 15.0%
- RSI (14)
- 47
- Volume vs avg
- 2.12×
- Score today
- 5.7/10