Sturm, Ruger & Company (RGR) Q3 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $0.44
- Estimate
- $0.37
- Surprise
- +18.9%
- Revenue (period 2026-09-26)
- $147.6M
- Score today
- 5.8/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
Sturm, Ruger & Company (RGR) beat the $0.37 estimate with adjusted EPS of $0.44 — a large 18.9% upside surprise.
Coverage in the report window
- Sturm, Ruger & Company Announced In October That It Would Suspend Production Of A Limited Number Of Product Families; Pr — benzinga, 2026-11-04
- Sturm Ruger & Co Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript — benzinga, 2026-11-04
- Sturm Ruger & Co Q3 Adj. EPS $0.44 Beats $0.33 Estimate, Sales $147.636M Beat $131.050M Estimate — benzinga, 2026-11-04
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates RGR Sell at 5.8/10; no pre/post engine snapshot brackets this report.
2 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +18.9% surprise compares with a +1.2% four-quarter average.
What supports the rating
- Strong growth profile
What argues against it
- Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining
- Near 52-week high (1.8% away)
- V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=4.5)
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
- $49.91
- Stop
- $46.42
The stock trades at 66.5× trailing but 24.6× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-11-05 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
RGR at TrendMatrix's latest read
Industrial quarters are order-book stories — backlog and book-to-bill color how the market reads the reported number.
- Industry
- Aerospace & Defense
- Market cap
- $797.5M
- P/E (fwd)
- 24.6
- P/E (ttm)
- 66.5
- 52-week range
- $28.33–$50.84
- Off 52-week high
- 1.8%
- RSI (14)
- 67
- Volume vs avg
- 0.93×
- Score today
- 5.8/10