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Celestica Q2 Earnings and Revenue Beat Estimates; Raises 2026 Outlook

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Celestica (CLS.TO, CLS) reported second-quarter adjusted earnings of $2.54 per share after the market close Monday, up from $1.39 a year earlier. The result exceeded the company's guidance of $2.14 to $2.34 per share and the FactSet consensus estimate of $2.27.

Adjusted net earnings, excluding most one-time items, for the three months ended June 30 rose to $295.4 million from $161.2 million in the prior-year period.

Revenue rose to $4.70 billion from $2.90 billion a year earlier, topping the FactSet consensus estimate of $4.33 billion.

For the third quarter, the AI-infrastructure company expects revenue of $5.25 billion to $5.55 billion and adjusted earnings of $2.88 to $3.08 per share.

While for full 2026 financial year, the company expects a revenue of $20.5 billion (previous outlook $19.0 billion) and adjusted EPS of $11.30 (previous outlook $10.15).

The company's shares were last seen up $28.29, or 9%, to $346.11 in after-hours New York trading. They closed up C$19.42 to C$449.49 on Toronto Stock Exchange on Monday.

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