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Carlisle Companies

As of 2026-10-07/Confidence medium/Horizon 6‑12m

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AI Memo

As of 2026-10-07 • Model: RankAlpha Sentiment Codex

Decision Panel

Action, confidence, horizon, and decision blockers at a glance.

Report quality notice

peer set is too generic or lacks enough direct operating comparators

Action

neutral

Confidence

medium

Horizon

6‑12m

Key catalyst

Next results test pricing recovery and the 2026 outlook • 2026-11-15

Base target: $350 / p=45% prob

Biggest risk

Q2 adjusted EBITDA margin fell 70 basis points year over year to 26.2%, as input and freight inflation outran pricing; commercial new construction remained soft. The raised revenue outlook therefore does not yet establish a margin-growth inflection. [#SEC-8K-2026-07-29]

Invalidation

Break below $265 or thesis failure.

What would change my mind?

Q2 revenue rose 8% to $1.57 billion and adjusted EPS rose 12% to $7.03. Solid re-roofing demand, productivity gains and eventual price recovery could support further earnings growth. Carlisle also increased its 2026 repurchase target to $1.2 billion. [#SEC-8K-2026-07-29]

Research note

Recommendation

neutral

Confidence

medium

As of

2026-10-07

Base target

$350

p=45%

Bull target

$405

p=30%

Bear target

$265

p=25%

Key bullets

Fast scan of bull, bear, and watch items

BullKey bullets

Price realization against raw-material and freight inflation
CWT productivity and product-launch execution
Q2 revenue rose 8% to $1.57 billion and adjusted EPS rose 12% to $7.03.

BearKey bullets

Customer pre-buying ahead of price increases may have pulled demand into Q2; commercial new construction remained soft.
[#SEC-8K-2026-07-29]
Director Jesse Singh resigned in September following a change in employment; the company stated there was no disagreement over operations, policies or practices.

WatchKey bullets

Next results test pricing recovery and the 2026 outlook

Summary

High-level snapshot

Recommendation

neutral

Model confidence

medium

Timeframe

6‑12m

Asset

Equity

Trigger

Base case: $350 (p=45%)

Target spread vs base: +16% / -24%

Scenario probabilities

Bull Target: $405 (p=30%)Base Target: $350 (p=45%)Bear Target: $265 (p=25%)

Commentary

The stronger Q2 print and raised revenue outlook improve the prior neutral thesis, consistent with the packet's positive directional prior, but the margin lag keeps this a monitoring view. A stored secondary article reported the shares down about 3% since Q2 results as of September 16; that is not a verified immediate post-print reaction. No dependable analyst-revision, options, short-interest or social-sentiment series was supplied, so the zero sentiment fields above denote unavailable data, not neutral measurements.

As of 2026-10-07 • Updated bi-weekly / post-earningsSource: Internal modelMethodology

Analyst Summary

Thesis highlights from the latest analysis

Bull Case

Bear Case

Drivers

Scannable catalysts and supporting factors

Price realization against raw-material and freight inflation
CWT productivity and product-launch execution

Scenarios

Bull Target (Scenario probability)

$405 / p=30% prob

Base Target (Scenario probability)

$350 / p=45% prob

Bear Target (Scenario probability)

$265 / p=25% prob

Analysis 2026-10-07 · RankAlpha Sentiment Codex

Analysis reference price unavailable. Targets are shown without scenario returns.

Sentiment & Exposure

News Sentiment (30d)

0.00

Social Sentiment (7d)

0.00

Events

Other notable items detected

EVENT2026-11-15
Next results test pricing recovery and the 2026 outlook
Carlisle raised its FY2026 revenue outlook to mid-single-digit growth but guided to a flat adjusted EBITDA margin. The next results should show whether announced price increases and freight surcharges are catching up with input costs. November 15 is a monitoring marker, not a company-announced earnings date. [#SEC-8K-2026-07-29]
Prob 60.00% • Move 6.00% • Priced-in 55.00%

Short-term Catalysts

Next few weeks

Price realization against raw-material and freight inflation
2026-12-31
Management said petroleum-derived inputs and freight costs outpaced pricing in Q2, while April, July and August price actions should build through the second half of 2026 and into 2027. Sustained recovery would support margins; another lag would undermine the case. [#SEC-8K-2026-07-29]
Prob 60% • Move 5% • Priced-in 50%

Long-term Catalysts

Months to a year

CWT productivity and product-launch execution
2027-12-31
Carlisle attributed CWT's sequential margin improvement to automation, manufacturing consolidation and expanded in-house resin capacity. It also reported the first commercial shipment of ThermaThin 7 and plans to introduce the balance of its 2026 products. Durable earnings benefit requires further operating proof. [#SEC-8K-2026-07-29]
Prob 50% • Move 8% • Priced-in 40%

Risks

Customer pre-buying ahead of price increases may have pulled demand into Q2; commercial new construction remained soft. [#SEC-8K-2026-07-29]
Director Jesse Singh resigned in September following a change in employment; the company stated there was no disagreement over operations, policies or practices. This is a governance-monitoring item, not evidence of an operating problem. [#8-K-2026-09-10]
Petroleum-derived raw materials and freight costs may continue to outrun announced price increases. [#SEC-8K-2026-07-29]
The FY2026 outlook calls for a flat adjusted EBITDA margin despite higher expected revenue, limiting near-term operating leverage. [#SEC-8K-2026-07-29]

Peers

Symbol	Summary
OC	Owens Corning provides a roofing and insulation operating comparison, although its portfolio is more residential-focused than Carlisle's commercial roofing exposure. Owens Corning investor overview
RPM	RPM's Tremco Roofing business offers commercial roofing and building-envelope systems, making it a direct product-market comparison. RPM as a whole also owns other coatings and consumer brands, so enterprise-wide valuation multiples are not directly interchangeable with Carlisle's. RPM Tremco Roofing profile

Sources

Internal and external references used in this analysis

Model source: RankAlpha Sentiment Codex
Analysis date: 2026-10-07

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Symbol

Summary

Owens Corning provides a roofing and insulation operating comparison, although its portfolio is more residential-focused than Carlisle's commercial roofing exposure. Owens Corning investor overview

RPM

RPM's Tremco Roofing business offers commercial roofing and building-envelope systems, making it a direct product-market comparison. RPM as a whole also owns other coatings and consumer brands, so enterprise-wide valuation multiples are not directly interchangeable with Carlisle's. RPM Tremco Roofing profile