DuPont gains on higher full-year outlook, share buyback
** Shares of industrial materials maker DuPont DD.N up 2.55% at $144.9 premarket
** Raises 2026 adjusted EPS forecast to $7.47-$7.52 from $7.17-$7.32 previously, driven by strong demand in healthcare, aerospace and industrial water markets
** Plans to repurchase an additional $250 mln of shares in Q4 after completing a $250 mln accelerated share repurchase program in Q3
** Forecasts Q4 adjusted EPS of $1.90-$1.95, above analysts' estimate of $1.87 - LSEG-compiled data
** Reports Q3 adjusted EPS of $2.09, topping analysts' estimate of $1.87 - LSEG-compiled data
** Stock up 17.2% YTD through last close