1,853 material Form 8-K filings that 1,500 companies we cover made with the SEC in September 2026, each read and summarized by AI: what happened, the key figures, whether it reads positive or negative for shareholders, and how big a deal it is (impact 1-5). All of them were written later, when past filings were added: a selection, not every 8-K of the month (see the note below).
On September 8, 2026, Smithfield Foods updated its third quarter 2026 outlook ahead of the Barclays Global Consumer Staples Conference, citing further pressure on the fresh pork market spread and lower hog prices. The company now expects a Fresh Pork third quarter adjusted operating loss of $70 million to $90 million and total company third quarter adjusted operating income of $115 million to $175 million, while reaffirming its fiscal 2026 Packaged Meats outlook. Shareholders will receive updated full-year Fresh Pork, Hog Production and total company guidance with third quarter results.
Fresh Pork third quarter adjusted operating loss now expected at $70 million to $90 million, driven by industry spread compression.
Hog Production third quarter adjusted operating profit now expected at $25 million to $45 million, driven by lower hog prices.
Total company third quarter adjusted operating income expected at $115 million to $175 million.
Packaged Meats fiscal 2026 adjusted operating income outlook of $1.075 billion to $1.15 billion reaffirmed, unchanged from the prior range.
Philip Morris International furnished slides for a September 8, 2026 presentation by CEO Jacek Olczak at the Barclays Global Consumer Conference. The company raised its 2026 adjusted diluted EPS forecast to $8.35 to $8.50, a 10.7% to 12.7% increase, and says the change reflects currency only. Excluding currency, the forecast is $8.11 to $8.26, or 7.5% to 9.5% growth.
2026 adjusted diluted EPS forecast raised to $8.35 to $8.50 (10.7% to 12.7% growth), including a favorable currency impact of 24 cents
Excluding currency, the 2026 adjusted diluted EPS forecast is $8.11 to $8.26 (7.5% to 9.5% growth)
Q3 2026 adjusted diluted EPS forecast is $2.29 to $2.34, with 1 cent of favorable currency
Slides cite Japan consumer offtake recovery in line with expectations and October pricing confirmed
Philip Morris International said at its Barclays Global Consumer Conference presentation on September 8, 2026 that it raised its 2026 reported diluted EPS forecast to $7.28-$7.43, with the change reflecting currency only. All other forecast assumptions remain unchanged from those communicated on July 22, 2026, so the company's operating outlook is not changed by this filing.
Reported diluted EPS forecast raised to $7.28-$7.43; total 2026 adjustments of $1.07 per share, including a $0.33 non-cash impairment of the RBH equity investment
Adjusted diluted EPS forecast of $8.35-$8.50, a projected 10.7%-12.7% increase versus $7.54 in 2025; excluding currency, the range is $8.11-$8.26 (7.5%-9.5% growth)
Favorable currency impact now $0.24 per share (previously $0.15); Q3 adjusted EPS forecast updated to $2.29-$2.34 (previously an unfavorable 8 cents of currency impact, now a favorable 1 cent)
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Briefs marked “Written later” were written in November 2026 for filings that were by then more than three weeks old, so months before mid-October 2026 hold a selection: every material 8-K of the past year for the 100 largest companies we cover and the last 15 important 8-Ks of every other one. Briefs the number check holds back are not shown or counted. Also: the last 45 days, briefs by company, A–Z and the live SEC filings wire.