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Oct 29, 10:41 AM
$FTRE Does Fortrea's
$558M backlog cut outweigh the higher midpoints on its 2026 revenue and EBITDA guidance?
🏢 Fortrea, a contract research organization that runs clinical trials for drugmakers, reported third-quarter 2026 results and cut its backlog by
$558M after a contract review, leaving
$7,316M at September 30
🧾 The cut is about 7% of the backlog before the change, about a fifth of this year's revenue guidance midpoint, and about 23% of the company's roughly
$2.46B market value at
$25.88 a share at 16:00 ET on October 28, 2026
✅ The company says the cut does not touch 2026 guidance or near-term revenue estimates, and its 1.12x book-to-bill means new orders still outran revenue in the quarter
📅 Next: Earnings call at 8:00 am ET on October 29, 2026; watch which contracts and trials drove the cut
Source: GlobeNewswire releases, Oct 29 and Jul 29, 2026
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