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Carrier Global Corporation (CARR)

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Carrier Global is a household name in heating, cooling, and refrigeration, keeping buildings comfortable and food fresh across the globe.

$61.81

Is Carrier Global Corporation a good stock for a UK beginner?

The honest version: Carrier Global is a household name in heating, cooling, and refrigeration, keeping buildings comfortable and food fresh across the globe.

No rating · no target price · nothing for sale here
Price-6.4%
Priced in USD - as a UK investor your £ return also moves with the pound-to-dollar exchange rate, on top of the share price itself.
52-week range-9% past year
$61.81
Low $50.24High $76.76
Where today's price sits versus its past year - context, not a signal.
If you had put $1,000 into Carrier Global Corporation
$936-6%

Over about 2 years to 2026-07-31. This is the share price only - reinvesting the dividends would add to it. And it's the USD return - as a UK investor your actual £ return also moves with the exchange rate. Past performance is not a guide to the future, and it could just as easily have fallen.

Market cap: The company's total value on the stock market - share price times the number of shares. Big = 'large-cap', small = 'small-cap'.
$51.34B
Avg volume: How many shares change hands on a typical day. Higher means it's easy to buy or exit without moving the price.
6.60M
Day range: The lowest and highest price the shares traded at during the latest day.
$61.11 – $62.69
52-week range: The lowest and highest the shares have traded over the past year - a sense of how wide the swings have been.
$50.24 – $76.76
P/E ratio: Price-to-earnings: the share price divided by yearly profit per share. Lower can mean cheaper; higher often means investors expect fast growth.
43.8
Dividend yield: The yearly dividend as a percentage of the share price - roughly the income you'd earn from dividends alone.
1.6%
Beta: How bumpy the share price is versus the whole market. Above 1 swings more than the market; below 1 is calmer. It's about the ride, not whether it goes up or down.
1.31
How bumpy is it?Beta: How bumpy the share price is versus the whole market. Above 1 swings more than the market; below 1 is calmer. It's about the ride, not whether it goes up or down. 1.31
Calm
Wild
Bumpier than the market

Based on beta - how much the price swings versus the whole market. Bumpier isn't bad; it just means a rougher ride, which matters more the sooner you might need the money.

Why has it been moving?▲ +4% past week · ▼ -9% past year

Prices move on results, news and the mood of the whole market - no single headline explains a day, and a quiet week is usually just noise, not a signal.

The bull case

Dominance in the green building technology market.

The bear case

Loss of market share to cheaper international competitors.

What does Carrier Global Corporation do?

Carrier makes the air conditioning, heating, and ventilation systems found in homes and offices, alongside commercial refrigeration units for supermarkets. Selling these systems—and providing the ongoing maintenance and parts needed to keep them running—is where the money is. A lot rides on how they handle the shift toward more energy-efficient technology, now a top priority for building owners everywhere.

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Factor profile

On our factor screen it looks strongest on income and value, and weakest on growth.

Value: How cheap the stock looks versus profits, sales and assets (higher = cheaper). 43Quality: How profitable and financially healthy the company is (higher = stronger). 29Growth: How fast revenue and earnings are growing (higher = faster). 20Momentum: How the share price has been trending recently (higher = stronger recent run). 34Income: The dividend income on offer and how sustainable it looks (higher = more/steadier). 43
Quick checks
What's strong
  • Strong, recognisable brand in essential building services
  • Steady income from maintenance and service contracts
  • Increasing demand for energy-efficient climate control
What to watch
  • Quality screens low (29/100)
  • Growth screens low (20/100)
  • Rising costs of raw materials like copper and steel
  • Tough competition from global industrial rivals
  • Economic downturns reducing spending on new building projects

What do Carrier Global Corporation's numbers mean?

Forward P/E
21.4
This compares the share price to the profit analysts expect the company to make over the next year, helping to gauge how much investors are paying for future earnings.
Net Margin
6.0%
This shows that for every pound of sales, the company keeps six pence as actual profit after all its bills are paid.
Beta
1.3
A number above 1.0 suggests the share price tends to be a bit more jumpy or volatile than the wider stock market.
Dividend Yield
1.4%
This is the annual cash payout to shareholders as a percentage of the current share price.

How much money does Carrier Global Corporation make?

Revenue and profit by quarter, and how much of each sale turns into profit.

RevenueNet income
$0$1.59B$3.18B$4.76B$6.35BQ2 25Q3 25Q4 25Q1 26Q2 26
Gross margin
24.7%
Net margin
5.5%
Return on equity
9.0%

Does Carrier Global Corporation pay a dividend?

Yes - Carrier Global Corporation currently pays a dividend of about 1.6% a year (the yearly payout as a share of the price). A dividend is a slice of profit handed to shareholders; the yield moves as the price moves, and a company can cut or stop it.

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What are the scenarios for Carrier Global Corporation?

An illustrative range for the year ahead, with the assumption behind each case — not a prediction or a price target.

$75$62$50today · $62▲ Bull · $66• Base · $62▼ Bear · $57in 1 yearILLUSTRATIVE · NOT A PREDICTION OR PRICE TARGET
Bull
+5% to +10%Stronger seasonal demand for cooling systems.
Base
-2% to +2%Steady demand for maintenance and repairs.
Bear
-5% to -10%Higher costs for raw materials like steel.

What are the pros and cons of Carrier Global Corporation?

3bull points
6bear points

How many points the write-up makes each way — a balance check, not a score or verdict.

The bull case3
  • Strong, recognisable brand in essential building services
  • Steady income from maintenance and service contracts
  • Increasing demand for energy-efficient climate control
The catch3
  • Low net profit margins leave little room for error
  • Recent earnings growth has been negative
  • Sensitive to the ups and downs of the construction industry
Key risks3
  • Rising costs of raw materials like copper and steel
  • Tough competition from global industrial rivals
  • Economic downturns reducing spending on new building projects
What would flip the thesis

The write-up's own warning lights — if these start happening, the case above changes.

Confidence: medium · data: USD · flags: none · Charts by TradingView Lightweight Charts™
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This plain-English summary was auto-generated on 2026-08-01 from public data and checked for an education-only, no-advice tone (the figures above carry their own, usually fresher, 'as of' date). It's information, never a recommendation.

Figures as of 2026-08-01. Prices may be delayed and numbers can go stale - always double-check before acting.