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What Textron (TXT)'s New Buyback and Level D Simulator Milestone Means For Shareholders

Simply Wall St·02/18/2026 13:19:31
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  • Textron Inc. announced in February 2026 that its Board authorized a new share repurchase program for up to 25,000,000 shares, with no expiration date, to offset dilution from stock-based compensation and for broader capital management uses.
  • A Textron affiliate, TRU Simulation + Training, also secured FAA Level D certification for its Cessna Citation Ascend full flight simulator, underscoring the group’s push into higher-value aviation training solutions that can deepen its role across the aircraft lifecycle.
  • We’ll now examine how FAA Level D certification for the Citation Ascend simulator could influence Textron’s broader investment narrative and future positioning.

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Textron Investment Narrative Recap

To own Textron, you need to believe in its ability to grow earnings across aviation, defense, and industrial while keeping costs and mix under control. The most important near term catalyst remains execution in aviation and Bell, with improving operations and aftermarket demand. The new buyback authorization and Level D simulator milestone support the broader story, but do not fundamentally change the key risk around margins if product mix and Industrial volumes stay under pressure.

The fresh authorization to repurchase up to 25,000,000 shares fits into Textron’s existing pattern of buybacks, which has already reduced the share count meaningfully in recent years. For investors focused on catalysts, this matters mainly because it can amplify the effect of any improvement in earnings from programs like Denali, FLRAA, or aviation aftermarket growth, while also partly offsetting the impact if Industrial and aviation profitability remain uneven.

Yet, against these potential benefits, investors still need to watch closely for the risk that weaker Industrial demand and aviation mix could...

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Textron's narrative projects $16.2 billion revenue and $1.1 billion earnings by 2028.

Uncover how Textron's forecasts yield a $98.41 fair value, in line with its current price.

Exploring Other Perspectives

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Some of the lowest analysts see a tougher path than consensus, with revenue only reaching about US$14.7 billion and earnings around US$1.1 billion, so before this simulator news they were already assuming slower progress and more pressure from tariffs and production issues than the base case, which shows how differently you and other investors might judge Textron’s outlook once new information like this is taken into account.

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The Verdict Is Yours

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