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FedEx Beats Q4 But FY2027 Outlook Disappoints — Stock Drops 4%

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FedEx closed out its fiscal fourth quarter with earnings that topped Wall Street estimates, supported by meaningful progress on its cost-reduction program. The company also projected profit growth for the current fiscal year. However, its longer-dated fiscal 2027 profit forecast came in below market expectations, overshadowing the near-term beat and sending shares down roughly 4% after the announcement.

Why it matters

The market's 4% selloff signals that investors are pricing future earnings power, not last quarter's results — and the 2027 miss suggests the freight spin-off and cost cuts may not deliver the margin expansion the Street had modeled. Logistics stocks like FedEx are cyclical proxies for global trade health, so a cautious multi-year outlook also carries broader read-through implications for industrial and transport ETFs.

Watch next

Next FedEx freight spin-off update: timing expected within the current fiscal year. Next U.S. industrial/transport sector read: coming Dow Transports earnings cycle in mid-to-late July.

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