EME · PEAD ↑ 81

EMCOR Group reported Q3 2026 EPS of $9.60 on 2026-10-29, beating the $8.33 consensus by $1.27 (+15.2%).

Print-day reaction was +1.6% versus the prior close, an initial positive response to the sizable EPS beat. The overnight gap to T+1 open pulled back sharply at −3.8%, suggesting post-hours profit-taking after the gap-up open. Over the following two trading days (T+1 close through T+3 close), EME recovered and extended, drifting +4.1% and erasing the overnight fade entirely. Cumulative abnormal return of +6.6% versus SPY.US — which returned −2.3% over the same window — places this squarely in PEAD long territory; the documented drift pattern holds through the window ending 2027-01-26.