Check out the companies that made headlines before the bell: UnitedHealth — Shares soared more than 6% after UnitedHealth reported first-quarter earnings and revenue that beat analysts’ expectations. The company had adjusted earnings per share of $7.23 and revenue of $11.72 billion. Analysts had expected revenue of $109.57 billion and earnings per share of $6.57. UnitedHealth also raised its full-year profit outlook. 3M — Shares fell slightly after the manufacturing giant reported a lackluster outlook and mixed first-quarter results. The company expects earnings per share to be between $8.50 and $8.70. Analysts’ expected guidance, compiled by FactSet, was around $6.50 per share. Amazon — The online retailer soared 3% after Amazon agreed to invest up to $25 billion in Anthropic as part of an expansion deal to build out its AI infrastructure. This is on top of the $8 billion Amazon has already invested in the artificial intelligence startup in recent years. Meanwhile, Anthropic said in an announcement Monday that it is committed to spending more than $100 billion on Amazon Web Services technology over the next 10 years. Apple — Tech stocks fell less than 1% in after-hours trading after Apple announced Tim Cook would step down as CEO effective Sept. 1. Cook will assume the role of executive chairman, and will be replaced by insider John Ternas, who previously served as senior vice president of hardware engineering. Alaska Air Group — Shares fell more than 1% after the airline withdrew its 2026 forecast, citing uncertainty over fuel costs. In the first quarter, Alaska Airlines had revenue of $3.3 billion and an adjusted loss of $1.68 per share. Both numbers were lower than estimates. Analysts had expected the company to report a loss of $1.35 per share on revenue of $3.31 billion, according to LSEG. GE Aerospace — Shares rose nearly 3% after GE Aerospace reported first-quarter earnings of $1.86 per share on an adjusted basis on revenue of $11.61 billion. Analyst estimates compiled by LSEG were for earnings of $1.60 per share and revenue of $10.72 billion. RTX — Shares rose more than 2% after the company reported first-quarter profit and revenue growth. RTX delivered earnings of $1.78 per share and revenue of $22.08 billion, beating FactSet estimates for earnings of $1.51 per share and revenue of $21.46 billion. And after a strong quarter in its defense business, the company raised its full-year earnings and sales outlook for 2026. Zions Bancorp — Shares fell slightly after the regional bank posted net interest income of $662 million in the first quarter, below the $674.5 million expected by analysts surveyed by Street Accounts. However, LSEG reported earnings per share of $1.56, beating the consensus estimate of $1.42. Steel Dynamics — The steelmaker reported mixed first-quarter results, with gains of less than 1%. Revenue of $5.2 billion exceeded the $5.1 billion expected by analysts surveyed by LSEG. However, earnings per share were $2.78, slightly below expectations of $2.79 per share. DR HORTON — Shares rose 2.5% after the homebuilder reported second-quarter earnings of $2.24 per share, beating the $2.15 per share estimates of analysts surveyed by LSEG. However, quarterly sales came in at $7.56 billion, lower than expectations of $7.6 billion. Tractor Supply — The company fell 5.4% after the rural lifestyle retailer reported disappointing earnings and earnings. First-quarter earnings were 31 cents a share, below the 34 cents expected by analysts polled by FactSet. Revenue was $3.59 billion, below the FactSet consensus estimate of $3.63 billion. Danaher — Shares rose 1.7% after the life sciences and diagnostics company posted earnings of $2.06 per share on revenue excluding items of $6 billion. That beat expectations for earnings of $1.94 a share and revenue of $5.98 billion, according to analysts surveyed by FactSet. Quest Diagnostics — Shares of the clinical laboratory services company soared 2.9% after its latest financial results. Quest Diagnostics’ adjusted first-quarter earnings were $2.50 per share, beating analysts’ estimates of $2.37 per share polled by FactSet. Revenue of $2.9 billion exceeded consensus estimates of $2.83 billion. — CNBC’s Davis Giangiulio, Lisa Kailai Han and Fred Imbert contributed reporting
