10 Firms Stayed Strong Amid Market Bloodbath

4. Embraer SA (NYSE:ERJ)

Aircraft manufacturer Embraer extended its winning streak for a fourth day on Thursday, adding 10.75 percent to finish at $47.50 apiece as investors cheered its earnings performance last year.

In a statement, ERJ said revenues for the fourth quarter of 2024 totaled $2.3 billion, while revenues for the full year increased by 21 percent year-on-year to $6.4 billion, with 40 percent owed to its defense and security revenues.

In the fourth quarter, ERJ said it was able to deliver 75 jets, of which 31 were commercial jets and 44 were executive jets. In full year 2024, a total of 206 aircraft were delivered, of which 73 were commercial jets, 130 were executive jets, and three were for defense and security. The total deliveries were 13.8 percent higher than the 181 delivered aircraft a year earlier.

For this year, ERJ expects to deliver between 77 and 85 commercial aircraft, and between 145 and 155 executive aviation aircraft.

Total revenues were pegged at a range of $7 billion to $7.5 billion.