Honeywell International
Q2 2023 Earnings Call
Jul 27, 2023, 8:30 a.m. ET
Contents:
- Prepared Remarks
- Questions and Answers
- Call Participants
Prepared Remarks:
Operator
Thank you for standing by and welcome to the Honeywell's second-quarter 2023 earnings conference call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. After the speakers' presentation, there will be a question-and-answer session. Please be advised that today's call is being recorded.
I would now like to hand the call over to Sean Meakim, vice president of investor relations. Please go ahead.
Sean Meakim -- Vice President, Investor Relations
Thank you, Liz. Good morning and welcome to Honeywell's second-quarter 2023 earnings conference call. On the call with me today are Chief Executive Officer Vimal Kapur, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Greg Lewis, and Senior Vice President and General Counsel Anne Madden. This webcast and the -- and the presentation materials, including non-GAAP reconciliations, are available on our Investor Relations website.
From time to time, we will post new information that may be of interest or material to our investors on this website. Our discussion today includes forward-looking statements that are based on our best view of the world and of our businesses as we see them today and are subject to risks and uncertainties, including the ones described in our SEC filings. This morning, we will review our financial results for the second quarter, share our guidance for the third quarter, and provide an update to our full-year 2023 outlook. As always, we'll leave time for your questions at the end.
With that, I'll turn the call over to CEO Vimal Kapur.
Vimal Kapur -- President and Chief Operating Officer
Thank you, Sean, and good morning, everyone. Let's begin on Slide 2. The second quarter was another strong one for Honeywell. We met or exceeded our commitments as our rigorous operating principles enable us to navigate a challenging backdrop.
We grew our adjusted earnings per share 6% year over year to $2.23, or up 13%, excluding a $0.15 noncash pension headwind. Second-quarter organic sales were up 3% year over year led by double-digit growth in commercial aerospace, process solutions, and UOP. Our aerospace business continues to perform at very high level. The second-quarter backlog grew to a new record of $30.5 billion, up 4% year over year and 1% sequentially due to strength in aero, PMT, and HBT. Similar to last quarter's, orders continue to grow double digit organically in aero.