Seagate (STX) reported $2.44 billion in revenue for the quarter ended June 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 29.5%. EPS of $2.59 for the same period compares to $1.05 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.41 billion, representing a surprise of +1.61%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +5.28%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $2.46.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how Seagate performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Capacity Shipped - Mass Capacity: 150.90 EB versus the two-analyst average estimate of 152.01 EB.
- Capacity Shipped - Total: 162.50 EB compared to the 162.14 EB average estimate based on two analysts.
- Capacity Shipped - Legacy: 11.50 EB versus the two-analyst average estimate of 10.14 EB.
- Revenue by Product Line- HDD- Legacy: $270 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $245.91 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -6.9%.
- Revenue by Product Line- HDD- Mass Capacity: $2.01 billion versus the two-analyst average estimate of $2.01 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +40%.
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Shares of Seagate have returned +4.3% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +3.6% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.
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