For the quarter ended August 2025, H. B. Fuller (FUL) reported revenue of $892.04 million, down 2.8% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $1.26, compared to $1.13 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $891.95 million, representing a surprise of +0.01%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +1.61%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $1.24.
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.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how H. B. Fuller performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Net Revenue- Hygiene, Health and Consumable Adhesives: $386.07 million compared to the $397.69 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of -1% year over year.
- Net Revenue- Building Adhesive Solutions: $233.68 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $232.65 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +52.6%.
- Net Revenue- Engineering Adhesives: $272.3 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $265.33 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -27.4%.
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Shares of H. B. Fuller have returned -3.3% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +3.1% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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