For the quarter ended September 2025, Snap-On (SNA) reported revenue of $1.19 billion, up 3.8% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $4.71, compared to $4.70 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.15 billion, representing a surprise of +3.49%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +2.61%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $4.59.
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 Snap-On performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Net Sales- Commercial & Industrial Group: $367.7 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $355.43 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +0.6%.
- Net Sales- Snap-on Tools Group: $506 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $492 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +1.1%.
- Net Sales- Intersegment eliminations: $-147.7 million versus $-142.55 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +4.1% change.
- Net Sales- Financial Services Revenue: $101.1 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $101.14 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +0.7%.
- Net Sales- Repair Systems & Information Group: $464.8 million versus $446.71 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +10% change.
- Operating earnings / (losses)- Financial services: $68.9 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $69.48 million.
- Operating earnings / (losses)- Commercial & Industrial Group: $57.5 million versus $55.64 million estimated by two analysts on average.
- Operating earnings / (losses)- Corporate: $-30.1 million compared to the $-27.06 million average estimate based on two analysts.
- Operating earnings / (losses)- Snap-on Tools Group: $109.9 million versus $105.52 million estimated by two analysts on average.
- Operating earnings / (losses)- Repair Systems & Information Group: $141.2 million compared to the $110.49 million average estimate based on two analysts.
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Shares of Snap-On have returned +0.4% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.9% 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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