Here's What Key Metrics Tell Us About Lindsay (LNN) Q4 Earnings

Lindsay (LNN) reported $153.56 million in revenue for the quarter ended August 2025, representing a year-over-year decline of 0.9%. EPS of $0.99 for the same period compares to $1.17 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +1.6% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $151.14 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.04, the EPS surprise was -4.81%.

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 Lindsay performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Operating revenues- Infrastructure segment: $24.53 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $25.19 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -15.8%.
• Operating revenues- Irrigation segment: $129.03 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $125.95 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +2.5%.
• Operating income- Irrigation segment: $17.7 million versus $15.51 million estimated by two analysts on average.
• Operating income- Corporate: $-9.91 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $-6.6 million.
• Operating income- Infrastructure segment: $3.53 million compared to the $4.26 million average estimate based on two analysts.

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Shares of Lindsay have returned -10.9% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.2% 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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