For the quarter ended September 2025, Masco (MAS) reported revenue of $1.92 billion, down 3.3% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.97, compared to $1.08 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.94 billion, representing a surprise of -1.1%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of -4.9%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $1.02.
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 Masco performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Net Sales- Decorative Architectural Products: $670 million versus the five-analyst average estimate of $677.25 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -12.3%.
- Net Sales- Plumbing Products: $1.25 billion compared to the $1.26 billion average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of +2.3% year over year.
- Operating profit, as adjusted- Plumbing Products: $204 million compared to the $230.43 million average estimate based on five analysts.
- Operating profit, as adjusted- Decorative Architectural Products: $128 million compared to the $120 million average estimate based on five analysts.
- Operating profit / (loss),as reported- General corporate expense, net: $-20 million versus $-27.16 million estimated by four analysts on average.
- Operating profit, as reported- Decorative Architectural Products: $128 million compared to the $115.93 million average estimate based on two analysts.
- Operating profit, as reported- Plumbing Products: $196 million versus $226.71 million estimated by two analysts on average.
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Shares of Masco have returned -2.8% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +3.8% 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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