For the quarter ended September 2025, Avnet (AVT) reported revenue of $5.9 billion, up 5.3% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.84, compared to $0.92 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $5.7 billion, representing a surprise of +3.46%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +3.7%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.81.
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.
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 Avnet performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Sales- Farnell: $398.9 million compared to the $378.96 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +14.9% year over year.
- Sales- Electronic Components: $5.5 billion versus $5.32 billion estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +4.6% change.
- Operating Income (loss)- Electronic Components: $159 million compared to the $173.03 million average estimate based on three analysts.
- Operating Income (loss)- Farnell: $17.1 million versus $15.09 million estimated by three analysts on average.
- Operating Income (loss)- Corporate expenses: $-25.4 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $-26.48 million.
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Shares of Avnet have returned -3.3% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +3.8% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.
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