Generac Holdings (GNRC) reported $1.11 billion in revenue for the quarter ended September 2025, representing a year-over-year decline of 5.1%. EPS of $1.83 for the same period compares to $2.25 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of -7.44% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.2 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $2.25, the EPS surprise was -18.67%.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
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 Generac Holdings performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Revenue- Residential products: $626.71 million compared to the $714.3 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of -13.3% year over year.
- Revenue- Other: $129.37 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $127.9 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +5.3%.
- Revenue- Commercial & industrial products: $358.27 million versus $352.7 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +9.2% change.
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Shares of Generac Holdings have returned +13.6% 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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