For the quarter ended September 2025, Wesco International (WCC) reported revenue of $6.2 billion, up 12.9% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $3.92, compared to $3.58 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +5.17% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $5.89 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $3.75, the EPS surprise was +4.53%.
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 Wesco International performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Net Sales- EES (Electrical & Electronic Solutions): $2.36 billion versus the three-analyst average estimate of $2.21 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +9.7%.
- Net Sales- UBS (Utility & Broadband Solutions): $1.43 billion versus the three-analyst average estimate of $1.41 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +3.3%.
- Net Sales- CSS (Communications & Security Solutions): $2.41 billion compared to the $2.26 billion average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +23.3% year over year.
- Adjusted EBITDA- Corporate: $-144.6 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $-137.47 million.
- Adjusted EBITDA- UBS (Utility & Broadband Solutions): $148.8 million compared to the $160.9 million average estimate based on three analysts.
- Adjusted EBITDA- CSS (Communications & Security Solutions): $220.5 million compared to the $201.73 million average estimate based on three analysts.
- Adjusted EBITDA- EES (Electrical & Electronic Solutions): $198.3 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $184.89 million.
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Shares of Wesco International have returned +7.3% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +3.6% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.
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