Zoetis (ZTS) reported $2.4 billion in revenue for the quarter ended September 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 0.5%. EPS of $1.70 for the same period compares to $1.58 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.41 billion, representing a surprise of -0.35%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +4.94%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $1.62.
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.
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 Zoetis performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Geographic Revenues- U.S.: $1.32 billion versus $1.34 billion estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -1.8% change.
- Geographic Revenues- International Revenue: $1.06 billion compared to the $1.04 billion average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +3.3% year over year.
- Geographic Revenues- International- Companion Animal: $583 million versus $589.95 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +7.8% change.
- Geographic Revenues- U.S.- Livestock: $253 million compared to the $228.2 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of -9% year over year.
- Revenues- Contract Manufacturing & Human Health: $23 million compared to the $23.7 million average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of +9.5% year over year.
- Revenues- Companion Animal: $1.65 billion versus the four-analyst average estimate of $1.7 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +2.7%.
- Revenues- Livestock: $725 million versus $682.77 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -4.4% change.
- Revenues- Livestock- Poultry: $106 million compared to the $122.99 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of -23.7% year over year.
- Revenues- Companion Animal- Horses: $66 million versus $16.91 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +13.8% change.
- Revenues- Companion Animal- Dogs and Cats: $1.59 billion compared to the $1.7 billion average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +2.3% year over year.
- Revenues- Livestock- Swine: $111 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $125.2 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -15.3%.
- Revenues- Livestock- Cattle: $399 million compared to the $327.97 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +2.1% year over year.
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Shares of Zoetis have returned -0.7% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +2.1% 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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