Mercury Systems (MRCY) Reports Q1 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say

Mercury Systems (MRCY) reported $225.21 million in revenue for the quarter ended September 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 10.2%. EPS of $0.26 for the same period compares to $0.04 a year ago.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $207.02 million, representing a surprise of +8.78%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +225%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.08.

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 Mercury Systems performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Net Revenue- Sensor & Effector- Radar: $30.19 million versus $36.94 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -10.6% change.
• Net Revenue- Sensor & Effector- Electronic Warfare: $21 million versus $25.52 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -20.3% change.
• Net Revenue- Other: $32.79 million compared to the $33.95 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +0.3% year over year.
• Net Revenue- Sensor & Effector- Total: $80.95 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $85.52 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -6.4%.
• Net Revenue- C4I: $111.47 million compared to the $86.12 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +30.7% year over year.
• Net Revenue- Sensor & Effector- Other Sensor & Effector: $29.77 million versus $23.07 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +12.9% change.

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Shares of Mercury Systems have returned -7.4% 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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