Amcor (AMCR) reported $5.75 billion in revenue for the quarter ended September 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 71.3%. EPS of $0.19 for the same period compares to $0.16 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of -1.44% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $5.83 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.19, the company has not delivered EPS surprise.
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 Amcor performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Net Sales- Flexible: $3.26 billion versus the three-analyst average estimate of $3.36 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +27.6%.
- Net Sales- Rigid Packaging: $2.49 billion versus $2.46 billion estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +210.6% change.
- Adjusted EBIT- Flexibles: $426 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $431.87 million.
- Adjusted EBIT- Rigid Packaging: $295 million compared to the $263.87 million average estimate based on three analysts.
- Adjusted EBIT- Corporate expenses: $-34 million versus $-32.47 million estimated by two analysts on average.
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Shares of Amcor have returned -1.1% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +1% 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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