For the quarter ended September 2025, Spire (SR) reported revenue of $334.1 million, up 13.7% over the same period last year. EPS came in at -$0.47, compared to -$0.54 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $307.96 million, representing a surprise of +8.49%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of -2.17%, with the consensus EPS estimate being -$0.46.
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 Spire performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Operating Income- Gas Marketing: $-1.7 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $5.31 million.
- Operating Income- Midstream: $20.9 million versus $18.53 million estimated by three analysts on average.
- Operating Income- Gas Utility: $-10.2 million compared to the $2.63 million average estimate based on three analysts.
- Operating Income- Other: $-9.5 million compared to the $-0.16 million average estimate based on two analysts.
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Shares of Spire have returned +5.1% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +1.4% 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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