For the quarter ended September 2025, LATAM (LTM) reported revenue of $3.86 billion, up 17.3% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $1.30, compared to $1.00 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.61 billion, representing a surprise of +6.68%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +3.17%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $1.26.
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.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how LATAM performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Passenger - ASKs: 44.52 billion versus 44.61 billion estimated by two analysts on average.
- Passenger - RPKs: 38.04 billion versus 38.01 billion estimated by two analysts on average.
- Passenger Load Factor (based on ASKs): 85.4% versus the two-analyst average estimate of 85.2%.
- Cargo Yield based on RTKs: 36.70 Cents versus the two-analyst average estimate of 37.09 Cents.
- Passenger Revenues per ASK: 7.60 Cents compared to the 7.14 Cents average estimate based on two analysts.
- Cargo - ATKs: 2.11 billion compared to the 2.08 billion average estimate based on two analysts.
- Cargo Load Factor (based on ATKs): 52.3% compared to the 52.8% average estimate based on two analysts.
- Passenger Yield based on RPKs: 8.90 Cents versus the two-analyst average estimate of 8.39 Cents.
- Revenue- Passenger: $3.39 billion versus $3.19 billion estimated by two analysts on average.
- Revenue- Other income: $57.35 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $56.64 million.
- Revenue- Cargo: $404.5 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $407.36 million.
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Shares of LATAM have returned -0.3% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +1.5% 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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