ABM Industries (ABM) Reports Q4 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say

For the quarter ended October 2025, ABM Industries (ABM) reported revenue of $2.3 billion, up 5.4% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.88, compared to $0.90 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +1.19% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.27 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.10, the EPS surprise was -20%.

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

• Revenues- Business & Industry: $1.05 billion versus the two-analyst average estimate of $1.04 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +2.3%.
• Revenues- Aviation: $296.7 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $290.34 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +7.3%.
• Revenues- Education: $233.7 million versus $236.37 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +1.6% change.
• Revenues- Manufacturing & Distribution: $417.4 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $403.5 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +7.7%.
• Revenues- Technical Solutions: $298.7 million versus $298.84 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +16.1% change.
• Operating profit- Business & Industry: $80.6 million compared to the $111.7 million average estimate based on two analysts.
• Operating profit- Aviation: $16.8 million compared to the $24.47 million average estimate based on two analysts.
• Operating profit- Manufacturing & Distribution: $35.8 million versus $51.21 million estimated by two analysts on average.
• Operating profit- Technical Solutions: $37.1 million versus $34.23 million estimated by two analysts on average.
• Operating profit- Education: $18.8 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $19.4 million.

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Shares of ABM Industries have returned +13% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +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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