For the quarter ended December 2025, Aptiv PLC (APTV) reported revenue of $5.15 billion, up 5% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $1.86, compared to $1.75 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $5.08 billion, representing a surprise of +1.46%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +2.23%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $1.82.
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 APTIV HLDS LTD performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Net Sales- Eliminations and Other: $-212 million compared to the $-144.22 million average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of +1313.3% year over year.
- Net Sales- Advanced Safety and User Experience: $1.42 billion versus the five-analyst average estimate of $1.44 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +2.8%.
- Adjusted Operating Income- Advanced Safety and User Experience: $161 million versus the five-analyst average estimate of $174.86 million.
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Shares of APTIV HLDS LTD have returned -3.4% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.7% 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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