NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) reported $3.34 billion in revenue for the quarter ended December 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 7.2%. EPS of $3.35 for the same period compares to $3.18 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +0.97% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.3 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $3.30, the EPS surprise was +1.41%.
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 NXP performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Revenue- Automotive: $1.88 billion versus the eight-analyst average estimate of $1.88 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +4.8%.
- Revenue- Communications Infrastructure & Other: $334 million compared to the $327.56 million average estimate based on eight analysts. The reported number represents a change of -18.3% year over year.
- Revenue- Industrial & IoT: $640 million compared to the $639.06 million average estimate based on eight analysts. The reported number represents a change of +24% year over year.
- Revenue- Mobile: $485 million compared to the $452.58 million average estimate based on eight analysts. The reported number represents a change of +22.5% year over year.
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Shares of NXP have returned +2.2% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.7% 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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