Silgan Holdings (SLGN) reported $1.47 billion in revenue for the quarter ended December 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 4.1%. EPS of $0.67 for the same period compares to $0.85 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +0.53% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.46 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.65, the EPS surprise was +2.45%.
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 Silgan performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Net Sales- Metal Containers: $675.6 million versus $640.45 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +10.7% change.
- Net Sales- Dispensing and Specialty Closures: $643.6 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $670.92 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +0.7%.
- Net Sales- Custom Containers: $149.4 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $154.79 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -7.6%.
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Shares of Silgan have returned +4.4% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.9% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.
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