CAE (CAE) reported $898.18 million in revenue for the quarter ended December 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 2.7%. EPS of $0.24 for the same period compares to $0.21 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $904.94 million, representing a surprise of -0.75%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +11.37%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.22.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
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 CAE performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Civil Aviation - Simulator equivalent unit (SEU): 305 compared to the 301 average estimate based on eight analysts.
- Civil Aviation - FFS deliveries: 15 versus the seven-analyst average estimate of 16.
- Civil Aviation - Utilization rate: 71% versus the six-analyst average estimate of 71.7%.
- Civil Aviation - FFSs in CAE's network: 373 versus 372 estimated by four analysts on average.
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Shares of CAE have returned -4.1% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.3% 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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