For the quarter ended March 2025, Lennox International (LII) reported revenue of $1.07 billion, up 2.4% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $3.37, compared to $3.47 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.03 billion, representing a surprise of +4.19%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +3.69%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $3.25.
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 Lennox performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Net Sales- Building Climate Solutions: $351.20 million versus $381.90 million estimated by 14 analysts on average.
- Net Sales- Home Comfort Solutions: $721.40 million compared to the $636.12 million average estimate based on 14 analysts.
- Segment Profit (loss)- Home Comfort Solutions: $116.80 million compared to the $99.09 million average estimate based on 14 analysts.
- Segment Profit (loss)- Corporate and other: -$14.70 million versus the 14-analyst average estimate of -$26.11 million.
- Segment Profit (loss)- Building Climate Solutions: $53.50 million compared to the $77.66 million average estimate based on 14 analysts.
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Shares of Lennox have returned -4.9% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -6.6% 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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