For the quarter ended March 2025, Amphenol (APH) reported revenue of $4.81 billion, up 47.7% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.63, compared to $0.40 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +13.93% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.22 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.52, the EPS surprise was +21.15%.
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 Amphenol performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Net Sales- Harsh Environment Solutions: $1.27 billion versus $1.24 billion estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +38.5% change.
- Net Sales- Interconnect and Sensor Systems: $1.13 billion compared to the $1.15 billion average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +5.1% year over year.
- Net Sales- Communications Solutions: $2.41 billion versus the three-analyst average estimate of $1.81 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +90.7%.
- Operating Income- Harsh Environment Solutions: $311.20 million versus $310.04 million estimated by three analysts on average.
- Operating Income- Interconnect and Sensor Systems: $204.50 million versus $216.05 million estimated by three analysts on average.
- Operating Income- Communications Solutions: $660.80 million versus $450.98 million estimated by three analysts on average.
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Shares of Amphenol have returned -5.4% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -6.6% 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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