For the quarter ended December 2025, Molson Coors Brewing (TAP) reported revenue of $2.66 billion, down 2.7% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $1.21, compared to $1.30 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.72 billion, representing a surprise of -2%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +3.53%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $1.17.
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 Molson Coors performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Brand Volume - Consolidated: 18.03 million versus 17.67 million estimated by three analysts on average.
- Brand Volumes - EMEA&APAC: 4.42 million versus 4.58 million estimated by two analysts on average.
- Brand Volumes - Americas: 13.61 million versus 13.03 million estimated by two analysts on average.
- Net Sales- Americas: $2.07 billion compared to the $2.13 billion average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of -5% year over year.
- Net Sales- Unallocated & Eliminations: $-7.3 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $-6.33 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +4.3%.
- Net Sales- EMEA&APAC: $603.5 million versus $599.54 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +6.1% change.
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Shares of Molson Coors have returned +1.8% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -1.3% 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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