UFP Industries (UFPI) reported $1.33 billion in revenue for the quarter ended December 2025, representing a year-over-year decline of 9%. EPS of $0.70 for the same period compares to $1.20 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of -5.29% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.4 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.03, the EPS surprise was -32.04%.
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 UFP Industries performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Net Sales- Retail: $443.96 million compared to the $509.03 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of -15.4% year over year.
- Net Sales- Construction: $439.79 million versus $457.57 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -9.7% change.
- Net Sales- Packaging: $370.1 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $362.03 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -1.4%.
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Shares of UFP Industries have returned +4.1% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +1.8% 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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