For the quarter ended December 2025, Elanco Animal Health Incorporated (ELAN) reported revenue of $1.14 billion, up 12.2% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.13, compared to $0.14 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +4.72% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.09 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.11, the EPS surprise was +16.07%.
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.
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 Elanco Animal Health performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Revenue- Total Pet Health: $489 million versus the five-analyst average estimate of $477.11 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +11.4%.
- Revenue- Total Contract Manufacturing: $15 million versus the five-analyst average estimate of $12.17 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +36.4%.
- Revenue- Total Farm Animal: $640 million versus the five-analyst average estimate of $602.04 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +12.3%.
- Revenue- Farm Animal- Poultry: $237 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $215.16 million.
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Shares of Elanco Animal Health have returned +0.3% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -1% 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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