Compared to Estimates, Amer Sports, Inc. (AS) Q4 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics

Amer Sports, Inc. (AS) reported $2.1 billion in revenue for the quarter ended December 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 28.5%. EPS of $0.31 for the same period compares to $0.17 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +5.25% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.28, the EPS surprise was +12.85%.

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 Amer Sports, Inc. performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Geographic Revenues- EMEA: $596.2 million versus $535.33 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +21.4% change.
• Geographic Revenues- Asia Pacific: $269.4 million versus $274.96 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +53.1% change.
• Geographic Revenues- Greater China: $544.2 million versus $519.2 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +41.8% change.
• Geographic Revenues- Americas: $691.3 million compared to the $658.63 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +18.3% year over year.
• Segment Revenue- Technical Apparel: $999.8 million compared to the $931.34 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +34.2% year over year.
• Segment Revenue- Outdoor Performance: $764.1 million versus $737.67 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +28.6% change.
• Channel Revenues- DTC: $1.15 billion versus the two-analyst average estimate of $1.12 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +38.4%.
• Channel Revenues- Wholesale: $948.4 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $861.61 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +18.2%.
• Segment Revenue- Ball & Racquet Sports: $337.2 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $317.45 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +13.8%.
• Adjusted Operating Profit- Technical Apparel: $258.6 million compared to the $227.58 million average estimate based on two analysts.
• Adjusted Operating Profit- Ball & Racquet Sports: $-8.6 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $-6.11 million.
• Adjusted Operating Profit- Outdoor Performance: $47.7 million versus $70.91 million estimated by two analysts on average.

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Shares of Amer Sports, Inc. have returned +6.9% 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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