For the quarter ended December 2025, Armstrong World Industries (AWI) reported revenue of $388.3 million, up 5.6% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $1.61, compared to $1.50 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of -2.58% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $398.58 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.67, the EPS surprise was -3.59%.
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 Armstrong World Industries performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Revenue- Architectural Specialties: $143.7 million versus $146.59 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +11% change.
- Revenue- Mineral Fiber: $244.6 million compared to the $251.99 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +2.7% year over year.
- Operating Income- Mineral Fiber: $80.4 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $80.7 million.
- Operating Income- Architectural Specialties: $12.5 million versus $17.61 million estimated by two analysts on average.
- Adjusted Operating Income- Architectural Specialties: $14 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $18.26 million.
- Adjusted Operating Income- Mineral Fiber: $80 million compared to the $78.9 million average estimate based on two analysts.
- Operating income- Unallocated Corporate: $-0.9 million versus $-0.8 million estimated by two analysts on average.
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Shares of Armstrong World Industries have returned +2.9% 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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