For the quarter ended December 2025, Owens Corning (OC) reported revenue of $2.14 billion, down 24.6% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $1.10, compared to $3.22 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of -2.57% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.2 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.33, the EPS surprise was -17.44%.
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 Owens Corning performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Net Sales- Insulation: $916 million compared to the $886.64 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of -1.1% year over year.
- Net Sales- Doors: $486 million compared to the $516.12 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of -13.8% year over year.
- Net Sales- Roofing: $774 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $799.33 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -15.1%.
- Segment EBITDA- Roofing: $199 million compared to the $196.04 million average estimate based on two analysts.
- Segment EBITDA- Doors: $33 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $51.66 million.
- Segment EBITDA- Insulation: $186 million versus $182.01 million estimated by two analysts on average.
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Shares of Owens Corning have returned +4.5% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.3% 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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