Viatris (VTRS) reported $3.7 billion in revenue for the quarter ended December 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 5%. EPS of $0.57 for the same period compares to $0.54 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +5.29% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.52 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.52, the EPS surprise was +9.62%.
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 Viatris performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Revenues- Total Net Sales: $3.69 billion versus the three-analyst average estimate of $3.51 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +5%.
- Revenues- Other revenues: $12.9 million versus $11.7 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +1.6% change.
- Net Sales- Emerging Markets: $564.7 million compared to the $551.53 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +10.1% year over year.
- Net Sales- Greater China: $572.9 million compared to the $554.35 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +9.8% year over year.
- Net Sales- JANZ: $305.7 million compared to the $298.6 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of -8.6% year over year.
- Net Sales- Developed Markets: $2.25 billion compared to the $2.11 billion average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +4.7% year over year.
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Shares of Viatris have returned +24% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.6% 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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