Baker Hughes (BKR) reported $6.43 billion in revenue for the quarter ended March 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 0.1%. EPS of $0.51 for the same period compares to $0.43 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $6.51 billion, representing a surprise of -1.31%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +8.51%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.47.
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 Baker Hughes performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Orders - Industrial & Energy Technology: $3.18 billion compared to the $3.09 billion average estimate based on four analysts.
- Orders - Total: $6.46 billion compared to the $6.43 billion average estimate based on three analysts.
- Orders - Oilfield Services & Equipment: $3.28 billion compared to the $3.42 billion average estimate based on three analysts.
- Orders - Climate Technology Solutions: $148 million versus $240.34 million estimated by two analysts on average.
- Revenue- Oilfield Services & Equipment- International: $2.58 billion versus the three-analyst average estimate of $2.62 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -7.7%.
- Revenue- Oilfield Services & Equipment- North America: $922 million compared to the $917.32 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of -6.9% year over year.
- Revenue- Oilfield Services & Equipment- International- Europe/CIS/Sub-Saharan Africa: $580 million compared to the $675.44 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of -22.7% year over year.
- Revenue- Oilfield Services & Equipment- International- Middle East/Asia: $1.43 billion versus the two-analyst average estimate of $1.36 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +1.7%.
- Revenue- Oilfield Services & Equipment: $3.50 billion versus $3.54 billion estimated by seven analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -7.5% change.
- Revenue- Industrial & Energy Technology: $2.93 billion compared to the $2.98 billion average estimate based on seven analysts. The reported number represents a change of +11.2% year over year.
- Revenue- Gas Technology Services: $592 million compared to the $685.05 million average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of -3.6% year over year.
- Revenue- Climate Technology Solutions: $178 million versus $146.53 million estimated by five analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +114.5% change.
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Shares of Baker Hughes have returned -18.5% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -5.1% 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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