Methanex (MEOH) reported $968.81 million in revenue for the quarter ended December 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 2.1%. EPS of -$0.14 for the same period compares to $1.24 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of -2.57% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $994.39 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.81, the EPS surprise was -117.28%.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how Methanex performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Sales volume in tonnes - Methanex-produced methanol: 2,390.00 KTon compared to the 2,148.56 KTon average estimate based on two analysts.
- Sales volume in tonnes - Purchased methanol: 142.00 KTon versus 574.66 KTon estimated by two analysts on average.
- Average realized methanol price ($/tonne): 331.00 $/Ton versus the two-analyst average estimate of 340.72 $/Ton.
- Sales volume in tonnes - Total: 2,689.00 KTon versus 2,889.16 KTon estimated by two analysts on average.
- Sales volume in tonnes - Commission sales: 157.00 KTon versus the two-analyst average estimate of 165.94 KTon.
View all Key Company Metrics for Methanex here>>>
Shares of Methanex have returned +3.9% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.2% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.
Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report
Methanex Corporation (MEOH): Free Stock Analysis ReportThis article originally published on Zacks Investment Research (zacks.com).
Zacks Investment Research
