Embraer (ERJ) reported $1.1 billion in revenue for the quarter ended March 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 23%. EPS of $0.40 for the same period compares to -$0.07 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of -0.88% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.11 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.21, the EPS surprise was +90.48%.
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.
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 Embraer performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Revenue- Commercial Aviation: $202 million versus $248.84 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +0.5% change.
- Revenue- Services & Support: $425 million compared to the $405.80 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +16.1% year over year.
- Revenue- Defense & Security: $139 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $138.79 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +71.6%.
- Revenue- Executive Aviation: $323 million versus $316.56 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +34.6% change.
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Shares of Embraer have returned +14.5% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +11.5% 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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