For the quarter ended March 2025, Owens Corning (OC) reported revenue of $2.53 billion, up 10% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $2.97, compared to $3.59 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +0.54% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.52 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $2.82, the EPS surprise was +5.32%.
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: $909 million compared to the $927.69 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +0.6% year over year.
- Net Sales- Doors: $540 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $548.07 million.
- Net Sales- Roofing: $1.12 billion versus $1.09 billion estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +17% change.
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Shares of Owens Corning have returned +12.9% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +10.6% 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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