Molson Coors Brewing (TAP) reported $2.3 billion in revenue for the quarter ended March 2025, representing a year-over-year decline of 11.3%. EPS of $0.50 for the same period compares to $0.95 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.44 billion, representing a surprise of -5.51%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of -37.50%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.80.
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 Molson Coors performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Brand Volume - Consolidated: 15.55 million compared to the 16.52 million average estimate based on three analysts.
- Brand Volumes - Americas: 11.93 million compared to the 12.42 million average estimate based on two analysts.
- Brand Volumes - EMEA&APAC: 3.62 million compared to the 3.82 million average estimate based on two analysts.
- Net Sales- Americas: $1.88 billion versus $1.96 billion estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -12.3% change.
- Net Sales- Unallocated & Eliminations: -$5 million versus -$4.13 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +35.1% change.
- Net Sales- EMEA&APAC: $427.30 million compared to the $451.89 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of -6% year over year.
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Shares of Molson Coors have returned -6.2% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +11.3% 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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