For the quarter ended March 2025, Solventum (SOLV) reported revenue of $2.07 billion, up 2.7% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $1.34, compared to $2.08 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2 billion, representing a surprise of +3.37%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +12.61%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $1.19.
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.
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 Solventum performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Net Sales- MedSurg: $1.16 billion compared to the $1.10 billion average estimate based on three analysts.
- Net Sales- Purification and Filtration: $242 million versus $242.25 million estimated by three analysts on average.
- Net Sales- Health Information Systems: $329 million compared to the $319.96 million average estimate based on three analysts.
- Net Sales- Dental Solutions: $328 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $325.61 million.
- Operating Income- MedSurg: $206 million versus $229.10 million estimated by two analysts on average.
- Operating Income- Purification and Filtration: $35 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $31.92 million.
- Operating Income- Health Information Systems: $109 million compared to the $104.45 million average estimate based on two analysts.
- Operating Income- Dental Solutions: $78 million compared to the $95.98 million average estimate based on two analysts.
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Shares of Solventum have returned -4.5% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +11.3% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.
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