For the quarter ended May 2025, FedEx (FDX) reported revenue of $22.22 billion, up 0.5% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $6.07, compared to $5.41 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $21.73 billion, representing a surprise of +2.24%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +2.36%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $5.93.
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 FedEx performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- FedEx Express - Package - Average daily package volume - Total international export ADV: 1.12 million versus 1.08 million estimated by four analysts on average.
- FedEx Freight - Weight per shipment - Composite weight per shipment: 920 thousand compared to the 922.71 thousand average estimate based on four analysts.
- FedEx Express - Package - Average daily package volume - Total ADV: 16.79 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of 16.19 million.
- FedEx Express - Freight - Average daily freight pounds - U.S. 2.23 million compared to the 2.32 million average estimate based on four analysts.
- Revenue- Other and eliminations: $946 million versus $925.21 million estimated by six analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +13.6% change.
- Revenue- FedEx Freight segment: $2.30 billion versus the six-analyst average estimate of $2.27 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -0.4%.
- Revenue- Federal Express segment: $18.98 billion compared to the $18.42 billion average estimate based on six analysts. The reported number represents a change of +82.2% year over year.
- Revenue- FedEx Express- Package- U.S. ground: $8.59 billion compared to the $8.34 billion average estimate based on five analysts.
- Revenue- FedEx Express- Freight- International priority: $603 million versus the five-analyst average estimate of $562.23 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +7.1%.
- Revenue- FedEx Express- Freight- Total freight revenue: $1.41 billion compared to the $1.37 billion average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of -13.9% year over year.
- Revenue- FedEx Express- Freight- U.S. $298 million versus $297.13 million estimated by five analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -50.7% change.
- Revenue- FedEx Express- Other: $217 million versus the five-analyst average estimate of $246.59 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -18.7%.
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Shares of FedEx have returned +5.8% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +3.9% 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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