H. B. Fuller (FUL) reported $898.1 million in revenue for the quarter ended May 2025, representing a year-over-year decline of 2.1%. EPS of $1.18 for the same period compares to $1.12 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $898.01 million, representing a surprise of +0.01%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +7.27%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $1.10.
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 H. B. Fuller performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Net Revenue- Engineering Adhesives: $276.42 million versus $272.46 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -26% change.
- Net Revenue- Hygiene, Health and Consumable Adhesives: $397.48 million versus $394.59 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +1.1% change.
- Adjusted EBITDA- Hygiene, Health and Consumable Adhesives: $61.96 million compared to the $60.93 million average estimate based on two analysts.
- Adjusted EBITDA- Engineering Adhesives: $63.34 million compared to the $56.36 million average estimate based on two analysts.
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Shares of H. B. Fuller have returned +1.4% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +5.1% 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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