PSEG (PEG) reported $3.02 billion in revenue for the quarter ended September 2026, representing a year-over-year decline of 6.4%. EPS of $1.15 for the same period compares to $1.13 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of -8.51% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.3 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.21, the EPS surprise was -4.96%.
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 PSEG performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
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Revenue- PSE&G: $2.53 billion compared to the $2.65 billion average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of -0.4% year over year.
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Operating Income- PSE&G: $696 million compared to the $771.87 million average estimate based on two analysts.
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Operating Income- PSEG Power & Other: $-74 million compared to the $222.74 million average estimate based on two analysts.
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Shares of PSEG have returned +9.1% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.9% 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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