For the quarter ended June 2026, Eagle Materials (EXP) reported revenue of $650.97 million, up 2.6% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $3.29, compared to $3.76 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +3.56% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $628.6 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $3.26, the EPS surprise was +0.92%.
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 Eagle Materials performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
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Segment Operating Earnings- Heavy Materials- Concrete and Aggregates: $4 million versus $5.37 million estimated by two analysts on average.
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Segment Operating Earnings- Light Materials- Recycled Paperboard: $13.13 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $11.19 million.
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Segment Operating Earnings- Light Materials- Gypsum Wallboard: $73.35 million versus $66.89 million estimated by two analysts on average.
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Segment Operating Earnings- Light Materials: $86.48 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $78.08 million.
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Shares of Eagle Materials have returned -1.3% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +1.9% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.
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