Entegris (ENTG) reported $811.9 million in revenue for the quarter ended March 2026, representing a year-over-year increase of 5%. EPS of $0.86 for the same period compares to $0.67 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +0.58% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $807.25 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.75, the EPS surprise was +14.71%.
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 Entegris performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
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Net Sales- Materials Solutions (MS): $351.1 million versus $359.79 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +2.8% change.
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Net Sales- Advanced Purity Solutions (APS): $463.6 million compared to the $450.95 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +6.8% year over year.
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Adjusted segment profit- Materials Solutions (MS): $77.1 million compared to the $81.97 million average estimate based on two analysts.
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Adjusted segment profit- Advanced Purity Solutions (APS): $135.1 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $115.88 million.
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Shares of Entegris have returned +25.8% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +12.2% 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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