For the quarter ended March 2025, Snap-On (SNA) reported revenue of $1.14 billion, down 3.5% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $4.51, compared to $4.75 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.2 billion, representing a surprise of -4.59%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of -6.24%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $4.81.

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.

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 Snap-On performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Net Sales- Financial Services Revenue: $102.10 million versus the five-analyst average estimate of $100.25 million.
• Net Sales- Intersegment eliminations: -$141.60 million versus -$143.42 million estimated by five analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +0.1% change.
• Net Sales- Repair Systems & Information Group: $475.90 million versus $464.15 million estimated by five analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +2.6% change.
• Net Sales- Snap-on Tools Group: $462.90 million compared to the $506.18 million average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of -7.4% year over year.
• Net Sales- Commercial & Industrial Group: $343.90 million versus the five-analyst average estimate of $369.44 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -4.5%.
• Operating earnings / (losses)- Financial services: $70.30 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $67.15 million.
• Operating earnings / (losses)- Commercial & Industrial Group: $53.20 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $58.40 million.
• Operating earnings / (losses)- Corporate: -$24.60 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of -$25.42 million.
• Operating earnings / (losses)- Snap-on Tools Group: $92.40 million versus $121.77 million estimated by three analysts on average.
• Operating earnings / (losses)- Repair Systems & Information Group: $122.10 million compared to the $114.88 million average estimate based on three analysts.

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Shares of Snap-On have returned -0.2% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -6.3% 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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