Huntington Ingalls (HII) reported $2.73 billion in revenue for the quarter ended March 2025, representing a year-over-year decline of 2.5%. EPS of $3.79 for the same period compares to $3.87 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of -1.98% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.79 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $2.90, the EPS surprise was +30.69%.

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 Huntington Ingalls performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Sales and Service Revenues- Mission Technologies: $735 million compared to the $684.98 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of -2% year over year.
• Sales and Service Revenues- Intersegment eliminations: -$34 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of -$34.65 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of 0%.
• Sales and Service Revenues- Newport News: $1.40 billion compared to the $1.48 billion average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of -2.7% year over year.
• Sales and Service Revenues- Ingalls: $637 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $663.30 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -2.8%.
• Segment Operating Income (loss)- Ingalls: $46 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $51.94 million.
• Segment Operating Income (loss)- Mission Technologies: $40 million compared to the $21.32 million average estimate based on two analysts.
• Segment Operating Income (loss)- Newport News: $85 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $66.04 million.

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Shares of Huntington Ingalls have returned +12.4% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.7% 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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