Terex (TEX) reported $1.23 billion in revenue for the quarter ended March 2025, representing a year-over-year decline of 4.9%. EPS of $0.83 for the same period compares to $1.60 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +0.64% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.22 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.49, the EPS surprise was +69.39%.

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

• Net sales- Aerial Work Platforms (AWP): $450 million compared to the $431.38 million average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of -41.8% year over year.
• Net sales- Materials Processing & Mining (MP): $382 million compared to the $401.61 million average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of -26.5% year over year.
• Net sales- Corp and Other / Eliminations: -$2 million compared to the $0.24 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +900% year over year.
• Net sales- ESG: $399 million versus $389.63 million estimated by three analysts on average.
• Income (loss) from Operations- AWP: $2 million versus the five-analyst average estimate of $17.14 million.
• Income (loss) from Operations- MP: $36 million compared to the $28.10 million average estimate based on five analysts.
• Income (loss) from Operations- Corp and Other / Eliminations: -$25 million versus -$18.87 million estimated by five analysts on average.
• Income (loss) from Operations- ESG: $56 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $65.71 million.

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Shares of Terex have returned +1.6% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.5% 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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