For the quarter ended March 2025, Chart Industries (GTLS) reported revenue of $1 billion, up 5.3% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $1.86, compared to $1.49 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of -0.10% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.84, the EPS surprise was +1.09%.

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

• Backlog - Cryo Tank Solutions: $318.70 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $300.98 million.
• Backlog - Heat Transfer Systems: $2.04 billion versus the two-analyst average estimate of $2.18 billion.
• Backlog - Specialty Products: $2.06 billion versus $1.98 billion estimated by two analysts on average.
• Backlog - Repair, Service & Leasing: $725.30 million compared to the $572.30 million average estimate based on two analysts.
• Total Backlog: $5.14 billion versus the two-analyst average estimate of $5.02 billion.
• Orders - Heat Transfer Systems: $220.70 million versus $346.48 million estimated by two analysts on average.
• Orders - Specialty Products: $487.70 million versus $369.25 million estimated by two analysts on average.
• Orders - Repair, Service & Leasing: $454.60 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $319.40 million.
• Sales- Cryo Tank Solutions: $153.20 million compared to the $139.80 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of -4.1% year over year.
• Sales- Repair, Service & Leasing: $304.90 million compared to the $323.88 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +1.3% year over year.
• Sales- Specialty Products: $276.10 million compared to the $275.03 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +16.7% year over year.
• Sales- Heat Transfer Systems: $267.30 million compared to the $264.98 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +5.4% year over year.

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Shares of Chart Industries have returned -10.8% 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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