For the quarter ended March 2025, ArcelorMittal (MT) reported revenue of $14.8 billion, down 9.1% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $1.04, compared to $1.16 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +1.08% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $14.64 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.71, the EPS surprise was +46.48%.

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

• Shipments Steel - North America: 2,643 Kmt versus 2,560.44 Kmt estimated by two analysts on average.
• Shipments Steel - Brazil: 3,158 Kmt versus 3,334.44 Kmt estimated by two analysts on average.
• Shipments Steel - Europe: 7,528 Kmt versus the two-analyst average estimate of 7,355.4 Kmt.
• Iron ore shipment - Mining: 8 Mmt versus 7.75 Mmt estimated by two analysts on average.
• Crude steel production - North America: 2,255 Kmt compared to the 2,200.9 Kmt average estimate based on two analysts.
• Crude steel production - Brazil: 3,579 Kmt versus the two-analyst average estimate of 3,661.61 Kmt.
• Crude steel production - Europe: 7,987 Kmt versus 7,836.73 Kmt estimated by two analysts on average.
• Revenue- North America: $2.88 billion versus the two-analyst average estimate of $2.71 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -14%.
• Revenue- Brazil: $2.65 billion versus $2.78 billion estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -13.2% change.
• Revenue- Mining: $735 million compared to the $774.02 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +0.8% year over year.
• Segment Revenue- Sustainable Solutions: $2.58 billion versus $2.22 billion estimated by two analysts on average.
• Revenue- Europe: $7.22 billion versus the two-analyst average estimate of $7.10 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -8%.

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Shares of ArcelorMittal have returned +4.1% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.2% 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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