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Bausch (BHC) Reports Q1 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say

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Bausch Health (BHC - Free Report) reported $2.26 billion in revenue for the quarter ended March 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 4.9%. EPS of $0.59 for the same period compares to $0.59 a year ago.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.27 billion, representing a surprise of -0.54%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of -28.92%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.83.

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

  • Revenues- Bausch + Lomb- Ophthalmic Pharmaceuticals: $267 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $285.29 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of 0%.
  • Revenues- Solta Medical: $113 million versus $105.12 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +28.4% change.
  • Revenues- Bausch + Lomb- Vision Care: $656 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $657.80 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +3.3%.
  • Revenues- Total Bausch Health (excl. B+L): $1.12 billion versus the three-analyst average estimate of $1.12 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +6.5%.
  • Revenues- Total Bausch + Lomb revenues: $1.14 billion versus the three-analyst average estimate of $1.16 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +3.5%.
  • Revenues- Diversified Products: $205 million compared to the $201.28 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +1.5% year over year.
  • Revenues- Bausch + Lomb- Surgical: $214 million versus $212.34 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +8.6% change.
  • Revenues- Salix: $542 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $544.67 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +8.6%.
  • Revenues- International: $262 million versus $267.63 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -1.1% change.
  • Revenues- Product sales: $2.23 billion compared to the $2.24 billion average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +4.6% year over year.
  • Revenues- Other revenues: $32 million versus $22.60 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +33.3% change.
  • Revenues- Diversified Products- Dentistry: $23 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $23.77 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -4.2%.
View all Key Company Metrics for Bausch here>>>

Shares of Bausch have returned -11.8% 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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