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Cummins (CMI) Reports Q1 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say

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For the quarter ended March 2025, Cummins (CMI - Free Report) reported revenue of $8.17 billion, down 2.7% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $5.96, compared to $5.10 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +1.33% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $8.07 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $4.82, the EPS surprise was +23.65%.

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

  • Net Sales- Intersegment Eliminations: -$1.93 billion versus -$1.81 billion estimated by six analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +2.8% change.
  • Net Sales- Distribution: $2.91 billion versus the six-analyst average estimate of $2.66 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +14.7%.
  • Net Sales- Accelera: $103 million versus $97.47 million estimated by six analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +10.8% change.
  • Net Sales- Power System: $1.65 billion compared to the $1.50 billion average estimate based on six analysts. The reported number represents a change of +18.7% year over year.
  • Net Sales- Engine- Heavy-duty truck: $921 million versus $1.01 billion estimated by six analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -13% change.
  • Net Sales- Engine: $2.77 billion versus $2.74 billion estimated by six analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -5.4% change.
  • Net Sales- Engine- Off-highway: $443 million versus $432.45 million estimated by six analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +1.6% change.
  • Net Sales- Engine- Medium-duty truck and bus: $986 million versus the six-analyst average estimate of $956.99 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -0.9%.
  • Net Sales- Engine- Light-duty automotive: $421 million versus $425.95 million estimated by six analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -3.9% change.
  • Net Sales- Components: $2.67 billion compared to the $2.85 billion average estimate based on six analysts. The reported number represents a change of -19.9% year over year.
  • Net Sales- Components- Drivetrain and braking systems: $1.06 billion versus the three-analyst average estimate of $1.13 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -14.3%.
  • Net Sales- Components- Automated transmissions: $117 million compared to the $146.75 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of -29.1% year over year.
View all Key Company Metrics for Cummins here>>>

Shares of Cummins have returned +8% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.4% 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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