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Sealed Air (SEE) Reports Q1 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say

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For the quarter ended March 2025, Sealed Air (SEE - Free Report) reported revenue of $1.27 billion, down 4.3% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.81, compared to $0.78 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.27 billion, representing a surprise of +0.26%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +20.90%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.67.

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.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

Here is how Sealed Air performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

  • Net Sales- Food: $852.10 million versus $854.65 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -1.9% change.
  • Net sales- Protective: $420.40 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $417.02 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -8.9%.
  • Adjusted EBITDA- Food: $202.70 million versus $191.56 million estimated by three analysts on average.
  • Adjusted EBITDA- Corporate expenses and unallocated costs: -$0.30 million versus -$3.34 million estimated by three analysts on average.
  • Adjusted EBITDA- Protective: $73.90 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $72 million.
View all Key Company Metrics for Sealed Air here>>>

Shares of Sealed Air have returned +14% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +11.5% 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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