For the quarter ended June 2025, Huntsman (HUN Quick QuoteHUN - Free Report) reported revenue of $1.46 billion, down 7.4% over the same period last year. EPS came in at -$0.20, compared to $0.14 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of -1.26% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.48 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being -$0.15, the EPS surprise was -33.33%.

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.

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

• Sales Volume - Polyurethanes: -2% compared to the -5.4% average estimate based on three analysts.
• Local Currency & Mix - Polyurethanes: -5% compared to the -1.5% average estimate based on three analysts.
• Total - Polyurethanes: -7% compared to the -5.7% average estimate based on three analysts.
• Sales Volume - Performance Products: -9% versus -3.3% estimated by three analysts on average.
• Local Currency & Mix - Performance Products: -1% compared to the 0.8% average estimate based on three analysts.
• Exchange Rate - Advanced Materials: 1% compared to the -0.7% average estimate based on three analysts.
• Sales Volume - Advanced Materials: -3% versus the three-analyst average estimate of -0.2%.
• Local Currency & Mix - Advanced Materials: -3% versus the three-analyst average estimate of -4.9%.
• Revenues- Polyurethanes: $932 million versus the five-analyst average estimate of $942.75 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -6.9%.
• Revenues- Advanced Materials: $264 million versus $267.32 million estimated by five analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -5.4% change.
• Revenues- Performance Products: $270 million compared to the $292.22 million average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of -9.7% year over year.
• Revenues- Intersegment Eliminations: $-8 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $-10.85 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +60%.

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Shares of Huntsman have returned -12.5% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +2.7% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.