For the quarter ended June 2025, Spire (SR Quick QuoteSR - Free Report) reported revenue of $421.9 million, up 1.9% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.01, compared to -$0.14 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $412.98 million, representing a surprise of +2.16%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +111.11%, with the consensus EPS estimate being -$0.09.

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

• Operating Revenues- Gas Utility: $347.5 million versus $356.49 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -6.8% change.
• Operating Revenues- Gas Marketing: $43.1 million compared to the $20.22 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +103.3% year over year.
• Operating Revenues- Midstream: $42.2 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $31.86 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +29.9%.
• Operating Revenues- Other: $5.7 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $4.47 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +18.8%.
• Operating Revenues- Eliminations: $-16.6 million versus $-17 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -2.9% change.
• Operating Income- Gas Marketing: $28.7 million versus $1.48 million estimated by four analysts on average.
• Operating Income- Midstream: $23.8 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $18.55 million.
• Operating Income- Gas Utility: $16.6 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $23.65 million.
• Operating Income- Other: $0.1 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $-0.23 million.

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Shares of Spire have returned +2.6% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +1% 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.