Valmont Industries (VMI Quick QuoteVMI - Free Report) reported $1.05 billion in revenue for the quarter ended September 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 2.5%. EPS of $4.98 for the same period compares to $4.11 a year ago.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.04 billion, representing a surprise of +0.69%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +7.33%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $4.64.

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

• Total Sales- Intersegment: $-3.64 million compared to the $-4.03 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of -1.3% year over year.
• Net Sales- Agriculture: $239.42 million versus $233.58 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -9.2% change.
• Total Sales- Infrastructure: $808.29 million compared to the $790.13 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +6.6% year over year.
• Total Sales- Agriculture: $241.34 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $252.57 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -9%.
• Net Sales- Infrastructure: $806.56 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $805.16 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +6.6%.
• Adjusted Operating Income- Infrastructure: $143.38 million versus $130.39 million estimated by four analysts on average.
• Adjusted operating income- Corporate: $-25.11 million compared to the $-26.72 million average estimate based on four analysts.
• Adjusted Operating Income- Agriculture: $23.19 million versus $28.6 million estimated by four analysts on average.

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Shares of Valmont have returned +8.9% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +1.2% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.