For the quarter ended September 2025, Cummins (CMI Quick QuoteCMI - Free Report) reported revenue of $8.32 billion, down 1.6% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $5.59, compared to $5.60 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +3.24% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $8.06 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $4.73, the EPS surprise was +18.18%.

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.

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

• Unit shipments - Engine - Light-duty: 49,600 versus the two-analyst average estimate of 32,719.
• Unit shipments - Engine - Heavy-duty: 22,400 versus 28,236 estimated by two analysts on average.
• Unit shipments - Engine - Medium-duty: 63,100 versus 66,038 estimated by two analysts on average.
• Unit shipments - Engine - Total: 135,100 compared to the 126,992 average estimate based on two analysts.
• Net Sales- Power System: $2 billion versus $1.9 billion estimated by five analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +18.3% change.
• Net Sales- Intersegment Eliminations: $-1.91 billion versus the five-analyst average estimate of $-1.85 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -1.2%.
• Net Sales- Engine: $2.61 billion versus $2.5 billion estimated by five analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -10.6% change.
• Net Sales- Components: $2.33 billion compared to the $2.32 billion average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of -14.5% year over year.
• Net Sales- Distribution: $3.17 billion versus the five-analyst average estimate of $3.06 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +7.5%.
• Net Sales- Accelera: $121 million versus the five-analyst average estimate of $115.38 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +10%.
• Net Sales- Engine- Off-highway: $466 million compared to the $418.45 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +9.9% year over year.
• Net Sales- Engine- Medium-duty truck and bus: $784 million compared to the $905.6 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of -26.9% year over year.

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Shares of Cummins have returned +0.7% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +1.3% 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.