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Textron (TXT) Reports Q4 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say

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Textron (TXT - Free Report) reported $4.18 billion in revenue for the quarter ended December 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 15.6%. EPS of $1.73 for the same period compares to $1.34 a year ago.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.14 billion, representing a surprise of +0.83%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of -0.8%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $1.74.

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 Textron performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
  • Revenues- Manufacturing- Textron Aviation: $1.75 billion versus the three-analyst average estimate of $1.93 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +36.4%.
  • Revenues- Manufacturing- Bell: $1.26 billion versus $1.12 billion estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +11.3% change.
  • Revenues- Manufacturing- Textron systems: $323 million compared to the $302.1 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +3.9% year over year.
  • Revenues- Finance: $18 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $15.12 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +63.6%.
  • Revenues- Textron eAviation: $7 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $7.57 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -36.4%.
  • Revenues- Manufacturing: $4.16 billion versus $4.18 billion estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +15.4% change.
  • Revenues- Manufacturing- Industrial: $821 million versus $826.87 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -5.5% change.
  • Segment Profit- Textron Aviation: $208 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $204.22 million.
  • Segment Profit- Bell: $101 million compared to the $103.7 million average estimate based on three analysts.
  • Segment Profit- Textron Systems: $43 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $43.47 million.
  • Segment Profit- Finance: $13 million versus $7.95 million estimated by three analysts on average.
  • Segment Profit- Textron eAviation: $-15 million versus $-17.66 million estimated by three analysts on average.

View all Key Company Metrics for Textron here>>>

Shares of Textron have returned +6.7% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.8% 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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