For the quarter ended December 2025, Teradyne (TER Quick QuoteTER - Free Report) reported revenue of $1.08 billion, up 43.9% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $1.80, compared to $0.95 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $968.83 million, representing a surprise of +11.82%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +32.22%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $1.36.

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

• Revenue- Product Test: $110 million versus $142.94 million estimated by three analysts on average.
• Revenue- Industrial Automation (Robotics): $89 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $93.52 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -9.2%.
• Revenue- Semiconductor Test: $883 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $724.93 million.

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Shares of Teradyne have returned +16.1% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.7% 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.