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Snap-On (SNA) Q1 Earnings: How Key Metrics Compare to Wall Street Estimates

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For the quarter ended March 2026, Snap-On (SNA - Free Report) reported revenue of $1.21 billion, up 5.8% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $4.69, compared to $4.51 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +2.53% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.18 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $4.68, the EPS surprise was +0.26%.

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 Snap-On performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
  • Net Sales- Financial Services Revenue: $101.1 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $103.17 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -1%.
  • Net Sales- Intersegment eliminations: $-145.1 million versus $-145.28 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +2.5% change.
  • Net Sales- Repair Systems & Information Group: $485.3 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $489.33 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +2%.
  • Net Sales- Snap-on Tools Group: $486 million compared to the $473.86 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +5% year over year.
  • Net Sales- Commercial & Industrial Group: $381 million versus $360.45 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +10.8% change.
  • Operating earnings / (losses)- Financial services: $68 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $70.59 million.
  • Operating earnings / (losses)- Commercial & Industrial Group: $54.9 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $55.52 million.
  • Operating earnings / (losses)- Corporate: $-28.6 million compared to the $-28.08 million average estimate based on two analysts.
  • Operating earnings / (losses)- Snap-on Tools Group: $105 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $102.43 million.
  • Operating earnings / (losses)- Repair Systems & Information Group: $119.5 million compared to the $126.7 million average estimate based on two analysts.

View all Key Company Metrics for Snap-On here>>>

Shares of Snap-On have returned +4% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +9.7% 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.

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