Paccar (PCAR Quick QuotePCAR - Free Report) reported $6.23 billion in revenue for the quarter ended March 2026, representing a year-over-year decline of 9.8%. EPS of $1.15 for the same period compares to $1.46 a year ago.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $6.35 billion, representing a surprise of -1.79%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +1.77%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $1.13.

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.

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

• Truck deliveries - Total: 33,100 versus the three-analyst average estimate of 33,142.
• Truck deliveries - Other: 4,100 compared to the 6,232 average estimate based on three analysts.
• Truck deliveries - Europe: 11,200 versus 10,285 estimated by three analysts on average.
• Truck deliveries - U.S and Canada: 17,800 versus 16,626 estimated by three analysts on average.
• Sales and Revenues- Financial Services: $542.2 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $559.51 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +2.7%.
• Sales and Revenues- Parts: $1.71 billion versus $1.74 billion estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +1.2% change.
• Sales and Revenues- Truck: $4.53 billion versus the two-analyst average estimate of $4.43 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -13.4%.
• Pretax Profit- Financial Services: $115.5 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $118.43 million.
• Pretax Profit- Parts: $402.3 million compared to the $418.4 million average estimate based on three analysts.
• Pretax Profit- Truck: $176.2 million compared to the $166.51 million average estimate based on two analysts.

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Shares of Paccar have returned +13.1% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +12.8% 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.