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Here's What Key Metrics Tell Us About CNH (CNH) Q1 Earnings

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For the quarter ended March 2026, CNH Industrial (CNH - Free Report) reported revenue of $3.83 billion, down 0.1% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.01, compared to $0.10 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.78 billion, representing a surprise of +1.11%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +13.64%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.01.

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 CNH performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
  • Revenues- Net Sales: $3.17 billion compared to the $3.12 billion average estimate based on six analysts. The reported number represents a change of -0.1% year over year.
  • Revenues- Finance, interest and other income: $656 million versus the five-analyst average estimate of $652.27 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of 0%.
  • Revenues- Total Industrial Activities: $3.2 billion versus $3.1 billion estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a 0% change.
  • Revenues- Total Industrial Activities- Construction: $574 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $621.78 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -2.9%.
  • Revenues- Total Industrial Activities- Agriculture: $2.6 billion versus the four-analyst average estimate of $2.48 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +0.6%.
  • Revenues- Financial Services: $646 million versus $619.3 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -0.8% change.
  • Adjusted EBIT- Industrial Activities- Agriculture: $27 million compared to the $24.52 million average estimate based on four analysts.
  • Adjusted EBIT- Industrial Activities- Construction: $-28 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $-8.28 million.
  • Adjusted EBIT- Industrial Activities- Unallocated items, eliminations and other: $-44 million versus $-37.91 million estimated by four analysts on average.
  • Adjusted EBIT- Total Industrial Activities: $-45 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $-53.22 million.

View all Key Company Metrics for CNH here>>>

Shares of CNH have returned -8.5% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +12.2% 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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