For the quarter ended March 2026, Textron (TXT Quick QuoteTXT - Free Report) reported revenue of $3.7 billion, up 11.8% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $1.45, compared to $1.28 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +5.36% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.51 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.30, the EPS surprise was +11.32%.

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

• Revenues- Manufacturing- Bell: $1.07 billion versus $1.04 billion estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +8.9% change.
• Revenues- Manufacturing- Textron systems: $338 million compared to the $321.34 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +14.2% year over year.
• Revenues- Manufacturing- Textron Aviation: $1.49 billion versus $1.34 billion estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +22.5% change.
• Revenues- Finance: $16 million compared to the $11.61 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of 0% year over year.
• Revenues- Manufacturing: $3.68 billion versus the two-analyst average estimate of $3.5 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +11.8%.
• Revenues- Manufacturing- Industrial: $786 million compared to the $792.09 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of -0.8% year over year.
• Segment Profit- Textron Aviation: $154 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $137.49 million.
• Segment Profit- Bell: $72 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $88.71 million.
• Segment Profit- Industrial: $40 million compared to the $34.85 million average estimate based on two analysts.
• Segment Profit- Finance: $12 million compared to the $4.65 million average estimate based on two analysts.
• Segment Profit- Manufacturing: $308 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $300.82 million.
• Segment Profit- Textron Systems: $42 million versus $39.77 million estimated by two analysts on average.

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Shares of Textron have returned +1% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +12.2% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.