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Compared to Estimates, DuPont de Nemours (DD) Q1 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics

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DuPont de Nemours (DD - Free Report) reported $1.68 billion in revenue for the quarter ended March 2026, representing a year-over-year decline of 45.2%. EPS of $0.55 for the same period compares to $1.03 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +0.97% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.66 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.49, the EPS surprise was +13.43%.

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 DuPont de Nemours performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
  • Change in Net Sales - Healthcare & Water Technologies - Currency: 3% versus 2% estimated by two analysts on average.
  • Change in Net Sales - Diversified Industrials - Total: 3% compared to the 2.1% average estimate based on two analysts.
  • Change in Net Sales - Healthcare & Water Technologies - Total: 6% compared to the 3.8% average estimate based on two analysts.
  • Change in Net Sales - Diversified Industrials - Currency: 3% compared to the 2% average estimate based on two analysts.
  • Net sales- Diversified Industrials: $875 million versus $867.47 million estimated by two analysts on average.
  • Net sales- Healthcare & Water Technologies: $806 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $785.05 million.
  • Operating EBITDA- Corporate & Other: $-30 million compared to the $-33 million average estimate based on two analysts.
  • Operating EBITDA- Diversified Industrials: $200 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $190.82 million.
  • Operating EBITDA- Healthcare & Water Technologies: $244 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $232.65 million.

View all Key Company Metrics for DuPont de Nemours here>>>

Shares of DuPont de Nemours have returned -0.4% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +9.5% 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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