Aptiv PLC (APTV Quick QuoteAPTV - Free Report) reported $5.09 billion in revenue for the quarter ended March 2026, representing a year-over-year increase of 5.4%. EPS of $1.71 for the same period compares to $1.69 a year ago.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $5.02 billion, representing a surprise of +1.27%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +5.3%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $1.62.

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.

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

• Net Sales- Eliminations and Other: $-216 million compared to the $-175.47 million average estimate based on five analysts.
• Net Sales- Intelligent Systems: $1.43 billion versus the four-analyst average estimate of $1.47 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +0.6%.
• Adjusted Operating Income- Intelligent Systems: $142 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $147.42 million.

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Shares of APTIV PLC have returned -5.8% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +10.3% 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.