For the quarter ended March 2026, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD Quick QuoteEPD - Free Report) reported revenue of $14.39 billion, down 6.7% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.68, compared to $0.64 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $13.19 billion, representing a surprise of +9.03%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of -4.8%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.71.

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

• NGL Pipelines & Services net - NGL fractionation volumes per day: 1910 millions of barrels of oil per day versus the two-analyst average estimate of 1674.47 millions of barrels of oil per day.
• NGL Pipelines & Services net - Fee-based natural gas processing per day: 7478 millions of barrels of oil per day versus the two-analyst average estimate of 7319.52 millions of barrels of oil per day.
• NGL Pipelines & Services net - NGL pipeline transportation volumes per day: 4881 millions of barrels of oil per day compared to the 4724.98 millions of barrels of oil per day average estimate based on two analysts.
• Natural Gas Pipelines & Services net - Natural gas transportation volumes per day: 21,171.00 BBtu/D compared to the 21,051.73 BBtu/D average estimate based on two analysts.
• Petrochemical Services net - Butane isomerization volumes per day: 121 millions of barrels of oil per day versus 119.31 millions of barrels of oil per day estimated by two analysts on average.
• Petrochemical Services net - Propylene fractionation volumes per day: 124 millions of barrels of oil per day compared to the 120.44 millions of barrels of oil per day average estimate based on two analysts.
• Petrochemical Services net - Octane enhancement and related plant sales volumes per day: 29 millions of barrels of oil per day compared to the 16.96 millions of barrels of oil per day average estimate based on two analysts.
• NGL Pipelines & Services net - Equity NGL production per day: 234 millions of barrels of oil per day versus 223.49 millions of barrels of oil per day estimated by two analysts on average.
• Gross operating margin- Petrochemical & Refined Products Services- Propylene production and related activities: $152 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $133.13 million.
• Gross operating margin- NGL Pipelines & Services: $1.5 billion compared to the $1.5 billion average estimate based on two analysts.
• Gross operating margin- Crude Oil Pipelines & Services: $329 million versus $392.54 million estimated by two analysts on average.
• Gross operating margin- Natural Gas Pipelines & Services: $496 million compared to the $435.45 million average estimate based on two analysts.

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Shares of Enterprise Products have returned +0.6% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +11% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.