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Mosaic (MOS) Reports Q1 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say

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Mosaic (MOS - Free Report) reported $3 billion in revenue for the quarter ended March 2026, representing a year-over-year increase of 14.4%. EPS of $0.05 for the same period compares to $0.49 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +9.04% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.75 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.20, the EPS surprise was -75%.

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.

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 Mosaic performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
  • Potash - Average finished product selling price (destination): $277.00 versus the four-analyst average estimate of $267.24.
  • Phosphates - Sales volumes - Total Finished Product: 1,936.00 KTon versus 1,770.20 KTon estimated by four analysts on average.
  • Potash - Sales volumes - Total Finished Product: 2,159.00 KTon versus 2,112.03 KTon estimated by four analysts on average.
  • Mosaic Fertilizantes - Sales volumes - Total Finished Product: 1,618.00 KTon versus 1,756.94 KTon estimated by four analysts on average.
  • Phosphates - Average finished product selling price (destination): $653.00 versus $661.17 estimated by three analysts on average.
  • Phosphates - Sales volumes - Performance & other products: 720.00 KTon versus 703.34 KTon estimated by three analysts on average.
  • Mosaic Fertilizantes - Average finished product selling price (destination): $527.00 versus $481.33 estimated by three analysts on average.
  • Phosphates - Sales volumes - DAP/MAP: 1,116.00 KTon versus 978.40 KTon estimated by three analysts on average.
  • Net Sales- Phosphates: $1.43 billion versus $1.24 billion estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +29.8% change.
  • Net Sales- Corporate and Other: $-32 million versus $-8.41 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -277.8% change.
  • Net Sales- Mosaic Fertilizantes: $937 million compared to the $855.11 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +0.3% year over year.
  • Net Sales- Potash: $667 million versus $603.33 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +17% change.

View all Key Company Metrics for Mosaic here>>>

Shares of Mosaic have returned -10.4% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +9.1% 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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