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Compared to Estimates, ABM Industries (ABM) Q2 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics

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For the quarter ended April 2026, ABM Industries (ABM - Free Report) reported revenue of $2.29 billion, up 8.4% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.90, compared to $0.86 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +2.95% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.22 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.92, the EPS surprise was -2.05%.

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 ABM Industries performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
  • Revenues- Business & Industry: $1.02 billion versus the two-analyst average estimate of $1.04 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of 0%.
  • Revenues- Aviation: $310.8 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $284.46 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +19.5%.
  • Revenues- Education: $232.2 million versus $234.56 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +1.9% change.
  • Revenues- Manufacturing & Distribution: $463.8 million versus $427.83 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +16.5% change.
  • Revenues- Technical Solutions: $267.3 million compared to the $230.46 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +27.2% year over year.
  • Operating profit- Business & Industry: $76.7 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $83.8 million.
  • Operating profit- Aviation: $16.3 million versus $16.12 million estimated by two analysts on average.
  • Operating profit- Manufacturing & Distribution: $40.6 million versus $40.78 million estimated by two analysts on average.
  • Operating profit- Technical Solutions: $16.8 million compared to the $16.54 million average estimate based on two analysts.
  • Operating profit- Education: $16.4 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $16.68 million.

View all Key Company Metrics for ABM Industries here>>>

Shares of ABM Industries have returned -2.2% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +5.5% 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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