For the quarter ended June 2026, EQT Corporation (EQT Quick QuoteEQT - Free Report) reported revenue of $1.81 billion, up 13.2% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.39, compared to $0.45 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.83 billion, representing a surprise of -1.36%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of -4.88%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.41.

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

• Natural gas - Average natural gas price, including cash settled derivatives: $2.51 versus $2.57 estimated by four analysts on average.
• Average Sales Price - Oil price: $70.14 versus $76.40 estimated by four analysts on average.
• Average daily sales volume - Total: 6,972.00 MMcfe/D compared to the 6,556.10 MMcfe/D average estimate based on four analysts.
• Average Sales Price - Natural gas price: $3.05 versus $2.54 estimated by four analysts on average.
• Oil - Sales volume: 468.00 MBBL compared to the 489.79 MBBL average estimate based on three analysts.
• Sales Volume - Total: 634,474.00 MMcfe versus 598,398.30 MMcfe estimated by three analysts on average.
• Operating revenues- Sales of natural gas, natural gas liquids and oil: $1.61 billion compared to the $1.7 billion average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of -5.3% year over year.
• Revenues from contracts with customers- NGLs sales: $152.91 million compared to the $176.18 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +5.4% year over year.
• Operating revenues- Pipeline and other: $155.29 million compared to the $152.17 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +13.1% year over year.
• Natural gas sales, including cash settled derivatives: $1.5 billion versus the two-analyst average estimate of $1.43 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +4.2%.
• Total natural gas and liquids sales, including cash settled derivatives: $1.68 billion compared to the $1.75 billion average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +5.2% year over year.
• Revenues from contracts with customers- Oil sales: $32.79 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $32.37 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +102.6%.

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Shares of EQT have returned +4.9% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.4% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.