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Oshkosh (OSK) Reports Q2 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say

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Oshkosh (OSK - Free Report) reported $2.92 billion in revenue for the quarter ended June 2026, representing a year-over-year increase of 6.7%. EPS of $2.87 for the same period compares to $3.41 a year ago.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.75 billion, representing a surprise of +6.18%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +10.39%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $2.60.

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 Oshkosh performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
  • Net sales- Vocational- Total Vocational: $966.8 million versus $1.04 billion estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -0.3% change.
  • Net sales- Vocational- Municipal fire apparatus: $423.9 million versus $461.68 million estimated by two analysts on average.
  • Net sales- Vocational- Refuse and recycling vehicles: $160.7 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $167.23 million.
  • Net sales- Vocational- Other: $124.2 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $141.52 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -3.4%.
  • Net sales- Transport- Total Transport: $536.1 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $538.76 million.
  • Net Sales- Access- Telehandlers: $263.3 million compared to the $312.1 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of -19% year over year.
  • Net Sales- Access- Total: $1.37 billion versus the two-analyst average estimate of $1.17 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +9.4%.
  • Net Sales- Corporate and other: $38.4 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $36.6 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +40.7%.
  • Net Sales- Access- Aerial work platforms: $735.1 million compared to the $580.58 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +15.2% year over year.
  • Net Sales- Access- Other: $375.4 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $277.52 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +28.2%.
  • Net Sales- Vocational- Airport products: $258 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $267.02 million.
  • Adjusted Access segment operating income (non-GAAP): $155.8 million compared to the $127.94 million average estimate based on two analysts.

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Shares of Oshkosh have returned +0.9% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +1.7% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.

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