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Seagate (STX) Reports Q4 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say

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Seagate (STX - Free Report) reported $3.63 billion in revenue for the quarter ended June 2026, representing a year-over-year increase of 48.5%. EPS of $5.71 for the same period compares to $2.59 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +3.85% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.49 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $5.10, the EPS surprise was +11.96%.

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 Seagate performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
  • HDD Exabytes Shipped by Market - Total: 218 compared to the 216 average estimate based on two analysts.
  • HDD Exabytes Shipped by Market - Non-nearline: 23 versus the two-analyst average estimate of 26.
  • HDD Exabytes Shipped by Market - Nearline: 195 compared to the 190 average estimate based on two analysts.

View all Key Company Metrics for Seagate here>>>

Shares of Seagate have returned -15.7% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +1.7% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.

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