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Carpenter (CRS) Reports Q4 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say

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For the quarter ended June 2026, Carpenter Technology (CRS - Free Report) reported revenue of $851 million, up 12.6% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $3.23, compared to $2.21 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $847.78 million, representing a surprise of +0.38%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +6.6%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $3.03.

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 Carpenter performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
  • Volumes Sold in Pounds - Specialty Alloys Operations: 57.45 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of 51.46 million.
  • Volumes Sold in Pounds: 59.58 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of 53.29 million.
  • Volumes Sold in Pounds - Intersegment: -1.13 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of -0.88 million.
  • Volumes Sold in Pounds - Performance Engineered Products: 3.26 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of 2.7 million.
  • Net Sales- End-Use Market Excluding Surcharge Revenue- Total: $679.7 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $687.41 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +9%.
  • Net Sales- End-Use Market Excluding Surcharge Revenue- Surcharge revenue: $171.3 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $151.87 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +29.9%.
  • Net Sales- Intersegment: $-28 million versus $-22.51 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +21.2% change.
  • Net Sales- Performance Engineered Products: $108.5 million versus $102.58 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +3.7% change.
  • Net Sales- Specialty Alloys Operations: $770.5 million versus $762.11 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +14.3% change.
  • Operating Income- Corporate: $-28.6 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $-31.29 million.
  • Operating Income- Performance Engineered Products: $7.1 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $6.8 million.
  • Operating Income- Specialty Alloys Operations: $229.7 million versus $227.64 million estimated by two analysts on average.

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Shares of Carpenter have returned -13% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -1.5% 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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