Huntington Ingalls (HII Quick QuoteHII - Free Report) reported $3.42 billion in revenue for the quarter ended June 2026, representing a year-over-year increase of 10.9%. EPS of $5.27 for the same period compares to $3.86 a year ago.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.14 billion, representing a surprise of +8.74%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +38.68%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $3.80.

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.

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

• Sales and Service Revenues- Ingalls: $845 million compared to the $761.39 million average estimate based on 10 analysts. The reported number represents a change of +16.7% year over year.
• Sales and Service Revenues- Newport News: $1.85 billion compared to the $1.66 billion average estimate based on 10 analysts. The reported number represents a change of +15.4% year over year.
• Sales and Service Revenues- Mission Technologies: $760 million compared to the $764.19 million average estimate based on 10 analysts. The reported number represents a change of -3.9% year over year.
• Sales and Service Revenues- Intersegment eliminations: $-36 million compared to the $-38 million average estimate based on 10 analysts. The reported number represents a change of 0% year over year.
• Sales and Service Revenues- Newport News- Other: $168 million compared to the $152.44 million average estimate based on three analysts.
• Sales and Service Revenues- Newport News- Aircraft carriers: $976 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $829.04 million.
• Sales and Service Revenues- Ingalls- Other: $4 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $2.76 million.
• Sales and Service Revenues- Ingalls- Surface combatants and coast guard cutters: $394 million versus $419.87 million estimated by three analysts on average.
• Sales and Service Revenues- Ingalls- Amphibious assault ships: $447 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $359.41 million.
• Sales and Service Revenues- Newport News- Submarines: $705 million versus $654.69 million estimated by three analysts on average.
• Sales and Service Revenues- Mission Technologies- All-domain operations and warfare systems: $518 million versus $622.13 million estimated by two analysts on average.
• Sales and Service Revenues- Mission Technologies- Global security, unmanned systems, and other: $242 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $120.09 million.

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Shares of Huntington Ingalls have returned +9.7% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.5% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.