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ABM Industries (ABM) Reports Q3 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say

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For the quarter ended July 2026, ABM Industries (ABM - Free Report) reported revenue of $2.32 billion, up 4.2% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $1.04, compared to $0.82 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +0.71% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.3 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.01, the EPS surprise was +2.97%.

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 ABM Industries performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
  • Revenues- Business & Industry: $1.01 billion versus $1.03 billion estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -2.6% change.
  • Revenues- Aviation: $328.1 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $308.36 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +12.4%.
  • Revenues- Education: $235.8 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $235.05 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +0.3%.
  • Revenues- Manufacturing & Distribution: $481 million compared to the $438.43 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +17.6% year over year.
  • Revenues- Technical Solutions: $259.9 million compared to the $279.91 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +4.2% year over year.
  • Operating profit- Business & Industry: $75 million versus $84.91 million estimated by two analysts on average.
  • Operating profit- Aviation: $18.4 million versus $17.95 million estimated by two analysts on average.
  • Operating profit- Manufacturing & Distribution: $40.5 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $40.89 million.
  • Operating profit- Technical Solutions: $21.5 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $19.66 million.
  • Operating profit- Education: $23 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $19.39 million.

View all Key Company Metrics for ABM Industries here>>>

Shares of ABM Industries have returned -1.8% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.4% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.

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