Crown Holdings (CCK Quick QuoteCCK - Free Report) reported $3.71 billion in revenue for the quarter ended September 2026, representing a year-over-year increase of 15.9%. EPS of $2.39 for the same period compares to $2.24 a year ago.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.39 billion, representing a surprise of +9.54%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +6.22%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $2.25.

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.

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

• External Sales- Americas Beverage: $1.7 billion versus the two-analyst average estimate of $1.6 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +20%.
• External Sales- European Beverage: $772 million versus $681.57 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +17.3% change.
• External Sales- Transit Packaging: $520 million compared to the $522.76 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +0.6% year over year.
• External Sales- Other segments: $398 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $365.29 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +13.4%.
• External Sales- Asia Pacific: $321 million compared to the $283.63 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +23.9% year over year.
• Segment Income- Americas Beverage: $259 million compared to the $259.49 million average estimate based on two analysts.
• Segment Income- European Beverage: $109 million compared to the $111.49 million average estimate based on two analysts.
• Segment Income- Transit Packaging: $60 million compared to the $66.8 million average estimate based on two analysts.
• Segment Income- Other segments: $51 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $39.22 million.
• Segment Income- Corporate and other: $-41 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $-42 million.
• Segment Income- Asia Pacific: $46 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $43.17 million.

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Shares of Crown have returned +4.5% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +1.5% 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.