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Snap-On (SNA) Reports Q3 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say

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Snap-On (SNA - Free Report) reported $1.18 billion in revenue for the quarter ended September 2026, representing a year-over-year decline of 0.6%. EPS of $4.64 for the same period compares to $4.71 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of -3.59% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.23 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $4.91, the EPS surprise was -5.5%.

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 Snap-On performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
  • Net Sales- Financial Services Revenue: $98.6 million versus $102.03 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -2.5% change.
  • Net Sales- Intersegment eliminations: $-146.8 million compared to the $-153.73 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of -0.6% year over year.
  • Net Sales- Repair Systems & Information Group: $454.7 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $478.61 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -2.2%.
  • Net Sales- Snap-on Tools Group: $471.5 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $514.35 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -6.8%.
  • Net Sales- Commercial & Industrial Group: $404.3 million versus $390.24 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +10% change.
  • Operating earnings / (losses)- Financial services: $68.3 million compared to the $69.61 million average estimate based on three analysts.
  • Operating earnings / (losses)- Commercial & Industrial Group: $74.7 million versus $63.49 million estimated by two analysts on average.
  • Operating earnings / (losses)- Corporate: $-27.5 million compared to the $-27.92 million average estimate based on two analysts.
  • Operating earnings / (losses)- Snap-on Tools Group: $84.8 million compared to the $109.58 million average estimate based on two analysts.
  • Operating earnings / (losses)- Repair Systems & Information Group: $116.1 million compared to the $121.38 million average estimate based on two analysts.

View all Key Company Metrics for Snap-On here>>>

Shares of Snap-On have returned -0.4% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's no change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.

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