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Huntington Ingalls (HII) Reports Q3 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say

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Huntington Ingalls (HII - Free Report) reported $3.54 billion in revenue for the quarter ended September 2026, representing a year-over-year increase of 10.8%. EPS of $5.48 for the same period compares to $3.68 a year ago.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.39 billion, representing a surprise of +4.46%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +24.26%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $4.41.

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 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: $876 million compared to the $852.42 million average estimate based on nine analysts. The reported number represents a change of +5.8% year over year.
  • Sales and Service Revenues- Newport News: $1.91 billion versus $1.79 billion estimated by nine analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +18.1% change.
  • Sales and Service Revenues- Mission Technologies: $792 million versus the nine-analyst average estimate of $780.92 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +0.6%.
  • Sales and Service Revenues- Intersegment eliminations: $-41 million compared to the $-39.76 million average estimate based on nine analysts. The reported number represents a change of +2.5% year over year.
  • Sales and Service Revenues- Newport News- Other: $145 million versus $155.67 million estimated by three analysts on average.
  • Sales and Service Revenues- Newport News- Aircraft carriers: $970 million versus $910.59 million estimated by three analysts on average.
  • Sales and Service Revenues- Ingalls- Other: $3 million compared to the $4.17 million average estimate based on three analysts.
  • Sales and Service Revenues- Ingalls- Surface combatants and coast guard cutters: $429 million versus $464.98 million estimated by three analysts on average.
  • Sales and Service Revenues- Ingalls- Amphibious assault ships: $444 million compared to the $412.96 million average estimate based on three analysts.
  • Sales and Service Revenues- Newport News- Submarines: $795 million compared to the $685.65 million average estimate based on three analysts.
  • Sales and Service Revenues- Mission Technologies- All-domain operations and warfare systems: $516 million compared to the $672.91 million average estimate based on two analysts.
  • Sales and Service Revenues- Mission Technologies- Global security, unmanned systems, and other: $276 million versus $125.28 million estimated by two analysts on average.

View all Key Company Metrics for Huntington Ingalls here>>>

Shares of Huntington Ingalls have returned +4.6% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.9% 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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