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Methanex (MEOH) Reports Q3 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say

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Methanex (MEOH - Free Report) reported $1.39 billion in revenue for the quarter ended September 2026, representing a year-over-year increase of 49.7%. EPS of $3.69 for the same period compares to $0.06 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +7.84% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.29 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $3.17, the EPS surprise was +16.4%.

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.

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 Methanex performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
  • Sales volume in tonnes - Purchased methanol: 170.00 KTon versus 302.83 KTon estimated by three analysts on average.
  • Sales volume in tonnes - Methanex-produced methanol: 2,279.00 KTon versus the three-analyst average estimate of 2,197.03 KTon.
  • Sales volume in tonnes - Total: 2,595.00 KTon compared to the 2,625.23 KTon average estimate based on three analysts.
  • Average realized methanol price ($/tonne): 510.00 $/Ton compared to the 479.99 $/Ton average estimate based on three analysts.
  • Sales volume in tonnes - Commission sales: 146.00 KTon versus 125.37 KTon estimated by three analysts on average.
  • Production in tonnes - Canada (Medicine Hat): 140.00 KTon compared to the 139.83 KTon average estimate based on two analysts.
  • Production in tonnes - Total: 2,143.00 KTon compared to the 2,299.38 KTon average estimate based on two analysts.
  • Operating Capacity - New Zealand: 215.00 KTon compared to the 215.00 KTon average estimate based on two analysts.
  • Operating Capacity - Chile: 425.00 KTon compared to the 425.00 KTon average estimate based on two analysts.
  • Operating Capacity - Canada (Medicine Hat): 140.00 KTon compared to the 150.00 KTon average estimate based on two analysts.
  • Production in tonnes - Egypt (50% interest): 165.00 KTon versus the two-analyst average estimate of 146.43 KTon.
  • Operating Capacity - Egypt (50% interest): 158.00 KTon versus the two-analyst average estimate of 157.75 KTon.

View all Key Company Metrics for Methanex here>>>

Shares of Methanex have returned +8.3% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.9% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.

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