Huntsman (HUN Quick QuoteHUN - Free Report) reported $1.72 billion in revenue for the quarter ended September 2026, representing a year-over-year increase of 17.6%. EPS of $0.04 for the same period compares to -$0.03 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +7.2% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.6 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.07, the EPS surprise was -42.86%.

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

• Total - Performance Products: 6% versus 3.8% estimated by four analysts on average.
• Total - Advanced Materials: 18% compared to the 9.1% average estimate based on four analysts.
• Total - Polyurethanes: 21% versus the four-analyst average estimate of 11.6%.
• Sales volume - Performance Products: -1% compared to the 2.6% average estimate based on three analysts.
• Local currency & mix - Performance Products: 7% versus the three-analyst average estimate of 0.8%.
• Exchange rate - Advanced Materials: 0% versus the three-analyst average estimate of 0%.
• Sales volume - Advanced Materials: 12% compared to the 3.1% average estimate based on three analysts.
• Sales volume - Polyurethanes: 2% compared to the 4.7% average estimate based on three analysts.
• Revenues- Polyurethanes: $1.15 billion compared to the $1.06 billion average estimate based on six analysts. The reported number represents a change of +20.5% year over year.
• Revenues- Advanced Materials: $314 million versus $289.39 million estimated by six analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +18.5% change.
• Revenues- Performance Products: $260 million versus the six-analyst average estimate of $255.32 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +5.7%.
• Revenues- Intersegment eliminations: $-9 million versus $-9.56 million estimated by five analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +28.6% change.

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Shares of Huntsman have returned +13% 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.