For the quarter ended September 2026, Brookfield Renewable Energy Partners (BEP Quick QuoteBEP - Free Report) reported revenue of $968 million, up 17.2% over the same period last year. EPS came in at -$0.52, compared to -$0.23 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of -2.15% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $989.26 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being -$0.51, the EPS surprise was -1.96%.

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

• Actual Generation - Wind - Total: 1,752.00 GWh versus the 10-analyst average estimate of 2,013.91 GWh.
• Actual Generation - Hydroelectric - Brazil: 909.00 GWh versus the nine-analyst average estimate of 883.01 GWh.
• Actual Generation - Hydroelectric - Colombia: 1,058.00 GWh versus 1,285.61 GWh estimated by nine analysts on average.
• Actual Generation - Hydroelectric - Total: 3,765.00 GWh versus the nine-analyst average estimate of 4,489.63 GWh.
• Operating Revenue- Utility-scale solar: $146 million compared to the $187.71 million average estimate based on 10 analysts. The reported number represents a change of -16.1% year over year.
• Revenues- Wind: $128 million compared to the $162.15 million average estimate based on 10 analysts. The reported number represents a change of +10.3% year over year.
• Revenues- Hydroelectric: $491 million versus the 10-analyst average estimate of $391.44 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +42.3%.
• Operating Revenue- Hydroelectric- Colombia: $194 million versus $113.68 million estimated by nine analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +165.8% change.
• Operating Revenue- Hydroelectric- Brazil: $55 million compared to the $55.95 million average estimate based on nine analysts. The reported number represents a change of +14.6% year over year.
• Operating Revenue- Hydroelectric- North America: $242 million versus the nine-analyst average estimate of $224.62 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +8%.
• Operating Revenue- Sustainable solutions: $155 million compared to the $154.3 million average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of +26% year over year.
• Operating Revenue- Distributed energy & storage: $48 million versus $66.9 million estimated by five analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -29.4% change.

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Shares of Brookfield Renewable have returned +3% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -2% 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.