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Compared to Estimates, Qiagen (QGEN) Q3 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics

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For the quarter ended September 2026, Qiagen (QGEN - Free Report) reported revenue of $547.87 million, up 2.9% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.65, compared to $0.64 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +1.56% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $539.44 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.63, the EPS surprise was +3.18%.

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 Qiagen performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
  • Sales by Product Groups- Diagnostic solutions- QIAstat-Dx: $35 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $36 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +9.4%.
  • Sales by Product Groups- Diagnostic solutions- QuantiFERON: $136 million versus $130.69 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a 0% change.
  • Sales by Product Groups- Other: $14 million compared to the $12.39 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of -22.2% year over year.
  • Sales by Product Groups- PCR / Nucleic acid amplification: $71 million versus $71.88 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -5.3% change.
  • Sales by Product Groups- Genomics / NGS: $66 million compared to the $61.18 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +8.2% year over year.
  • Sales by Product Groups- Diagnostic solutions: $209 million versus $204.63 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a 0% change.
  • Sales by Product Groups- Sample technologies: $187 million compared to the $185.09 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +10% year over year.
  • Sales by Product Groups- Diagnostic solutions- Other: $38 million versus $41.46 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -7.3% change.

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Shares of Qiagen have returned +10.4% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -2% 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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