Spectrum Brands (SPB Quick QuoteSPB - Free Report) reported $713.2 million in revenue for the quarter ended September 2026, representing a year-over-year decline of 2.8%. EPS of $1.39 for the same period compares to $2.61 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of -1.11% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $721.2 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.83, the EPS surprise was +67.47%.

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

• Net Sales- Home & Personal Care (HPC): $293.4 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $296.03 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -1%.
• Net Sales- Home & Garden (H&G): $126.3 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $136.82 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -9.3%.
• Net Sales- Global Pet Care (GPC): $293.5 million versus $299.85 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -1.5% change.

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Shares of Spectrum have returned +14.6% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -2.4% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.