For the quarter ended December 2025, Lennox International (LII) reported revenue of $1.2 billion, down 11.2% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $4.45, compared to $5.60 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.27 billion, representing a surprise of -5.88%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of -6.55%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $4.76.
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 Lennox performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:- Net Sales- Building Climate Solutions: $495.2 million versus the 16-analyst average estimate of $503.1 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +8.2%.
- Net Sales- Home Comfort Solutions: $699.8 million versus the 16-analyst average estimate of $769.74 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -21.1%.
- Segment Profit (loss)- Home Comfort Solutions: $137.4 million versus $154.54 million estimated by 15 analysts on average.
- Segment Profit (loss)- Corporate and other: $-39.9 million compared to the $-37.27 million average estimate based on 15 analysts.
- Segment Profit (loss)- Building Climate Solutions: $114.5 million versus the 15-analyst average estimate of $113.32 million.
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