Masco (MAS) reported $1.79 billion in revenue for the quarter ended December 2025, representing a year-over-year decline of 1.9%. EPS of $0.82 for the same period compares to $0.89 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of -1.77% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.83 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.78, the EPS surprise was +5.24%.
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 Masco performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:- Net Sales- Plumbing Products: $1.25 billion compared to the $1.22 billion average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of +5% year over year.
- Net Sales- Decorative Architectural Products: $545 million versus the five-analyst average estimate of $602.65 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -14.7%.
- Operating profit, as adjusted- Plumbing Products: $204 million versus $187.99 million estimated by five analysts on average.
- Operating profit, as adjusted- Decorative Architectural Products: $76 million compared to the $93.41 million average estimate based on five analysts.
- Operating profit / (loss),as reported- General corporate expense, net: $-22 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $-29.8 million.
- Operating profit, as reported- Decorative Architectural Products: $62 million compared to the $87.97 million average estimate based on two analysts.
- Operating profit, as reported- Plumbing Products: $207 million compared to the $194.06 million average estimate based on two analysts.
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