For the quarter ended September 2025, DTE Energy (DTE) reported revenue of -$999 million, down 134.4% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $2.25, compared to $2.22 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.02 billion, representing no surprise. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +7.14%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $2.10.
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 DTE Energy performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:- DTE Electric Deliveries - Retail and wholesale: 11,484 compared to the 11,574 average estimate based on two analysts.
- DTE Electric Sales - Interconnection sales: 2,783.00 MWh compared to the 3,182.01 MWh average estimate based on two analysts.
- Total DTE Electric Sales: 14,267.00 MWh versus 14,763.20 MWh estimated by two analysts on average.
- Total Gas Operating Revenue: $209 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $287 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -9.1%.
- Operating Revenues- Non-Utility Operations- Energy Trading: $1.18 billion versus the three-analyst average estimate of $870.83 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +40.4%.
- Operating Revenues- Non-Utility Operations- DTE Vantage: $163 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $188.57 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -14.2%.
- Operating Revenues- Utility Operations- Gas: $209 million versus $304.38 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -9.1% change.
- Total Electric Operating Revenues: $2.05 billion versus $1.74 billion estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +20.9% change.
- Operating Revenues- Non-Utility Operations- Reconciliation and Eliminations: $-52 million compared to the $-54.35 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +2% year over year.
- Operating Revenues- Utility Operations- Electric: $2.04 billion compared to the $1.69 billion average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +20.2% year over year.
- Operating Revenues- Non-Utility Operations- Electric: $14 million versus $2.47 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +600% change.
- Operating Revenues- Non-utility operations: $1.3 billion versus the two-analyst average estimate of $1.05 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +30%.
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Shares of DTE Energy have returned -0.9% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +3.6% 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.Zacks' Research Chief Picks Stock Most Likely to "At Least Double"
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