Mettler-Toledo (MTD) Q3 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates

Mettler-Toledo (MTD) reported $1.03 billion in revenue for the quarter ended September 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 7.9%. EPS of $11.15 for the same period compares to $10.21 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +3.84% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $991.67 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $10.62, the EPS surprise was +4.99%.

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.

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

Net Sales- Products: $766.65 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $748.2 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +7.1%. Net Sales- Service (Point in Time+Over Time): $263.05 million compared to the $242.5 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +10.1% year over year. Net Sales- Retail: $58.54 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $51.8 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +8%. Net Sales- Industrial: $406.4 million compared to the $378.99 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +11.2% year over year. Net Sales- Laboratory: $564.77 million compared to the $559.88 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +5.6% year over year.

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Shares of Mettler-Toledo have returned +10.1% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.2% 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.

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