AAR (AIR) Surpasses Q4 Earnings and Revenue Estimates

Company Performance - AAR reported quarterly earnings of $1.16 per share, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1 per share, and up from $0.88 per share a year ago, representing an earnings surprise of +16.00% [1] - The company achieved revenues of $754.5 million for the quarter ended May 2025, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 9.19%, compared to $656.5 million in the same quarter last year [2] - AAR has surpassed consensus EPS estimates in all four of the last quarters and has topped consensus revenue estimates three times during the same period [2] Stock Performance - AAR shares have increased approximately 19.8% since the beginning of the year, significantly outperforming the S&P 500's gain of 6.2% [3] - The current consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming quarter is $1.04 on revenues of $674.26 million, and for the current fiscal year, it is $4.51 on revenues of $2.85 billion [7] Industry Outlook - The Aerospace - Defense Equipment industry, to which AAR belongs, is currently ranked in the top 32% of over 250 Zacks industries, indicating a favorable outlook [8] - Empirical research suggests a strong correlation between near-term stock movements and trends in earnings estimate revisions, which can impact AAR's stock performance [5][6]