CVR Energy (CVI) Reports Q2 Loss, Misses Revenue Estimates

Company Performance - CVR Energy reported a quarterly loss of $0.23 per share, which was worse than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $0.08, and compared to earnings of $0.09 per share a year ago, indicating an earnings surprise of -187.50% [1] - The company posted revenues of $1.76 billion for the quarter ended June 2025, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 7.61%, and down from $1.97 billion in the same quarter last year [2] - Over the last four quarters, CVR has surpassed consensus EPS estimates two times and topped consensus revenue estimates two times [2] Stock Outlook - CVR shares have increased approximately 55.4% since the beginning of the year, significantly outperforming the S&P 500's gain of 8.3% [3] - The current consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming quarter is $0.34 on revenues of $2.04 billion, while for the current fiscal year, the estimate is -$0.53 on revenues of $7.59 billion [7] Industry Context - The Oil and Gas - Refining and Marketing industry, to which CVR belongs, is currently ranked in the bottom 29% of over 250 Zacks industries, indicating potential challenges ahead [8] - Empirical research suggests a strong correlation between near-term stock movements and trends in earnings estimate revisions, which could impact CVR's stock performance [5]