Huntington Ingalls (HII) Tops Q2 Earnings and Revenue Estimates

Company Performance - Huntington Ingalls (HII) reported quarterly earnings of $3.86 per share, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.23 per share, but down from $4.38 per share a year ago, representing an earnings surprise of +19.50% [1] - The company posted revenues of $3.08 billion for the quarter ended June 2025, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 5.22%, compared to $2.98 billion in the same quarter last year [2] - Over the last four quarters, the company has surpassed consensus EPS estimates two times and topped consensus revenue estimates once [2] Stock Performance - Huntington Ingalls shares have increased approximately 36.8% since the beginning of the year, significantly outperforming the S&P 500's gain of 8.2% [3] - The current consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming quarter is $3.47 on revenues of $2.98 billion, and for the current fiscal year, it is $14.42 on revenues of $11.91 billion [7] Industry Outlook - The Aerospace - Defense industry, to which Huntington Ingalls belongs, is currently ranked in the top 26% of over 250 Zacks industries, indicating a favorable outlook [8] - Empirical research shows a strong correlation between near-term stock movements and trends in earnings estimate revisions, suggesting that the industry outlook can materially impact stock performance [5][8]