Fortune Brands(US:FBIN) ZACKSยท2025-10-30 23:26Core Insights - Fortune Brands Innovations (FBIN) reported quarterly earnings of $1.09 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.1 per share, and down from $1.16 per share a year ago [1][2] - The company posted revenues of $1.15 billion for the quarter ended September 2025, which was 2.43% below the Zacks Consensus Estimate and a slight decrease from $1.16 billion year-over-year [3] - The stock has underperformed significantly, losing about 27.2% since the beginning of the year compared to a 17.2% gain in the S&P 500 [4] Earnings Performance - The earnings surprise for the recent quarter was -0.91%, while the previous quarter saw a positive surprise of +2.04% [2] - Over the last four quarters, the company has only surpassed consensus EPS estimates once [2][3] Future Outlook - The current consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming quarter is $1.04 on revenues of $1.12 billion, and for the current fiscal year, it is $3.78 on revenues of $4.54 billion [8] - The estimate revisions trend for Fortune Brands Innovations was unfavorable prior to the earnings release, resulting in a Zacks Rank 4 (Sell) for the stock, indicating expected underperformance in the near future [7] Industry Context - Fortune Brands Innovations operates within the Zacks Building Products - Air Conditioner and Heating industry, which is currently ranked in the bottom 16% of over 250 Zacks industries [9] - The performance of the stock may be influenced by the overall outlook for the industry, as top-ranked industries tend to outperform the bottom-ranked ones by a significant margin [9]