Company Performance - Thermo Fisher Scientific reported quarterly earnings of $5.36 per share, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $5.22 per share, but slightly down from $5.37 per share a year ago [1] - The earnings surprise for the quarter was +2.68%, and the company has surpassed consensus EPS estimates in all four of the last quarters [2] - The company posted revenues of $10.86 billion for the quarter, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 1.94% and up from $10.54 billion year-over-year [3] Stock Performance - Thermo Fisher shares have declined approximately 17.8% since the beginning of the year, contrasting with the S&P 500's gain of 7.3% [4] - The current Zacks Rank for Thermo Fisher is 3 (Hold), indicating that the shares are expected to perform in line with the market in the near future [7] Future Outlook - The current consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming quarter is $5.53 on revenues of $10.87 billion, and for the current fiscal year, it is $22.34 on revenues of $43.7 billion [8] - The outlook for the Medical - Instruments industry, to which Thermo Fisher belongs, is currently in the bottom 33% of over 250 Zacks industries, which may impact the stock's performance [9]