Mosaic (MOS) Reports Q1 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say

Mosaic (MOS) reported $3 billion in revenue for the quarter ended March 2026, representing a year-over-year increase of 14.4%. EPS of $0.05 for the same period compares to $0.49 a year ago.The reported revenue represents a surprise of +9.04% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.75 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.20, the EPS surprise was -75%.While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.Here is how Mosaic performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:Potash - Average finished product selling price (destination): $277.00 versus the four-analyst average estimate of $267.24.Phosphates - Sales volumes - Total Finished Product: 1,936.00 KTon versus 1,770.20 KTon estimated by four analysts on average.Potash - Sales volumes - Total Finished Product: 2,159.00 KTon versus 2,112.03 KTon estimated by four analysts on average.Mosaic Fertilizantes - Sales volumes - Total Finished Product: 1,618.00 KTon versus 1,756.94 KTon estimated by four analysts on average.Phosphates - Average finished product selling price (destination): $653.00 versus $661.17 estimated by three analysts on average.Phosphates - Sales volumes - Performance & other products: 720.00 KTon versus 703.34 KTon estimated by three analysts on average.Mosaic Fertilizantes - Average finished product selling price (destination): $527.00 versus $481.33 estimated by three analysts on average.Phosphates - Sales volumes - DAP/MAP: 1,116.00 KTon versus 978.40 KTon estimated by three analysts on average.Net Sales- Phosphates: $1.43 billion versus $1.24 billion estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +29.8% change.Net Sales- Corporate and Other: $-32 million versus $-8.41 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -277.8% change.Net Sales- Mosaic Fertilizantes: $937 million compared to the $855.11 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +0.3% year over year.Net Sales- Potash: $667 million versus $603.33 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +17% change.View all Key Company Metrics for Mosaic here>>>Shares of Mosaic have returned -10.4% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +9.1% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.Beyond Nvidia: AI's Second Wave Is HereThe AI revolution has already minted millionaires. But the stocks everyone knows about aren't likely to keep delivering the biggest profits. AI’s second wave is moving from infrastructure to implementation and these companies are at the forefront of this transition, positioned to become what Amazon and Google were to the internet era.See Stocks Now >>This article originally published on Zacks Investment Research (zacks.com).Zacks Investment ResearchWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Zacks Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Zacks