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CMS Energy (CMS) Q1 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates

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CMS Energy (CMS - Free Report) reported $2.45 billion in revenue for the quarter ended March 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 12.5%. EPS of $1.02 for the same period compares to $0.97 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +9.04% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.24 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.05, the EPS surprise was -2.86%.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.

Here is how CMS Energy performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

  • Operating revenue- NorthStar Clean Energy: $99 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $72.24 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +25.3%.
  • Operating revenue- Consumers Energy (Electric+Gas): $2.35 billion versus the three-analyst average estimate of $2.17 billion.
  • Operating revenue- Gas utility: $1.05 billion versus the two-analyst average estimate of $1.01 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +8.7%.
  • Operating revenue- Electric utility: $1.30 billion versus $1.17 billion estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +14.8% change.
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Shares of CMS Energy have returned +0.3% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -5.1% 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.

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