Compared to Estimates, Chart Industries (GTLS) Q4 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics

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Compared to Estimates, Chart Industries (GTLS) Q4 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics

For the quarter ended December 2025, Chart Industries (GTLS) reported revenue of $1.08 billion, down 2.5% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $2.51, compared to $2.66 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.23 billion, representing a surprise of -12.2%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of -27.82%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $3.48.

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.

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 Chart Industries performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts: Backlog - Cryo Tank Solutions: $248 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $242.16 million. Backlog - Heat Transfer Systems: $2.14 billion compared to the $2.41 billion average estimate based on two analysts. Backlog - Specialty Products: $2.68 billion versus $2.61 billion estimated by two analysts on average. Backlog - Repair, Service & Leasing: $819.7 million compared to the $823.23 million average estimate based on two analysts. Total Backlog: $5.89 billion versus $6.08 billion estimated by two analysts on average. Orders - Heat Transfer Systems: $208.7 million compared to the $371.82 million average estimate based on two analysts. Orders - Specialty Products: $491.4 million versus $319.64 million estimated by two analysts on average. Orders - Repair, Service & Leasing: $322 million compared to the $371.23 million average estimate based on two analysts. Sales- Cryo Tank Solutions: $163.9 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $167.01 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +9.1%. Sales- Repair, Service & Leasing: $330.4 million compared to the $380.97 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of -5.8% year over year. Sales- Specialty Products: $259.5 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $316.41 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -18.1%. Sales- Heat Transfer Systems: $325.8 million versus $328.47 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +12.8% change.

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Shares of Chart Industries have returned +0.1% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.5% 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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