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Consolidated Edison, Inc. ED posted better-than-expected first-quarter results on Thursday.
ED's first-quarter earnings miss estimates, and revenues grow 12.1% year over year. The company's operating income rises during the same period.
While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Con Ed (ED) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended March 2025, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.
Consolidated Edison (ED) came out with quarterly earnings of $2.25 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.30 per share. This compares to earnings of $2.15 per share a year ago.
NEW YORK , May 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Consolidated Edison, Inc. (Con Edison) (NYSE: ED) today reported 2025 first quarter net income for common stock of $791 million or $2.26 a share compared with $720 million or $2.08 a share in the 2024 first quarter. Adjusted earnings (non-GAAP) were $792 million or $2.26 a share in the 2025 period compared with $742 million or $2.15 a share in the 2024 period.
Looking beyond Wall Street's top -and-bottom-line estimate forecasts for Con Ed (ED), delve into some of its key metrics to gain a deeper insight into the company's potential performance for the quarter ended March 2025.
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The driving force behind the recent volatility in the stock and bond markets can be boiled down to one specific item: the threat of tariffs and a global trade war.
Con Ed (ED) doesn't possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.