Earnings Surprises
Biggest EPS beats and misses, ranked by post-earnings price reaction. Free data, no paywall.
Ranked by EPS surprise % (highest first). Price reaction = day after report.
| # | Symbol | Company | Sector | Date | EPS Actual | EPS Est. | Surprise | Price Reaction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | REX American Resources Corporation | Basic Materials | Mar 26, 2026 | $1.32 | $0.14 | +810% | +15.3% | |
| 2 | Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima | Basic Materials | May 4, 2026 | $0.25 | $0.05 | +375% | +6.4% | |
| 3 | Louisiana-Pacific Corporation | Basic Materials | May 6, 2026 | $0.38— Maintained | $0.09 | +322% | +8.3% | |
LP’s teams responded to an increasingly volatile macroeconomic backdrop with resilience, operating safely and efficiently to deliver results that met or exceeded our guided ranges. | ||||||||
| 4 | REX American Resources Corporation | Basic Materials | May 28, 2026 | $0.56 | $0.14 | +290% | -1.9% | |
| 5 | McEwen Mining Inc. | Basic Materials | Mar 12, 2026 | $0.66 | $0.17 | +277% | -6.6% | |
| 6 | DuPont de Nemours, Inc. | Basic Materials | May 5, 2026 | $1.65↑ Raised | $0.49 | +238% | +10.3% | |
"We delivered a strong start to the year, exceeding our financial guidance through disciplined commercial and operational execution" said Lori Koch, DuPont Chief Executive Officer. | ||||||||
| 7 | EIDP, Inc. | Basic Materials | Jul 31, 2026 | $1.73 | $0.52 | +233% | 0.0% | |
| 8 | Perimeter Solutions, Inc. | Basic Materials | May 6, 2026 | $0.06 | $0.02 | +200% | -2.7% | |
| 9 | EIDP, Inc. | Basic Materials | May 6, 2026 | $1.07 | $0.37 | +187% | -0.5% | |
| 10 | Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. | Basic Materials | Feb 26, 2026 | $1.62 | $0.59 | +175% | +9.2% | |
| 11 | Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. | Basic Materials | Apr 24, 2026 | $0.28 | $0.11 | +158% | +0.4% | |
| 12 | Boise Cascade Company | Basic Materials | Feb 23, 2026 | $0.40 | $0.16 | +150% | +5.5% | |
| 13 | REX American Resources Corporation | Basic Materials | Sep 2, 2026 | $1.06 | $0.42 | +150% | -0.9% | |
Zafar Rizvi, Chief Executive Officer REX's long-term prospects remain strong, supported by the continued dedication, hard work, and execution of our team across all of our operations. | ||||||||
| 14 | Albemarle Corporation | Basic Materials | May 6, 2026 | $2.95— Maintained | $1.19 | +148% | +1.8% | |
Albemarle had a strong start to 2026, with net sales and adjusted EBITDA up year over year. Higher pricing and volumes in Energy Storage and Specialties, along with continued cost and productivity actions, were the key contributors to our results. | ||||||||
| 15 | Constellium SE | Basic Materials | Apr 29, 2026 | $1.42 | $0.62 | +129% | +0.6% | |
| 16 | Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. | Basic Materials | Jul 20, 2026 | $0.26 | $0.12 | +126% | +0.5% | |
| 17 | Constellium SE | Basic Materials | Feb 18, 2026 | $0.80 | $0.36 | +122% | +13.1% | |
| 18 | Endeavour Silver Corp. | Basic Materials | May 6, 2026 | $0.21 | $0.10 | +110% | +18.2% | |
| 19 | Kaiser Aluminum Corporation | Basic Materials | Jul 22, 2026 | $5.53↑ Raised | $2.66 | +108% | +9.9% | |
Keith A. Harvey, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Our record second quarter results reflect the continued strength of our end-market positioning, disciplined execution and the benefits of our strategic initiatives. Higher-value packaging mix, improving aerospace demand, favorable scrap spreads and strong customer activity drove meaningful EBITDA growth, supported by metal lag tailwinds. While we expect aluminum price dynamics to normalize over the balance of the year, our underlying operations remain strong, and we are raising our full year out | ||||||||
| 20 | Americas Gold and Silver Corporation | Basic Materials | Mar 30, 2026 | $0.06 | $0.03 | +97.2% | -5.1% | |
| 21 | Stepan Co | Basic Materials | Jul 29, 2026 | $1.18— Maintained | $0.61 | +93.4% | +12.2% | |
Luis E. Rojo, President and Chief Executive Officer Quarterly earnings were up significantly driven by improved Surfactant and Polymer results. Second quarter adjusted EBITDA of $74.4 million was up 45% year-over-year due to global volume growth, margin recovery and Project Catalyst savings. | ||||||||
| 22 | Kaiser Aluminum Corporation | Basic Materials | Apr 22, 2026 | $3.74↑ Raised | $1.96 | +90.8% | +7.6% | |
Keith A. Harvey, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Our strong finish to 2025 carried into 2026, giving us the confidence to raise our full year outlook. | ||||||||
| 23 | Ecovyst Inc. | Basic Materials | Feb 26, 2026 | $0.29 | $0.15 | +90.2% | -0.4% | |
| 24 | Allied Gold Corporation | Basic Materials | Aug 5, 2026 | $0.44 | $0.25 | +76.0% | +9.8% | |
| 25 | McEwen Mining Inc. | Basic Materials | May 6, 2026 | $0.56— Maintained | $0.32 | +75.0% | +10.5% | |
LP’s teams responded to an increasingly volatile macroeconomic backdrop with resilience, operating safely and efficiently to deliver results that met or exceeded our guided ranges.
"We delivered a strong start to the year, exceeding our financial guidance through disciplined commercial and operational execution" said Lori Koch, DuPont Chief Executive Officer.
REX's long-term prospects remain strong, supported by the continued dedication, hard work, and execution of our team across all of our operations.
Albemarle had a strong start to 2026, with net sales and adjusted EBITDA up year over year. Higher pricing and volumes in Energy Storage and Specialties, along with continued cost and productivity actions, were the key contributors to our results.
Our record second quarter results reflect the continued strength of our end-market positioning, disciplined execution and the benefits of our strategic initiatives. Higher-value packaging mix, improving aerospace demand, favorable scrap spreads and strong customer activity drove meaningful EBITDA growth, supported by metal lag tailwinds. While we expect aluminum price dynamics to normalize over the balance of the year, our underlying operations remain strong, and we are raising our full year out
Quarterly earnings were up significantly driven by improved Surfactant and Polymer results. Second quarter adjusted EBITDA of $74.4 million was up 45% year-over-year due to global volume growth, margin recovery and Project Catalyst savings.
Our strong finish to 2025 carried into 2026, giving us the confidence to raise our full year outlook.
Ranked by EPS miss % (worst first). Price reaction = day after report.
| # | Symbol | Company | Sector | Date | EPS Actual | EPS Est. | Surprise | Price Reaction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional | Basic Materials | May 13, 2026 | -$0.08 | $0.03 | -335% | -1.5% | |
| 2 | Vale S.A. | Basic Materials | Feb 12, 2026 | -$0.90 | $0.57 | -258% | -4.2% | |
| 3 | Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. | Basic Materials | Feb 13, 2026 | -$0.06 | $0.05 | -220% | -0.4% | |
| 4 | Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. | Basic Materials | Feb 12, 2026 | -$0.06 | $0.05 | -220% | -0.8% | |
| 5 | Americas Gold and Silver Corporation | Basic Materials | Mar 31, 2026 | -$0.03 | $0.03 | -200% | +19.7% | |
| 6 | Americas Gold and Silver Corporation | Basic Materials | Aug 14, 2026 | -$0.02 | $0.02 | -192% | +2.2% | |
| 7 | Huntsman Corporation | Basic Materials | Jul 30, 2026 | -$0.03 | $0.06 | -156% | -18.4% | |
Peter R. Huntsman, Chairman, President, and CEO We delivered a solid quarter, supported by higher volumes across all three segments and pricing actions that offset a significant increase in raw material costs. | ||||||||
| 8 | Sibanye Stillwater Limited | Basic Materials | Feb 20, 2026 | -$0.14 | $0.55 | -125% | +5.9% | |
| 9 | Methanex Corporation | Basic Materials | Mar 5, 2026 | -$0.14 | $0.81 | -117% | -6.5% | |
| 10 | Sigma Lithium Corporation | Basic Materials | Aug 14, 2026 | -$0.02 | $0.23 | -109% | +0.9% | |
| 11 | Stepan Co | Basic Materials | Feb 23, 2026 | -$0.02 | $0.35 | -106% | -21.9% | |
| 12 | Century Aluminum Company | Basic Materials | Feb 19, 2026 | $0.02 | $1.25 | -98.4% | +4.8% | |
| 13 | The Mosaic Company | Basic Materials | May 11, 2026 | $0.05~ Mixed | $0.24 | -79.6% | +0.9% | |
Business conditions were volatile in the first quarter. We responded by curtailing uneconomic production, carefully managing working capital and using our market access to meet customer demand. | ||||||||
| 14 | Aris Mining Corporation | Basic Materials | Mar 11, 2026 | $0.14 | $0.58 | -75.9% | — | |
| 15 | Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima | Basic Materials | Mar 5, 2026 | $0.04 | $0.10 | -61.5% | -2.4% | |
| 16 | B2Gold Corp. | Basic Materials | Aug 6, 2026 | $0.03 | $0.07 | -57.1% | +22.7% | |
| 17 | The Mosaic Company | Basic Materials | Feb 24, 2026 | $0.22 | $0.48 | -54.2% | -6.1% | |
| 18 | Coeur Mining, Inc. | Basic Materials | Aug 5, 2026 | $0.12— Maintained | $0.26 | -53.5% | -3.5% | |
Mitchell J. Krebs, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Record second quarter results reflected the growing momentum from the platform of North American precious metals assets we’ve built through a combination of disciplined investments in organic growth and two well-timed acquisitions. | ||||||||
| 19 | Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima | Basic Materials | Aug 6, 2026 | $0.05 | $0.11 | -52.9% | -6.5% | |
| 20 | McEwen Mining Inc. | Basic Materials | Aug 5, 2026 | $0.14 | $0.28 | -49.5% | -2.2% | |
| 21 | Grupo Simec, S.A.B. de C.V. | Basic Materials | Jul 28, 2026 | $0.21 | $0.40 | -48.0% | -4.3% | |
| 22 | B2Gold Corp. | Basic Materials | Feb 18, 2026 | $0.11 | $0.20 | -45.0% | -1.5% | |
| 23 | Hudbay Minerals Inc. | Basic Materials | Feb 20, 2026 | $0.22 | $0.40 | -45.0% | +5.3% | |
| 24 | Grupo Simec, S.A.B. de C.V. | Basic Materials | Feb 20, 2026 | $0.25 | $0.44 | -43.8% | +4.4% | |
| 25 | The Chemours Company | Basic Materials | Feb 19, 2026 | $0.05 | $0.09 | -43.6% | -19.4% | |
We delivered a solid quarter, supported by higher volumes across all three segments and pricing actions that offset a significant increase in raw material costs.
Business conditions were volatile in the first quarter. We responded by curtailing uneconomic production, carefully managing working capital and using our market access to meet customer demand.
Record second quarter results reflected the growing momentum from the platform of North American precious metals assets we’ve built through a combination of disciplined investments in organic growth and two well-timed acquisitions.