For the quarter ended November 2024, Lennar (LEN) reported revenue of $9.95 billion, down 9.3% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $4.03, compared to $5.17 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of -2.12% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $10.16 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $4.16, the EPS surprise was -3.12%.

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 Lennar performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts: