Alcoa (AA) reported $3.49 billion in revenue for the quarter ended December 2024, representing a year-over-year increase of 34.3%. EPS of $1.04 for the same period compares to -$0.56 a year ago.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.41 billion, representing a surprise of +2.34%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +11.83%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.93.

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.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

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