For the quarter ended July 2024, Deere (NYSE: DE) reported revenue of $11.39 billion, down 20.3% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $6.29, compared to $10.20 in the year-ago quarter. The reported revenue represents a surprise of +4.73% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $10.87 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $5.80, the EPS surprise was +8.45%. While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance. 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 Deere performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts: Net Sales and Revenues- Production & precision ag net sales : $5.10 billion versus $4.77 billion estimated by six analysts ...