Trucking company PACCAR (NASDAQ:PCAR) reported Q2 CY2025 results beating Wall Street’s revenue expectations, but sales fell by 15.7% year on year to $6.96 billion. Its GAAP profit of $1.37 per share was 4.2% above analysts’ consensus estimates.
Wall Street opened the week on a risk-on footing, with the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq 100 extending record highs as strong earnings reinforced confidence in corporate America and investors continued to shrug off trade tensions.
As the craze of earnings season draws to a close, here’s a look back at some of the most exciting (and some less so) results from Q1. Today, we are looking at heavy transportation equipment stocks, starting with PACCAR (NASDAQ:PCAR).
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Trucking company PACCAR (NASDAQ:PCAR) fell short of the market’s revenue expectations in Q1 CY2025, with sales falling 16% year on year to $6.91 billion. Its non-GAAP profit of $1.46 per share was 7.5% below analysts’ consensus estimates.
