Textron (NYSE: TXT) reported earnings on Jan. 25. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway
For the quarter ended Dec. 31 (Q4), Textron met expectations on revenue and crushed expectations on earnings per share.

Compared to the prior-year quarter, revenue grew, and earnings per share dropped to a loss.

Margins dropped across the board.

Revenue details
Textron logged revenue of $3.3 billion. The eight analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ foresaw sales of $3.2 billion. Sales were 4.1% higher than the prior-year quarter's $3.1 billion.

Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Dollar amounts in millions.

EPS details
Non-GAAP EPS came in at $0.49. The 11 earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ forecast $0.35 per share on the same basis. GAAP EPS were -$0.07 for Q4 compared to $0.19 per share for the prior-year quarter.

Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Figures may be non-GAAP to maintain comparability with estimates.

Margin details
For the quarter, gross margin was 1.1%, 1,430 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was -0.1%, 440 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was -0.6%, 250 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead
Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $2.6 billion. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.31.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $11.9 billion. The average EPS estimate is $1.66.

Investor sentiment
The stock has a three-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 537 members out of 588 rating the stock outperform, and 51 members rating it underperform. Among 183 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 173 give Textron a green thumbs-up, and 10 give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Textron is outperform, with an average price target of $25.23.