Exelon (NYSE: EXC) reported earnings on May 4. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway
For the quarter ended March 31 (Q1), Exelon whiffed on revenues and beat expectations on earnings per share.

Compared to the prior-year quarter, revenue dropped and GAAP earnings per share shrank significantly.

Margins shrank across the board.

Revenue details
Exelon notched revenue of $4.69 billion. The two analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ expected revenue of $7.26 billion on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 7.2% lower than the prior-year quarter's $5.05 billion.

Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Dollar amounts in millions. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.

EPS details
EPS came in at $0.85. The nine earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ averaged $0.80 per share. GAAP EPS of $0.28 for Q1 were 72% lower than the prior-year quarter's $1.01 per share.

Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.

Margin details
For the quarter, gross margin was 20.4%, 1,390 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 8.1%, 1,570 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 4.3%, 890 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead
Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $7.30 billion. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.72.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $30.20 billion. The average EPS estimate is $3.04.

Investor sentiment
The stock has a five-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 1,866 members out of 1,920 rating the stock outperform, and 54 members rating it underperform. Among 417 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 409 give Exelon a green thumbs-up, and eight give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Exelon is outperform, with an average price target of $44.

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