Oshkosh (NYSE: OSK) reported earnings on July 26. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway
 For the quarter ended June 30 (Q3), Oshkosh beat expectations on revenues and crushed expectations on earnings per share.

Compared to the prior-year quarter, revenue expanded and GAAP earnings per share expanded.

Gross margins dropped, operating margins dropped, net margins grew.

Revenue details
 Oshkosh booked revenue of $2.18 billion. The 11 analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ expected revenue of $2.04 billion on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 7.6% higher than the prior-year quarter's $2.02 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 $0.82. The 13 earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ averaged $0.52 per share. GAAP EPS of $0.82 for Q3 were 9.3% higher than the prior-year quarter's $0.75 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 12.5%, 80 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 5.7%, 40 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 3.5%, 10 basis points better than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead
 Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $1.95 billion. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.45.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $7.88 billion. The average EPS estimate is $1.84.

Investor sentiment
 The stock has a three-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 796 members out of 863 rating the stock outperform, and 67 members rating it underperform. Among 225 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 212 give Oshkosh a green thumbs-up, and 13 give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Oshkosh is outperform, with an average price target of $28.93.

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