Progressive Waste Solutions (NYSE: BIN) reported earnings on Oct. 26. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway
 For the quarter ended Sep. 30 (Q3), Progressive Waste Solutions met expectations on revenues and missed estimates on earnings per share.

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

Margins dropped across the board.

Revenue details
 Progressive Waste Solutions logged revenue of $491.8 million. The 14 analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ predicted revenue of $494.9 million on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 0.7% lower than the prior-year quarter's $490.5 million.

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 $0.28. The 12 earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ anticipated $0.30 per share. GAAP EPS of $0.28 for Q3 were 15% lower than the prior-year quarter's $0.33 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 39.0%, 100 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 12.9%, 260 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 6.6%, 160 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead
 Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $464.6 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.29.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $1.87 billion. The average EPS estimate is $1.05.

Investor sentiment
 The stock has a four-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 85 members out of 88 rating the stock outperform, and three members rating it underperform. Among 33 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 33 give Progressive Waste Solutions a green thumbs-up, and give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Progressive Waste Solutions is outperform, with an average price target of $24.04.