Constellation Brands (NYSE: STZ) reported earnings on Oct. 5. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway
 For the quarter ended Aug. 31 (Q2), Constellation Brands missed slightly on revenues and crushed expectations on earnings per share.

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

Margins dropped across the board.

Revenue details
 Constellation Brands recorded revenue of $699.0 million. The six analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ looked for revenue of $710.1 million on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 1.2% higher than the prior-year quarter's $690.2 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 $0.71. The 10 earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ predicted $0.54 per share. GAAP EPS of $0.70 for Q2 were 7.9% lower than the prior-year quarter's $0.76 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 40.8%, 20 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 18.7%, 270 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 17.8%, 580 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead
 Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $746.3 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.56.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $2.74 billion. The average EPS estimate is $2.07.

Investor sentiment
 The stock has a three-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 324 members out of 359 rating the stock outperform, and 35 members rating it underperform. Among 105 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 100 give Constellation Brands a green thumbs-up, and five give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Constellation Brands is outperform, with an average price target of $32.91.