For the quarter ended June 2025, Interpublic Group (IPG) reported revenue of $2.17 billion, down 6.6% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.75, compared to $0.61 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +0.28% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.17 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.55, the EPS surprise was +36.36%.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how Interpublic performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Revenue before billable expenses- International: $746.4 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $783.4 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -6.9%.
- Revenue before billable expenses- Domestic (United States): $1.43 billion versus $1.41 billion estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -6.5% change.
- Revenue before billable expenses- International- Asia Pacific: $140.2 million compared to the $157.91 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of -16.2% year over year.
- Revenue before billable expenses- International- Other: $138.9 million versus $153.68 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -0.2% change.
- Revenue before billable expenses- International- Continental Europe: $202.5 million versus $191.77 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +1.7% change.
- Revenue before billable expenses- International- United Kingdom: $178 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $186.8 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -8.1%.
- Revenue before billable expenses- International- Latin America: $86.8 million compared to the $101.98 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of -15.1% year over year.
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Shares of Interpublic have returned -1.7% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +5.9% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.
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