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Melco (MLCO) Q2 Earnings: How Key Metrics Compare to Wall Street Estimates

By Zacks Equity Research | July 31, 2025, 12:00 PM

Melco Resorts (MLCO) reported $1.33 billion in revenue for the quarter ended June 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 14.5%. EPS of $0.23 for the same period compares to $0.06 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +6.01% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.25 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.09, the EPS surprise was +155.56%.

While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.

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 Melco performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
  • Average Daily Rate - City of Dreams Manila: $164.00 versus $163.50 estimated by two analysts on average.
  • Revenue Per Available Room - City of Dreams Manila: $156.00 versus $158.53 estimated by two analysts on average.
  • Occupancy Rate - City of Dreams Manila: 95% compared to the 97% average estimate based on two analysts.
  • Total segment operating revenues- Mocha and Other: $27.9 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $28.77 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -9.1%.
  • Total segment operating revenues- Altira Macau: $28.3 million versus $27.72 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -3.4% change.
  • Total segment operating revenues- City of Dreams: $710.5 million compared to the $672.72 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +23.3% year over year.
  • Total segment operating revenues- Studio City: $388.2 million versus $372.61 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +10.2% change.
  • Total segment operating revenues- City of Dreams Manila: $98.5 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $98.89 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -9.6%.
  • Total segment operating revenues- Cyprus Operations: $72.3 million versus $61.72 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +23.2% change.
  • Adjusted EBITDA- Mocha and Other: $5.21 million compared to the $6.21 million average estimate based on three analysts.
  • Adjusted EBITDA- Altira Macau: $0.84 million versus $-0.31 million estimated by three analysts on average.
  • Adjusted EBITDA- City of Dreams: $225.64 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $188.99 million.

View all Key Company Metrics for Melco here>>>

Shares of Melco have returned +1.8% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +2.7% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.

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