Copa Holdings (CPA) reported $842.6 million in revenue for the quarter ended June 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 2.8%. EPS of $3.61 for the same period compares to $2.88 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $834.81 million, representing a surprise of +0.93%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +11.08%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $3.25.
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 Copa Holdings performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Load Factor: 87.3% compared to the 86.7% average estimate based on five analysts.
- PRASM (Passenger revenue per ASM): 10.1 cents versus the four-analyst average estimate of 10.1 cents.
- Yield: 11.6 cents compared to the 10.89 cents average estimate based on four analysts.
- Avg. Price Per Fuel Gallon: $2.32 compared to the $2.40 average estimate based on four analysts.
- ASMs (Available seat miles): 7.86 billion versus the four-analyst average estimate of 7.83 billion.
- CASM Excl. Fuel: 5.8 cents versus the four-analyst average estimate of 5.77 cents.
- CASM: 8.5 cents versus 8.58 cents estimated by four analysts on average.
- RPMs (Revenue passengers miles): 6.86 billion versus 6.79 billion estimated by four analysts on average.
- RASM: 10.7 cents compared to the 11.41 cents average estimate based on four analysts.
- Fuel Gallons Consumed: 91.90 Mgal versus 91.27 Mgal estimated by three analysts on average.
- Total Number of Aircraft: 115 compared to the 116 average estimate based on two analysts.
- Operating Revenues- Passenger revenue: $797.27 million versus the five-analyst average estimate of $794.99 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +2%.
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Shares of Copa Holdings have returned +0.8% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.5% 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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