For the quarter ended June 2025, AMC Networks (AMCX) reported revenue of $600.02 million, down 4.1% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.69, compared to $1.24 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $586.03 million, representing a surprise of +2.39%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +27.78%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.54.
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 AMC Networks performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Revenues- International and Other: $75.54 million versus $78.6 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -16.2% change.
- Revenues- Domestic Operations: $526.85 million compared to the $510.1 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of -2.1% year over year.
- Adjusted Operating Income- International and Other: $14.74 million versus $13.26 million estimated by three analysts on average.
- Adjusted Operating Income- Domestic Operations: $126.34 million versus $117.53 million estimated by three analysts on average.
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Shares of AMC Networks have returned -0.7% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +1.9% 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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