European Wax Center, Inc. (EWCZ) reported $55.91 million in revenue for the quarter ended June 2025, representing a year-over-year decline of 6.6%. EPS of $0.27 for the same period compares to $0.15 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $56.93 million, representing a surprise of -1.79%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +42.11%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.19.
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 European Wax Center performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Same-store sales: 0.3% versus -0.4% estimated by four analysts on average.
- System-wide sales: $257.6 million compared to the $257.31 million average estimate based on three analysts.
- Ending center count: 1,059 versus 1,054 estimated by two analysts on average.
- Revenue- Marketing fees: $8.11 million versus $7.79 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -0.4% change.
- Revenue- Royalty fees: $14.28 million versus $14.02 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -1.3% change.
- Revenue- Product sales: $30.52 million compared to the $31.29 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of -10.1% year over year.
- Revenue- Other revenue: $3.01 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $3.22 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -9.9%.
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Shares of European Wax Center have returned -14.4% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +3.1% 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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