FTI Consulting (FCN) reported $956.17 million in revenue for the quarter ended September 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 3.3%. EPS of $2.60 for the same period compares to $1.85 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $942.92 million, representing a surprise of +1.41%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +34.72%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $1.93.
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.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how FTI Consulting performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Revenues- Technology: $94.08 million compared to the $89.48 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of -14.8% year over year.
- Revenues- Strategic Communications: $89.42 million compared to the $98.35 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +7.4% year over year.
- Revenues- Corporate Finance & Restructuring: $404.9 million versus $378.75 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +18.6% change.
- Revenues- Economic Consulting: $173.09 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $181.74 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -22%.
- Revenues- Forensic and Litigation Consulting: $194.69 million versus $195.1 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +15.4% change.
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Shares of FTI Consulting have returned -3% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.2% 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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