Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc. (ESQ) reported $37.57 million in revenue for the quarter ended September 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 17.7%. EPS of $1.47 for the same period compares to $1.34 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $36.27 million, representing a surprise of +3.6%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +0.68%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $1.46.
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 Esquire Financial performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Efficiency ratio: 48.9% compared to the 48.5% average estimate based on two analysts.
- Net Interest Margin: 6% compared to the 6% average estimate based on two analysts.
- Total Interest Earning Assets: $2.06 billion versus $2 billion estimated by two analysts on average.
- Payment processing fees: $5.07 million versus $5.04 million estimated by two analysts on average.
- Total Non-Interest Income: $6.23 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $6.11 million.
- Net Interest Income: $31.34 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $30.16 million.
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Shares of Esquire Financial have returned -2.4% 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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