For the quarter ended September 2025, Equinix (EQIX) reported revenue of $2.32 billion, up 5.2% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $9.83, compared to $3.10 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of -0.32% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.32 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $9.26, the EPS surprise was +6.16%.
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 Equinix performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Asia-Pacific - Cabinet Equivalent Capacity: 91,000 versus 90,875 estimated by three analysts on average.
- Worldwide - Cabinet Billing: 295,000 versus the three-analyst average estimate of 296,392.
- Asia-Pacific - Cabinet Billing: 67,300 versus 67,869 estimated by three analysts on average.
- Americas - Quarter End Utilization: 81% versus 81% estimated by three analysts on average.
- Geographic Revenues- Asia-Pacific: $497 million versus the five-analyst average estimate of $511.76 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -0.6%.
- Geographic Revenues- Americas: $1.04 billion compared to the $1.02 billion average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of +8% year over year.
- Geographic Revenues- EMEA: $784 million compared to the $788.31 million average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of +5.5% year over year.
- Geographic Revenues- Europe- Recurring- Other: $29 million compared to the $26.61 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +11.5% year over year.
- Revenues- Recurring revenues: $2.32 billion versus $2.2 billion estimated by six analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +12.5% change.
- Revenues- Non-recurring revenues: $101 million versus $126.04 million estimated by six analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -28.9% change.
- Revenues- Recurring revenues- Managed infrastructure: $118 million versus $119.73 million estimated by five analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a 0% change.
- Revenues- Recurring revenues- Interconnection: $422 million compared to the $417.01 million average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of +9.9% year over year.
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Shares of Equinix have returned +4.2% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +3.8% 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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