For the quarter ended September 2025, Premier, Inc. (PINC) reported revenue of $240 million, down 3.3% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.30, compared to $0.34 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +0.32% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $239.23 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.28, the EPS surprise was +7.14%.
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 Premier performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Net Revenue- Supply Chain Services- Software licenses, other services and support: $19.68 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $19.75 million.
- Net Revenue- Performance Services: $87.92 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $89.51 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -9.1%.
- Net Revenue- Total Supply Chain Services: $152.09 million compared to the $149.72 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +0.5% year over year.
- Net Revenue- Supply Chain Services- Net administrative fees: $132.4 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $129.97 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -0.2%.
- Adjusted EBITDA- Performance Services: $10.62 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $15.01 million.
- Adjusted EBITDA- Supply Chain Services: $76.17 million compared to the $72.28 million average estimate based on two analysts.
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Shares of Premier have returned +1.2% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +2.1% 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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