Compared to Estimates, Expeditors International (EXPD) Q3 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics

By Zacks Equity Research | November 04, 2025, 10:30 AM

For the quarter ended September 2025, Expeditors International (EXPD) reported revenue of $2.89 billion, down 3.5% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $1.64, compared to $1.63 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.68 billion, representing a surprise of +7.84%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +17.14%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $1.40.

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 Expeditors International performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
  • Revenues- Airfreight services: $1.02 billion versus $966.34 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +3.4% change.
  • Revenues- Customs brokerage and other services: $1.13 billion versus the four-analyst average estimate of $1.01 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +13.3%.
  • Revenues- Ocean freight and ocean services: $746.12 million versus $703.65 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -26.7% change.

View all Key Company Metrics for Expeditors International here>>>

Shares of Expeditors International have returned -1% 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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