For the quarter ended December 2025, Jack Henry (JKHY) reported revenue of $619.33 million, up 7.9% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $1.72, compared to $1.34 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +1.64% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $609.37 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.43, the EPS surprise was +20.28%.
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 Jack Henry performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Revenue- Core: $186.1 million compared to the $182.7 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +7.5% year over year.
- Revenue- Corporate & Other: $19.55 million compared to the $24.51 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of -21.5% year over year.
- Revenue- Complementary: $181.71 million versus $174.21 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +12.9% change.
- Revenue- Payments: $231.98 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $228.39 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +8%.
- Segment Income- Core: $111.17 million versus $111.88 million estimated by two analysts on average.
- Segment Income- Corporate & Other: $-67.2 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $-62.66 million.
- Segment Income- Complementary: $112.44 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $105.71 million.
- Segment Income- Payments: $111.93 million versus $103.98 million estimated by two analysts on average.
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Shares of Jack Henry have returned -1.3% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +1.8% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.
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