For the quarter ended December 2025, Mister Car Wash (MCW) reported revenue of $261.24 million, up 4% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.11, compared to $0.09 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $262.28 million, representing a surprise of -0.39%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +10%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.10.
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 Mister Car Wash performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Comparable store sales growth: 1.6% compared to the 0.4% average estimate based on six analysts.
- Ending location count: 548 versus the four-analyst average estimate of 548.
- Greenfield locations opened: 16 compared to the 15 average estimate based on three analysts.
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Shares of Mister Car Wash have returned +5.6% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -1.3% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.
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