For the quarter ended December 2025, Marqeta (MQ) reported revenue of $172.11 million, up 26.8% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0, compared to -$0.05 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $167.19 million, representing a surprise of +2.94%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +100%, with the consensus EPS estimate being -$0.01.
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.
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 Marqeta performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Total Processing Volume (TPV): $108.69 billion versus the three-analyst average estimate of $103.08 billion.
- Revenues- Other services: $8.75 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $8.79 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -4.1%.
- Revenues- Total platform services, net: $163.36 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $158.59 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +29%.
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Shares of Marqeta have returned -3.9% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.3% 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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