Steven Madden (SHOO) reported $753.7 million in revenue for the quarter ended December 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 29.4%. EPS of $0.48 for the same period compares to $0.55 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +0.05% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $753.31 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.46, the EPS surprise was +5.1%.
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.
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 Steven Madden performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Total Revenue- Licensing fee income: $3.85 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $3.72 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +10.2%.
- Revenue- Total Wholesale: $433.3 million compared to the $413.94 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +7.6% year over year.
- Revenue- Direct-to-Consumer: $316.6 million versus $273.14 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +79.9% change.
- Total Revenue- Net Sales: $749.85 million compared to the $750.81 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +29.6% year over year.
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Shares of Steven Madden have returned -15.1% 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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