For the quarter ended January 2026, Vail Resorts (MTN) reported revenue of $1.08 billion, down 4.7% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $5.87, compared to $6.56 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of -2.68% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.11 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $6.06, the EPS surprise was -3.12%.
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 Vail Resorts performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Mountain - Total skier visits: 6.78 thousand versus 7.15 thousand estimated by three analysts on average.
- Lodging - Managed condominium statistics - RevPAR: $152.98 compared to the $158.82 average estimate based on three analysts.
- Lodging - Owned hotel statistics - RevPAR: $130.60 compared to the $142.18 average estimate based on three analysts.
- Mountain - ETP: $92.29 compared to the $90.94 average estimate based on three analysts.
- Net Revenue- Mountain net revenue: $1.01 billion compared to the $1.03 billion average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of -4.8% year over year.
- Net Revenue- Lodging net revenue: $71.59 million versus $76.41 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -3.2% change.
- Net Revenue- Mountain net revenue- Dining: $84.63 million compared to the $85.82 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of -6.9% year over year.
- Net Revenue- Mountain net revenue- Retail/rental: $126.01 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $129.13 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -6.8%.
- Net Revenue- Mountain net revenue- Other: $55.12 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $56.55 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -6.7%.
- Net Revenue- Lodging net revenue- Managed condominium rooms: $26.09 million versus $26.92 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -3.6% change.
- Net Revenue- Mountain net revenue- Ski school: $120.63 million compared to the $122.18 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of -9.3% year over year.
- Net Revenue- Mountain net revenue- Lift: $625.93 million compared to the $644.21 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of -2.9% year over year.
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Shares of Vail Resorts have returned +0.1% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -2.7% 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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