For the quarter ended March 2025, Rollins (ROL) reported revenue of $822.5 million, up 9.9% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.22, compared to $0.20 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $816.17 million, representing a surprise of +0.78%. The company has not delivered EPS surprise, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.22.
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 Rollins performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Revenues- Commercial: $284.36 million versus $279.35 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +10.2% change.
- Revenues- Termite completions, bait monitoring, & renewals: $172.13 million compared to the $166.15 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +13.2% year over year.
- Revenues- Residential: $356.31 million compared to the $361.45 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +8.2% year over year.
- Revenues- Franchise: $3.77 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $4.06 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -4.8%.
- Revenues- Other: $5.93 million versus $5.66 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +21.7% change.
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Shares of Rollins have returned +3.1% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -4.8% 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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