For the quarter ended March 2025, Roper Technologies (ROP) reported revenue of $1.88 billion, up 12% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $4.78, compared to $4.41 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.88 billion, representing a surprise of +0.27%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +1.06%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $4.73.
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 Roper Technologies performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Revenue- Network Software & Systems: $375.90 million versus the seven-analyst average estimate of $377.41 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +1.4%.
- Revenue- Technology Enabled Products: $438.70 million compared to the $444.06 million average estimate based on seven analysts. The reported number represents a change of +5.8% year over year.
- Revenue- Application Software: $1.07 billion versus $1.06 billion estimated by seven analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +19.3% change.
- Operating Profit- Application Software: $276.80 million compared to the $271.15 million average estimate based on three analysts.
- Operating Profit- Technology Enabled Products: $153.60 million versus $148.95 million estimated by three analysts on average.
- Operating Profit- Network Software & Systems: $166.70 million compared to the $171.42 million average estimate based on three analysts.
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Shares of Roper Technologies have returned -4.3% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -4.3% 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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