For the quarter ended March 2025, eBay (EBAY) reported revenue of $2.59 billion, up 1.1% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $1.38, compared to $1.25 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.55 billion, representing a surprise of +1.49%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +2.99%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $1.34.
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 eBay performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Gross merchandise volume (GMV): $18.75 billion versus the seven-analyst average estimate of $18.54 billion.
- Gross merchandise volume - International: $9.69 billion versus the five-analyst average estimate of $9.68 billion.
- Gross merchandise volume - US: $9.07 billion versus $8.85 billion estimated by five analysts on average.
- Active Buyers: 134 million compared to the 134.14 million average estimate based on five analysts.
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Shares of eBay have returned -0.9% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.2% 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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