Mister Car Wash (MCW) reported $261.66 million in revenue for the quarter ended March 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 9.4%. EPS of $0.11 for the same period compares to $0.08 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $257.41 million, representing a surprise of +1.65%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +10.00%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.10.
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 Mister Car Wash performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Comparable store sales growth: 6% versus 3.6% estimated by seven analysts on average.
- Ending location count: 518 versus 520 estimated by five analysts on average.
- New Stores, Net (acquired & opened): 4 versus 5 estimated by three analysts on average.
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Shares of Mister Car Wash have returned -11.1% 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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