Roblox (RBLX) Q1 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates

By Zacks Equity Research | May 01, 2025, 10:30 AM

For the quarter ended March 2025, Roblox (RBLX) reported revenue of $1.21 billion, up 30.6% over the same period last year. EPS came in at -$0.32, compared to -$0.43 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.15 billion, representing a surprise of +5.35%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +21.95%, with the consensus EPS estimate being -$0.41.

While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.

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 Roblox performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

  • Bookings: $1.21 billion versus $1.15 billion estimated by eight analysts on average.
  • Daily Active Users (DAUs): 97.8 million versus 92.95 million estimated by five analysts on average.
  • Total Hours Engaged: 21.7 billion versus 20.4 billion estimated by five analysts on average.
  • Daily Active Users (DAUs) - ROW: 28.2 million versus 26.86 million estimated by four analysts on average.
  • Daily Active Users (DAUs) - APAC: 26.3 million versus 24.18 million estimated by four analysts on average.
  • Daily Active Users (DAUs) - US & Canada: 19.7 million compared to the 19.07 million average estimate based on four analysts.
  • Daily Active Users (DAUs) - Europe: 23.6 million compared to the 23.41 million average estimate based on four analysts.
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Shares of Roblox have returned +8.8% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.7% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.

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