Compared to Estimates, GoDaddy (GDDY) Q1 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics

By Zacks Equity Research | May 01, 2025, 6:00 PM

For the quarter ended March 2025, GoDaddy (GDDY) reported revenue of $1.19 billion, up 7.7% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $1.27, compared to $1.08 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +0.60% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.19 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.35, the EPS surprise was -5.93%.

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

  • Total bookings: $1.42 billion versus the seven-analyst average estimate of $1.40 billion.
  • Total customers at period end: 20.48 million versus the five-analyst average estimate of 20.74 million.
  • Revenue- Applications & commerce: $446.40 million versus $441.26 million estimated by nine analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +16.5% change.
  • Revenue- Core platform: $747.90 million compared to the $745.99 million average estimate based on nine analysts. The reported number represents a change of +3.1% year over year.
  • Segment EBITDA- Core Platform: $235.30 million compared to the $233.35 million average estimate based on two analysts.
  • Segment EBITDA- Applications & Commerce: $196.90 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $185.34 million.
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Shares of GoDaddy have returned +4.3% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.7% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.

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