Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. (GO) reported $1.13 billion in revenue for the quarter ended March 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 8.6%. EPS of $0.13 for the same period compares to $0.09 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.13 billion, representing a surprise of -0.21%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +85.71%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.07.
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 Grocery Outlet performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Comparable store sales growth: 0.3% versus the five-analyst average estimate of 0.2%.
- Total Store: 543 versus 541 estimated by four analysts on average.
- Number of new stores: 11 versus 8 estimated by two analysts on average.
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Shares of Grocery Outlet have returned +17.8% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +11.5% 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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