Marqeta (MQ) reported $139.07 million in revenue for the quarter ended March 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 17.9%. EPS of -$0.02 for the same period compares to -$0.07 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +2.33% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $135.91 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being -$0.05, the EPS surprise was +60.00%.
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.
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 Marqeta performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Total Processing Volume (TPV): $84.47 billion versus $84.33 billion estimated by two analysts on average.
- Revenues- Total platform services, net: $131.87 million compared to the $128.37 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +15.7% year over year.
- Revenues- Other services: $7.21 million versus $7.48 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +80% change.
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Shares of Marqeta have returned +4% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +10.6% 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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