Fastly (FSLY) reported $144.47 million in revenue for the quarter ended March 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 8.2%. EPS of -$0.05 for the same period compares to -$0.05 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +4.47% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $138.29 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being -$0.06, the EPS surprise was +16.67%.
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 Fastly performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Enterprise customers count: 595 compared to the 600 average estimate based on two analysts.
- Total customer count: 3,072 versus 3,140 estimated by two analysts on average.
- Last 12-month net retention rate (LTM NRR): 100% versus the two-analyst average estimate of 101.2%.
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Shares of Fastly have returned +16.6% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +10.6% 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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