For the quarter ended March 2025, Shift4 Payments (FOUR) reported revenue of $368.5 million, up 39.7% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $1.07, compared to $0.54 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +6.90% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $344.71 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.71, the EPS surprise was +50.70%.

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 Shift4 Payments performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• End-to-End Payment Volume: $45 billion versus $44.53 billion estimated by five analysts on average.
• Gross Revenue- Subscription and other revenues: $92.60 million compared to the $92.56 million average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of +77.1% year over year.
• Gross Revenue- Payments-based revenue: $755.70 million compared to the $797.60 million average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of +15.4% year over year.

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Shares of Shift4 Payments have returned -2.5% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.8% 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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