Outfront Media (OUT) reported $511.1 million in revenue for the quarter ended September 2026, representing a year-over-year increase of 9.3%. EPS of $0.58 for the same period compares to $0.29 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $509.1 million, representing a surprise of +0.39%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of -1.7%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.59.
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 Outfront Media performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
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Revenues- Billboard: $373.7 million versus $369.46 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +5.9% change.
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Revenues- Other: $2.1 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $1.91 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -8.7%.
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Revenues- Transit: $135.3 million versus $135.42 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +20.4% change.
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Net Earnings Per Share (Diluted): $0.36 versus the four-analyst average estimate of $0.33.
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Adjusted OIBDA- Other: $0.4 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $0.24 million.
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Adjusted OIBDA- Corporate: $-23.5 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $-20.87 million.
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Adjusted OIBDA- Billboard: $139.5 million versus $143.24 million estimated by three analysts on average.
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Adjusted OIBDA- Transit: $28.9 million versus $27.87 million estimated by three analysts on average.
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Shares of Outfront Media have returned +12.3% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.4% 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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