For the quarter ended December 2025, PENN Entertainment (PENN) reported revenue of $1.81 billion, up 8.2% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.07, compared to -$0.44 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +3.18% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.75 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being -$0.23, the EPS surprise was +130.32%.
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 PENN Entertainment performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Revenues- West segment: $137.6 million versus the five-analyst average estimate of $134.21 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +6.3%.
- Revenues- Interactive segment: $398.7 million versus the five-analyst average estimate of $349.69 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +45%.
- Revenues- Midwest segment: $303.2 million compared to the $301.08 million average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of +4.3% year over year.
- Revenues- Northeast segment: $686.2 million versus the five-analyst average estimate of $689.8 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -0.5%.
- Revenues- South segment: $285.6 million versus the five-analyst average estimate of $282.21 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +0.5%.
- Revenues- Other segment: $3.3 million compared to the $3.95 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of -10.8% year over year.
- Revenues- Intersegment eliminations: $-8.4 million compared to the $-4.45 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +115.4% year over year.
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Shares of PENN Entertainment have returned -5.4% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite’s +0.6% 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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