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Dick's (DKS) Reports Q4 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say
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Dick's Sporting Goods (DKS - Free Report) reported $3.89 billion in revenue for the quarter ended January 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 0.5%. EPS of $3.62 for the same period compares to $3.85 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.76 billion, representing a surprise of +3.53%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +3.72%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $3.49.
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 Dick's performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
Comparable store sales - YoY change: 6.4% versus 2.6% estimated by 10 analysts on average.
Number of stores - Total (EOP): 856 compared to the 867 average estimate based on six analysts.
Total Square Footage: 43.6 Msqft versus 43.69 Msqft estimated by five analysts on average.
Number of stores - Dicks Sporting Goods: 723 compared to the 728 average estimate based on three analysts.
Number of stores - Golf Galaxy/Specialty Concept Store: 109 versus the three-analyst average estimate of 138.
Sales per store: $4.55 million versus $4.32 million estimated by three analysts on average.
Shares of Dick's have returned -10.8% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -7.3% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.
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Dick's (DKS) Reports Q4 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say
Dick's Sporting Goods (DKS - Free Report) reported $3.89 billion in revenue for the quarter ended January 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 0.5%. EPS of $3.62 for the same period compares to $3.85 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.76 billion, representing a surprise of +3.53%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +3.72%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $3.49.
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 Dick's performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Comparable store sales - YoY change: 6.4% versus 2.6% estimated by 10 analysts on average.
- Number of stores - Total (EOP): 856 compared to the 867 average estimate based on six analysts.
- Total Square Footage: 43.6 Msqft versus 43.69 Msqft estimated by five analysts on average.
- Number of stores - Dicks Sporting Goods: 723 compared to the 728 average estimate based on three analysts.
- Number of stores - Golf Galaxy/Specialty Concept Store: 109 versus the three-analyst average estimate of 138.
- Sales per store: $4.55 million versus $4.32 million estimated by three analysts on average.
View all Key Company Metrics for Dick's here>>>Shares of Dick's have returned -10.8% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -7.3% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.