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PENN Entertainment (PENN) Q1 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates

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PENN Entertainment (PENN - Free Report) reported $1.67 billion in revenue for the quarter ended March 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 4.1%. EPS of -$0.25 for the same period compares to -$0.79 a year ago.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.7 billion, representing a surprise of -1.74%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +13.79%, with the consensus EPS estimate being -$0.29.

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

  • Revenues- Northeast segment: $680.90 million versus $683.75 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -0.6% change.
  • Revenues- South segment: $288.30 million versus $287.13 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -3.4% change.
  • Revenues- West segment: $129.70 million versus $127.21 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +0.7% change.
  • Revenues- Midwest segment: $282.90 million compared to the $286.12 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of -2.9% year over year.
  • Revenues- Interactive segment: $290.10 million compared to the $312.88 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +39.7% year over year.
  • Revenues- Other segment: $5.30 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $6.15 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -11.7%.
  • Revenues- Intersegment eliminations: -$4.70 million compared to the -$7.50 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of -53% year over year.
View all Key Company Metrics for PENN Entertainment here>>>

Shares of PENN Entertainment have returned -3.5% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +11.3% 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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