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Rogers Communication (RCI) Q2 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates

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For the quarter ended June 2025, Rogers Communication (RCI - Free Report) reported revenue of $3.77 billion, up 1.3% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.82, compared to $0.85 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.78 billion, representing a surprise of -0.39%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +2.5%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.80.

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 Rogers Communication performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
  • Wireless Subscriber - Postpaid mobile phone - Gross additions: 362 thousand compared to the 387.2 thousand average estimate based on two analysts.
  • Home Phone - Total Home Phone Subscriber: 1.45 million compared to the 1.46 million average estimate based on two analysts.
  • Wireless Subscriber - Total Postpaid mobile phone subscribers: 10.91 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of 10.82 million.
  • Wireless Subscriber - Postpaid churn: 1% versus the two-analyst average estimate of 1.1%.
  • Wireless Subscriber - Prepaid mobile phone - Gross additions: 135 thousand compared to the 142.57 thousand average estimate based on two analysts.
  • Wireless Subscriber - Prepaid mobile phone - Net additions: 26 thousand compared to the 27.71 thousand average estimate based on two analysts.
  • Wireless Subscriber - Total prepaid mobile phone subscribers: 1.16 million compared to the 1.16 million average estimate based on two analysts.
  • Wireless Subscriber - Prepaid churn: 3.2% versus the two-analyst average estimate of 3.4%.
  • Cable Subscriber - Homes passed: 10.35 million compared to the 10.32 million average estimate based on two analysts.
  • Cable Subscriber - Net additions: 16 thousand compared to the 9.61 thousand average estimate based on two analysts.
  • Cable Subscriber - Total Customer Relationships: 4.83 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of 4.7 million.
  • Retail Internet - Net Additions: 26 thousand compared to the 24.32 thousand average estimate based on two analysts.

View all Key Company Metrics for Rogers Communication here>>>

Shares of Rogers Communication have returned +17.2% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +5.9% 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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