Universal Display Corp. (OLED Quick QuoteOLED - Free Report) reported $171.79 million in revenue for the quarter ended June 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 8.4%. EPS of $1.41 for the same period compares to $1.10 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +5.86% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $162.29 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.18, the EPS surprise was +19.49%.

While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.

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

• Revenue- Material sales: $88.65 million compared to the $91.07 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of -7.1% year over year.
• Revenue- Contract research services: $7.48 million compared to the $5.04 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +112.9% year over year.
• Revenue- Royalty and license fees: $75.67 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $66.14 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +27.1%.

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Shares of Universal Display have returned -9.3% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +2.7% 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.