For the quarter ended September 2025, Goosehead Insurance (GSHD Quick QuoteGSHD - Free Report) reported revenue of $90.44 million, up 15.9% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.46, compared to $0.50 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $92.39 million, representing a surprise of -2.11%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of -2.13%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.47.

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

• Total Core Revenue: $83.87 million compared to the $86.32 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +14.1% year over year.
• Ancillary Revenue- Contingent Commissions: $4.54 million compared to the $4.68 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +82.4% year over year.
• Total Cost Recovery Revenue: $1.54 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $1.6 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -6.2%.
• Total Ancillary Revenue: $5.02 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $5.46 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +74.6%.
• Core Revenue- Agency Fees: $2.71 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $2.56 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +36.5%.
• Ancillary Revenue- Other Franchise Revenues: $0.48 million compared to the $1.05 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +23.9% year over year.
• Cost Recovery Revenue- Initial Franchise Fees: $1.38 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $1.3 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -2.3%.
• Cost Recovery Revenue- Interest Income: $0.16 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $0.17 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -29.9%.
• Core Revenue- New Business Royalty Fees: $8.28 million versus $7.94 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +18.3% change.
• Core Revenue- New Business Commissions: $7.53 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $8 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +20.5%.
• Core Revenue- Renewal Royalty Fees: $45.69 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $45.32 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +20%.
• Core Revenue- Renewal Commissions: $19.67 million compared to the $21.6 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of -2.7% year over year.

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Shares of Goosehead have returned -11.8% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +1.1% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.