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Compared to Estimates, TripAdvisor (TRIP) Q3 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics

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For the quarter ended September 2025, TripAdvisor (TRIP - Free Report) reported revenue of $553 million, up 4% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.65, compared to $0.50 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of -1.41% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $560.93 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.58, the EPS surprise was +12.07%.

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 TripAdvisor performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
  • Revenue- Brand Tripadvisor: $235 million versus $247.36 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -7.8% change.
  • Revenue- Intersegment eliminations: $-39 million versus $-40.31 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -7.1% change.
  • Revenue- Viator: $294 million compared to the $292.34 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +8.9% year over year.
  • Revenue- TheFork: $63 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $62 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +28.6%.
  • Revenue- Brand Tripadvisor- Tripadvisor-branded hotels: $143 million versus $151.29 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -5.3% change.
  • Revenue- Brand Tripadvisor- Media and advertising: $36 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $36.28 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -10%.
  • Revenue- Brand Tripadvisor- Tripadvisor experiences and dining: $47 million versus $48.87 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -7.8% change.
  • Revenue- Brand Tripadvisor- Other: $9 million versus $11.1 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -30.8% change.
  • Adjusted EBITDA- Brand Tripadvisor: $59 million compared to the $59.72 million average estimate based on three analysts.
  • Adjusted EBITDA- TheFork: $14 million compared to the $11.58 million average estimate based on three analysts.
  • Adjusted EBITDA- Viator: $50 million versus $45.16 million estimated by three analysts on average.

View all Key Company Metrics for TripAdvisor here>>>

Shares of TripAdvisor have returned -0.6% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +1.3% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.

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