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Comstock (CRK) Q3 Earnings: How Key Metrics Compare to Wall Street Estimates

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For the quarter ended September 2025, Comstock Resources (CRK - Free Report) reported revenue of $449.85 million, up 47.8% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.09, compared to -$0.17 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $401.14 million, representing a surprise of +12.14%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +125%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.04.

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 Comstock performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
  • Average natural gas price: $2.75 compared to the $2.78 average estimate based on three analysts.
  • Total Daily Production - Natural gas: 1118 millions of cubic feet per day versus the three-analyst average estimate of 1233.76 millions of cubic feet per day.
  • Average natural gas price including hedging: $2.99 compared to the $3.01 average estimate based on three analysts.
  • Production - Oil-Total: 11.00 MBBL versus the two-analyst average estimate of 10.31 MBBL.
  • Average oil price: $61.91 compared to the $57.70 average estimate based on two analysts.
  • Production - Natural gas-Total: 111,770.00 MMcf versus the two-analyst average estimate of 113,715.00 MMcf.
  • Total Production: 111,837.00 MMcfe versus 113,776.90 MMcfe estimated by two analysts on average.
  • Revenues- Oil sales: $0.68 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $0.82 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -30.2%.
  • Revenues- Natural gas sales: $307.91 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $328.55 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +21.9%.

View all Key Company Metrics for Comstock here>>>

Shares of Comstock have returned +41.2% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +1.4% 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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