Dick's Sporting Goods (DKS Quick QuoteDKS - Free Report) reported $4.17 billion in revenue for the quarter ended October 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 36.3%. EPS of $2.78 for the same period compares to $2.75 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of -4.43% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.36 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $2.62, the EPS surprise was +6.11%.

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

• Comparable Sales Growth - YoY change: 5.7% versus 3.8% estimated by seven analysts on average.
• Store Count - Ending Stores - Total: 891 versus the five-analyst average estimate of 890.
• Square Footage - Ending - Total: 45.70 Msqft compared to the 45.53 Msqft average estimate based on four analysts.
• Store Count - DICK'S Sporting Goods - Total: 725 versus the three-analyst average estimate of 725.
• Store Count - Other Specialty Concepts - Total: 166 versus 175 estimated by three analysts on average.
• Sales per store: $4.68 million compared to the $3.64 million average estimate based on two analysts.

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Shares of Dick's have returned -10% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -1.2% 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.