Ollie's Bargain Outlet (OLLI Quick QuoteOLLI - Free Report) reported $613.62 million in revenue for the quarter ended October 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 18.6%. EPS of $0.75 for the same period compares to $0.58 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of -0.33% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $615.68 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.71, the EPS surprise was +5.63%.

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

• Comparable store sales change: 3.3% versus 3.8% estimated by five analysts on average.
• Number of stores - End of period: 645 versus the four-analyst average estimate of 640.
• Number of new stores: 32 versus 27 estimated by four analysts on average.
• Number of stores open at the beginning of period: 613 versus the four-analyst average estimate of 613.
• Average Net Sales per Store: $0.95 million compared to the $0.99 million average estimate based on three analysts.

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Shares of Ollie's Bargain Outlet have returned -6.1% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +1.9% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.