Nice (NICE Quick QuoteNICE - Free Report) reported $786.5 million in revenue for the quarter ended December 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 9%. EPS of $3.24 for the same period compares to $3.02 a year ago.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $778.66 million, representing a surprise of +1.01%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +0.84%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $3.21.

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

• Revenue by Business Model- Cloud: $608.33 million compared to the $602.26 million average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of +13.9% year over year.
• Revenue by Business Model- Services: $140.6 million versus the five-analyst average estimate of $143.83 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -6.1%.
• Revenue by Business Model- Product: $37.56 million versus the five-analyst average estimate of $32.57 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -1.2%.

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Shares of Nice have returned -12.8% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.8% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.