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Alignment Healthcare (ALHC) Q4 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates

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For the quarter ended December 2025, Alignment Healthcare (ALHC - Free Report) reported revenue of $1.01 billion, up 44.4% over the same period last year. EPS came in at -$0.05, compared to -$0.16 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +1.1% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being -$0.15, the EPS surprise was +67.04%.

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 Alignment Healthcare performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
  • Medical Benefit Ratio: 87.7% versus 89.1% estimated by five analysts on average.
  • Health Plan Membership - Ending: 236,300 versus 233,752 estimated by four analysts on average.
  • Revenues- Other: $9.01 million versus $10.57 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -4.7% change.
  • Revenues- Earned premiums: $1 billion versus $990.31 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +45.1% change.

View all Key Company Metrics for Alignment Healthcare here>>>

Shares of Alignment Healthcare have returned -8.8% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.6% 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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