For the quarter ended March 2026, IAC (IAC Quick QuoteIAC - Free Report) reported revenue of $422.89 million, down 25.9% over the same period last year. EPS came in at -$0.05, compared to -$2.80 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of -17.85% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $514.78 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being -$0.34, the EPS surprise was +85.15%.

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

• Revenue- People Inc- Intersegment eliminations: $-5.3 million compared to the $-7.59 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +8.2% year over year.
• Revenue- People Inc- Print Revenue: $137.8 million versus $152.07 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -20.7% change.
• Revenue- Emerging & Other: $20.1 million versus $18.75 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +9.8% change.
• Revenue- People Inc: $385.7 million versus $386.6 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -1.9% change.
• Revenue- People Inc- Digital Revenue: $253.2 million compared to the $242.11 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +12.9% year over year.
• Revenue- Search: $17.1 million versus $25.13 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -75.7% change.
• Revenue- Search- Desktop: $5.8 million compared to the $7.88 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of -54% year over year.
• Revenue- Intersegment eliminations: $0 million versus $-0.59 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -100% change.
• Revenue- Search- Ask Media Group: $11.3 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $17.31 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -80.4%.
• Adjusted EBITDA- Emerging & Other: $4.2 million versus $0.84 million estimated by three analysts on average.
• Adjusted EBITDA- People Inc: $43.5 million versus $43 million estimated by three analysts on average.
• Adjusted EBITDA- Corporate: $-36.8 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $-21.29 million.

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Shares of IAC have returned +13% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +10% 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.