Supernus Pharmaceuticals (SUPN Quick QuoteSUPN - Free Report) reported $207.71 million in revenue for the quarter ended March 2026, representing a year-over-year increase of 38.6%. EPS of $0.59 for the same period compares to $0.42 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +10.22% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $188.45 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.28, the EPS surprise was +110.71%.

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

• Revenues- Net product sales- Trokendi XR: $9.48 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $6.35 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -26%.
• Revenues- Net product sales- Oxtellar XR: $7.42 million versus $5.93 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -27.2% change.
• Revenues- Net product sales- APOKYN: $7.73 million compared to the $9.19 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of -48.5% year over year.
• Revenues- Net product sales- Qelbree: $77.84 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $80.06 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +20.3%.
• Revenues- Collaboration revenue (ZURZUVAE): $27.64 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $31.33 million.
• Revenues- Net product sales: $150.75 million compared to the $152.45 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +6.2% year over year.
• Revenues- Royalty, licensing and other revenues: $29.31 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $2.5 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +274%.
• Revenues- Net Product Sales- ONAPGO: $8.38 million compared to the $10.26 million average estimate based on two analysts.
• Revenues- Net product sales- GOCOVRI: $35.24 million compared to the $35.3 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +14.8% year over year.

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Shares of Supernus have returned -3.8% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +9.5% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.