Fastly (FSLY Quick QuoteFSLY - Free Report) reported $173.02 million in revenue for the quarter ended March 2026, representing a year-over-year increase of 19.8%. EPS of $0.13 for the same period compares to -$0.05 a year ago.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $171.72 million, representing a surprise of +0.76%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +62.5%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.08.

While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.

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

• Enterprise customer count: 634 versus the two-analyst average estimate of 637.
• Revenue by Product- Network Services: $126.2 million versus $130.47 million estimated by three analysts on average.
• Revenue by Product- Other: $8 million versus $6.9 million estimated by three analysts on average.
• Revenue by Product- Security: $38.8 million compared to the $34.92 million average estimate based on three analysts.

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Shares of Fastly have returned +2.4% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +10.3% 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.