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Sabre (SABR) Q1 Earnings: How Key Metrics Compare to Wall Street Estimates

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Sabre (SABR - Free Report) reported $760.33 million in revenue for the quarter ended March 2026, representing a year-over-year decline of 2.1%. EPS of $0.06 for the same period compares to $0 a year ago.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $737.34 million, representing a surprise of +3.12%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +220%, with the consensus EPS estimate being -$0.05.

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 Sabre performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
  • Bookings - Air Bookings: 86.97 million versus 86.65 million estimated by three analysts on average.
  • Total Bookings: 101.26 million compared to the 100.74 million average estimate based on three analysts.
  • Passengers Boarded: 170.04 million versus 171.1 million estimated by three analysts on average.
  • Bookings - Lodging, Ground and Sea Bookings: 14.29 million versus 14.1 million estimated by three analysts on average.
  • Revenue- Airline Technology: $142.32 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $139.71 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +7%.
  • Revenue- Marketplace: $618.01 million compared to the $597.57 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +8.6% year over year.

View all Key Company Metrics for Sabre here>>>

Shares of Sabre have returned +20.4% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +11.4% 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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