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Groupon (GRPN) Q1 Earnings: How Key Metrics Compare to Wall Street Estimates

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Groupon (GRPN - Free Report) reported $117.2 million in revenue for the quarter ended March 2026, representing no change year over year. EPS of -$0.32 for the same period compares to $0.18 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of -0.05% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $117.26 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being -$0.02, the EPS surprise was -1273.39%.

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 Groupon performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
  • Geographic Revenue- North America: $89.91 million versus $91.66 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -1.3% change.
  • Geographic Revenue- International: $27.29 million compared to the $26.11 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +4.7% year over year.
  • Geographic Revenue- North America- Local: $85.54 million versus $87.7 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -0.5% change.
  • Geographic Revenue- International- Goods: $1.58 million versus $2.05 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -30% change.
  • Geographic Revenue- North America- Goods: $0.89 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $0.55 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -40.9%.
  • Geographic Revenue- International- Local: $24.6 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $23.02 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +9.7%.
  • Geographic Revenue- International- Travel: $1.11 million compared to the $1.1 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of -20.6% year over year.
  • Geographic Revenue- North America- Travel: $3.48 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $3.41 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -4.8%.

View all Key Company Metrics for Groupon here>>>

Shares of Groupon have returned +32.4% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +11.4% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.

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