Klarna (KLAR Quick QuoteKLAR - Free Report) reported $1.01 billion in revenue for the quarter ended March 2026, representing no change year over year. EPS of -$0.01 for the same period compares to -$0.26 a year ago.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $940.9 million, representing a surprise of +7.56%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +94.4%, with the consensus EPS estimate being -$0.18.

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

• GMV: $33.69 billion versus the two-analyst average estimate of $32.24 billion.
• Revenue Take Rate: 3% versus 2.9% estimated by two analysts on average.
• Active Users/Consumers: 119 million versus 119.8 million estimated by two analysts on average.
• Revenue- Transaction and service revenue: $671 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $643.88 million.
• Revenue- Interest income: $284 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $239.07 million.
• Gain on Sale of Consumer Receivables: $57 million compared to the $59.61 million average estimate based on two analysts.

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Shares of Klarna have returned -7.9% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +8.2% 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.