Align Technology (ALGN Quick QuoteALGN - Free Report) reported $1.06 billion in revenue for the quarter ended June 2026, representing a year-over-year increase of 4.3%. EPS of $2.64 for the same period compares to $2.49 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +0.43% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.05 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $2.56, the EPS surprise was +3.13%.

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

• Clear Aligner Shipments: 692 versus the two-analyst average estimate of 687.
• Net revenues- Imaging Systems and CAD/CAM Services: $185.32 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $196.4 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -10.8%.
• Net revenues- Clear Aligner: $870.87 million versus $855.07 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +8.2% change.

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Shares of Align Technology have returned +4.1% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +1.9% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.