Marsh (MRSH Quick QuoteMRSH - Free Report) reported $6.86 billion in revenue for the quarter ended September 2026, representing a year-over-year increase of 8.1%. EPS of $2.03 for the same period compares to $1.85 a year ago.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $6.63 billion, representing a surprise of +3.46%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +3.57%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $1.96.

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.

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

• Organic/Underlying Revenue Growth - Consolidated: 5% versus 3.9% estimated by seven analysts on average.
• Organic/Underlying Revenue Growth - Total Risk and Insurance Service: 3% versus the six-analyst average estimate of 3.5%.
• Organic/Underlying Revenue Growth - Total Consulting: 8% versus the six-analyst average estimate of 4.7%.
• Organic/Underlying Revenue Growth - U.S./Canada: 4% versus 3.4% estimated by five analysts on average.
• Organic/Underlying Revenue Growth - EMEA: 7% versus 5.3% estimated by four analysts on average.
• Organic/Underlying Revenue Growth - Asia Pacific: 4% versus 4.3% estimated by four analysts on average.
• Revenue- Corporate eliminations: $-22 million compared to the $-21.33 million average estimate based on seven analysts. The reported number represents a change of +4.8% year over year.
• Revenue- Consulting: $2.69 billion versus the seven-analyst average estimate of $2.59 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +8.9%.
• Revenue- Risk and Insurance services: $4.2 billion versus the seven-analyst average estimate of $4.07 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +7.5%.
• Revenue- Risk and Insurance services- Fiduciary Interest Income: $100 million versus $95.13 million estimated by six analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -8.3% change.
• Interest income: $10 million compared to the $7.3 million average estimate based on seven analysts.
• Adjusted operating income (loss)- Consulting: $593 million versus the six-analyst average estimate of $565.66 million.

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Shares of Marsh have returned +0.9% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +1.4% 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.