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Tempus (TEM) Reports Q3 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say

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Tempus AI (TEM - Free Report) reported $411.54 million in revenue for the quarter ended September 2026, representing a year-over-year increase of 23.1%. EPS of $0.07 for the same period compares to -$0.11 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +0.05% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $411.34 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being -$0.09, the EPS surprise was +177.78%.

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 Tempus performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
  • Net Revenue- Data and applications: $108.07 million compared to the $103.99 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +32.9% year over year.
  • Net Revenue- Diagnostics: $303.47 million compared to the $308.18 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +20% year over year.
  • Gross Profit- Dagnostics: $189.43 million compared to the $191.95 million average estimate based on two analysts.
  • Non-GAAP Gross Profit- Diagnostics: $192.62 million versus $193.87 million estimated by two analysts on average.
  • Non-GAAP Gross Profit- Data and applications: $78.58 million compared to the $75.14 million average estimate based on two analysts.
  • Gross Profit- Data and applications: $77.27 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $72.78 million.

View all Key Company Metrics for Tempus here>>>

Shares of Tempus have returned -5.8% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.9% 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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