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Toast (TOST) Reports Q3 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say

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Toast (TOST - Free Report) reported $1.98 billion in revenue for the quarter ended September 2026, representing a year-over-year increase of 21.3%. EPS of $0.37 for the same period compares to $0.25 a year ago.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.96 billion, representing a surprise of +0.84%. The company has not delivered EPS surprise, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.37.

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 Toast performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
  • Gross Payment Volume (GPV): $61.80 billion versus the four-analyst average estimate of $61.94 billion.
  • Subscription Annualized Recurring Run-Rate: $1.28 billion versus the four-analyst average estimate of $1.27 billion.
  • Locations: 189,000 versus 187,891 estimated by four analysts on average.
  • Payments Annualized Recurring Run-Rate: $1.22 billion versus $1.24 billion estimated by two analysts on average.
  • Total Annualized Recurring Run-Rate (ARR): $2.5 billion compared to the $2.5 billion average estimate based on two analysts.
  • Revenue- Financial technology solutions: $1.62 billion versus $1.61 billion estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +20.4% change.
  • Revenue- Subscription services: $317 million compared to the $305.6 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +29.9% year over year.
  • Revenue- Hardware and professional services: $45 million versus $44.51 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +2.3% change.
  • Subscription services gross profit- Non-GAAP: $262 million versus $245.7 million estimated by four analysts on average.
  • Financial technology solutions gross profit- Non-GAAP: $380 million versus $376.06 million estimated by four analysts on average.
  • Hardware and professional services gross profit- Non-GAAP: $-81 million compared to the $-72.47 million average estimate based on four analysts.
  • Hardware and professional services gross profit- GAAP: $-85 million versus $-75.65 million estimated by two analysts on average.

View all Key Company Metrics for Toast here>>>

Shares of Toast have returned +11.3% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -2.3% 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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