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Tree.com (TREE) Q3 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates

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Tree.com (TREE - Free Report) reported $343.59 million in revenue for the quarter ended September 2026, representing a year-over-year increase of 11.6%. EPS of $2.20 for the same period compares to $1.70 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +4.01% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $330.34 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.29, the EPS surprise was +70.54%.

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.

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 Tree.com performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
  • Revenue- Consumer: $67.2 million versus $64.64 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +1.5% change.
  • Revenue- Home: $41.5 million compared to the $40.9 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +8.9% year over year.
  • Revenue- Insurance: $234.9 million compared to the $224.88 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +15.4% year over year.
  • Segment profit- Home: $12.4 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $10.6 million.
  • Segment profit- Insurance: $54.2 million versus $52.63 million estimated by two analysts on average.
  • Segment profit- Consumer: $29.6 million compared to the $30.22 million average estimate based on two analysts.

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Shares of Tree.com have returned +10.5% 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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