Victory Capital Holdings (VCTR Quick QuoteVCTR - Free Report) reported $396.57 million in revenue for the quarter ended September 2026, representing a year-over-year increase of 9.8%. EPS of $1.98 for the same period compares to $1.63 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of -4.61% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $415.75 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $2.00, the EPS surprise was -1%.

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

• Ending Assets Under Management: $351.87 billion versus $350.62 billion estimated by three analysts on average.
• Ending assets under management - Fixed Income: $88.15 billion versus the three-analyst average estimate of $88.15 billion.
• Ending assets under management - Money Market/ Short-term: $3.67 billion versus the three-analyst average estimate of $3.66 billion.
• Ending assets under management - Alternative Investments: $3.75 billion compared to the $3.75 billion average estimate based on three analysts.
• Ending assets under management - U.S. Small Cap Equity: $9.65 billion versus $9.65 billion estimated by three analysts on average.
• Ending assets under management - U.S. Mid Cap Equity: $27.91 billion versus $27.91 billion estimated by three analysts on average.
• Ending assets under management - U.S. Large Cap Equity: $65.96 billion versus the three-analyst average estimate of $65.96 billion.
• Ending assets under management - Solutions: $113.94 billion versus $113.94 billion estimated by three analysts on average.
• Ending assets under management - Global/Non-U.S. Equity: $38.85 billion compared to the $38.85 billion average estimate based on three analysts.
• Total Net client cash flows: $11.7 billion versus $11.73 billion estimated by two analysts on average.
• Revenue- Investment management fees: $322.09 million versus $337.6 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +11.6% change.
• Revenue- Fund administration and distribution fees: $74.49 million versus $78.15 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +2.5% change.

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Shares of Victory Capital have returned +1.7% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -2% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.