For the quarter ended September 2026, Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. (GO Quick QuoteGO - Free Report) reported revenue of $1.18 billion, up 0.9% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.16, compared to $0.21 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.17 billion, representing a surprise of +0.73%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +6.67%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.15.

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

• Total Store: 561 compared to the 555 average estimate based on four analysts.
• Comparable store sales growth: 0.5% compared to the -0.5% average estimate based on four analysts.
• Number of new stores: 14 versus the two-analyst average estimate of 8.

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Shares of Grocery Outlet have returned +16.4% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -3.3% 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.