FTI Consulting (FCN) reported $898.28 million in revenue for the quarter ended March 2025, representing a year-over-year decline of 3.3%. EPS of $2.29 for the same period compares to $2.23 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of -0.27% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $900.7 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.79, the EPS surprise was +27.93%.

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

• Revenues- Technology: $97.16 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $98.64 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -3.5%.
• Revenues- Strategic Communications: $87.02 million compared to the $86.30 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +7.2% year over year.
• Revenues- Corporate Finance & Restructuring: $343.65 million versus $352.91 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -6.1% change.
• Revenues- Economic Consulting: $179.86 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $182.74 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -12.1%.
• Revenues- Forensic and Litigation Consulting: $190.60 million versus $180.63 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +8.3% change.

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Shares of FTI Consulting have returned +3.8% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -5.1% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.

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