For the quarter ended March 2025, Fiserv (FI) reported revenue of $4.79 billion, up 5.4% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $2.14, compared to $1.88 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.86 billion, representing a surprise of -1.55%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +2.88%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $2.08.

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

• Adjusted Revenue- Merchant Solutions: $2.37 billion compared to the $2.47 billion average estimate based on nine analysts.
• Adjusted Revenue- Financial Solutions: $2.42 billion compared to the $2.41 billion average estimate based on nine analysts.
• Revenue- Product: $1.09 billion versus the four-analyst average estimate of $960.12 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +22.9%.
• Revenue- Corporate and Other: $341 million versus $345.50 million estimated by four analysts on average.
• Revenue- Processing and services: $4.05 billion versus the four-analyst average estimate of $4.27 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +1.1%.
• Operating income- Corporate and Other: -$563 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of -$485.91 million.
• Operating income- Financial Solutions: $1.15 billion versus $1.10 billion estimated by two analysts on average.
• Operating income- Merchant Solutions: $810 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $821.52 million.

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Shares of Fiserv have returned -2.1% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -5.1% 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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