Compared to Estimates, Health Catalyst (HCAT) Q2 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics
Although the revenue and EPS for Health Catalyst (HCAT) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended June 2026, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.
Health Catalyst (HCAT) reported $70.49 million in revenue for the quarter ended June 2026, representing a year-over-year decline of 12.7%. EPS of $0.04 for the same period compares to $0.04 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +2.33% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $68.88 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.02, the EPS surprise was +100%.
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 Health Catalyst performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Revenue- Professional services: $21.69 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $19.09 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -22.1%.
- Revenue- Technology: $48.8 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $50 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -7.7%.
- Adjusted Gross Profit- Professional Services: $4.86 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $3.24 million.
- Adjusted Gross Profit- Technology: $30.98 million compared to the $32.75 million average estimate based on two analysts.
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Shares of Health Catalyst have returned +8.6% 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.
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