For the quarter ended July 2026, Dick's Sporting Goods (DKS) reported revenue of $5.59 billion, up 53.2% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $3.53, compared to $4.38 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of -0.9% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $5.64 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $3.78, the EPS surprise was -6.61%.

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.

Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.

Here is how Dick's performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

  • Comparable Sales Growth - YoY change - DICK'S Sporting Goods: 4.9% versus 4.9% estimated by five analysts on average.
  • Gross Square Footage - Ending - Total DICK'S Business: 46.00 Msqft compared to the 45.78 Msqft average estimate based on four analysts.
  • Ending Stores - Total DICK'S Business: 892 versus 892 estimated by four analysts on average.
  • Ending Stores - Total DICK'S Business - Total Other Specialty Concepts: 169 compared to the 171 average estimate based on three analysts.
  • Ending Stores - Total DICK'S Business - Total DICK'S: 723 versus the three-analyst average estimate of 722.
  • Ending Stores - Foot Locker Business - Total Owned Stores: 2,212 compared to the 2,245 average estimate based on three analysts.
  • Ending Stores - Foot Locker Business - International - Foot Locker Asia Pacific: 92 versus 91 estimated by two analysts on average.
  • Ending Stores - Foot Locker Business - International - atmos: 30 versus 30 estimated by two analysts on average.
  • Ending Stores - Foot Locker Business - International: 681 versus 683 estimated by two analysts on average.
  • Gross Square Footage - Ending - Total Foot Locker Business: 12.80 Msqft versus the two-analyst average estimate of 11.96 Msqft.
  • Net Sales- Foot Locker: $1.74 billion compared to the $1.82 billion average estimate based on five analysts.
  • Net Sales- DICK'S Sporting Goods: $3.85 billion versus $4.19 billion estimated by five analysts on average.

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Shares of Dick's have returned -12.8% 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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