Hagerty (HGTY) Reports Q2 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say

Hagerty, Inc. (HGTY) reported $354.82 million in revenue for the quarter ended June 2026, representing a year-over-year decline of 3.8%. EPS of -$0.02 for the same period compares to $0.13 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +10.53% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $321.01 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being -$0.08, the EPS surprise was +75%.

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.

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

• HDC Paid Member Count: 961,929 versus 983,561 estimated by three analysts on average.
• Policies in Force: 1,855,649 compared to the 1,757,385 average estimate based on three analysts.
• REVENUE- Earned premium, net: $251.96 million compared to the $244.86 million average estimate based on three analysts.
• Total Written Premium: $424.5 million versus $410.26 million estimated by three analysts on average.
• REVENUE- Commission and fee revenue: $23.67 million compared to the $18.47 million average estimate based on two analysts.

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Shares of Hagerty have returned -3.5% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +3.5% 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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