Here's What Key Metrics Tell Us About Maximus (MMS) Q3 Earnings
While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Maximus (MMS) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended June 2026, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.
Maximus (MMS) reported $1.28 billion in revenue for the quarter ended June 2026, representing a year-over-year decline of 5.2%. EPS of $2.22 for the same period compares to $2.16 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of -3.2% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.32 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $2.20, the EPS surprise was +0.91%.
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 Maximus performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Revenue- U.S. Federal Services: $720.99 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $758.7 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -5.3%.
- Revenue- U.S. Services: $418.23 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $427.52 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -4.9%.
- Revenue- Outside the U.S: $139.75 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $139.89 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -5.2%.
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Shares of Maximus have returned +10.4% 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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