TripAdvisor (TRIP) Q2 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates
While the top- and bottom-line numbers for TripAdvisor (TRIP) 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.
For the quarter ended June 2026, TripAdvisor (TRIP) reported revenue of $441.9 million, down 16.5% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.35, compared to $0.46 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of -13.12% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $508.66 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.42, the EPS surprise was -16.67%.
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 TripAdvisor performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Revenues- Experiences: $278.6 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $288.06 million.
- Revenues- Hotels and Other: $163.3 million versus $160.88 million estimated by four analysts on average.
- Revenues- Hotels and Other- Media and advertising: $31.2 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $33.03 million.
- Revenues- Hotels and Other- Other: $14.2 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $15.07 million.
- Revenues- Hotels and Other- Hotels: $117.9 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $112.97 million.
- Adjusted EBITDA- Hotels and Other: $45.6 million versus $37.08 million estimated by three analysts on average.
- Adjusted EBITDA- Experiences: $30.8 million versus $39.52 million estimated by three analysts on average.
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Shares of TripAdvisor have returned +5.9% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +3.3% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.
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