Hasbro (HAS) reported $1 billion in revenue for the quarter ended March 2026, representing a year-over-year increase of 12.8%. EPS of $1.47 for the same period compares to $1.04 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +1.08% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $989.53 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.12, the EPS surprise was +31.25%.
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 Hasbro performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:- External Net Revenues- Entertainment: $20.3 million compared to the $24.29 million average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of -24% year over year.
- External Net Revenues- Consumer Products: $397.9 million versus the five-analyst average estimate of $382.21 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -0.1%.
- External Net Revenues- Wizards of the Coast and Digital Gaming: $582 million versus $552.48 million estimated by five analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +26% change.
- Wizards of the Coast and Digital Gaming Net Revenues- Tabletop Gaming: $460.7 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $440.01 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +34%.
- Wizards of the Coast and Digital Gaming Net Revenues- Digital and Licensed Gaming: $121.3 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $118.89 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +2.5%.
- Operating profit (loss)- Wizards of the Coast and Digital Gaming: $297.7 million compared to the $270.54 million average estimate based on five analysts.
- Operating profit (loss)- Entertainment: $17.3 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $10.12 million.
- Operating profit (loss)- Consumer Products: $-47.5 million compared to the $-39.33 million average estimate based on two analysts.
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