For the quarter ended March 2026, Wyndham Hotels (WH) reported revenue of $327 million, up 3.5% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.96, compared to $0.86 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +1.99% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $320.62 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.85, the EPS surprise was +13.5%.
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 Wyndham performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts: Total Rooms: 869,300 versus 872,458 estimated by three analysts on average. Total RevPAR: $38.53 compared to the $37.12 average estimate based on three analysts. RevPAR - International: $33.69 versus $30.08 estimated by two analysts on average. RevPAR - United States: $42.25 versus $42.06 estimated by two analysts on average. Rooms - United States: 500,700 compared to the 505,858 average estimate based on two analysts. Rooms - International: 368,600 versus 363,982 estimated by two analysts on average. Net revenues- Fee-related and other revenues- Royalties and franchise fees: $114 million versus $121.46 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -9.5% change. Net revenues- Fee-related and other revenues- Management and other fees: $4 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $2 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +100%. Net revenues- Fee-related and other revenues- Marketing, reservation and loyalty: $122 million versus $118.52 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +5.2% change.View all Key Company Metrics for Wyndham here>>>
Shares of Wyndham have returned +5.2% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +12.2% 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.7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days
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