For the quarter ended March 2026, Rogers Communication (RCI) reported revenue of $4 billion, up 15.3% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.74, compared to $0.69 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.94 billion, representing a surprise of +1.39%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +1.37%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.73.
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 Rogers Communication performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts: Wireless Subscriber - Prepaid mobile phone - Net additions: 5 thousand versus the three-analyst average estimate of 1.55 thousand. Home Phone - Total Home Phone Subscriber: 1.36 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of 1.37 million. Wireless Subscriber - Total Postpaid mobile phone subscribers: 11.02 million versus 11 million estimated by two analysts on average. Wireless Subscriber - Postpaid churn: 1.2% compared to the 1.1% average estimate based on two analysts. Wireless Subscriber - Prepaid mobile phone - Gross additions: 149 thousand versus the two-analyst average estimate of 126.74 thousand. Wireless Subscriber - Total prepaid mobile phone subscribers: 1.21 million compared to the 1.2 million average estimate based on two analysts. Wireless Subscriber - Prepaid churn: 4% versus the two-analyst average estimate of 3.5%. Cable Subscriber - Homes passed: 10.57 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of 10.56 million. Cable Subscriber - Total Customer Relationships: 4.85 million versus 4.87 million estimated by two analysts on average. Cable Subscriber - Net additions: -3 thousand versus the two-analyst average estimate of 10.07 thousand. Retail Internet - Net Additions: 7 thousand compared to the 10.62 thousand average estimate based on two analysts. Retail Internet - Total Retail Internet Subscribers: 4.5 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of 4.51 million.View all Key Company Metrics for Rogers Communication here>>>
Shares of Rogers Communication have returned -14.9% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +8.6% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.Beyond Nvidia: AI's Second Wave Is Here
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