Navient (NAVI) Q4 Earnings: How Key Metrics Compare to Wall Street Estimates
For the quarter ended December 2025, Navient (NAVI) reported revenue of $129 million, down 3.7% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.39, compared to $0.25 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of -3.26% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $133.35 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.31, the EPS surprise was +25.2%.
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 Navient performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts: Net interest margin, Consumer Lending segment: 2.5% versus 2.6% estimated by two analysts on average. Net interest margin, Federal Education Loan segment: 0.6% versus the two-analyst average estimate of 0.6%. Net Interest Income (Core): $129 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $133.35 million. Total Non-Interest Income (Core): $15 million versus $20.39 million estimated by three analysts on average. Other income: $8 million compared to the $7.83 million average estimate based on three analysts. Servicing revenue: $11 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $12.55 million. Total core other income- Consumer Lending: $3 million compared to the $3.06 million average estimate based on two analysts. Total core other income- Federal Education Loans: $8 million versus $10.77 million estimated by two analysts on average. Net interest income (loss)- Other (Core): $-19 million versus $-13.69 million estimated by two analysts on average. Net interest income (loss)- Consumer Lending (Core): $104 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $104.45 million. Total core other income- Other: $4 million compared to the $8.25 million average estimate based on two analysts. Net interest income (loss)- Federal Education Loans (Core): $44 million compared to the $45.27 million average estimate based on two analysts.View all Key Company Metrics for Navient here>>>
Shares of Navient have returned -6.7% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.8% 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.Quantum Computing Stocks Set To Soar
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