Boot Barn (BOOT) reported $581.81 million in revenue for the quarter ended September 2026, representing a year-over-year increase of 15.1%. EPS of $1.68 for the same period compares to $1.37 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +0.12% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $581.13 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.63, the EPS surprise was +3.07%.
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 Boot Barn performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts: Same Store Sales growth/(decline): 1.4% versus 1.4% estimated by three analysts on average. Store Count - Opened/Acquired: 19 compared to the 15 average estimate based on two analysts. Average retail store selling square footage, end of period: 11,449 compared to the 11,414 average estimate based on two analysts. Store Count (EOP): 584 versus 581 estimated by two analysts on average. Total retail store selling square footage, end of period: 6.69 million compared to the 6.63 million average estimate based on two analysts.View all Key Company Metrics for Boot Barn here>>>
Shares of Boot Barn have returned -8.4% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.2% 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.Zacks' Research Chief Names "Stock Most Likely to Double"
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