Workiva (WK) reported $206.28 million in revenue for the quarter ended March 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 17.4%. EPS of $0.14 for the same period compares to $0.22 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +1.18% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $203.87 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.07, the EPS surprise was +100.00%.

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 Workiva performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

Revenue- Subscription and support: $185.51 million compared to the $184.23 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +19.7% year over year. Revenue- Professional Services: $20.77 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $19.60 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +0.4%. Gross profit- Professional services (non-GAAP): $7.48 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $6.69 million. Gross profit- Subscription and support (non-GAAP): $154.79 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $153.98 million.

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Shares of Workiva have returned -2.4% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.7% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.

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