Chewy (CHWY Quick QuoteCHWY - Free Report) reported $3.25 billion in revenue for the quarter ended January 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 14.9%. EPS of $0.28 for the same period compares to $0.18 a year ago.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.2 billion, representing a surprise of +1.60%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +33.33%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.21.

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

• Active Customers: 20,514 versus 20,266 estimated by seven analysts on average.
• Net sales per active customer: $578 compared to the $582.72 average estimate based on six analysts.
• Net Sales- Consumables: $2.29 billion compared to the $2.24 billion average estimate based on three analysts.
• Net Sales- Other: $592.26 million compared to the $600.84 million average estimate based on three analysts.
• Net Sales- Hardgoods: $365.29 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $353.15 million.

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Shares of Chewy have returned -2.7% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -2.9% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.