Cross Country Healthcare ( CCRN - Free Report ) reported $309.94 million in revenue for the quarter ended December 2024, representing a year-over-year decline of 25.1%. EPS of $0.04 for the same period compares to $0.29 a year ago. The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $306.2 million, representing a surprise of +1.22%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of -63.64%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.11. 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.