FirstCash Holdings ( FCFS - Free Report ) reported $786.3 million in revenue for the quarter ended September 2023, representing a year-over-year increase of 17%. EPS of $1.56 for the same period compares to $1.30 a year ago. The reported revenue represents a surprise of +2.51% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $767.02 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.40, the EPS surprise was +11.43%. 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.