Shopify (SHOP) Q2 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates
For the quarter ended June 2026, Shopify (SHOP) reported revenue of $3.58 billion, up 33.7% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.42, compared to $0.35 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.43 billion, representing a surprise of +4.36%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +7.69%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.39.
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.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock’s price performance more accurately.
Here is how Shopify performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
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Gross Merchandise Volume (GMV): $115.57 billion versus $111.58 billion estimated by nine analysts on average.
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Monthly Recurring Revenue (MRR): $221 million versus the five-analyst average estimate of $218.12 million.
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Revenues- Merchant solutions: $2.78 billion versus $2.63 billion estimated by 12 analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +37.4% change.
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Revenues- Subscription solutions: $802 million versus the 12-analyst average estimate of $794.99 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +22.3%.
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Gross Profit- Merchant solutions: $1.07 billion compared to the $978.69 million average estimate based on seven analysts.
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Gross Profit- Subscription solutions: $639 million versus $652.49 million estimated by seven analysts on average.
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Shares of Shopify have returned +1.2% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite’s +3.5% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.
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