For the quarter ended March 2025, Marsh & McLennan (MMC) reported revenue of $7.06 billion, up 9.1% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $3.06, compared to $2.89 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of -0.09% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $7.07 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $3.02, the EPS surprise was +1.32%.

While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.

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

• Organic/Underlying Revenue Growth - Consolidated: 4% versus 5.4% estimated by six analysts on average.
• Organic/Underlying Revenue Growth - Total Risk and Insurance Service: 4% compared to the 5.8% average estimate based on five analysts.
• Organic/Underlying Revenue Growth - Guy Carpenter: 5% versus the five-analyst average estimate of 6.4%.
• Organic/Underlying Revenue Growth - Total Marsh: 5% compared to the 5.9% average estimate based on four analysts.
• Revenue- Risk and Insurance services- Marsh- APAC: $335 million compared to the $353.31 million average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of -0.3% year over year.
• Revenue- Risk and Insurance services- Marsh- EMEA: $1.06 billion versus the five-analyst average estimate of $1.07 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +3.3%.
• Revenue- Risk and Insurance services- Marsh- US and Canada: $1.94 billion compared to the $1.90 billion average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of +27.6% year over year.
• Revenue- Risk and Insurance services- Marsh- Latin America: $124 million versus the five-analyst average estimate of $125.15 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -0.8%.
• Revenue- Risk and Insurance services- Fiduciary Interest Income: $103 million versus $101.15 million estimated by seven analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -15.6% change.
• Revenue- Consulting: $2.31 billion versus $2.32 billion estimated by seven analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +4.5% change.
• Revenue- Risk and Insurance services: $4.76 billion compared to the $4.77 billion average estimate based on seven analysts. The reported number represents a change of +11.4% year over year.
• Revenue- Risk and Insurance services- Guy Carpenter: $1.21 billion versus the six-analyst average estimate of $1.22 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +5.1%.

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Shares of Marsh & McLennan have returned -0.5% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -6.3% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.

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