Payment technology company Marqeta (NASDAQ: MQ) will be reporting earnings this Tuesday after the bell. Here’s what investors should know.
Marqeta beat analysts’ revenue expectations last quarter, reporting revenues of $163.3 million, up 27.6% year on year. It was an incredible quarter for the company, with an impressive beat of analysts’ EBITDA estimates and a solid beat of analysts’ revenue estimates.
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This quarter, the market is expecting Marqeta’s revenue to grow 23% year on year, improving from the 14.3% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year.
Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. Marqeta has a history of exceeding Wall Street’s expectations.
Looking at Marqeta’s peers in the finance and hr software segment, some have already reported their Q4 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. BILL delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 14.4%, beating analysts’ expectations by 3.7%, and Workiva reported revenues up 19.5%, topping estimates by 1.6%. BILL traded up 37.2% following the results while Workiva was also up 3.6%.
Read our full analysis of BILL’s results here and Workiva’s results here.
Debates over possible tariffs and corporate tax adjustments have raised questions about economic stability in 2025. Investors in finance and hr software stocks have been spared in this environment as share prices are down 17.1% on average over the last month. Marqeta is down 3.4% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $5.55 (compared to the current share price of $4.28).
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