Answer
The press release you quoted tells us that Crawford & Company’s revenues before reimbursements grew 3 % in Q2 2025 (to $323.0 million) versus the same quarter a year earlier. However, the release does not include any reference to what Wall‑Street analysts were forecasting for that quarter—i.e., there is no mention of a consensus‑estimate range, a “beat” or “miss” relative to analyst expectations.
Because the news excerpt you provided does not contain the analysts’ consensus view, we cannot directly compare the actual 3 % increase to what analysts expected. To make that comparison you would need one of the following pieces of information:
| What’s needed | Why it matters |
|---|---|
| Consensus revenue estimate for Q2 2025 (e.g., from Bloomberg, FactSet, Refinitiv, or Thomson Reuters) | This tells us the average forecast that analysts were betting on. |
| Range of analyst estimates (high‑low) | Knowing the spread lets us gauge whether a 3 % rise is comfortably inside the forecast band, just at the midpoint, or outside it. |
| Historical forecast accuracy (e.g., how often Crawford & Company’s prior quarters have hit, beat, or miss the consensus) | This provides context on whether a 3 % change is unusually strong or weak relative to past performance. |
What you can do next
- Check a data‑provider platform – Look up “Crawford & Company (CRD) Q2 2025 revenue consensus estimate” on Bloomberg, FactSet, S&P Capital IQ, or a similar service.
- Read analyst commentary – Often, sell‑side research notes (e.g., from JPMorgan, BofA, or Morgan Stanley) will explicitly state whether the company is expected to post modest growth, flat sales, or a double‑digit increase.
- Compare the numbers – Once you have the consensus estimate (e.g., $315 million, $320 million, etc.), you can calculate the variance:
[
\text{% variance} = \frac{\text{Actual} - \text{Consensus}}{\text{Consensus}} \times 100\%
]
If the consensus was $315 million, the 3 % rise to $323 million would be a +2.5 % beat; if the consensus was $330 million, the result would be a ‑2.1 % miss.
- Interpret the result – A beat generally signals that the company’s operating performance is stronger than the market’s expectations, which can lead to a positive price reaction, while a miss may put downward pressure on the stock.
Bottom line
- From the information you provided: We only know the actual result (3 % revenue growth).
- Missing: The consensus analysts’ Q2 2025 revenue forecast for Crawford & Company.
- Therefore: We cannot assess whether the 3 % increase was above, in line with, or below analyst expectations without obtaining that external consensus data.
If you can locate the consensus estimate from a financial data service or analyst research, you can then perform the straightforward comparison described above.