What is Zacks Research’s Forecast for H&R Block Q3 Earnings?

H&R Block, Inc. (NYSE:HRB) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research lowered their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for H&R Block in a research report issued on Tuesday, February 25th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $5.18 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $5.33. The consensus estimate for H&R Block’s current full-year earnings is $5.25 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for H&R Block’s Q4 2025 earnings at $2.90 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $5.18 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.78 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.98 EPS.

H&R Block (NYSE:HRB) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The company reported ($1.73) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($1.59) by ($0.14). H&R Block had a negative return on equity of 179.15% and a net margin of 14.71%.

HRB has been the subject of several other reports. StockNews.com cut H&R Block from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, February 13th. Barrington Research reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $70.00 price target on shares of H&R Block in a research note on Wednesday, February 5th.

H&R Block Stock Performance

NYSE:HRB opened at $53.79 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $7.20 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.82, a PEG ratio of 0.80 and a beta of 0.69. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $53.75 and a 200 day simple moving average of $58.35. The company has a current ratio of 0.73, a quick ratio of 0.73 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 16.46. H&R Block has a 1-year low of $45.87 and a 1-year high of $68.45.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On H&R Block

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of HRB. Boston Partners grew its position in H&R Block by 58.5% during the 4th quarter. Boston Partners now owns 4,500,552 shares of the company’s stock worth $237,814,000 after acquiring an additional 1,660,319 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new stake in H&R Block during the 4th quarter worth $57,253,000. Lazard Asset Management LLC grew its position in H&R Block by 36.8% during the 4th quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 2,585,026 shares of the company’s stock worth $136,591,000 after acquiring an additional 695,581 shares during the last quarter. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. grew its position in H&R Block by 12.5% during the 4th quarter. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. now owns 4,701,896 shares of the company’s stock worth $248,448,000 after acquiring an additional 523,353 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Boston Trust Walden Corp bought a new stake in H&R Block during the 4th quarter worth $25,552,000. Institutional investors own 90.14% of the company’s stock.

H&R Block Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 3rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 4th will be paid a $0.375 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 4th. This represents a $1.50 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.79%. H&R Block’s payout ratio is 41.32%.

H&R Block Company Profile

H&R Block, Inc engages in the provision of tax return preparation solutions, financial products and small business solutions. The company was founded by Henry W. Bloch and Richard A. Bloch on January 25, 1955, and is headquartered in Kansas City, MO.