eBay (Nasdaq: EBAY) reported earnings on Jan. 16. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway
 For the quarter ended Dec. 31 (Q4), eBay met expectations on revenues and met expectations on earnings per share.

Compared to the prior-year quarter, revenue increased significantly and GAAP earnings per share dropped significantly.

Margins contracted across the board.

Revenue details
 eBay chalked up revenue of $3.99 billion. The 30 analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ wanted to see revenue of $3.98 billion on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 18% higher than the prior-year quarter's $3.38 billion.

Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Dollar amounts in millions. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.

EPS details
 EPS came in at $0.70. The 32 earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ predicted $0.69 per share. GAAP EPS of $0.57 for Q4 were 63% lower than the prior-year quarter's $1.52 per share.

Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.

Margin details
 For the quarter, gross margin was 69.4%, 30 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 21.9%, 70 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 18.8%, 3,980 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead
 Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $3.80 billion. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.63.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $16.31 billion. The average EPS estimate is $2.75.

Investor sentiment
 The stock has a four-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 3,775 members out of 4,341 rating the stock outperform, and 566 members rating it underperform. Among 1,259 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 1,174 give eBay a green thumbs-up, and 85 give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on eBay is outperform, with an average price target of $55.44.

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