Fox (FOXA) reported $3.74 billion in revenue for the quarter ended September 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 4.9%. EPS of $1.51 for the same period compares to $1.45 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.57 billion, representing a surprise of +4.66%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +42.45%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $1.06.
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 Fox performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Segment Revenues- Cable Network Programming: $1.66 billion versus the three-analyst average estimate of $1.61 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +4.1%.
- Segment Revenues- Television: $2.05 billion versus $1.93 billion estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +5% change.
- Revenues by Component- Advertising: $1.41 billion versus the three-analyst average estimate of $1.28 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +6.3%.
- Segment Revenues- Corporate and Other: $26 million versus $19.63 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +85.7% change.
- Revenues- Television- Advertising: $1.07 billion compared to the $959.51 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +5.9% year over year.
- Revenues- Cable Network Programming- Advertising: $345 million versus $312.32 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +7.5% change.
- Segment EBITDA- Cable Network Programming: $800 million versus $730.71 million estimated by three analysts on average.
- Segment EBITDA- Corporate and Other: $-134 million versus $-157.92 million estimated by three analysts on average.
- Segment EBITDA- Television: $399 million compared to the $251.57 million average estimate based on three analysts.
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Shares of Fox have returned -1.8% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +3.6% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.
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