TEGNA Inc. (TGNA) reported $706.11 million in revenue for the quarter ended December 2025, representing a year-over-year decline of 18.9%. EPS of $0.50 for the same period compares to $1.21 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $697.54 million, representing a surprise of +1.23%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +12.36%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.45.
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.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how TEGNA performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Revenues- Political: $17.1 million compared to the $23.45 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of -90.9% year over year.
- Revenue- Distribution: $358.02 million compared to the $359.52 million average estimate based on two analysts.
- Revenues- Advertising & Marketing Services: $321.54 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $304.12 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +2.4%.
- Revenues- Other: $9.46 million versus $10.5 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -20% change.
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Shares of TEGNA have returned +9.3% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -1.3% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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