Thomson Reuters (TRI) reported $1.9 billion in revenue for the quarter ended March 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 0.8%. EPS of $1.12 for the same period compares to $1.11 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of -0.95% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.92 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.06, the EPS surprise was +5.66%.
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 Thomson Reuters performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Revenues- Legal Professionals: $693 million compared to the $696.75 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of -3.9% year over year.
- Revenues- Tax & Accounting Professionals: $360 million compared to the $366.88 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +9.8% year over year.
- Revenues- Global Print: $116 million compared to the $119.85 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of -6.5% year over year.
- Revenues- Corporates: $541 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $553.36 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +6.7%.
- Revenues- Reuters News: $196 million versus $186.80 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -6.7% change.
- Revenues- Eliminations: -$6 million versus -$5 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +20% change.
- Adjusted EBITDA- Legal Professionals: $336 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $327.02 million.
- Adjusted EBITDA- Corporates: $213 million compared to the $202.65 million average estimate based on three analysts.
- Adjusted EBITDA- Corporate costs: -$33 million versus -$31.28 million estimated by three analysts on average.
- Adjusted EBITDA- Reuters News: $39 million versus $36 million estimated by three analysts on average.
- Adjusted EBITDA- Global Print: $44 million compared to the $44.23 million average estimate based on three analysts.
- Adjusted EBITDA- Tax & Accounting Professionals: $210 million versus $197.30 million estimated by three analysts on average.
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Shares of Thomson Reuters have returned +6% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.7% 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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