Thomson Reuters Q2 revenue rises 9%, beats estimates
Thomson Reuters Q2 revenue rises 9%, beats estimates
Overview
Canada data and software provider's Q2 revenue grew 9% yr/yr, beating analyst expectations
Adjusted EPS for Q2 beat analyst expectations
Company to sell 51% stake in Global Print to capital accounts advised by KKR for $500 mln
Outlook
Thomson Reuters raises 2026 full-year revenue growth outlook to ~8.0% for total company
Company expects Big 3 segments 2026 revenue growth of 9.5% to 10.0%
Thomson Reuters expects Q3 organic revenue growth of about 8% and adjusted EBITDA margin of 36%
Result Drivers
BIG 3 SEGMENTS - Organic revenue growth of 10% in Legal Professionals, Corporates, and Tax, Audit & Accounting Professionals drove overall results
RECURRING REVENUES - 9% growth in recurring revenues, led by Westlaw and CoCounsel, contributed to overall revenue increase
TRANSACTION REVENUES - Transactions revenues rose 16%, driven by products such as CLEAR, Pagero, Confirmation, Trust, Checkpoint, Indirect Tax, SafeSend and international business
Company press release: ID:nPnb96DRCa
Key Details
Metric | Beat/Miss | Actual | Consensus Estimate |
Q2 Revenue | Beat | $1.95 bln | $1.91 bln (10 Analysts) |
Q2 Adjusted EPS | Beat | $0.99 | $0.96 (12 Analysts) |
Q2 EPS |
| $1.02 |
|
Q2 Organic Revenue Growth |
| 8% |
|
Analyst Coverage
The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 13 "strong buy" or "buy", 5 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"
The average consensus recommendation for the professional information services peer group is "buy"
The stock recently traded at 23 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 21 three months ago
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