Overview
Canada's information services firm Q4 revenue slightly beat analyst expectations
Company's organic revenue growth driven by Big 3 segments, up 7%
Company increased annualized dividend by 10% to $2.62 per share
Outlook
Thomson Reuters expects full-year 2026 organic revenue growth of 7.5% to 8.0%
Company projects first-quarter 2026 organic revenue growth of approximately 7%
Thomson Reuters anticipates adjusted EBITDA margin expansion of 100 basis points in 2026
Result Drivers
RECURRING AND TRANSACTION REVENUES - Q4 revenue growth driven by 6% increase in recurring revenues and 11% rise in transactions revenues, offset by 6% decline in Global Print
BIG 3 SEGMENTS - Organic revenue growth of 9% in Big 3 segments, comprising 82% of total revenues
AI AND INNOVATION - Co attributes growth to AI investments, product innovation, and strategic acquisitions, per CEO Steve Hasker
Key Details
Metric
Beat/Miss
Actual
Consensus Estimate
Q4 Revenue
Slight Beat*
$2.009 bln
$2 bln (10 Analysts)
Q4 EPS
$0.74
Q4 Dividend
$0.66
Q4 Organic Revenue Growth
7.00%
*Applies to a deviation of less than 1%; not applicable for per-share numbers.
Analyst Coverage
The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 12 "strong buy" or "buy", 4 "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 21 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 35 three months ago
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