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Fox (FOXA) Reports Q3 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say

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For the quarter ended March 2025, Fox (FOXA - Free Report) reported revenue of $4.37 billion, up 26.8% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $1.10, compared to $1.09 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +5.30% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.15 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.93, the EPS surprise was +18.28%.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

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 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: $1.64 billion versus $1.53 billion estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +11.1% change.
  • Segment Revenues- Television: $2.70 billion compared to the $2.57 billion average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +39.5% year over year.
  • Segment Revenues- Other, Corporate and Eliminations: $31 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $17.25 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -16.2%.
  • Revenues- Cable Network Programming- Affiliate fee: $1.14 billion versus $1.10 billion estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +2.8% change.
  • Revenues- Cable Network Programming- Advertising: $372 million versus $310.49 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +25.7% change.
  • Revenues by Component- Other: $330 million compared to the $302.39 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +20.4% year over year.
  • Revenues- Television- Advertising: $1.66 billion compared to the $1.55 billion average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +77.2% year over year.
  • Revenues- Television- Affiliate fee: $870 million compared to the $861.17 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +4.3% year over year.
  • Revenues- Television- Other: $170 million versus $164.33 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +3% change.
  • Revenues by Component- Affiliate fee: $2.01 billion versus $1.96 billion estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +3.5% change.
  • Revenues by Component- Advertising: $2.04 billion compared to the $1.86 billion average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +64.9% year over year.
  • Revenues- Cable Network Programming- Other: $129 million versus $120.81 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +79.2% change.
View all Key Company Metrics for Fox here>>>

Shares of Fox have returned +2.8% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +3.8% 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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