For the quarter ended June 2025, TEGNA Inc. (TGNA Quick QuoteTGNA - Free Report) reported revenue of $675.05 million, down 5% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.44, compared to $0.50 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +0.51% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $671.6 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.38, the EPS surprise was +15.79%.

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 TEGNA performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Revenues- Political: $8.19 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $5.65 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -74.1%.
• Revenue- Distribution: $369.58 million versus $375.14 million estimated by two analysts on average.
• Revenues- Advertising & Marketing Services: $287.86 million compared to the $280.6 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of -4.4% year over year.
• Revenues- Other: $9.42 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $10 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -12.1%.

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Shares of TEGNA have returned -5.5% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +1.2% 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.