For the quarter ended September 2026, Fox (FOXA Quick QuoteFOXA - Free Report) reported revenue of $4.57 billion, up 22.3% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $2.54, compared to $1.51 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.23 billion, representing a surprise of +8.02%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +27.64%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $1.99.

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.

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:

• Revenues by Component- Advertising: $2.08 billion versus $1.76 billion estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +47.4% change.
• Revenues by Component- Distribution: $2.08 billion versus $1.96 billion estimated by three analysts on average.
• Segment Revenues- Television: $2.71 billion compared to the $2.4 billion average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +32.3% year over year.
• Segment Revenues- Cable Network Programming: $1.8 billion versus $1.72 billion estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +8.5% change.
• Segment Revenues- Corporate and Other inculding Elimination: $55 million compared to the $54.83 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +111.5% year over year.
• Revenues by Component- Content and other: $406 million versus $449.45 million estimated by three analysts on average.
• Revenues- Television- Content and other: $155 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $166.05 million.
• Revenues- Television- Distribution: $850 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $824.1 million.
• Revenues- Television- Advertising: $1.71 billion versus $1.39 billion estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +60.1% change.
• Revenues- Cable Network Programming- Advertising: $373 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $357.1 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +8.1%.
• Revenues- Cable Network Programming- Distribution: $1.2 billion versus $1.13 billion estimated by two analysts on average.
• Revenues- Cable Network Programming- Content and other: $230 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $232.59 million.

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Shares of Fox have returned +1.5% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.9% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.