Revenue growth has been mid-single-digit and uneven, ranging from roughly 0.8% to 9.8% across recent quarters, while operating margins swung between about 19% and 38%, suggesting operating leverage that is present but inconsistent.
Thomson Reuters Corporation (TRI) annual income statement — 30-year revenue, gross profit & net income history
| Metric | TTM | Dec'25 | Dec'24 | Dec'23 | Dec'22 | Dec'21 | Dec'20 | Dec'19 | Dec'18 | Dec'17 | Dec'16 | Dec'15 | Dec'14 | Dec'13 | Dec'12 | Dec'11 | Dec'10 | Dec'09 | Dec'08 | Dec'07 | Dec'06 | Dec'05 | Dec'04 | Dec'03 | Dec'02 | Dec'01 | Dec'00 | Dec'99 | Dec'98 | Dec'97 | Dec'96 |
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| Sales/Revenue | 7.88B | 7.48B | 7.26B | 6.79B | 6.63B | 6.35B | 5.98B | 5.91B | 5.5B | 5.3B | 11.17B | 11.26B | 12.61B | 12.7B | 13.13B | 13.81B | 13.07B | 13B | 11.71B | 7.3B | 6.59B | 6.17B | 8.06B | 7.44B | 7.44B | 7.24B | 6.51B | 5.75B | 5.4B | 5.85B | 7.72B |
| Revenue Growth % | 6.87% | 3% | 6.83% | 2.52% | 4.4% | 6.08% | 1.32% | 7.36% | 3.85% | -52.56% | -0.81% | -10.71% | -0.75% | -3.27% | -4.89% | 5.64% | 0.56% | 11.02% | 60.46% | 10.7% | 6.77% | -23.38% | 8.35% | -0.11% | 2.86% | 11.11% | 13.23% | 6.56% | -7.71% | -24.26% | 6.81% |
| Cost of Goods Sold | 3.38B | 1.81B | 1.79B | 1.56B | 1.58B | 1.58B | 1.16B | 1.41B | 1.04B | 864M | 2.02B | 1.98B | 2.27B | 2.13B | 2.22B | 7.95B | 10.06B | 9.88B | 8.7B | 5.28B | 4.67B | 4.35B | 5.82B | 5.4B | 5.48B | 5.45B | 4.88B | 4.25B | 4B | 4.44B | 6.39B |
| COGS % of Revenue | - | 24.2% | 24.68% | 22.96% | 23.92% | 24.92% | 19.35% | 23.89% | 18.87% | 16.31% | 18.07% | 17.62% | 17.99% | 16.75% | 16.89% | 57.56% | 76.98% | 75.98% | 74.31% | 72.3% | 70.78% | 70.48% | 72.26% | 72.57% | 73.66% | 75.32% | 74.93% | 73.92% | 74.14% | 75.91% | 82.7% |
| Gross Profit | 4.5B | 5.67B | 5.47B | 5.23B | 5.04B | 4.77B | 4.83B | 4.5B | 4.46B | 4.43B | 9.15B | 9.27B | 10.34B | 10.57B | 10.91B | 5.86B | 3.01B | 3.12B | 3.01B | 2.02B | 1.93B | 1.82B | 2.23B | 2.04B | 1.96B | 1.79B | 1.63B | 1.5B | 1.4B | 1.41B | 1.34B |
| Gross Margin % | 57.15% | 75.8% | 75.32% | 77.04% | 76.08% | 75.08% | 80.65% | 76.11% | 81.13% | 83.69% | 81.93% | 82.38% | 82.01% | 83.25% | 83.11% | 42.44% | 23.02% | 24.02% | 25.69% | 27.7% | 29.22% | 29.52% | 27.74% | 27.43% | 26.34% | 24.68% | 25.07% | 26.08% | 25.86% | 24.09% | 17.3% |
| Gross Profit Growth % | - | 3.66% | 4.45% | 3.81% | 5.79% | -1.24% | 7.36% | 0.72% | 0.68% | -51.54% | -1.35% | -10.31% | -2.22% | -3.12% | 86.28% | 94.72% | -3.62% | 3.82% | 48.79% | 4.93% | 5.71% | -18.48% | 9.56% | 4.03% | 9.8% | 9.38% | 8.86% | 7.44% | -0.92% | 5.48% | 7.93% |
| Operating Expenses | 2.53B | 3.68B | 3.36B | 2.9B | 3.21B | 3.52B | 2.9B | 3.3B | 3.68B | 3.4B | 7.76B | 7.75B | 7.79B | 9.06B | 8.34B | 6.56B | 1.59B | 1.55B | 1.34B | 724M | 678M | 650M | 905M | 866M | 825M | 920M | 842.11M | 695.38M | 625.04M | 582.02M | 553.96M |
| OpEx % of Revenue | - | 49.2% | 46.27% | 42.71% | 48.41% | 55.51% | 48.41% | 55.81% | 66.95% | 64.17% | 69.48% | 68.82% | 61.82% | 71.31% | 63.54% | 47.54% | 12.17% | 11.9% | 11.44% | 9.92% | 10.29% | 10.53% | 11.23% | 11.65% | 11.08% | 12.71% | 12.93% | 12.09% | 11.58% | 9.95% | 7.17% |
| Selling, General & Admin | 1.43B | 2.72B | 2.66B | 2.53B | 2.67B | 2.75B | 2.52B | 2.67B | 2.74B | 2.84B | 6.19B | 6.18B | 7.03B | 7.44B | 7.46B | 2.2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SG&A % of Revenue | - | 36.34% | 36.62% | 37.28% | 40.34% | 43.29% | 42.15% | 45.12% | 49.79% | 53.65% | 55.47% | 54.93% | 55.78% | 58.57% | 56.78% | 15.92% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Research & Development | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R&D % of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Operating Expenses | 4M | 961M | 700M | 369M | 535M | 776M | 375M | 631M | 944M | 557M | 1.56B | 1.56B | 762M | 1.62B | 888M | 4.37B | 1.59B | 1.55B | 1.34B | 724M | 678M | 650M | 905M | 866M | 825M | 920M | 842.11M | 695.38M | 625.04M | 582.02M | 553.96M |
| Operating Income | 1.97B | 1.99B | 2.11B | 2.33B | 1.83B | 1.24B | 1.93B | 1.2B | 780M | 1.03B | 1.39B | 1.53B | 2.54B | 1.52B | 2.57B | -705M | 1.42B | 1.57B | 1.67B | 1.3B | 1.25B | 1.17B | 1.33B | 1.17B | 1.14B | 1.79B | 790.77M | 804.59M | 771.04M | 827.07M | 781.98M |
| Operating Margin % | 25.04% | 26.61% | 29.06% | 34.32% | 27.67% | 19.57% | 32.24% | 20.3% | 14.18% | 19.52% | 12.45% | 13.56% | 20.19% | 11.94% | 19.57% | -5.11% | 10.86% | 12.12% | 14.25% | 17.78% | 18.93% | 18.99% | 16.51% | 15.79% | 15.26% | 24.68% | 12.14% | 13.99% | 14.28% | 14.14% | 10.13% |
| Operating Income Growth % | - | -5.69% | -9.56% | 27.15% | 47.67% | -35.61% | 60.88% | 53.72% | -24.56% | -25.61% | -8.91% | -40.04% | 67.88% | -41.01% | 464.54% | -149.68% | -9.9% | -5.58% | 28.6% | 3.93% | 6.48% | -11.88% | 13.29% | 3.35% | -36.39% | 125.86% | -1.72% | 4.35% | -6.77% | 5.77% | 2.83% |
| EBITDA | 2.96B | 2.92B | 2.93B | 3.06B | 2.56B | 2.01B | 2.72B | 1.92B | 1.4B | 1.64B | 2.94B | 3.11B | 4.37B | 3.35B | 4.3B | 1B | 2.99B | 3.13B | 2.99B | 2.02B | 1.93B | 1.82B | 2.23B | 2.08B | 2B | 2.81B | 1.63B | 1.5B | 1.4B | 1.41B | 1.34B |
| EBITDA Margin % | 37.56% | 39.04% | 40.38% | 45% | 38.6% | 31.7% | 45.47% | 32.44% | 25.43% | 30.94% | 26.35% | 27.61% | 34.64% | 26.34% | 32.78% | 7.27% | 22.9% | 24.09% | 25.53% | 27.7% | 29.27% | 29.52% | 27.74% | 27.95% | 26.88% | 38.83% | 25.07% | 26.08% | 25.86% | 24.09% | 17.3% |
| EBITDA Growth % | -7.81% | -0.41% | -4.12% | 19.51% | 27.14% | -26.06% | 42.01% | 36.95% | -14.64% | -44.29% | -5.34% | -28.83% | 30.51% | -22.28% | 328.78% | -66.46% | -4.41% | 4.75% | 47.9% | 4.77% | 5.87% | -18.48% | 7.56% | 3.85% | -28.79% | 72.09% | 8.86% | 7.44% | -0.92% | 5.48% | 7.93% |
| D&A (Non-Cash Add-back) | 987M | 930M | 822M | 725M | 724M | 770M | 792M | 717M | 619M | 605M | 1.55B | 1.58B | 1.82B | 1.83B | 1.74B | 1.71B | 1.57B | 1.56B | 1.32B | 724M | 681M | 650M | 905M | 904M | 865M | 1.02B | 842.11M | 695.38M | 625.04M | 582.02M | 553.96M |
| EBIT | 2.14B | 2.12B | 2.23B | 2.23B | 2.29B | 1.25B | 1.97B | 1.18B | 831M | 871M | 1.45B | 1.57B | 2.47B | 1.48B | 2.63B | -671M | 1.47B | 1.19B | 2.06B | 1.3B | 1.25B | 1.17B | 1.33B | 1.17B | 1.14B | 866M | 790.77M | 804.59M | 771.04M | 827.07M | 781.98M |
| Net Interest Income | -170.93M | -143M | -96.15M | -130.35M | -178.63M | -184.36M | -184.24M | -141.21M | -216.37M | -336.69M | -340.85M | -323.27M | -388.1M | -397.61M | -407.61M | -413.92M | -450.92M | -496.07M | -207.46M | -13.05M | -215.39M | -229.24M | -255.24M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Interest Income | 12.82M | 40M | 72.35M | 85.54M | 6.72M | 1.98M | 5.26M | 45.02M | 36.06M | 7.25M | 6.92M | 1.84M | 2.86M | 3.88M | 8.03M | 18.46M | 23.84M | 23.93M | 142.63M | 250.14M | 23.39M | 16.6M | 10.86M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Interest Expense | 183.76M | 183M | 168.5M | 215.89M | 185.35M | 186.35M | 189.51M | 186.23M | 252.43M | 343.94M | 347.77M | 325.12M | 390.96M | 401.49M | 415.64M | 432.39M | 474.77M | 520.01M | 350.1M | 263.19M | 238.78M | 245.84M | 266.1M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Income/Expense | -18M | -83M | -40M | 731M | -184M | 6.05B | -709M | -827M | -480M | -531M | -349M | -365M | -524M | -493M | -404M | -398M | -347M | -1.03B | 2M | -46M | -220M | -249M | -211M | -191M | -426M | 0 | -206.69M | -262.67M | -350.02M | -353.06M | -108.06M |
| Pretax Income | 1.96B | 1.91B | 2.07B | 3.06B | 1.65B | 7.29B | 1.22B | 372M | 300M | 503M | 1.04B | 1.16B | 2.02B | 1.02B | 2.17B | -1.1B | 1.07B | 545M | 1.67B | 1.25B | 1.03B | 923M | 1.12B | 983M | 710M | 852M | 584.08M | 541.92M | 421.02M | 474.01M | 673.91M |
| Pretax Margin % | 24.81% | 25.49% | 28.51% | 45.08% | 24.9% | 114.9% | 20.39% | 6.3% | 5.45% | 9.5% | 9.32% | 10.31% | 16.03% | 8.05% | 16.49% | -7.99% | 8.2% | 4.19% | 14.27% | 17.15% | 15.6% | 14.95% | 13.89% | 13.22% | 9.54% | 11.77% | 8.97% | 9.42% | 7.8% | 8.1% | 8.73% |
| Income Tax | 413M | 423M | -123M | 417M | 259M | 1.61B | 71M | -1.2B | 136M | -134M | -15M | 34M | 62M | 848M | 126M | 293M | 139M | -299M | 350M | 155M | 116M | 261M | 263M | 150M | 162M | 168M | -14.67M | 105.07M | 79.01M | 74.99M | 92.96M |
| Effective Tax Rate % | 21.11% | 22.19% | -5.94% | 13.61% | 15.7% | 22.03% | 5.82% | -322.04% | 45.33% | -26.64% | -1.44% | 2.93% | 3.07% | 82.89% | 5.82% | -26.56% | 12.97% | -54.86% | 20.96% | 12.39% | 11.28% | 28.28% | 23.5% | 15.26% | 22.82% | 19.72% | -2.51% | 19.39% | 18.77% | 15.82% | 13.79% |
| Net Income | 1.58B | 1.5B | 2.21B | 2.69B | 1.34B | 5.69B | 1.12B | 1.56B | 3.93B | 1.4B | 3.1B | 1.25B | 1.91B | 137M | 1.99B | -1.39B | 909M | 844M | 1.31B | 4B | 1.12B | 934M | 1.01B | 865M | 605M | 776M | 1.25B | 559.89M | 1.85B | 550.05M | 580.96M |
| Net Margin % | 20.02% | 20.09% | 30.45% | 39.67% | 20.19% | 89.62% | 18.75% | 26.48% | 71.5% | 26.34% | 27.74% | 11.15% | 15.14% | 1.08% | 15.15% | -10.07% | 6.95% | 6.49% | 11.16% | 54.88% | 16.99% | 15.13% | 12.55% | 11.63% | 8.13% | 10.72% | 19.2% | 9.73% | 34.2% | 9.4% | 7.52% |
| Net Income Growth % | -10.19% | -32.04% | -18% | 101.42% | -76.48% | 407.04% | -28.26% | -60.23% | 181.94% | -54.97% | 146.85% | -34.26% | 1293.43% | -93.11% | 243.09% | -252.92% | 7.7% | -35.42% | -67.36% | 257.5% | 19.91% | -7.62% | 16.88% | 42.98% | -22.04% | -37.96% | 123.41% | -69.67% | 235.63% | -5.32% | -27.34% |
| Net Income (Continuing) | 1.54B | 1.48B | 2.19B | 2.65B | 1.39B | 5.69B | 1.15B | 1.57B | 164M | 637M | 1.06B | 1.13B | 1.96B | 175M | 2.04B | -1.4B | 933M | 844M | 1.32B | 1.1B | 912M | 662M | 856M | 833M | 548M | 684M | 598.75M | 436.86M | 342.01M | 399.02M | 580.96M |
| Discontinued Operations | 0 | 19M | 15M | 49M | -53M | 2M | -27M | -6M | 3.86B | 822M | 2.09B | 184M | 0 | 10M | 2M | 4M | 0 | 23M | 1M | 2.91B | 208M | 272M | 155M | 32M | 57M | 92M | 652.09M | 123.04M | 1.5B | 151.03M | 0 |
| Minority Interest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 498M | 483M | 487M | 481M | 394M | 353M | 345M | 353M | 68M | 72M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EPS (Diluted) | 3.64 | 3.40 | 4.89 | 5.90 | 2.64 | 11.40 | 2.39 | 3.18 | 0.11 | 2.21 | 1.53 | 1.56 | 2.69 | 0.17 | 2.76 | -1.91 | 1.24 | 1.21 | 1.92 | 7.08 | 1.98 | 1.62 | 1.76 | 1.53 | 1.04 | 1.36 | 2.24 | 0.98 | 3.39 | 1.04 | 1.08 |
| EPS Growth % | -7.01% | -30.47% | -17.12% | 123.48% | -76.84% | 376.99% | -24.84% | 2790.91% | -95.02% | 44.44% | -1.92% | -42.01% | 1482.35% | -93.84% | 244.5% | -254.03% | 2.48% | -36.98% | -72.88% | 257.58% | 22.22% | -7.95% | 15.03% | 47.12% | -23.53% | -39.29% | 128.57% | -71.09% | 225.96% | -3.7% | -29.41% |
| EPS (Basic) | - | 3.40 | 4.89 | 5.91 | 2.65 | 11.42 | 2.40 | 3.19 | 0.11 | 2.21 | 1.53 | 1.83 | 2.70 | 0.17 | 2.76 | -1.91 | 1.24 | 1.21 | 1.93 | 7.13 | 1.98 | 1.62 | 1.76 | 1.53 | 1.04 | 1.36 | 2.24 | 0.98 | 3.39 | 1.04 | 1.08 |
| Diluted Shares Outstanding | 434.02M | 449.53M | 451.24M | 463.97M | 484.93M | 494.5M | 498.03M | 502.52M | 644.13M | 630.3M | 655.47M | 686.26M | 709.71M | 727.26M | 726.05M | 729.42M | 732.04M | 728.97M | 678.42M | 564.35M | 564.06M | 573.18M | 573.95M | 571.49M | 563.58M | 550.85M | 546.02M | 536.67M | 535.76M | 501.41M | 524.97M |
| Basic Shares Outstanding | 433.71M | 448.97M | 450.61M | 463.18M | 483.89M | 493.44M | 496.72M | 500.83M | 643.52M | 629.05M | 654.04M | 683.75M | 707.05M | 724.85M | 724.33M | 729.42M | 728.42M | 726.4M | 674.62M | 560.73M | 564.06M | 573.18M | 572.84M | 559.07M | 563.58M | 550.85M | 546.02M | 444.57M | 535.76M | 501.41M | 524.97M |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | - | 70.11% | 40.66% | 33.52% | 59.86% | 13.47% | 68.5% | 45.67% | 21.72% | 70.99% | 31.25% | 74.34% | 51.6% | 734.77% | 51.54% | - | 98.79% | 116.65% | 39.42% | 16.62% | 48.12% | 56.08% | 52% | 77.34% | 50.41% | 35.95% | 21.64% | 45.54% | 13.06% | 42.73% | 33.74% |
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying TRI stock.
For fiscal year 2025, Thomson Reuters Corporation (TRI) reported total revenue of $7.48B. This represents a 3.2% decline compared to $7.72B in 1996.
Thomson Reuters Corporation (TRI) is profitable, generating $1.50B in net income for the fiscal year ending 2025 with a net profit margin of 20.1%.
Thomson Reuters Corporation (TRI) reported an operating income of $1.99B, resulting in an operating profit margin of 26.6%. This margin reflects the operational efficiency of the business before interest and taxes.
Thomson Reuters Corporation (TRI) generated $5.67B in gross profit for the year, representing a gross profit margin of 75.8%. This demonstrates the company's core pricing power and production efficiency.
Key Metrics
Top Statement Risk
AI-driven legal research commoditization
Mid-Single-Digit Growth Masks Mixed Quarterly Momentum
According to reported figures, TRI's revenue growth ranged from roughly 0.8% to 9.8% across the ten reported quarters, suggesting a steady but uneven top-line trajectory that warrants closer review of the drivers behind each quarter's movement.
The quarterly revenue series points to a business compounding at a modest pace rather than accelerating in a durable way, with the stronger readings in early 2026 possibly reflecting pricing or premium product upgrades. The deceleration to 2.9% in the most recent quarter may indicate sensitivity to timing effects or to the maturing of digital subscription penetration. Investors should monitor whether organic growth is separated from bolt-on acquisitions, since the reported figures alone do not show how much of the expansion is durable.
Gross Margin Shift Warrants Classification Review
As reported in the income statement, gross margins held near 74% to 76% through 2024 and 2025 before the 2026 quarters diverge sharply, with the COGS line appearing to shift materially, which may indicate a presentation change rather than an operating change.
The stable mid-70s gross margin through 2024 and 2025 is consistent with a high-margin subscription model carrying a low marginal cost of delivery. The drop to roughly 36% to 38% in the two most recent quarters, paired with a much smaller COGS figure in 2026Q1, suggests the cost classification may have changed, so the margin series is not directly comparable across periods without adjustment. Analysts should confirm any reclassification before drawing conclusions about pricing power or cost pressure.
Volatile Net Income Driven by Non-Operating Items
Net income diverges sharply from operating income, including a reported $841M in 2024Q2 against operating income of $415M, which suggests non-operating items such as investment gains or LSEG-related valuation effects may be influencing reported earnings more than core operations.
The gap between operating income and net income in 2024Q2 is too large to reflect operating performance alone, pointing to non-operating gains that may inflate reported EPS in that period. Similar but smaller divergences appear across other quarters, and EPS growth swings from negative to strongly positive without matching moves in operating income. Investors should evaluate earnings on an operating basis and treat reported net income as a noisier signal of underlying profitability.
Operating Margin Expansion Shows Uneven Scaling
Based on reported figures, operating margins ranged from roughly 19% to 38% across the ten quarters, with the peak in 2024Q4 and the trough in 2025Q4, suggesting operating leverage is present but inconsistent relative to revenue movements.
Operating income does not scale in a straight line with revenue, as seen when margins fell in 2025Q4 despite revenue near $2.0B, which may reflect timing of SG&A or other discretionary spending. SG&A data is unavailable for most of the period, so overhead efficiency cannot be fully assessed from the supplied data. The operating leverage thesis appears credible over time but is not demonstrated cleanly quarter to quarter.
Margin Durability Faces AI Pricing Pressure
Based on the supplied quarterly figures, the bear case centers on whether the mid-70s gross margin and recent operating margin peaks are sustainable if generative AI lowers pricing power in legal research, a risk the reported data does not yet confirm.
A short-seller would argue that the 2024Q4 operating margin of 37.8% and the 2026Q1 gross margin of 76.4% reflect a pricing environment that may not persist if LLM-native entrants compress per-seat prices. The 2026Q2 and 2026Q3 operating margins of 28.6% and 21.9% are already well below the earlier peak, which may indicate early erosion or simply reclassification noise that warrants further investigation. Investors should watch whether revenue growth continues to decelerate toward 2.9% while operating income falls faster, as that combination would weaken the operating leverage thesis.