Feb 5 (Reuters) - Thomson Reuters ( TMSOF ) reported

higher fourth quarter revenue on Thursday, boosted by its legal,

tax and accounting and corporates businesses, as investors

assess the impact of ‌artificial intelligence companies moving

into its key markets.

The Toronto-based content and technology company also

forecast ​its full-year 2026 revenue would rise by between 7.5%

and 8%. ‍Wall Street expects revenue growth of 7.7%, ⁠LSEG data

shows.

"We are ⁠seeing tangible benefits from our continued

investments in AI," said Thomson Reuters ( TMSOF ) CEO ‌Steve Hasker.

"We will continue to scale ​our agentic capabilities to

deliver greater speed, clarity, and confidence for our customers

- further demonstrating the value ⁠of professional-grade tools

built on quality ‍content ​and deep subject-matter expertise,"

Hasker added in the results statement.

Thomson Reuters ( TMSOF ) said fourth quarter revenue rose 5% to $2

billion, matching expectations ‍in LSEG estimates. Its earnings

per share were $1.07. Wall Street had expected $1.06 per share

excluding items.

Share prices have been hit by fears over the challenge that

AI newcomers, including Anthropic, present to companies like

Thomson Reuters ( TMSOF ), which fell nearly 18% on Tuesday ​amid ‍a broad

selloff in the software, data and professional services sector.

Anthropic, maker of the Claude chatbot, launched a ​legal

plugin for its Claude Cowork coding tool on January 30 that

helps execute tasks including reviewing legal documents,

generating briefings and tracking compliance.

Revenue in the "Big 3" Thomson Reuters ( TMSOF ) segments of legal,

tax and accounting and corporates rose 9% on an organic basis.

The Reuters news division's organic revenue ​increased by 5%,

boosted by content licensing revenue deals.

Thomson Reuters' ( TMSOF ) operating profit fell 25% to $540 million

from a year ago, when it benefited from the sale of ‍FindLaw.