21st Century Fox Inc. on May 9 reported lower-than-expected EPS in its fiscal third quarter, disclosing net income attributable to shareholders of $858.0 million, or 46 cents per share.

Attributable net income rose 7.4% from $799.0 million, or 43 cents per share, in the prior-year period.

The S&P Capital IQ consensus EPS estimate for the just-ended quarter was 53 cents on a GAAP and normalized basis.

Revenue for the quarter ended March 31 was $7.42 billion, down 1.9% year over year from $7.56 billion.