Adjusted earnings per share came in at 57 cents, 7 cents ahead of estimates.
Thomson Reuters' peers include RELX Group’s (REL.L) LexisNexis, Bloomberg LP, News Corp's (NWSA.O) DowJones, and Wolters Kluwer (WLSNc.AS).
Thomson Reuters holds a minority stake in the LSE, worth about $6.3 billion as of Friday.
Thomson Reuters will be "quite a bit more aggressive in the next few quarters in looking at acquisitions," he said.
Reporting by Ken Li and Nick Zieminski in New York Editing by Mark PotterOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.