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Company Profile: News Corporation (NWS)

$32.06 −1.23% vs. previous close · Market cap $17.25B

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Market and Valuation

Price & Market

Prev Close Price:$32.46
Open:$32.16
Day's Low:$31.83
Day's High:$32.48
Bid / Ask:-
Market Cap:17.25B
Enterprise Value:19.09B

52-Week Range

52-Week Low:$25.49
52-Week High:$35.76
Current position in 52-week range
52w Low-52w High
50-Day Avg:$32.98
200-Day Avg:$30.44

Volume

Volume Today:1,203,380
Avg Volume (3m):1,097,804
Avg Volume (10d):941,940
52-Week Change:+11.66%
vs S&P 500, 52 weeks:-
Beta:1.01

Valuation Multiples

P/E (trailing):31.13

Diluted EPS for the last 12 months: the four quarters ended Jun 30, 2026, from the accounts filed with the SEC on Aug 7, 2026. The P/E is the price divided by that EPS.

P/E (forward):21.21
PEG Ratio:2.92
Price / Book:2.04
Price / Sales (TTM):1.91
EV / Revenue:2.11
EV / EBITDA:14.27

Dividends

Current yield:0.62%
Annual Dividend Rate:$0.20
Dividend Trailing:$0.20
Yield Trailing:0.62%
5-Year Avg Yield:0.79%
Payout Ratio:19.42%
Last Ex-Dividend Date:-

Valuation Context

P/E vs sector (indicative)

Most Recent Quarter:-
Fiscal Year (Next):-

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Financial Statements TTM (Trailing 12 Months)

Income Statement

Total Revenue (TTM):9.03B
Gross Profit:5.16B
EBITDA:1.34B
Net Income (TTM):573.00M
Rev Growth (YoY):+10.80%
Earnings Growth (YoY):-74.90%
Quarterly earnings growth (YoY):-75.90%

Margins

Gross Margin:-
EBITDA Margin:-
Operating Margin:-
Net Margin:-

Per Share

EPS Trailing (TTM):$1.03

Diluted EPS for the last 12 months: the four quarters ended Jun 30, 2026, from the accounts filed with the SEC on Aug 7, 2026. The P/E is the price divided by that EPS.

EPS Forward (Est.):$1.51
Revenue Per Share:$16.22
Cash Per Share:-
Book Value:$15.69
Last Dividend:-
Ex-Dividend Date:-
Last Split:-

Balance Sheet & Liquidity

Total cash:2.10B
Total Debt:2.92B
Net Debt (Debt - Cash):814.00M
Debt / Equity:31.56%
Current Ratio:1.62
Quick Ratio:1.40

Cash Flows

Operating Cash Flow:1.23B
Free Cash Flow (FCF):1.05B
FCF Yield (FCF / Market Cap):-
Enterprise Value:19.09B
EV / Revenue:2.11
EV / EBITDA:14.27

Profitability

ROE (Return on Equity):7.98%
ROA (Return on Assets):4.66%
P/E (trailing):31.13
P/E (forward):21.21
Price / Book:2.04
PEG Ratio:2.92
52-Week Change:+11.66%
S&P 500 change, 52 weeks:+11.37%

Historical Evolution (Last 4 Years)

Income Statement

Balance Sheet

Cash Flow

EPS and Earnings Per Share

Key EPS Metrics

EPS Trailing (TTM):$1.03

Diluted EPS for the last 12 months: the four quarters ended Jun 30, 2026, from the accounts filed with the SEC on Aug 7, 2026. The P/E is the price divided by that EPS.

EPS Forward (Est.):$1.51
P/E (forward):21.21
PEG Ratio:2.92

Growth and Margins

Earnings Growth YoY:-
Quarterly Earnings Growth YoY:-
Rev Growth YoY:-
Net Margin:-
Gross Margin:-
EBITDA Margin:-

Per Share

Revenue Per Share:$16.22
Cash Per Share:-
Book Value:$15.69

Cash Flows (TTM)

Free Cash Flow:1.05B
Operating Cash Flow:1.23B
EBITDA:1.34B
Total Revenue (TTM):9.03B
Net Income (TTM):573.00M
Fiscal Year (Last):-

EPS Surprise History - Last 4 Quarters

Actual vs. Analyst Estimates · Green = beat expectations · Red = missed

Quarter Period Actual EPS Estimated EPS Difference Surprise % Currency

Ownership Structure

Ownership Distribution

% Insiders:-
% Institutional:-
% Inst. (of Float):-
No. of Institutions:-
Visual distribution
InsidersInstitutionalFree Float

Shares & Short Interest

Shares Outstanding:179,221,716
Float (free shares):476,499,648
Short interest (shares):3,467,923
Short % of float:-
Short Ratio (days to cover):3.08
Short interest, prior month:-
Short Interest Date:-

Governance Score (1=Best, 10=Worst)

Overall risk:-
Audit Risk:-
Board risk:-
Compensation Risk:-
Shareholder rights risk:-

Top Institutional Holders

Position Change: ▲ Increased · ▼ Reduced · = Unchanged

Organization Report Date % Shares No. Shares Value (USD) Change %

Top Mutual Funds

Position Change: ▲ Increased ▼ Decreased = Unchanged

Fund Report Date % Shares No. Shares Value (USD) Change %

Recent Insider Trades

Executive / Insider Title Date Action Shares

Options Chain

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News Corporation (NWS) SEC filings: 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K

Direct links to financial reports filed with the SEC.

Type Date Official link
8-K2026-11-03View filing ↗
8-K2026-11-02View filing ↗
8-K2026-10-30View filing ↗
8-K2026-10-29View filing ↗
8-K2026-10-28View filing ↗
8-K2026-10-27View filing ↗
8-K2026-10-26View filing ↗
8-K2026-10-23View filing ↗
8-K2026-10-22View filing ↗
8-K2026-10-21View filing ↗

Company and Executive Profile

News Corporation, a media and information services company, creates and distributes authoritative and engaging content, and other products and services for consumers and businesses in the United States, Canada, Europe, Australasia, and internationally. It operates through five segments: Dow Jones, Digital Real Estate Services, Book Publishing, News Media, and Other. The company distributes news, data, and business information under The Wall Street Journal, Barron's, MarketWatch, Investor's Business Daily, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, Dow Jones Energy, Factiva, and Dow Jones Newswires brands through various media channels, including websites, mobile apps, newspapers, newswires, newsletters, magazines, proprietary databases, live journalism, video, and podcasts. It also provides property and property-related services on its websites and mobile apps, such as realestate.com.au, realcommercial.com.au, Flatmates.com.au, and property portals, as well as residential, commercial, and share property websites; mortgage broking offering and property-related data services to the financial sector; and Realtor.com, RealPRO Select, Connections Plus, Listing Toolkit products, RealChoice Selling, and Realtor.com +. In addition, the company publishes and distributes consumer books comprising general fiction, nonfiction, and children and religious publishing through print and digital formats under the Harper, William Morrow, Mariner, HarperCollins Children's Books, Avon, Harlequin and Christian publishers, Zondervan, and Thomas Nelson; provides news and information under the The Australian, The Weekend Australian, The Daily Telegraph and The Sunday Telegraph, Herald Sun, Sunday Herald Sun, The Courier Mail, The Sunday Mail, The Advertiser, and Sunday Mail names; and operates talkSPORT, a sports radio network. News Corporation was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

General Information

Headquarters:United States
City:New York
Employees:21,700
Industry:Entertainment
Website:-

Key Executives

NameTitleAgeTotal pay
Mr. Robert J. ThomsonCEO & Director649.73M
Ms. Lavanya ChandrashekarChief Financial Officer534.57M
Mr. Julian DelanyExecutive VP & CTO522.62M
Mr. David B. PitofskyExecutive VP & General Counsel604.02M
Ms. Ruth AllenExecutive VP & Chief Human Resources Officer462.03M
Ms. Marygrace DeGrazioChief Accounting Officer49-
Mr. Michael FlorinSenior VP & Head of Investor Relations--
Mr. Arthur BochnerExecutive VP & Chief Communications Officer--

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News Corporation (NWS): Quantitative Analysis

News Corporation (NWS) — Communication Services — Entertainment. NWS is in the S&P 500 today. Model factor scores and market data, recalculated every trading day.

So far in 2026, NWS has returned +8.9% against +11.4% for the S&P 500 (SPY): total return, dividends included on both sides, from Dec 31, 2025 to Nov 3, 2026.

NWS is not in today's ranking, so no scores are shown. Only S&P 500 companies with enough fundamentals to score all four factors are included.

Market data

MetricValue
Price$32.06
Market Cap17.25B
P/E31.13
Revenue (last 12 months)9.03B
Price / book2.04
Book value per share$15.69
52-week range$25.49 – $35.76
Dividend yield0.62%
Beta1.01
Average volume1,097,804
Shares outstanding179.22M
Short interest (% of float)2.97% (as of Oct 15, 2026)

When does NWS report earnings? 12 of its last 12, after the close →

NWS latest SEC filings

Filing dates on EDGAR, the SEC's public registry. All NWS filings on EDGAR.

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Frequently asked questions about News (NWS)

When does News report earnings?

News has no announced date in the Nasdaq public calendar checked (Nov 3, 2026 to Dec 7, 2026). Of its last 12 earnings announcements: 12 after the close (SEC filings through Aug 5, 2026). NWS earnings dates and times, quarter by quarter →

What is News's P/E ratio?

News's P/E (price over earnings per share for the last twelve months) is 31.1 at the Nov 3, 2026 close. That EPS is the 12-month diluted figure from the SEC, the four quarters ended Jun 30, 2026. The median of the 17 Communication Services companies with a P/E is 15.5, and the S&P 500's, 23.5: News is above its sector median. Communication Services stocks, company by company →

Does News pay a dividend?

Yes. Its dividend yield is 0.62% at the Nov 3, 2026 close (annual dividend of $0.20 per share). The latest recorded ex-dividend date is Sep 9, 2026.

What sector is News in, and which index?

News is classified in the Communication Services sector (industry: Entertainment), per the data provider's classification (similar to GICS, not identical). It is in the S&P 500 today. It is one of the 21 S&P 500 companies in that sector. Communication Services stocks →

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Data as of Nov 3, 2026. Source: point-in-time SEC fundamentals and closing prices. Method and formulas are on the home page.

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