News Corporation (NWS) quarterly balance sheet — complete assets, liabilities & equity history
News Corporation (NWS) balance sheet — 16-year assets, liabilities & shareholders' equity history
| Metric | Q4'26 | Q3'26 | Q2'26 | Q1'26 | Q4'25 | Q3'25 | Q2'25 | Q1'25 | Q4'24 | Q3'24 | Q2'24 | Q1'24 | Q4'23 | Q3'23 | Q2'23 | Q1'23 | Q4'22 | Q3'22 | Q2'22 | Q1'22 |
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| Total Current Assets | 4.48B | 4.58B | 4.57B | 4.47B | 4.81B | 6.84B | 6.45B | 4.51B | 4.37B | 4.13B | 4B | 3.97B | 4.05B | 4.03B | 3.76B | 3.75B | 4.09B | 4.16B | 4.6B | 4.37B |
| Cash & Short-Term Investments | 2.1B | 2.17B | 2.05B | 2.2B | 2.4B | 2.1B | 1.75B | 1.78B | 1.87B | 1.94B | 1.72B | 1.53B | 1.83B | 1.66B | 1.33B | 1.46B | 1.82B | 1.86B | 2.18B | 2.1B |
| Cash Only | 2.1B | 2.17B | 2.05B | 2.2B | 2.4B | 2.1B | 1.75B | 1.78B | 1.87B | 1.94B | 1.72B | 1.53B | 1.83B | 1.66B | 1.33B | 1.46B | 1.82B | 1.86B | 2.18B | 2.1B |
| Short-Term Investments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Accounts Receivable | 1.76B | 1.78B | 1.89B | 1.64B | 1.56B | 1.54B | 1.66B | 1.7B | 1.42B | 1.44B | 1.52B | 1.56B | 1.43B | 1.54B | 1.64B | 1.47B | 1.5B | 1.53B | 1.67B | 1.5B |
| Days Sales Outstanding | 68.82 | 75.62 | 68.73 | 68.59 | 66.9 | 71.54 | 68.92 | 68.43 | 62.16 | 67.41 | 66.25 | 67.58 | 55.45 | 58.41 | 56.73 | 55.23 | 51.63 | 57.73 | 53.57 | 55.1 |
| Inventory | 302M | 303M | 306M | 327M | 327M | 317M | 296M | 378M | 266M | 331M | 297M | 378M | 311M | 356M | 328M | 373M | 311M | 308M | 248M | 308M |
| Days Inventory Outstanding | 43.56 | 25.47 | 25.86 | 28.43 | 33.15 | 30.51 | 32.2 | 31.12 | 30.28 | 30.46 | 32.01 | 32.41 | 24.81 | 23.93 | 24.92 | 24.72 | 21.55 | 20.08 | 20 | 20.74 |
| Other Current Assets | 328M | 327M | 322M | 313M | 519M | 2.89B | 2.75B | 652M | 814M | 416M | 466M | 503M | 484M | 477M | 471M | 450M | 458M | 457M | 502M | 465M |
| Total Non-Current Assets | 11.06B | 10.94B | 10.94B | 10.87B | 10.69B | 9.74B | 9.71B | 12.42B | 12.31B | 12.42B | 12.68B | 12.51B | 12.87B | 13B | 13.13B | 12.63B | 13.13B | 13.26B | 11.92B | 12.05B |
| Property, Plant & Equipment | 2.15B | 2.12B | 2.11B | 2.1B | 2.12B | 2.03B | 2.01B | 2.88B | 2.08B | 2.88B | 2.99B | 2.94B | 3.08B | 3.04B | 3.07B | 2.81B | 2.99B | 3.14B | 3.1B | 3.17B |
| Fixed Asset Turnover | 1.10x | 1.03x | 1.12x | 1.02x | 1.02x | 0.99x | 0.91x | 0.84x | 0.84x | 0.68x | 0.72x | 0.67x | 0.80x | 0.80x | 0.86x | 0.85x | 0.87x | 0.80x | 0.87x | 0.77x |
| Goodwill | 4.54B | 4.49B | 4.5B | 4.42B | 4.37B | 4.29B | 4.26B | 5.26B | 4.34B | 5.13B | 5.21B | 5.1B | 5.14B | 5.14B | 5.17B | 5.04B | 5.17B | 5.17B | 4.56B | 4.57B |
| Intangible Assets | 1.84B | 1.88B | 1.89B | 1.9B | 1.93B | 1.88B | 1.89B | 2.32B | 1.95B | 2.36B | 2.42B | 2.42B | 2.49B | 2.54B | 2.58B | 2.56B | 2.67B | 2.65B | 2.08B | 2.11B |
| Long-Term Investments | 1B | 1B | 1B | 1.03B | 1.02B | 354M | 365M | 458M | 429M | 416M | 424M | 391M | 427M | 506M | 524M | 470M | 488M | 564M | 505M | 499M |
| Other Non-Current Assets | 1.28B | 1.27B | 1.24B | 1.19B | 1B | 949M | 935M | 1.17B | 3.19B | 1.33B | 1.32B | 1.29B | 1.34B | 1.41B | 1.4B | 1.36B | 1.38B | 1.45B | 1.39B | 1.36B |
| Total Assets | 15.54B | 15.52B | 15.51B | 15.34B | 15.5B | 16.58B | 16.16B | 16.93B | 16.68B | 16.54B | 16.68B | 16.48B | 16.92B | 17.03B | 16.89B | 16.39B | 17.22B | 17.42B | 16.52B | 16.42B |
| Asset Turnover | 0.15x | 0.14x | 0.15x | 0.14x | 0.13x | 0.12x | 0.14x | 0.12x | 0.13x | 0.12x | 0.13x | 0.12x | 0.14x | 0.14x | 0.15x | 0.15x | 0.15x | 0.15x | 0.16x | 0.15x |
| Asset Growth % | 0.26% | -6.42% | -4.03% | -9.36% | -7.07% | 0.22% | -3.12% | 2.74% | -1.4% | -2.88% | -1.24% | 0.54% | -1.74% | -2.21% | 2.25% | -0.19% | 2.68% | 13.13% | 9.45% | 14.01% |
| Total Current Liabilities | 2.76B | 2.69B | 2.52B | 2.54B | 2.61B | 4.08B | 3.73B | 3.27B | 3.06B | 3.04B | 2.78B | 3.04B | 3.17B | 3.2B | 2.94B | 3.01B | 3.52B | 3.53B | 3.23B | 3.27B |
| Accounts Payable | 412M | 384M | 425M | 368M | 335M | 371M | 365M | 374M | 254M | 269M | 243M | 324M | 440M | 407M | 308M | 348M | 411M | 317M | 351M | 309M |
| Days Payables Outstanding | 57.31 | 33.83 | 32.4 | 30.57 | 36.34 | 36.64 | 35.3 | 30.34 | 26.53 | 24.84 | 26.89 | 35.93 | 31.51 | 25.02 | 23.32 | 27.43 | 25.34 | 24.13 | 23.74 | 23.3 |
| Short-Term Debt | 0 | 0 | 100M | 25M | 2M | 22M | 19M | 194M | 9M | 56M | 33M | 61M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 266M | 306M | 276M | 273M |
| Deferred Revenue (Current) | 543M | 556M | 474M | 504M | 498M | 501M | 431M | 559M | 483M | 549M | 510M | 624M | 622M | 623M | 591M | 592M | 604M | 528M | 462M | 467M |
| Other Current Liabilities | 726M | 369M | 1.52B | 382M | 438M | 1.85B | 1.76B | 466M | 1.02B | 427M | 514M | 516M | 524M | 601M | 601M | 557M | 603M | 651M | 590M | 597M |
| Current Ratio | 1.62x | 1.70x | 1.81x | 1.76x | 1.84x | 1.68x | 1.73x | 1.38x | 1.43x | 1.36x | 1.44x | 1.31x | 1.28x | 1.26x | 1.28x | 1.25x | 1.16x | 1.18x | 1.42x | 1.34x |
| Quick Ratio | 1.51x | 1.59x | 1.69x | 1.63x | 1.72x | 1.60x | 1.65x | 1.26x | 1.34x | 1.25x | 1.33x | 1.18x | 1.18x | 1.15x | 1.17x | 1.12x | 1.07x | 1.09x | 1.35x | 1.24x |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | 55.07 | 67.26 | 62.19 | 66.46 | 63.71 | 65.42 | 65.81 | 69.2 | 65.91 | 73.03 | 71.37 | 64.06 | 48.75 | 57.32 | 58.33 | 52.52 | 47.83 | 53.69 | 49.83 | 52.55 |
| Total Non-Current Liabilities | 3.55B | 3.54B | 3.53B | 3.5B | 3.51B | 3.42B | 3.41B | 4.49B | 4.62B | 4.59B | 4.79B | 4.7B | 4.81B | 4.85B | 4.9B | 4.65B | 4.56B | 4.48B | 3.94B | 4B |
| Long-Term Debt | 1.99B | 1.99B | 2.82B | 1.93B | 1.79B | 1.94B | 1.95B | 2.71B | 2.09B | 2.84B | 2.98B | 2.91B | 2.92B | 2.94B | 2.97B | 2.94B | 2.74B | 2.5B | 1.91B | 1.9B |
| Capital Lease Obligations | 840M | 854M | 897M | 900M | 1.05B | 879M | 872M | 1.04B | 912M | 1.05B | 1.09B | 1.08B | 1.14B | 1.11B | 1.12B | 920M | 987M | 1.04B | 1.09B | 1.14B |
| Deferred Tax Liabilities | 108M | 54M | 53M | 53M | 57M | 17M | 14M | 112M | 21M | 124M | 129M | 147M | 163M | 172M | 179M | 167M | 198M | 230M | 241M | 249M |
| Other Non-Current Liabilities | 610M | 649M | -247M | 612M | 609M | 579M | 572M | 638M | 1.59B | 573M | 592M | 565M | 580M | 621M | 627M | 614M | 638M | 710M | 696M | 706M |
| Total Liabilities | 6.31B | 6.24B | 6.05B | 6.03B | 6.12B | 7.5B | 7.14B | 7.76B | 7.67B | 7.64B | 7.58B | 7.74B | 7.98B | 8.05B | 7.83B | 7.66B | 8.08B | 8B | 7.17B | 7.27B |
| Total Debt | 2.83B | 2.93B | 3.82B | 2.93B | 2.94B | 2.92B | 2.92B | 4.05B | 3.1B | 4.06B | 4.24B | 4.16B | 4.21B | 4.19B | 4.23B | 4.02B | 4.16B | 3.99B | 3.45B | 3.49B |
| Net Debt | 734M | 758M | 1.77B | 729M | 537M | 828M | 1.17B | 2.27B | 1.23B | 2.12B | 2.52B | 2.63B | 2.37B | 2.53B | 2.9B | 2.56B | 2.33B | 2.12B | 1.26B | 1.39B |
| Debt / Equity | 0.31x | 0.32x | 0.40x | 0.31x | 0.31x | 0.32x | 0.32x | 0.44x | 0.34x | 0.46x | 0.47x | 0.48x | 0.47x | 0.47x | 0.47x | 0.46x | 0.45x | 0.42x | 0.37x | 0.38x |
| Debt / EBITDA | 9.10x | 8.59x | 7.33x | 8.58x | 6.81x | 7.16x | 5.64x | 9.23x | 6.55x | 10.84x | 9.60x | 9.28x | 8.25x | 8.27x | 7.25x | 7.51x | 8.29x | 7.48x | 4.55x | 6.05x |
| Net Debt / EBITDA | 2.36x | 2.22x | 3.40x | 2.14x | 1.24x | 2.03x | 2.26x | 5.18x | 2.60x | 5.66x | 5.70x | 5.87x | 4.65x | 5.00x | 4.97x | 4.79x | 4.66x | 3.98x | 1.67x | 2.41x |
| Interest Coverage | - | - | - | - | - | - | 123.00x | 11.94x | 9.28x | 16.33x | 41.71x | 7.65x | 7.00x | 5.64x | 9.04x | 6.56x | 4.35x | 7.56x | 20.10x | 11.23x |
| Total Equity | 9.24B | 9.28B | 9.46B | 9.31B | 9.39B | 9.08B | 9.03B | 9.17B | 9.01B | 8.91B | 9.1B | 8.74B | 8.95B | 8.98B | 9.06B | 8.73B | 9.14B | 9.42B | 9.35B | 9.15B |
| Equity Growth % | -1.63% | 2.2% | 4.84% | 1.57% | 4.19% | 1.94% | -0.85% | 4.92% | 0.74% | -0.85% | 0.51% | 0.09% | -2.17% | -4.59% | -3.11% | -4.59% | -0.03% | 3.14% | 3.01% | 8.21% |
| Book Value per Share | 16.54 | 16.53 | 16.33 | 16.42 | 16.51 | 15.95 | 15.83 | 16.05 | 15.73 | 15.52 | 15.86 | 15.22 | 15.61 | 15.55 | 15.67 | 14.97 | 15.53 | 15.90 | 15.72 | 15.39 |
| Total Shareholders' Equity | 8.53B | 8.58B | 8.79B | 8.7B | 8.77B | 8.2B | 8.15B | 8.25B | 8.12B | 8.05B | 8.18B | 7.89B | 8.06B | 8.08B | 8.12B | 7.87B | 8.22B | 8.43B | 8.38B | 8.21B |
| Common Stock | 6M | 6M | 6M | 6M | 6M | 6M | 6M | 6M | 6M | 6M | 6M | 6M | 6M | 6M | 6M | 6M | 6M | 6M | 6M | 6M |
| Retained Earnings | -312M | -452M | -509M | -664M | -747M | -1.48B | -1.57B | -1.78B | -1.89B | -1.93B | -1.96B | -2.11B | -2.14B | -2.14B | -2.19B | -2.25B | -2.29B | -2.4B | -2.48B | -2.71B |
| Treasury Stock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Accumulated OCI | -1.55B | -1.54B | -1.51B | -1.57B | -1.54B | -1.39B | -1.42B | -1.13B | -1.25B | -1.29B | -1.2B | -1.35B | -1.25B | -1.28B | -1.25B | -1.47B | -1.27B | -1B | -1.09B | -1.06B |
| Minority Interest | 710M | 697M | 670M | 606M | 615M | 878M | 876M | 913M | 891M | 857M | 920M | 844M | 881M | 907M | 941M | 856M | 921M | 991M | 964M | 938M |