Last 48 quarters of trend data · Communication Services · Entertainment
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | 30.31 | 21.26 | 44.55 | 21.79 | 43.19 | 180.58 | 42.18 | 20.02 | 33.27 | 81.30 | 129.35 | 23.81 | 99.76 | — | 50.38 | 28.81 | 35.05 | 20.91 | 40.21 | 14.06 | 17.60 |
| — | -88.2% | +5.6% | +8.8% | +29.8% | +122.1% | -67.4% | -15.9% | -66.6% | — | +156.8% | -17.3% | +184.7% | — | +25.3% | +104.9% | +99.1% | — | -10.9% | +23.5% | -69.8% | |
| P/S Ratio | 1.89 | 1.68 | 1.83 | 1.82 | 2.28 | 2.31 | 2.15 | 1.94 | 1.90 | 1.94 | 1.95 | 1.73 | 1.47 | 1.16 | 1.03 | 1.06 | 0.91 | 0.87 | 1.34 | 1.23 | 1.38 |
| — | -27.5% | -14.9% | -6.2% | +19.9% | +19.0% | +10.5% | +12.1% | +29.1% | +67.4% | +89.2% | +63.6% | +62.5% | +32.7% | -23.1% | -14.2% | -34.2% | -39.4% | -10.4% | +12.8% | +41.4% | |
| P/B Ratio | 1.89 | 1.70 | 1.72 | 1.81 | 2.10 | 2.08 | 1.90 | 1.92 | 1.74 | 1.81 | 1.74 | 1.62 | 1.37 | 1.26 | 1.12 | 1.18 | 1.03 | 1.02 | 1.42 | 1.43 | 1.51 |
| — | -18.4% | -9.4% | -5.6% | +20.8% | +15.1% | +9.2% | +18.5% | +27.0% | +42.9% | +55.5% | +37.8% | +33.1% | +23.4% | -20.8% | -17.8% | -31.7% | -35.0% | -7.3% | +23.3% | +54.4% | |
| P/FCF | 21.07 | 7.27 | 10.03 | 32.76 | — | 157.33 | 8.92 | 17.92 | — | 36.64 | 8.69 | 11.22 | — | 10.35 | 6.70 | 33.73 | — | 16.47 | 6.76 | 13.12 | — |
| — | -95.4% | +12.5% | +82.8% | — | +329.4% | +2.6% | +59.8% | — | +254.1% | +29.7% | -66.7% | — | -37.2% | -1.0% | +157.1% | — | -81.7% | -3.6% | +23.5% | — | |
| EV / EBITDA | 11.77 | 13.19 | 12.29 | 9.09 | 14.89 | 11.60 | 11.11 | 8.94 | 10.39 | 9.23 | 11.77 | 9.78 | 8.15 | 6.70 | 6.22 | 5.81 | 5.40 | 5.83 | 7.25 | 4.83 | 6.58 |
| — | +13.7% | +10.7% | +1.7% | +43.4% | +25.7% | -5.6% | -8.6% | +27.4% | +37.7% | +89.3% | +68.1% | +51.0% | +14.9% | -14.2% | +20.4% | -18.0% | -42.1% | -5.0% | +11.8% | +23.4% | |
| EV / EBIT | 17.32 | 20.50 | 19.14 | 11.75 | 22.67 | 26.10 | 25.17 | 12.55 | 21.21 | 26.20 | 30.02 | 14.80 | 20.75 | 22.20 | 22.35 | 14.42 | 16.32 | 21.65 | 20.44 | 8.68 | 15.38 |
| — | -21.4% | -24.0% | -6.4% | +6.9% | -0.4% | -16.2% | -15.2% | +2.2% | +18.0% | +34.3% | +2.6% | +27.2% | +2.5% | +9.3% | +66.3% | +6.1% | -78.6% | -27.7% | +0.3% | -29.6% |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 56.9% | 73.0% | 50.8% | 52.3% | 50.7% | 58.1% | 55.0% | 57.0% | 54.6% | 57.1% | 53.0% | 54.6% | 51.8% | 49.7% | 47.4% | 48.7% | 48.6% | 51.1% | 50.0% | 52.9% | 50.3% |
| — | +25.6% | -7.7% | -8.1% | -7.2% | +1.7% | +3.9% | +4.4% | +5.3% | +14.9% | +11.6% | +12.1% | +6.6% | -2.7% | -5.1% | -8.0% | -3.3% | +1.0% | +1.6% | +5.1% | +11.7% | |
| Operating Margin | 11.4% | 7.8% | 10.0% | 17.1% | 10.4% | 14.8% | 14.6% | 21.5% | 15.6% | 13.5% | 13.1% | 18.8% | 13.6% | 13.6% | 13.2% | 16.2% | 14.4% | 11.9% | 14.5% | 21.7% | 16.5% |
| — | -47.1% | -31.5% | -20.8% | -33.0% | +9.7% | +11.8% | +14.4% | +14.4% | -1.2% | -1.1% | +16.1% | -5.1% | +14.7% | -8.6% | -25.3% | -12.8% | +37.8% | +12.4% | +4.8% | +29.1% | |
| Net Margin | 6.3% | 7.7% | 4.1% | 8.2% | 5.2% | 1.3% | 5.1% | 9.6% | 5.7% | 2.4% | 1.5% | 7.3% | 1.5% | -0.3% | 2.0% | 2.7% | 1.6% | 4.1% | 3.3% | 8.6% | 7.8% |
| — | +498.3% | -20.6% | -14.9% | -8.0% | -46.4% | +240.8% | +31.5% | +284.4% | +826.9% | -26.4% | +174.9% | -8.5% | -108.0% | -37.9% | -69.3% | -79.4% | +832.2% | -2.7% | -9.6% | +387.8% |
| Metric | TTM | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 6.2% | 1.9% | 0.9% | 2.1% | 1.2% | 0.3% | 1.1% | 2.4% | 1.3% | 0.6% | 0.3% | 1.7% | 0.3% | -0.1% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.4% | 1.2% | 0.9% | 2.5% | 2.1% |
| — | +561.2% | -16.5% | -13.0% | -8.5% | -47.6% | +241.5% | +35.1% | +285.9% | +725.7% | -39.9% | +132.1% | -24.2% | -107.5% | -36.6% | -70.3% | -79.1% | +873.8% | +0.7% | -3.6% | +430.8% | |
| ROA | 3.7% | 1.2% | 0.6% | 1.3% | 0.7% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 1.3% | 0.7% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.9% | 0.2% | -0.0% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 0.5% | 1.4% | 1.2% |
| — | +584.8% | -8.8% | -3.7% | +2.6% | -44.1% | +248.4% | +38.1% | +294.0% | +739.1% | -38.7% | +133.7% | -24.5% | -107.4% | -39.0% | -71.8% | -79.8% | +830.0% | -6.8% | -8.9% | +397.7% | |
| ROIC | 7.8% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 2.8% | 1.7% | 2.4% | 2.2% | 3.3% | 2.3% | 2.0% | 1.7% | 2.6% | 1.8% | 2.2% | 2.1% | 2.6% | 2.3% | 2.1% | 2.4% | 4.2% | 2.9% |
| — | -41.9% | -29.6% | -15.0% | -25.6% | +18.7% | +26.9% | +27.4% | +23.5% | -8.8% | -16.5% | -0.6% | -21.9% | +5.2% | -15.3% | -36.9% | -20.1% | +29.6% | +6.7% | +8.9% | +36.8% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.40 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.44 | 0.34 | 0.46 | 0.47 | 0.48 | 0.47 | 0.47 | 0.47 | 0.46 | 0.45 | 0.42 | 0.37 | 0.38 |
| — | -2.2% | -2.0% | +24.7% | -28.9% | -9.1% | -29.4% | -30.5% | -7.1% | -26.8% | -2.2% | -0.2% | +3.4% | +3.5% | +10.3% | +26.6% | +20.8% | +15.5% | +54.8% | +31.4% | +26.8% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 1.87 | 9.10 | 8.59 | 7.33 | 8.58 | 6.81 | 7.16 | 5.64 | 9.23 | 6.55 | 10.84 | 9.60 | 9.28 | 8.25 | 8.27 | 7.25 | 7.51 | 8.29 | 7.48 | 4.55 | 6.05 |
| — | +33.7% | +19.9% | +29.9% | -7.0% | +4.0% | -33.9% | -41.2% | -0.6% | -20.6% | +31.0% | +32.4% | +23.5% | -0.5% | +10.6% | +59.4% | +24.3% | -9.9% | +42.0% | +19.1% | +3.2% | |
| Current Ratio | 1.62 | 1.62 | 1.70 | 1.81 | 1.76 | 1.84 | 1.68 | 1.73 | 1.38 | 1.43 | 1.36 | 1.44 | 1.31 | 1.28 | 1.26 | 1.28 | 1.25 | 1.16 | 1.18 | 1.42 | 1.34 |
| — | -12.0% | +1.5% | +4.8% | +27.9% | +28.9% | +23.5% | +20.3% | +5.5% | +11.8% | +7.8% | +12.3% | +4.9% | +10.1% | +6.6% | -10.0% | -6.8% | -15.6% | -5.2% | +13.2% | +6.5% | |
| Quick Ratio | 1.51 | 1.51 | 1.59 | 1.69 | 1.63 | 1.72 | 1.60 | 1.65 | 1.26 | 1.34 | 1.25 | 1.33 | 1.18 | 1.18 | 1.15 | 1.17 | 1.12 | 1.07 | 1.09 | 1.35 | 1.24 |
| — | -11.9% | -0.6% | +2.5% | +29.4% | +27.9% | +28.1% | +24.0% | +6.8% | +13.7% | +8.8% | +13.9% | +5.4% | +10.0% | +5.0% | -13.2% | -9.7% | -17.3% | -6.3% | +13.5% | +5.2% | |
| Interest Coverage | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 123.00 | 11.94 | 9.28 | 16.33 | 41.71 | 7.65 | 7.00 | 5.64 | 9.04 | 6.56 | 4.35 | 7.56 | 20.10 | 11.23 |
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News Corporation's current P/E is 30.3x. The average P/E over the last 4 quarters is 32.7x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
News Corporation's current operating margin is 11.4%. Margins have been compressing over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
Quarterly financial ratios reveal short-term trend shifts — margin compression, debt spikes, or valuation re-ratings — that annual figures smooth over. They're essential for active investors tracking News Corporation's business trajectory between earnings reports.