News Corporation (NWSA) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

NWSA • • Industrial / General

Communication ServicesEntertainmentMedia Networks & BroadcastingBroadcast Television Networks

AboutNews Corporation, a media and information services company, creates and distributes authoritative and engaging content, and other products and services for consumers and businesses worldwide. It operates in six segments: Digital Real Estate Services, Subscription Video Services, Dow Jones, Book Publishing, News Media, and Other. The company distributes content and data products, including The Wall Street Journal, Barron's, MarketWatch, Investor's Business Daily, Factiva, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, Dow Jones Newswires, and OPIS through various media channels, such as newspapers, newswires, websites, mobile apps, newsletters, magazines, proprietary databases, live journalism, video, and podcasts. It also owns and operates daily, Sunday, weekly, and bi-weekly newspapers comprising The Australian, The Weekend Australian, The Daily Telegraph, The Sunday Telegraph, Herald Sun, Sunday Herald Sun, The Courier Mail, The Sunday Mail, The Advertiser, Sunday Mail, The Sun, The Sun on Sunday, The Times, The Sunday Times, and New York Post, as well as digital mastheads and other websites. In addition, the company publishes general fiction, nonfiction, children's, and religious books; provides sports, entertainment, and news services to pay-TV and streaming subscribers, and other commercial licensees through cable, satellite, and internet distribution; and broadcasts rights to live sporting events. Further, it offers property and property-related advertising and services on its websites and mobile applications; online real estate services; and financial services. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in New York, New York.Show more

Revenue $8.45B +2.4%
EBITDA $1.42B +14.0%
Net Income $1.18B +343.6%
EPS (Diluted) 2.07 +350.0%
Gross Margin 100%
EBITDA Margin 16.74% +11.3%
Operating Margin 11.31% +16.5%
Net Margin 13.96% +333.1%
ROE 12.83% +332.9%
ROIC 6.82% +27.3%
Debt/Equity 0.31 -30.4%
Interest Coverage 95.60 +317.7%

Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

✓Strong Piotroski F-Score: 7/9

✗Weaknesses

No significant weaknesses identified

Price & Volume

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y-0.08%

5Y-1.27%

3Y-6.63%

TTM-8.43%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y-

5Y-

3Y23.73%

TTM230.42%

EPS CAGR

10Y-

5Y-

3Y25.39%

TTM200%

ROCE

10Y Avg4.84%

5Y Avg5.98%

3Y Avg5.99%

Latest7.21%

Peer Comparison

Broadcast Television Networks

Name	Market Cap	Current Price	P/E Ratio	Revenue Growth 1Y	Net Margin	ROE	FCF Yield	Debt/Equity
NWSNews Corporation	5.69B	30.70	14.83	2.42%	13.8%	12.6%	12.77%	0.31
FOXAFox Corporation	15.12B	72.55	14.78	16.6%	12.35%	16.42%	19.8%	0.60
FOXFox Corporation	15.46B	65.62	13.36	16.6%	12.35%	16.42%	19.36%	0.60
NWSANews Corporation	9.9B	26.70	12.90	2.42%	13.8%	12.6%	7.34%	0.31
NXSTNexstar Media Group, Inc.	6.62B	218.29	10.20	9.61%	10.04%	22.64%	16.69%	3.00
SBGISinclair, Inc.	693.22M	15.10	3.22	13.21%	-1.35%	-16.3%	2.02%	8.30

Profit & Loss

	Jun 2016	Jun 2017	Jun 2018	Jun 2019	Jun 2020	Jun 2021	Jun 2022	Jun 2023	Jun 2024	Jun 2025
Sales/Revenue+	8.29B	8.14B	9.02B	10.07B	9.01B	9.36B	10.38B	8.01B	8.25B	8.45B
Revenue Growth %	-0.03%	-0.02%	0.11%	0.12%	-0.11%	0.04%	0.11%	-0.23%	0.03%	0.02%
Cost of Goods Sold+	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
COGS % of Revenue	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Gross Profit+	8.29B	8.14B	9.02B	10.07B	9.01B	9.36B	10.38B	8.01B	8.25B	8.45B
Gross Margin %	1%	1%	1%	1%	1%	1%	1%	1%	1%	1%
Gross Profit Growth %	-0.03%	-0.02%	0.11%	0.12%	-0.11%	0.04%	0.11%	-0.23%	0.03%	0.02%
Operating Expenses+	7.96B	7.71B	8.43B	9.49B	8.64B	8.77B	9.4B	7.34B	7.45B	7.5B
OpEx % of Revenue	0.96%	0.95%	0.93%	0.94%	0.96%	0.94%	0.91%	0.92%	0.9%	0.89%
Selling, General & Admin	2.72B	2.73B	3.05B	3.19B	3B	3.25B	3.59B	3.01B	3.2B	3.3B
SG&A % of Revenue	0.33%	0.34%	0.34%	0.32%	0.33%	0.35%	0.35%	0.38%	0.39%	0.39%
Research & Development	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
R&D % of Revenue	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Operating Expenses	5.23B	4.98B	5.38B	6.3B	5.64B	5.51B	5.81B	4.33B	4.25B	4.2B
Operating Income+	337M	433M	599M	585M	369M	593M	981M	674M	801M	956M
Operating Margin %	0.04%	0.05%	0.07%	0.06%	0.04%	0.06%	0.09%	0.08%	0.1%	0.11%
Operating Income Growth %	-0.25%	0.28%	0.38%	-0.02%	-0.37%	0.61%	0.65%	-0.31%	0.19%	0.19%
EBITDA+	842M	882M	1.07B	1.24B	1.01B	1.27B	1.67B	1.09B	1.24B	1.42B
EBITDA Margin %	0.1%	0.11%	0.12%	0.12%	0.11%	0.14%	0.16%	0.14%	0.15%	0.17%
EBITDA Growth %	-0.11%	0.05%	0.21%	0.16%	-0.19%	0.26%	0.31%	-0.35%	0.14%	0.14%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)	505M	449M	472M	659M	644M	680M	688M	415M	440M	459M
EBIT	337M	433M	599M	413M	-1.5B	503M	911M	674M	801M	956M
Net Interest Income+	43M	39M	-7M	-59M	-25M	-53M	-99M	-84M	-35M	-10M
Interest Income	43M	39M	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Interest Expense	0	0	7M	59M	25M	53M	99M	84M	35M	10M
Other Income/Expense	-156M	-1.05B	-1.69B	-231M	-1.89B	-143M	-169M	-294M	-216M	-33M
Pretax Income+	181M	-615M	-1.09B	354M	-1.52B	450M	812M	380M	585M	923M
Pretax Margin %	0.02%	-0.08%	-0.12%	0.04%	-0.17%	0.05%	0.08%	0.05%	0.07%	0.11%
Income Tax+	-54M	28M	355M	126M	21M	61M	52M	152M	206M	275M
Effective Tax Rate %	0.99%	1.2%	1.39%	0.44%	0.83%	0.73%	0.77%	0.39%	0.45%	1.28%
Net Income+	179M	-738M	-1.51B	155M	-1.27B	330M	623M	149M	266M	1.18B
Net Margin %	0.02%	-0.09%	-0.17%	0.02%	-0.14%	0.04%	0.06%	0.02%	0.03%	0.14%
Net Income Growth %	2.22%	-5.12%	-1.05%	1.1%	-9.19%	1.26%	0.89%	-0.76%	0.79%	3.44%
Net Income (Continuing)	235M	-643M	-1.44B	228M	-1.54B	389M	760M	228M	379M	648M
Discontinued Operations	15M	0	0	0	0	0	0	-41M	-25M	692M
Minority Interest	218M	284M	1.19B	1.17B	807M	935M	921M	881M	891M	615M
EPS (Diluted)+	0.30	-1.27	-2.60	0.26	-2.16	0.56	1.05	0.26	0.46	2.07
EPS Growth %	2.2%	-5.23%	-1.05%	1.1%	-9.31%	1.26%	0.88%	-0.75%	0.77%	3.5%
EPS (Basic)	0.30	-1.27	-2.60	0.27	-2.16	0.56	1.06	0.26	0.47	2.08
Diluted Shares Outstanding	582.5M	581.4M	582.7M	587.9M	587.9M	593.4M	592.5M	578.8M	573.5M	569.9M
Basic Shares Outstanding	641.53M	579.83M	581.93M	587.9M	587.9M	590.4M	592.5M	576.4M	571.2M	567.7M
Dividend Payout Ratio	0.82%	-	-	1.04%	-	0.49%	0.28%	1.17%	0.65%	0.16%

Balance Sheet

	Jun 2016	Jun 2017	Jun 2018	Jun 2019	Jun 2020	Jun 2021	Jun 2022	Jun 2023	Jun 2024	Jun 2025
Total Current Assets+	3.89B	3.81B	4.39B	4.05B	3.46B	4.46B	4.09B	4.05B	4.37B	4.81B
Cash & Short-Term Investments	1.83B	2.02B	2.03B	1.64B	1.52B	2.24B	1.82B	1.83B	1.96B	2.4B
Cash Only	1.83B	2.02B	2.03B	1.64B	1.52B	2.24B	1.82B	1.83B	1.96B	2.4B
Short-Term Investments	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Accounts Receivable	1.23B	1.28B	1.61B	1.54B	1.2B	1.5B	1.5B	1.43B	1.5B	1.56B
Days Sales Outstanding	54.1	57.22	65.2	55.94	48.74	58.43	52.79	64.92	66.48	67.45
Inventory	218M	208M	376M	348M	348M	253M	311M	311M	296M	327M
Days Inventory Outstanding	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Current Assets	370M	315M	372M	515M	393M	469M	458M	484M	613M	519M
Total Non-Current Assets+	11.59B	10.74B	11.95B	11.66B	10.8B	12.31B	13.13B	12.87B	12.31B	10.69B
Property, Plant & Equipment	2.4B	1.62B	2.56B	2.55B	3.32B	3.31B	2.99B	3.08B	2.87B	2.12B
Fixed Asset Turnover	3.45x	5.01x	3.53x	3.94x	2.72x	2.83x	3.47x	2.60x	2.87x	3.99x
Goodwill	3.71B	3.84B	5.22B	5.15B	3.95B	4.65B	5.17B	5.14B	5.19B	4.37B
Intangible Assets	2.21B	2.28B	2.67B	2.43B	1.86B	2.18B	2.67B	2.49B	2.32B	1.93B
Long-Term Investments	2.27B	2.03B	393M	335M	297M	351M	488M	427M	430M	1.02B
Other Non-Current Assets	396M	442M	831M	930M	1.04B	1.45B	1.38B	1.34B	1.17B	1B
Total Assets+	15.48B	14.55B	16.35B	15.71B	14.26B	16.77B	17.22B	16.92B	16.68B	15.5B
Asset Turnover	0.54x	0.56x	0.55x	0.64x	0.63x	0.56x	0.60x	0.47x	0.49x	0.55x
Asset Growth %	0.03%	-0.06%	0.12%	-0.04%	-0.09%	0.18%	0.03%	-0.02%	-0.01%	-0.07%
Total Current Liabilities+	2.44B	2.45B	3.29B	3.34B	2.68B	3.23B	3.52B	3.17B	3.06B	2.61B
Accounts Payable	217M	222M	605M	411M	351M	321M	411M	440M	314M	335M
Days Payables Outstanding	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Short-Term Debt	0	103M	462M	449M	48M	28M	266M	0	33M	2M
Deferred Revenue (Current)	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K
Other Current Liabilities	466M	458M	355M	702M	657M	872M	818M	524M	475M	438M
Current Ratio	1.59x	1.56x	1.33x	1.21x	1.29x	1.38x	1.16x	1.28x	1.43x	1.84x
Quick Ratio	1.50x	1.47x	1.22x	1.11x	1.16x	1.30x	1.07x	1.18x	1.33x	1.72x
Cash Conversion Cycle	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total Non-Current Liabilities+	1.24B	1.01B	2.55B	2.06B	3.19B	4.39B	4.56B	4.81B	4.62B	3.51B
Long-Term Debt	369M	276M	1.49B	1B	1.09B	2.21B	2.74B	2.92B	2.85B	1.79B
Capital Lease Obligations	0	0	0	0	1.24B	1.19B	987M	1.14B	1.03B	1.05B
Deferred Tax Liabilities	171M	61M	389M	295M	258M	260M	198M	163M	119M	57M
Other Non-Current Liabilities	699M	670M	675M	761M	603M	730M	638M	580M	617M	609M
Total Liabilities	3.68B	3.46B	5.85B	5.4B	5.87B	7.63B	8.08B	7.98B	7.67B	6.12B
Total Debt+	369M	379M	1.95B	1.45B	2.54B	3.6B	4.16B	4.21B	4.05B	2.94B
Net Debt	-1.46B	-1.64B	-82M	-190M	1.02B	1.36B	2.33B	2.37B	2.09B	537M
Debt / Equity	0.03x	0.03x	0.19x	0.14x	0.30x	0.39x	0.45x	0.47x	0.45x	0.31x
Debt / EBITDA	0.44x	0.43x	1.82x	1.17x	2.50x	2.83x	2.49x	3.86x	3.27x	2.08x
Net Debt / EBITDA	-1.74x	-1.86x	-0.08x	-0.15x	1.01x	1.07x	1.40x	2.18x	1.69x	0.38x
Interest Coverage	-	-	85.57x	9.92x	14.76x	11.19x	9.91x	8.02x	22.89x	95.60x
Total Equity+	11.8B	11.09B	10.5B	10.31B	8.39B	9.15B	9.14B	8.95B	9.01B	9.39B
Equity Growth %	-0.03%	-0.06%	-0.05%	-0.02%	-0.19%	0.09%	-0%	-0.02%	0.01%	0.04%
Book Value per Share	20.26	19.08	18.01	17.54	14.27	15.41	15.43	15.45	15.71	16.47
Total Shareholders' Equity	11.58B	10.81B	9.31B	9.14B	7.58B	8.21B	8.22B	8.06B	8.12B	8.77B
Common Stock	6M	6M	6M	6M	6M	6M	6M	6M	6M	6M
Retained Earnings	150M	-648M	-2.16B	-1.98B	-3.24B	-2.91B	-2.29B	-2.14B	-1.89B	-747M
Treasury Stock	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Accumulated OCI	-1.03B	-964M	-874M	-1.13B	-1.33B	-941M	-1.27B	-1.25B	-1.25B	-1.54B
Minority Interest	218M	284M	1.19B	1.17B	807M	935M	921M	881M	891M	615M

Cash Flow

	Jun 2016	Jun 2017	Jun 2018	Jun 2019	Jun 2020	Jun 2021	Jun 2022	Jun 2023	Jun 2024	Jun 2025
Cash from Operations+	952M	494M	757M	928M	780M	1.24B	1.35B	1.09B	1.1B	1.13B
Operating CF Margin %	0.11%	0.06%	0.08%	0.09%	0.09%	0.13%	0.13%	0.14%	0.13%	0.13%
Operating CF Growth %	0.15%	-0.48%	0.53%	0.23%	-0.16%	0.59%	0.09%	-0.19%	0.01%	0.03%
Net Income	250M	-643M	-1.51B	228M	-1.54B	389M	760M	187M	354M	480M
Depreciation & Amortization	505M	449M	472M	659M	644M	680M	688M	714M	734M	459M
Stock-Based Compensation	55M	38M	0	0	69M	0	0	0	0	0
Deferred Taxes	-147M	-95M	202M	0	-51M	-100M	-125M	6M	17M	83M
Other Non-Cash Items	-26M	651M	1.74B	112M	1.83B	65M	124M	267M	180M	318M
Working Capital Changes	315M	94M	-142M	-71M	-163M	203M	-93M	-82M	-187M	-206M
Change in Receivables	22M	0	0	134M	0	0	-51M	-146M	-120M	-96M
Change in Inventory	35M	15M	15M	-58M	9M	6M	-87M	-2M	54M	-46M
Change in Payables	342M	137M	53M	-147M	1.3B	363M	45M	66M	-121M	-64M
Cash from Investing+	-1.12B	-420M	-321M	-677M	-427M	-1.29B	-2.08B	-574M	-524M	-153M
Capital Expenditures	-256M	-256M	-364M	-572M	-438M	-390M	-499M	-499M	-496M	-407M
CapEx % of Revenue	0.03%	0.03%	0.04%	0.06%	0.05%	0.04%	0.05%	0.06%	0.06%	0.05%
Acquisitions	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Investments	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Investing	-294M	281M	33M	-20M	32M	-3M	-76M	-58M	25M	230M
Cash from Financing+	150M	-217M	-398M	-610M	-472M	699M	404M	-501M	-441M	-563M
Debt Issued (Net)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Equity Issued (Net)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dividends Paid	-147M	-152M	-158M	-161M	-158M	-163M	-175M	-174M	-172M	-185M
Share Repurchases	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Financing	-4M	-42M	-122M	-14M	-14M	-96M	-94M	-9M	-45M	-86M
Net Change in Cash	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Free Cash Flow+	696M	238M	393M	356M	342M	847M	855M	593M	602M	727M
FCF Margin %	0.08%	0.03%	0.04%	0.04%	0.04%	0.09%	0.08%	0.07%	0.07%	0.09%
FCF Growth %	0.33%	-0.66%	0.65%	-0.09%	-0.04%	1.48%	0.01%	-0.31%	0.02%	0.21%
FCF per Share	1.19	0.41	0.67	0.61	0.58	1.43	1.44	1.02	1.05	1.28
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)	5.32x	-0.67x	-0.50x	5.99x	-0.61x	3.75x	2.17x	7.33x	4.13x	0.96x
Interest Paid	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	162M	93M
Taxes Paid	0	0	0	0	0	0	180M	150M	156M	208M

Key Ratios

Metric	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Return on Equity (ROE)	1.5%	-6.45%	-14.03%	1.49%	-13.57%	3.76%	6.81%	1.65%	2.96%	12.83%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)	2.46%	3.28%	4.52%	4.27%	2.83%	4.47%	6.69%	4.44%	5.36%	6.82%
Gross Margin	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%
Net Margin	2.16%	-9.07%	-16.78%	1.54%	-14.09%	3.53%	6%	1.86%	3.22%	13.96%
Debt / Equity	0.03x	0.03x	0.19x	0.14x	0.30x	0.39x	0.45x	0.47x	0.45x	0.31x
Interest Coverage	-	-	85.57x	9.92x	14.76x	11.19x	9.91x	8.02x	22.89x	95.60x
FCF Conversion	5.32x	-0.67x	-0.50x	5.99x	-0.61x	3.75x	2.17x	7.33x	4.13x	0.96x
Revenue Growth	-2.72%	-1.85%	10.87%	11.64%	-10.58%	3.89%	10.97%	-22.85%	3%	2.42%

Revenue by Segment

	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Dow Jones	-	-	-	-	1.59B	1.7B	2B	2.15B	2.23B	2.33B
Dow Jones Growth	-	-	-	-	-	7.04%	17.74%	7.44%	3.62%	4.48%
News And Information Services	5.34B	5.07B	5.12B	4.96B	2.8B	2.21B	2.42B	2.27B	2.19B	2.17B
News And Information Services Growth	-	-5.04%	0.99%	-3.18%	-43.48%	-21.28%	9.89%	-6.48%	-3.53%	-0.73%
Book Publishing	1.65B	1.64B	1.76B	1.75B	1.67B	1.99B	2.19B	1.98B	2.09B	2.15B
Book Publishing Growth	-	-0.61%	7.46%	-0.23%	-5.02%	19.15%	10.38%	-9.68%	5.76%	2.68%
Digital Real Estate Services	822M	938M	1.14B	1.16B	1.06B	1.39B	1.74B	1.54B	1.66B	1.8B
Digital Real Estate Services Growth	-	14.11%	21.64%	1.58%	-8.11%	30.80%	24.98%	-11.60%	7.73%	8.69%
Subscription Video Services	-	-	1B	2.2B	1.88B	2.07B	2.03B	1.94B	1.92B	-
Subscription Video Services Growth	-	-	-	119.32%	-14.44%	9.98%	-2.22%	-4.15%	-1.29%	-

Revenue by Geography

	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
United States And Canada	3.8B	3.7B	3.9B	3.9B	3.76B	3.55B	4.1B	3.97B	4.01B	4.12B
United States And Canada Growth	-	-2.63%	5.41%	0.00%	-3.51%	-5.66%	15.41%	-3.17%	1.03%	2.82%
Australasia And Other	-	-	-	-	3.74B	4.14B	4.48B	4.24B	4.34B	2.62B
Australasia And Other Growth	-	-	-	-	-	10.50%	8.32%	-5.29%	2.29%	-39.61%
Europe	-	-	-	-	1.5B	1.67B	1.81B	1.67B	1.74B	1.71B
Europe Growth	-	-	-	-	-	11.32%	8.13%	-7.69%	4.07%	-1.55%

Frequently Asked Questions

Valuation & Price

News Corporation (NWSA) has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 12.9x. This may indicate the stock is undervalued or faces growth challenges.

Growth & Financials

News Corporation (NWSA) reported $8.50B in revenue for fiscal year 2025. This represents a 2% decrease from $8.65B in 2012.

News Corporation (NWSA) grew revenue by 2.4% over the past year. Growth has been modest.

Yes, News Corporation (NWSA) is profitable, generating $1.17B in net income for fiscal year 2025 (14.0% net margin).

Dividend & Returns

Yes, News Corporation (NWSA) pays a dividend with a yield of 1.22%. This makes it attractive for income-focused investors.

News Corporation (NWSA) has a return on equity (ROE) of 12.8%. This is reasonable for most industries.

News Corporation (NWSA) generated $757.0M in free cash flow for fiscal year 2025. Positive FCF indicates the company can fund dividends, buybacks, or reinvestment.

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News Corporation (NWSA) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

NWSA • • Industrial / General

Communication ServicesEntertainmentMedia Networks & BroadcastingBroadcast Television Networks

Revenue $8.45B +2.4%
EBITDA $1.42B +14.0%
Net Income $1.18B +343.6%
EPS (Diluted) 2.07 +350.0%
Gross Margin 100%
EBITDA Margin 16.74% +11.3%
Operating Margin 11.31% +16.5%
Net Margin 13.96% +333.1%
ROE 12.83% +332.9%
ROIC 6.82% +27.3%
Debt/Equity 0.31 -30.4%
Interest Coverage 95.60 +317.7%

Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

✓Strong Piotroski F-Score: 7/9

✗Weaknesses

No significant weaknesses identified

Price & Volume

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y-0.08%

5Y-1.27%

3Y-6.63%

TTM-8.43%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y-

5Y-

3Y23.73%

TTM230.42%

EPS CAGR

10Y-

5Y-

3Y25.39%

TTM200%

ROCE

10Y Avg4.84%

5Y Avg5.98%

3Y Avg5.99%

Latest7.21%

Peer Comparison

Broadcast Television Networks

Name	Market Cap	Current Price	P/E Ratio	Revenue Growth 1Y	Net Margin	ROE	FCF Yield	Debt/Equity
NWSNews Corporation	5.69B	30.70	14.83	2.42%	13.8%	12.6%	12.77%	0.31
FOXAFox Corporation	15.12B	72.55	14.78	16.6%	12.35%	16.42%	19.8%	0.60
FOXFox Corporation	15.46B	65.62	13.36	16.6%	12.35%	16.42%	19.36%	0.60
NWSANews Corporation	9.9B	26.70	12.90	2.42%	13.8%	12.6%	7.34%	0.31
NXSTNexstar Media Group, Inc.	6.62B	218.29	10.20	9.61%	10.04%	22.64%	16.69%	3.00
SBGISinclair, Inc.	693.22M	15.10	3.22	13.21%	-1.35%	-16.3%	2.02%	8.30

Profit & Loss

	Jun 2016	Jun 2017	Jun 2018	Jun 2019	Jun 2020	Jun 2021	Jun 2022	Jun 2023	Jun 2024	Jun 2025
Sales/Revenue+	8.29B	8.14B	9.02B	10.07B	9.01B	9.36B	10.38B	8.01B	8.25B	8.45B
Revenue Growth %	-0.03%	-0.02%	0.11%	0.12%	-0.11%	0.04%	0.11%	-0.23%	0.03%	0.02%
Cost of Goods Sold+	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
COGS % of Revenue	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Gross Profit+	8.29B	8.14B	9.02B	10.07B	9.01B	9.36B	10.38B	8.01B	8.25B	8.45B
Gross Margin %	1%	1%	1%	1%	1%	1%	1%	1%	1%	1%
Gross Profit Growth %	-0.03%	-0.02%	0.11%	0.12%	-0.11%	0.04%	0.11%	-0.23%	0.03%	0.02%
Operating Expenses+	7.96B	7.71B	8.43B	9.49B	8.64B	8.77B	9.4B	7.34B	7.45B	7.5B
OpEx % of Revenue	0.96%	0.95%	0.93%	0.94%	0.96%	0.94%	0.91%	0.92%	0.9%	0.89%
Selling, General & Admin	2.72B	2.73B	3.05B	3.19B	3B	3.25B	3.59B	3.01B	3.2B	3.3B
SG&A % of Revenue	0.33%	0.34%	0.34%	0.32%	0.33%	0.35%	0.35%	0.38%	0.39%	0.39%
Research & Development	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
R&D % of Revenue	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Operating Expenses	5.23B	4.98B	5.38B	6.3B	5.64B	5.51B	5.81B	4.33B	4.25B	4.2B
Operating Income+	337M	433M	599M	585M	369M	593M	981M	674M	801M	956M
Operating Margin %	0.04%	0.05%	0.07%	0.06%	0.04%	0.06%	0.09%	0.08%	0.1%	0.11%
Operating Income Growth %	-0.25%	0.28%	0.38%	-0.02%	-0.37%	0.61%	0.65%	-0.31%	0.19%	0.19%
EBITDA+	842M	882M	1.07B	1.24B	1.01B	1.27B	1.67B	1.09B	1.24B	1.42B
EBITDA Margin %	0.1%	0.11%	0.12%	0.12%	0.11%	0.14%	0.16%	0.14%	0.15%	0.17%
EBITDA Growth %	-0.11%	0.05%	0.21%	0.16%	-0.19%	0.26%	0.31%	-0.35%	0.14%	0.14%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)	505M	449M	472M	659M	644M	680M	688M	415M	440M	459M
EBIT	337M	433M	599M	413M	-1.5B	503M	911M	674M	801M	956M
Net Interest Income+	43M	39M	-7M	-59M	-25M	-53M	-99M	-84M	-35M	-10M
Interest Income	43M	39M	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Interest Expense	0	0	7M	59M	25M	53M	99M	84M	35M	10M
Other Income/Expense	-156M	-1.05B	-1.69B	-231M	-1.89B	-143M	-169M	-294M	-216M	-33M
Pretax Income+	181M	-615M	-1.09B	354M	-1.52B	450M	812M	380M	585M	923M
Pretax Margin %	0.02%	-0.08%	-0.12%	0.04%	-0.17%	0.05%	0.08%	0.05%	0.07%	0.11%
Income Tax+	-54M	28M	355M	126M	21M	61M	52M	152M	206M	275M
Effective Tax Rate %	0.99%	1.2%	1.39%	0.44%	0.83%	0.73%	0.77%	0.39%	0.45%	1.28%
Net Income+	179M	-738M	-1.51B	155M	-1.27B	330M	623M	149M	266M	1.18B
Net Margin %	0.02%	-0.09%	-0.17%	0.02%	-0.14%	0.04%	0.06%	0.02%	0.03%	0.14%
Net Income Growth %	2.22%	-5.12%	-1.05%	1.1%	-9.19%	1.26%	0.89%	-0.76%	0.79%	3.44%
Net Income (Continuing)	235M	-643M	-1.44B	228M	-1.54B	389M	760M	228M	379M	648M
Discontinued Operations	15M	0	0	0	0	0	0	-41M	-25M	692M
Minority Interest	218M	284M	1.19B	1.17B	807M	935M	921M	881M	891M	615M
EPS (Diluted)+	0.30	-1.27	-2.60	0.26	-2.16	0.56	1.05	0.26	0.46	2.07
EPS Growth %	2.2%	-5.23%	-1.05%	1.1%	-9.31%	1.26%	0.88%	-0.75%	0.77%	3.5%
EPS (Basic)	0.30	-1.27	-2.60	0.27	-2.16	0.56	1.06	0.26	0.47	2.08
Diluted Shares Outstanding	582.5M	581.4M	582.7M	587.9M	587.9M	593.4M	592.5M	578.8M	573.5M	569.9M
Basic Shares Outstanding	641.53M	579.83M	581.93M	587.9M	587.9M	590.4M	592.5M	576.4M	571.2M	567.7M
Dividend Payout Ratio	0.82%	-	-	1.04%	-	0.49%	0.28%	1.17%	0.65%	0.16%

Balance Sheet

	Jun 2016	Jun 2017	Jun 2018	Jun 2019	Jun 2020	Jun 2021	Jun 2022	Jun 2023	Jun 2024	Jun 2025
Total Current Assets+	3.89B	3.81B	4.39B	4.05B	3.46B	4.46B	4.09B	4.05B	4.37B	4.81B
Cash & Short-Term Investments	1.83B	2.02B	2.03B	1.64B	1.52B	2.24B	1.82B	1.83B	1.96B	2.4B
Cash Only	1.83B	2.02B	2.03B	1.64B	1.52B	2.24B	1.82B	1.83B	1.96B	2.4B
Short-Term Investments	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Accounts Receivable	1.23B	1.28B	1.61B	1.54B	1.2B	1.5B	1.5B	1.43B	1.5B	1.56B
Days Sales Outstanding	54.1	57.22	65.2	55.94	48.74	58.43	52.79	64.92	66.48	67.45
Inventory	218M	208M	376M	348M	348M	253M	311M	311M	296M	327M
Days Inventory Outstanding	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Current Assets	370M	315M	372M	515M	393M	469M	458M	484M	613M	519M
Total Non-Current Assets+	11.59B	10.74B	11.95B	11.66B	10.8B	12.31B	13.13B	12.87B	12.31B	10.69B
Property, Plant & Equipment	2.4B	1.62B	2.56B	2.55B	3.32B	3.31B	2.99B	3.08B	2.87B	2.12B
Fixed Asset Turnover	3.45x	5.01x	3.53x	3.94x	2.72x	2.83x	3.47x	2.60x	2.87x	3.99x
Goodwill	3.71B	3.84B	5.22B	5.15B	3.95B	4.65B	5.17B	5.14B	5.19B	4.37B
Intangible Assets	2.21B	2.28B	2.67B	2.43B	1.86B	2.18B	2.67B	2.49B	2.32B	1.93B
Long-Term Investments	2.27B	2.03B	393M	335M	297M	351M	488M	427M	430M	1.02B
Other Non-Current Assets	396M	442M	831M	930M	1.04B	1.45B	1.38B	1.34B	1.17B	1B
Total Assets+	15.48B	14.55B	16.35B	15.71B	14.26B	16.77B	17.22B	16.92B	16.68B	15.5B
Asset Turnover	0.54x	0.56x	0.55x	0.64x	0.63x	0.56x	0.60x	0.47x	0.49x	0.55x
Asset Growth %	0.03%	-0.06%	0.12%	-0.04%	-0.09%	0.18%	0.03%	-0.02%	-0.01%	-0.07%
Total Current Liabilities+	2.44B	2.45B	3.29B	3.34B	2.68B	3.23B	3.52B	3.17B	3.06B	2.61B
Accounts Payable	217M	222M	605M	411M	351M	321M	411M	440M	314M	335M
Days Payables Outstanding	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Short-Term Debt	0	103M	462M	449M	48M	28M	266M	0	33M	2M
Deferred Revenue (Current)	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K
Other Current Liabilities	466M	458M	355M	702M	657M	872M	818M	524M	475M	438M
Current Ratio	1.59x	1.56x	1.33x	1.21x	1.29x	1.38x	1.16x	1.28x	1.43x	1.84x
Quick Ratio	1.50x	1.47x	1.22x	1.11x	1.16x	1.30x	1.07x	1.18x	1.33x	1.72x
Cash Conversion Cycle	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total Non-Current Liabilities+	1.24B	1.01B	2.55B	2.06B	3.19B	4.39B	4.56B	4.81B	4.62B	3.51B
Long-Term Debt	369M	276M	1.49B	1B	1.09B	2.21B	2.74B	2.92B	2.85B	1.79B
Capital Lease Obligations	0	0	0	0	1.24B	1.19B	987M	1.14B	1.03B	1.05B
Deferred Tax Liabilities	171M	61M	389M	295M	258M	260M	198M	163M	119M	57M
Other Non-Current Liabilities	699M	670M	675M	761M	603M	730M	638M	580M	617M	609M
Total Liabilities	3.68B	3.46B	5.85B	5.4B	5.87B	7.63B	8.08B	7.98B	7.67B	6.12B
Total Debt+	369M	379M	1.95B	1.45B	2.54B	3.6B	4.16B	4.21B	4.05B	2.94B
Net Debt	-1.46B	-1.64B	-82M	-190M	1.02B	1.36B	2.33B	2.37B	2.09B	537M
Debt / Equity	0.03x	0.03x	0.19x	0.14x	0.30x	0.39x	0.45x	0.47x	0.45x	0.31x
Debt / EBITDA	0.44x	0.43x	1.82x	1.17x	2.50x	2.83x	2.49x	3.86x	3.27x	2.08x
Net Debt / EBITDA	-1.74x	-1.86x	-0.08x	-0.15x	1.01x	1.07x	1.40x	2.18x	1.69x	0.38x
Interest Coverage	-	-	85.57x	9.92x	14.76x	11.19x	9.91x	8.02x	22.89x	95.60x
Total Equity+	11.8B	11.09B	10.5B	10.31B	8.39B	9.15B	9.14B	8.95B	9.01B	9.39B
Equity Growth %	-0.03%	-0.06%	-0.05%	-0.02%	-0.19%	0.09%	-0%	-0.02%	0.01%	0.04%
Book Value per Share	20.26	19.08	18.01	17.54	14.27	15.41	15.43	15.45	15.71	16.47
Total Shareholders' Equity	11.58B	10.81B	9.31B	9.14B	7.58B	8.21B	8.22B	8.06B	8.12B	8.77B
Common Stock	6M	6M	6M	6M	6M	6M	6M	6M	6M	6M
Retained Earnings	150M	-648M	-2.16B	-1.98B	-3.24B	-2.91B	-2.29B	-2.14B	-1.89B	-747M
Treasury Stock	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Accumulated OCI	-1.03B	-964M	-874M	-1.13B	-1.33B	-941M	-1.27B	-1.25B	-1.25B	-1.54B
Minority Interest	218M	284M	1.19B	1.17B	807M	935M	921M	881M	891M	615M

Cash Flow

	Jun 2016	Jun 2017	Jun 2018	Jun 2019	Jun 2020	Jun 2021	Jun 2022	Jun 2023	Jun 2024	Jun 2025
Cash from Operations+	952M	494M	757M	928M	780M	1.24B	1.35B	1.09B	1.1B	1.13B
Operating CF Margin %	0.11%	0.06%	0.08%	0.09%	0.09%	0.13%	0.13%	0.14%	0.13%	0.13%
Operating CF Growth %	0.15%	-0.48%	0.53%	0.23%	-0.16%	0.59%	0.09%	-0.19%	0.01%	0.03%
Net Income	250M	-643M	-1.51B	228M	-1.54B	389M	760M	187M	354M	480M
Depreciation & Amortization	505M	449M	472M	659M	644M	680M	688M	714M	734M	459M
Stock-Based Compensation	55M	38M	0	0	69M	0	0	0	0	0
Deferred Taxes	-147M	-95M	202M	0	-51M	-100M	-125M	6M	17M	83M
Other Non-Cash Items	-26M	651M	1.74B	112M	1.83B	65M	124M	267M	180M	318M
Working Capital Changes	315M	94M	-142M	-71M	-163M	203M	-93M	-82M	-187M	-206M
Change in Receivables	22M	0	0	134M	0	0	-51M	-146M	-120M	-96M
Change in Inventory	35M	15M	15M	-58M	9M	6M	-87M	-2M	54M	-46M
Change in Payables	342M	137M	53M	-147M	1.3B	363M	45M	66M	-121M	-64M
Cash from Investing+	-1.12B	-420M	-321M	-677M	-427M	-1.29B	-2.08B	-574M	-524M	-153M
Capital Expenditures	-256M	-256M	-364M	-572M	-438M	-390M	-499M	-499M	-496M	-407M
CapEx % of Revenue	0.03%	0.03%	0.04%	0.06%	0.05%	0.04%	0.05%	0.06%	0.06%	0.05%
Acquisitions	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Investments	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Investing	-294M	281M	33M	-20M	32M	-3M	-76M	-58M	25M	230M
Cash from Financing+	150M	-217M	-398M	-610M	-472M	699M	404M	-501M	-441M	-563M
Debt Issued (Net)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Equity Issued (Net)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dividends Paid	-147M	-152M	-158M	-161M	-158M	-163M	-175M	-174M	-172M	-185M
Share Repurchases	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Financing	-4M	-42M	-122M	-14M	-14M	-96M	-94M	-9M	-45M	-86M
Net Change in Cash	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Free Cash Flow+	696M	238M	393M	356M	342M	847M	855M	593M	602M	727M
FCF Margin %	0.08%	0.03%	0.04%	0.04%	0.04%	0.09%	0.08%	0.07%	0.07%	0.09%
FCF Growth %	0.33%	-0.66%	0.65%	-0.09%	-0.04%	1.48%	0.01%	-0.31%	0.02%	0.21%
FCF per Share	1.19	0.41	0.67	0.61	0.58	1.43	1.44	1.02	1.05	1.28
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)	5.32x	-0.67x	-0.50x	5.99x	-0.61x	3.75x	2.17x	7.33x	4.13x	0.96x
Interest Paid	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	162M	93M
Taxes Paid	0	0	0	0	0	0	180M	150M	156M	208M

Key Ratios

Metric	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Return on Equity (ROE)	1.5%	-6.45%	-14.03%	1.49%	-13.57%	3.76%	6.81%	1.65%	2.96%	12.83%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)	2.46%	3.28%	4.52%	4.27%	2.83%	4.47%	6.69%	4.44%	5.36%	6.82%
Gross Margin	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%
Net Margin	2.16%	-9.07%	-16.78%	1.54%	-14.09%	3.53%	6%	1.86%	3.22%	13.96%
Debt / Equity	0.03x	0.03x	0.19x	0.14x	0.30x	0.39x	0.45x	0.47x	0.45x	0.31x
Interest Coverage	-	-	85.57x	9.92x	14.76x	11.19x	9.91x	8.02x	22.89x	95.60x
FCF Conversion	5.32x	-0.67x	-0.50x	5.99x	-0.61x	3.75x	2.17x	7.33x	4.13x	0.96x
Revenue Growth	-2.72%	-1.85%	10.87%	11.64%	-10.58%	3.89%	10.97%	-22.85%	3%	2.42%

Revenue by Segment

	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Dow Jones	-	-	-	-	1.59B	1.7B	2B	2.15B	2.23B	2.33B
Dow Jones Growth	-	-	-	-	-	7.04%	17.74%	7.44%	3.62%	4.48%
News And Information Services	5.34B	5.07B	5.12B	4.96B	2.8B	2.21B	2.42B	2.27B	2.19B	2.17B
News And Information Services Growth	-	-5.04%	0.99%	-3.18%	-43.48%	-21.28%	9.89%	-6.48%	-3.53%	-0.73%
Book Publishing	1.65B	1.64B	1.76B	1.75B	1.67B	1.99B	2.19B	1.98B	2.09B	2.15B
Book Publishing Growth	-	-0.61%	7.46%	-0.23%	-5.02%	19.15%	10.38%	-9.68%	5.76%	2.68%
Digital Real Estate Services	822M	938M	1.14B	1.16B	1.06B	1.39B	1.74B	1.54B	1.66B	1.8B
Digital Real Estate Services Growth	-	14.11%	21.64%	1.58%	-8.11%	30.80%	24.98%	-11.60%	7.73%	8.69%
Subscription Video Services	-	-	1B	2.2B	1.88B	2.07B	2.03B	1.94B	1.92B	-
Subscription Video Services Growth	-	-	-	119.32%	-14.44%	9.98%	-2.22%	-4.15%	-1.29%	-

Revenue by Geography

	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
United States And Canada	3.8B	3.7B	3.9B	3.9B	3.76B	3.55B	4.1B	3.97B	4.01B	4.12B
United States And Canada Growth	-	-2.63%	5.41%	0.00%	-3.51%	-5.66%	15.41%	-3.17%	1.03%	2.82%
Australasia And Other	-	-	-	-	3.74B	4.14B	4.48B	4.24B	4.34B	2.62B
Australasia And Other Growth	-	-	-	-	-	10.50%	8.32%	-5.29%	2.29%	-39.61%
Europe	-	-	-	-	1.5B	1.67B	1.81B	1.67B	1.74B	1.71B
Europe Growth	-	-	-	-	-	11.32%	8.13%	-7.69%	4.07%	-1.55%

Frequently Asked Questions

Valuation & Price

News Corporation (NWSA) has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 12.9x. This may indicate the stock is undervalued or faces growth challenges.

Growth & Financials

News Corporation (NWSA) reported $8.50B in revenue for fiscal year 2025. This represents a 2% decrease from $8.65B in 2012.

News Corporation (NWSA) grew revenue by 2.4% over the past year. Growth has been modest.

Yes, News Corporation (NWSA) is profitable, generating $1.17B in net income for fiscal year 2025 (14.0% net margin).

Dividend & Returns

Yes, News Corporation (NWSA) pays a dividend with a yield of 1.22%. This makes it attractive for income-focused investors.

News Corporation (NWSA) has a return on equity (ROE) of 12.8%. This is reasonable for most industries.

News Corporation (NWSA) generated $757.0M in free cash flow for fiscal year 2025. Positive FCF indicates the company can fund dividends, buybacks, or reinvestment.