Last 47 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 → | 27.85 | 18.81 | 38.95 | 19.21 | 38.39 | 5.72 | 37.81 | 18.12 | 31.70 | 78.95 | 125.14 | 22.73 | 100.30 | — | 49.91 | 37.92 | 53.96 | 20.50 | 39.55 | 13.94 | 17.83 |
| — | +229.1% | +3.0% | +6.0% | +21.1% | -92.8% | -69.8% | -20.3% | -68.4% | — | +150.7% | -40.0% | +85.9% | — | +26.2% | +171.9% | +202.7% | — | -19.1% | +21.0% | -69.5% | |
| P/S Ratio | 1.78 | 1.48 | 1.60 | 1.59 | 2.04 | 2.01 | 1.93 | 1.75 | 1.81 | 1.53 | 1.88 | 1.65 | 1.15 | 1.15 | 1.02 | 1.04 | 0.89 | 0.86 | 1.32 | 1.22 | 1.40 |
| — | -26.1% | -17.0% | -9.2% | +12.4% | +31.0% | +2.5% | +6.3% | +57.5% | +33.5% | +84.6% | +58.2% | +29.6% | +33.8% | -22.5% | -14.5% | -36.4% | -43.8% | -18.7% | +10.7% | +42.9% | |
| P/B Ratio | 1.73 | 1.50 | 1.51 | 1.59 | 1.88 | 1.80 | 1.71 | 1.74 | 1.66 | 1.75 | 1.69 | 1.55 | 1.32 | 1.25 | 1.11 | 1.16 | 1.01 | 1.00 | 1.39 | 1.42 | 1.53 |
| — | -16.8% | -11.6% | -8.6% | +13.2% | +2.9% | +1.3% | +12.4% | +25.9% | +40.3% | +51.7% | +33.3% | +30.5% | +24.5% | -20.2% | -18.2% | -34.0% | -39.7% | -15.9% | +21.0% | +56.0% | |
| P/FCF | 17.83 | 6.43 | 8.77 | 27.46 | — | 136.54 | 7.99 | 16.22 | — | 35.58 | 8.40 | 10.71 | — | 10.23 | 6.64 | 33.29 | — | 16.16 | 6.65 | 13.01 | — |
| — | -95.3% | +9.8% | +69.3% | — | +283.8% | -4.9% | +51.5% | — | +247.7% | +26.6% | -67.8% | — | -36.7% | -0.2% | +155.9% | — | -83.0% | -12.5% | +21.2% | — | |
| EV / EBITDA | 11.12 | 11.74 | 10.82 | 7.64 | 13.36 | 13.56 | 14.08 | 8.82 | 13.45 | 11.77 | 16.54 | 12.58 | 9.71 | 9.93 | 9.78 | 8.20 | 8.12 | 9.13 | 10.64 | 6.20 | 9.37 |
| — | -13.5% | -23.2% | -13.4% | -0.7% | +15.2% | -14.9% | -29.9% | +38.5% | +18.5% | +69.2% | +53.4% | +19.6% | +8.7% | -8.1% | +32.3% | -13.3% | -53.8% | -18.9% | +5.9% | +8.2% | |
| EV / EBIT | 16.36 | 18.25 | 16.84 | 9.88 | 20.34 | 38.31 | 26.86 | 9.74 | 19.17 | 34.94 | 40.80 | 14.22 | 29.96 | 677.38 | 26.97 | 18.54 | 22.21 | 261.58 | 24.11 | 9.51 | 10.68 |
| — | -52.4% | -37.3% | +1.4% | +6.1% | +9.6% | -34.2% | -31.5% | -36.0% | -94.8% | +51.3% | -23.3% | +34.9% | +159.0% | +11.9% | +94.9% | +108.1% | — | -6.9% | +17.1% | -63.2% |
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% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| — | -27.0% | -49.2% | -47.7% | -49.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| Operating Margin | 11.4% | 7.8% | 10.0% | 17.1% | 10.4% | 9.6% | 8.8% | 16.3% | 10.2% | 7.3% | 7.3% | 13.6% | 7.7% | 6.7% | 5.6% | 9.3% | 6.9% | 4.9% | 7.5% | 15.4% | 9.8% |
| — | -18.2% | +14.4% | +4.6% | +2.8% | +31.3% | +20.5% | +20.1% | +31.6% | +8.9% | +29.9% | +45.7% | +11.9% | +35.7% | -25.0% | -39.4% | -29.5% | +261.8% | +39.4% | +12.5% | +99.3% | |
| Net Margin | 6.3% | 7.7% | 4.1% | 8.2% | 5.2% | 35.2% | 5.1% | 9.6% | 5.7% | 1.9% | 1.5% | 7.3% | 1.2% | -0.3% | 2.0% | 2.7% | 1.6% | 4.1% | 3.3% | 8.6% | 7.8% |
| — | -78.3% | -20.6% | -14.9% | -8.0% | +1715.8% | +240.8% | +31.5% | +372.9% | +690.1% | -26.4% | +174.9% | -25.6% | -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% | 8.0% | 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% |
| — | -76.0% | -16.5% | -13.0% | -8.5% | +1341.6% | +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% | 4.6% | 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% |
| — | -75.1% | -8.8% | -3.7% | +2.6% | +1438.7% | +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% | 1.6% | 3.0% | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.3% | 2.5% | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.9% | 1.3% | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.5% | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 3.0% | 1.7% |
| — | -10.2% | +22.8% | +17.3% | +18.7% | +19.9% | +36.7% | +33.7% | +11.1% | +19.0% | +9.7% | +24.8% | +13.3% | +24.4% | -30.5% | -48.9% | -35.5% | +240.1% | +32.4% | +16.9% | +111.2% |
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 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.44 | 0.45 | 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% | -4.6% | -28.9% | -30.4% | -29.4% | -30.5% | -7.1% | -4.4% | -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 | 5.61 | 8.58 | 9.13 | 10.08 | 6.12 | 12.46 | 10.67 | 15.69 | 12.86 | 11.42 | 12.34 | 13.10 | 10.34 | 11.48 | 13.19 | 11.13 | 5.88 | 8.51 |
| — | -0.4% | -14.8% | -8.3% | -31.1% | -14.4% | -35.8% | -52.4% | +9.1% | -13.5% | +19.8% | +24.4% | -0.5% | -6.5% | +17.7% | +75.7% | +35.0% | -23.1% | +32.9% | +14.8% | -10.3% | |
| 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 | 1.33 | 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% | +28.9% | +28.1% | +24.0% | +6.8% | +12.8% | +8.8% | +13.9% | +5.4% | +10.0% | +5.0% | -13.2% | -9.7% | -17.3% | -6.3% | +13.5% | +5.2% | |
| Interest Coverage | — | — | — | — | — | 6.33 | 152.00 | 144.33 | 12.67 | 7.11 | 11.67 | 41.71 | 5.13 | 0.23 | 4.64 | 6.96 | 4.74 | 0.35 | 6.32 | 18.19 | 16.36 |
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News Corporation's current P/E is 27.9x. The average P/E over the last 4 quarters is 28.8x. 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.