News Corp (NWS) stock
NWSNasdaqNewspapers: Publishing or Publishing & PrintingFiscal year ends June 30Also trades as NWSA, NWSLL
Financials through Q4 FY2026, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026Score 15/3010% above fair value
$31.74−0.44 (-1.37%)
Close on Oct 30, 2026Market cap $17.69BP/E 31.7Yield –
News statistics
97 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Nov 5, 2026 (estimated, after the close)
- Last ex-dividend date
- Sep 9, 2026
- Fundamentals through
- Jun 30, 2026
- Share price as of
- Oct 30, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/TBV Ratio
- 7.56
- 2.85
- P/OCF Ratio
- 13.12
- 8.02
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 1.86
- 1.03
- EV / FCF
- 20.76
- 16.44
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- -2.02%
- 0.00%
- Float
- 440M
- 25M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 18.7%
- 16.4%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 86.2%
- 85.4%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 11M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- -7.32%
- -1.63%
- Days to Cover
- 2.07
- 8.25
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $31.66
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $22.20
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $29.72
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $29.80
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $26.90
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $0.66
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- -5.25%
- -3.99%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- 1.68%
- -1.53%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- 4.22%
- -6.43%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- 11.0%
- -2.60%
- Price Change (YTD)
- 11.5%
- 14.8%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- 11.8%
- 29.5%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- 40.8%
- 32.5%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- 27.2%
- 1.65%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- 140.3%
- -2.87%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 3M
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 3M
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 4M
- –
- Relative Volume
- 1.04
- 0.97
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 43.3
- 43.3
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 26.0%
- 46.7%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 0.86
- 0.84
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- 11.6%
- 3.54%
- EBITDA Margin
- 17.0%
- 13.5%
- FCF Margin
- 8.98%
- 9.90%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- 6.62%
- 7.00%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- 3.69%
- 3.08%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 1.62
- 1.22
- Quick Ratio
- 1.40
- 0.83
- Debt / Equity
- 0.23
- 1.45
- Debt / EBITDA
- 1.30
- 3.37
- Debt / FCF
- 2.45
- 6.47
- Net Debt / EBITDA
- -0.07
- 3.19
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- 6.81%
- 0.92%
- Net Income Growth (YoY)
- -51.4%
- 2.97%
- EPS Growth (YoY)
- -50.2%
- 12.9%
- FCF Growth (YoY)
- 42.0%
- 39.4%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 4.06%
- -1.59%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- -0.72%
- 1.85%
- EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 58.2%
- 6.59%
- EPS Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 13.0%
- 12.3%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 0.58
- 0.79
- Revenue Per Employee
- $416.04K
- $345.48K
- Profits Per Employee
- $26.41K
- $11.15K
- Employee Count
- 21,700
- 3,450
- WACC
- 8.79%
- 7.97%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- $1.05B
- $67.08M
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- $106.00M
- -$318.03M
- Net Cash Per Share
- $0.20
- -$5.56
- Equity (Book Value)
- $8.53B
- $325.93M
- Book Value Per Share
- $15.76
- $5.80
- Tangible Book Value
- $2.15B
- $914.15K
- Working Capital
- $1.72B
- $39.26M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$426.00M
- -$40.77M
- FCF Per Share
- $1.50
- $2.28
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- 3.53%
- 3.58%
- FCF Yield
- 5.00%
- 6.79%
- Buyback Yield
- 3.95%
- 1.88%
- Shareholder Yield
- 3.95%
- 3.93%
- Payout Ratio
- 35.6%
- 37.1%
- FCF Payout Ratio
- 25.2%
- 28.8%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Income Tax
- $303.00M
- $10.28M
- Effective Tax Rate
- 29.0%
- 28.2%
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Graham Number
- $19.11
- $20.68
- Graham Upside
- -36.3%
- -29.1%
- Altman Z-Score
- 2.23
- 2.23
- Piotroski F-Score
- 5
- 6
- Lynch Fair Value
- $13.35
- –
- Lynch Upside
- -55.5%
- -22.5%
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Oct 30, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | NWS | S&P 500 | Difference | NWS per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | +0.1% | -0.9% | +1.0 pts | ||
| 3 months | +0.1% | +2.1% | −2.0 pts | ||
| Year to date | +7.8% | +11.7% | −3.8 pts | ||
| 1 year | +4.7% | +12.4% | −7.6 pts | ||
| 3 years | +51.6% | +88.6% | −36.9 pts | +14.9% | +23.5% |
| 5 years | +46.7% | +75.9% | −29.3 pts | +8.0% | +12.0% |
| 10 years | +183.4% | +316.4% | −133.0 pts | +11.0% | +15.3% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 15, 2026.
3M NWS shares were sold short on Oct 15, 2026, down 14.4% from the previous report. At recent volumes it would take 3.9 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 49.2% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2026 | 3,467,923 | -14.4% | 896,293 | 3.9 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 4,050,367 | -14.7% | 1,331,610 | 3.0 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 4,747,648 | -10.9% | 1,071,342 | 4.4 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 5,330,793 | -10.8% | 1,026,431 | 5.2 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 5,976,402 | -14.9% | 1,289,073 | 4.6 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 7,021,148 | -6.1% | 956,941 | 7.3 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 7,475,104 | -6.9% | 1,397,648 | 5.3 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 8,030,182 | -25.4% | 2,881,942 | 2.8 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 10,763,626 | +9.2% | 1,395,589 | 7.7 |
| May 29, 2026 | 9,858,885 | -2.2% | 1,266,044 | 7.8 |
| May 15, 2026 | 10,078,592 | +3.4% | 1,535,013 | 6.6 |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 9,750,402 | -0.5% | 935,129 | 10.4 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.