News Corp (NWS) stock
NWSNasdaqNewspapers: Publishing or Publishing & PrintingFiscal year ends June 30Also trades as NWSA, NWSLL
Financials through Q1 FY2027, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Nov 5, 2026Score 16/300% below fair value
$29.89+0.71 (+2.45%)
Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $16.75BP/E 27.6Yield –
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
- Feb 4, 2027 (estimated, after the close)
- Last ex-dividend date
- Sep 9, 2026
- Fundamentals through
- Sep 30, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 13, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/TBV Ratio
- 7.14
- 2.90
- P/OCF Ratio
- 12.98
- 8.30
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 1.75
- 1.10
- EV / FCF
- 22.40
- 18.13
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- -2.89%
- 0.05%
- Float
- 440M
- 28M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 18.7%
- 13.4%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 86.2%
- 85.4%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 10M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- -11.4%
- -0.96%
- Days to Cover
- 3.07
- 7.39
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $31.66
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $22.20
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $28.86
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $29.15
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $26.95
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $0.84
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- 2.22%
- 2.22%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- -10.8%
- -1.43%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- -6.03%
- -4.84%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- 4.05%
- 4.05%
- Price Change (YTD)
- 3.25%
- 19.9%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- 0.56%
- 28.9%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- 28.7%
- 28.7%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- 13.3%
- -0.58%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- 121.6%
- -12.8%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 5M
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 4M
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 4M
- –
- Relative Volume
- 1.01
- 0.75
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 39.3
- 48.2
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 28.9%
- 44.9%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 0.87
- 0.85
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- 12.3%
- 4.01%
- EBITDA Margin
- 17.7%
- 13.6%
- FCF Margin
- 7.83%
- 10.1%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- 7.21%
- 7.29%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- 4.03%
- 2.94%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 1.62
- 1.21
- Quick Ratio
- 1.38
- 0.82
- Debt / Equity
- 0.24
- 1.45
- Debt / EBITDA
- 1.24
- 3.61
- Debt / FCF
- 2.80
- 8.61
- Net Debt / EBITDA
- 0.14
- 3.29
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- 7.82%
- 0.96%
- Net Income Growth (YoY)
- -47.1%
- -3.39%
- EPS Growth (YoY)
- -45.9%
- 4.08%
- FCF Growth (YoY)
- 15.1%
- 22.6%
- 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
- 0.60
- 0.73
- Revenue Per Employee
- $422.35K
- $357.47K
- Profits Per Employee
- $28.57K
- $11.90K
- Employee Count
- 21,700
- 4,400
- WACC
- 8.95%
- 7.97%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- $1.13B
- $79.40M
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- -$235.00M
- -$315.62M
- Net Cash Per Share
- -$0.43
- -$5.57
- Equity (Book Value)
- $8.49B
- $325.93M
- Book Value Per Share
- $15.69
- $6.03
- Tangible Book Value
- $2.12B
- $914.15K
- Working Capital
- $1.65B
- $23.76M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$447.00M
- -$46.30M
- FCF Per Share
- $1.33
- $2.27
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- 4.10%
- 3.79%
- FCF Yield
- 4.75%
- 5.84%
- Buyback Yield
- 4.73%
- 2.12%
- Shareholder Yield
- 4.73%
- 4.48%
- Payout Ratio
- 35.2%
- 37.1%
- FCF Payout Ratio
- 30.4%
- 30.5%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Income Tax
- $322.00M
- $11.48M
- Effective Tax Rate
- 28.5%
- 28.0%
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Graham Number
- $19.88
- $20.67
- Graham Upside
- -28.8%
- -27.5%
- Altman Z-Score
- 2.16
- 2.16
- Piotroski F-Score
- 5
- 6
- Lynch Fair Value
- $14.52
- –
- Lynch Upside
- -48.0%
- -21.5%
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 13, 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 | -8.3% | -3.0% | −5.2 pts | ||
| 3 months | -9.0% | -2.8% | −6.2 pts | ||
| Year to date | +1.5% | +11.5% | −10.0 pts | ||
| 1 year | +1.4% | +13.5% | −12.1 pts | ||
| 3 years | +43.2% | +77.7% | −34.5 pts | +12.7% | +21.1% |
| 5 years | +31.0% | +72.6% | −41.6 pts | +5.6% | +11.5% |
| 10 years | +170.0% | +308.2% | −138.1 pts | +10.4% | +15.1% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
3M NWS shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 3.3% from the previous report. At recent volumes it would take 3.8 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 50.2% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 3,354,148 | -3.3% | 884,499 | 3.8 |
| 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 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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