Stocks · Communication Services · Publishing
News Corporation NWSA
$28.69 +0.17% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NASDAQ · Market cap $16.10B
Low risk
Next earnings report: Nov 5, 2026
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Three things to know
- Diluted EPS over the last four quarters was $1.03, down 50.2% year over year.
- The stock is in an uptrend: above its 200-day average for 65 trading days, with the 50-day average above the 200-day.
- Earnings beat analyst estimates in each of the last 4 quarters (average surprise over the last four: +35.3%).
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Communication Services sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 5, 2026.
Growth65Positive
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Top 47%
- EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 31%
- FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Top 26%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRBottom 45%
- Revenue growth accelerationTop 10%
Quality69Positive
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalTop 40%
- Gross marginTop 41%
- Operating marginTop 38%
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Top 46%
- Accruals (lower is better)Bottom 38%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 30%
Value64Neutral
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldTop 34%
- Free-cash-flow yieldTop 44%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueTop 40%
- Sales / enterprise valueTop 48%
- P/E vs own 5-year history (lower is better)Bottom 41%
Momentum69Positive
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthTop 47%
- 6-month returnTop 32%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Top 44%
- Distance from 52-week highTop 11%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Top 32%
Revisions84Strong
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersTop 27%
- Consecutive EPS beatsTop 19%
- Share of analysts rating BuyTop 13%
- Upside to consensus price targetBottom 20%
Stability93Exceptional
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Top 14%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsTop 9%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Top 38%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 30%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | -1.3% | 6.8% | ↑ |
| EPS growth (YoY) | 133.3% | -50.2% | ↓ |
| Gross margin | 100.0% | 56.9% | ↓ |
| Operating margin | 11.3% | 11.4% | ↑ |
| FCF margin | 8.6% | 11.9% | ↑ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | 6.8% | -1.3% | ↑ | Top 47% |
| EPS growth (TTM, YoY) | -50.2% | 133.3% | ↓ | Bottom 31% |
| Gross margin | 56.9% | 100.0% | ↓ | Top 41% |
| Operating margin | 11.4% | 11.3% | ↑ | Top 38% |
| Net margin | 6.3% | 14.0% | ↓ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 11.9% | 8.6% | ↑ | — |
| Return on invested capital | 5.7% | — | Top 40% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | 4.1% | — | Bottom 45% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Above 1× means profits are backed by cash.
- 2.62×
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- -6.0%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 0.0%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- +5.7 pp
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- 0.54×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 1.27%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- 5.04%
- Shareholder yield
- 6.31%
- Share count change, 1 year
- -2.0%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- -0.9%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 7, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 4
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 6 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- +35.3%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- +0.3%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 3 of 8
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $32.20
- Target vs current price
- +12.2%
- Analysts with a rating
- 28
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 79%
- Consensus rating
- Buy
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2026 | +66.7% | +1.6% | +0.1% | +7.1% | — |
| May 7, 2026 | +31.2% | +3.2% | +1.8% | +2.4% | +6.6% |
| Feb 5, 2026 | +21.2% | -1.9% | -6.0% | -1.7% | +6.3% |
| Nov 6, 2025 | +22.2% | -2.2% | +4.6% | -0.0% | -2.5% |
| Aug 5, 2025 | +0.0% | -0.7% | -3.8% | -2.2% | -9.6% |
| May 8, 2025 | -10.5% | +1.1% | +0.3% | -1.1% | +4.7% |
| Feb 5, 2025 | +13.8% | +0.9% | +3.3% | -1.3% | -5.1% |
| Nov 7, 2024 | +31.2% | +0.7% | -0.3% | +2.0% | -0.6% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2026 | $0.35 | $0.21 | +66.7% | $2.34B |
| May 7, 2026 | $0.21 | $0.16 | +31.2% | $2.19B |
| Feb 5, 2026 | $0.40 | $0.33 | +21.2% | $2.36B |
| Nov 6, 2025 | $0.22 | $0.18 | +22.2% | $2.14B |
| Aug 5, 2025 | $0.19 | $0.19 | +0.0% | $2.11B |
| May 8, 2025 | $0.17 | $0.19 | -10.5% | $2.01B |
| Feb 5, 2025 | $0.33 | $0.29 | +13.8% | $2.24B |
| Nov 7, 2024 | $0.21 | $0.16 | +31.2% | $2.58B |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (trailing) | 27.9× | 32.7× | 43th | Top 34% |
| P/E (forward) | 21.7× | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 11.1× | — | — | Top 40% |
| EV / Sales | 1.87× | — | — | Top 48% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 6.67% | — | — | Top 44% |
| Earnings yield | 3.59% | — | — | Top 34% |
P/E over the past five years
Range 11.1× – 87.8× since Jun 30, 2021. Each point: price on the filing date divided by trailing-twelve-month EPS known then.
What moved the stock over the past year
- Price return, 1 year
- -0.9%
- Earnings per share growth (TTM)
- -50.2%
- Change in P/E multiple
- +94.7%
Most of the move came from earnings growth.
Technical state
Trend checklist
- ✗ Price above 20-day average
- ✗ Price above 50-day average
- ✓ Price above 200-day average
- ✓ 50-day average above 200-day
- ✗ MACD histogram positive
Trend quality
- Days above the 50-day average
- 0
- Days above the 200-day average
- 65
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- +3.5%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- +1.4%
- Distance from 50-day average
- -2.2%
- Distance from 200-day average
- +8.0%
- RSI (14)
- 43.2
- Relative volume
- 0.71×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 26.8%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 53th percentile · Normal for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 0.72
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.44
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -8.0%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -27.8%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 2021 | Sep 27, 2022 | -45.9% | 348 days | 424 days (Jun 5, 2024) |
| Sep 29, 2025 | Feb 12, 2026 | -27.8% | 94 days | 135 days (Aug 27, 2026) |
| Feb 19, 2025 | Apr 8, 2025 | -21.4% | 34 days | 94 days (Aug 22, 2025) |
| Jul 16, 2024 | Aug 5, 2024 | -10.7% | 14 days | 66 days (Nov 6, 2024) |
| Oct 8, 2020 | Oct 28, 2020 | -10.2% | 14 days | 7 days (Nov 6, 2020) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $16.10B
- P/E (TTM)
- 27.9
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- $1.03
- Revenue (TTM)
- $9.03B
- Dividend yield
- 0.70%
- 52-week range
- $22.20 – $31.66
| FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | FY 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $10.38B | $8.01B | $8.25B | $8.45B | $9.03B |
| Gross profit | $10.38B | $8.01B | $8.25B | $8.45B | $5.14B |
| Operating income | $981.0M | $674.0M | $801.0M | $956.0M | $1.03B |
| Net income | $623.0M | $149.0M | $266.0M | $1.18B | $573.0M |
| EPS (diluted) | $1.05 | $0.26 | $0.46 | $2.07 | $1.03 |
| Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | Q3 2026 | Q4 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $2.10B | $2.24B | $2.01B | $2.11B | $2.14B | $2.36B | $2.19B | $2.34B |
| Net income | $119.0M | $215.0M | $103.0M | $743.0M | $112.0M | $193.0M | $89.0M | $179.0M |
| EPS (diluted) | $0.21 | $0.38 | $0.18 | $1.30 | $0.20 | $0.34 | $0.16 | $0.33 |
| FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | FY 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $1.35B | $1.09B | $1.10B | $1.13B | $1.23B |
| Capital expenditure | -$499.0M | -$499.0M | -$496.0M | -$407.0M | -$426.0M |
| Free cash flow | $855.0M | $593.0M | $602.0M | $727.0M | $805.0M |
| Dividends paid | -$175.0M | -$174.0M | -$172.0M | -$185.0M | -$204.0M |
| Net share buybacks | -$179.0M | -$243.0M | -$117.0M | -$150.0M | -$782.0M |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $2.10B
- Total assets
- $15.54B
- Total liabilities
- $6.31B
- Total debt
- $2.92B
- Net debt
- $820.0M
- Shareholders’ equity
- $8.53B
As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 7, 2026).
Dividends
| Ex-date | Amount | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 2026 | $0.10 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| Mar 11, 2026 | $0.10 | Apr 8, 2026 |
| Sep 10, 2025 | $0.10 | Oct 8, 2025 |
| Mar 12, 2025 | $0.10 | Apr 9, 2025 |
| Sep 11, 2024 | $0.10 | Oct 9, 2024 |
| Mar 12, 2024 | $0.10 | Apr 10, 2024 |
| Sep 12, 2023 | $0.10 | Oct 11, 2023 |
| Mar 14, 2023 | $0.10 | Apr 12, 2023 |
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 11,848,043
- Days to cover
- 3.32
- Change vs previous report
- +3.0%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.