Revenue by quarter
US$ · last 8| Quarter | Revenue | Net income | EPS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 FY2026 | $2.3B | $179.0M | 0.33 |
| Q3 FY2026 | $2.2B | $89.0M | 0.16 |
| Q2 FY2026 | $2.4B | $193.0M | 0.34 |
| Q1 FY2026 | $2.1B | $112.0M | 0.20 |
Newest filings
All 1,460Description
- Ticker
- NWS-US
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- Index
- S&P 500
- Industry
- Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing
- SIC division
- Manufacturing
- CIK
- 0001564708
- LEI
- 549300ITS31QK8VRBQ14
- FIGI
- BBG0035M2ZB7
- Share class FIGI
- BBG0035M2ZC6
- Fiscal year ends
- Jun
- Filings held
- 1,460 since 2012
- 8-K events
- 1,305
- Shares short
- 4.1M, 30 Sep 2026
Financial statements
The main lines of the income statement, balance sheet and cash flow, by year and by quarter. Each period opens its filing.
| Fiscal period | FY2012 | FY2013 | FY2014 | FY2015 | FY2016 | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 | FY2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period ending | 30 Jun 2012 | 30 Jun 2013 | 30 Jun 2014 | 30 Jun 2015 | 30 Jun 2016 | 30 Jun 2017 | 30 Jun 2018 | 30 Jun 2019 | 30 Jun 2020 | 30 Jun 2021 | 30 Jun 2022 | 30 Jun 2023 | 30 Jun 2024 | 30 Jun 2025 | 30 Jun 2026 |
| Reported in | 10-K | 10-K | 10-K | 10-K | 10-K | 10-K | 10-K | 10-K | 10-K | 10-K | 8-K | 8-K | 8-K | 10-K | 10-K |
| Report filed | 14 Aug 2014† | 14 Aug 2014† | 12 Aug 2016† | 12 Aug 2016† | 12 Aug 2016 | 15 Aug 2018† | 15 Aug 2018 | 13 Aug 2019 | 11 Aug 2020 | 10 Aug 2021 | 13 May 2025† | 13 May 2025† | 13 May 2025† | 6 Aug 2025 | 7 Aug 2026 |
| Revenue | 8,654M | 8,891M | 8,486M | 8,524M | 8,292M | 8,139M | 9,024M | 10,074M | 9,008M | 9,358M | 8,437M | 8,012M | 8,252M | 8,452M | 9,028M |
| Selling, general and administrative | 2,750M | 2,783M | 2,449M | 2,627M | 2,722M | 2,725M | 3,049M | 3,191M | 2,995M | 3,254M | 3,221M | 3,012M | 3,197M | 3,301M | 3,509M |
| Operating income | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1,244M | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Operating margin | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12.3% | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Profit before tax | -2,377M | 173M | -178M | 552M | 181M | -615M | -1,089M | 354M | -1,524M | 450M | 837M | 380M | 585M | 923M | 1,046M |
| Income tax | -337M | -374M | -614M | 185M | -54M | 28M | 355M | 126M | 21M | 61M | 64M | 152M | 206M | 275M | 303M |
| Tax rate | – | -216.2% | – | 33.5% | -29.8% | – | – | 35.6% | – | 13.6% | 7.6% | 40.0% | 35.2% | 29.8% | 29.0% |
| Net income | -2,075M | 506M | 239M | -147M | 179M | -738M | -1,514M | 155M | -1,269M | 330M | 623M | 149M | 266M | 1,180M | 573M |
| Net margin | -24.0% | 5.7% | 2.8% | -1.7% | 2.2% | -9.1% | -16.8% | 1.5% | -14.1% | 3.5% | 7.4% | 1.9% | 3.2% | 14.0% | 6.3% |
| Earnings per share, diluted | -3.58 | 0.87 | 0.41 | -0.26 | 0.30 | -1.27 | -2.60 | 0.26 | -2.16 | 0.56 | 1.05 | 0.26 | 0.46 | 2.07 | 1.03 |
| Diluted shares | 579M | 579M | 580M | 581M | 583M | 581M | 583M | 588M | 588M | 593M | 593M | 579M | 574M | 570M | 558M |
† FY2012: figures as restated in 10-K filed 14 Aug 2014.
† FY2013: figures as restated in 10-K filed 14 Aug 2014.
† FY2014: figures as restated in 10-K filed 12 Aug 2016.
† FY2015: figures as restated in 10-K filed 12 Aug 2016.
† FY2017: figures as restated in 10-K filed 15 Aug 2018.
† FY2022: figures as restated in 8-K filed 13 May 2025.
† FY2023: figures as restated in 8-K filed 13 May 2025.
† FY2024: figures as restated in 8-K filed 13 May 2025.
Ratios
Worked out the same way for every company. Hover a ratio for how it is calculated.
- Market cap
- $18.9B
- Price
- $33.78
- Stock P/E
- 32.80×
- Price to book
- 2.21×
- Enterprise value
- $18.8B
- Market cap / sales
- 2.09×
- Dividend yield
- 0.6%
- 52-week high
- $35.32
- 52-week low
- $25.65
- Net margin
- 6.3%
- ROE
- 6.7%
- ROE, 3-year average
- 7.8%
- Effective tax rate, TTM
- 29.0%
- Sales growth, TTM
- 6.8%
- Profit growth, TTM
- -51.4%
- Sales CAGR, 3 years
- 4.1%
- Profit CAGR, 3 years
- 56.7%
- Sales CAGR, 5 years
- -0.7%
- Profit CAGR, 5 years
- 11.7%
- Sales CAGR, 10 years
- 0.9%
- Profit CAGR, 10 years
- 12.3%
- Price, 1 year
- 12.1%
- Price CAGR, 3 years
- 14.9%
- Price CAGR, 5 years
- 6.8%
- Cash and equivalents
- $2.1B
- Borrowings
- $2.0B
- Net debt
- -$106.0M
- Debt to equity
- 0.23×
- Shareholders' equity
- $8.5B
- Total assets
- $15.5B
- Net debt change, 1 year
- $335.0M
- Buybacks, TTM
- $641.0M
- Dividends paid, TTM
- $204.0M
- Dividend per share, TTM
- $0.20
- Years with a dividend, of 10
- 10
- Years FCF margin > 20%, of 5
- 0
What the company said with its results
The key points, guidance and management's own words from each of the last four results releases.
Key points
Fourth quarter revenue and profit rose
Fourth quarter revenue rose 11% to $2.34 billion. Net income from continuing operations rose 167% to $230 million, mainly on higher Total Segment EBITDA and lower impairment and restructuring charges.
Full-year revenue and EBITDA grew
Fiscal 2026 revenue rose 7% to $9.03 billion, net income from continuing operations rose 15% to $743 million, and Total Segment EBITDA rose 15% to $1.63 billion.
Currency lifted full-year revenue
Foreign currency added $189 million, or 2%, to full-year revenue. Adjusted Revenues, which exclude currency, acquisitions and divestitures, rose 4%.
Fourth quarter EPS rose to $0.33
Fourth quarter diluted EPS from continuing operations was $0.33 against $0.09. Adjusted EPS was $0.35 against $0.19.
Adjusted EPS rose for the year
Full-year diluted EPS from continuing operations was $1.03 against $0.84. Adjusted diluted EPS was $1.18 against $0.89.
Dow Jones Q4 segment EBITDA up 20%
Dow Jones fourth quarter revenue rose 7% to $644 million and segment EBITDA rose 20% to $181 million. Circulation and subscription revenue rose 7% and digital advertising revenue rose 10%.
Risk & Compliance and Energy grew
Full-year professional information revenue rose 9%. Risk & Compliance revenue grew 16% to $392 million and Dow Jones Energy revenue grew 8% to $301 million.
Digital Real Estate Services Q4 up 46%
Fourth quarter revenue rose 19% to $553 million and segment EBITDA rose 46% to $222 million. Move revenue rose 13% to $167 million.
Book Publishing Q4 revenue up 15%
Fourth quarter Book Publishing revenue rose 15% to $566 million and segment EBITDA rose 14% to $57 million. Backlist was about 60% of consumer revenue, against 65% a year earlier.
Acquisitions added to book revenue
Full-year Book Publishing revenue rose 6% to $2.29 billion. The increase included $31 million from recent acquisitions.
News Media Q4 EBITDA fell 14%
Fourth quarter News Media revenue rose 5% to $574 million, mostly from currency. Segment EBITDA fell 14% to $24 million.
News subscriptions averaged 6.7 million
Average total news product subscriptions were over 6.7 million, up 7%. Digital-only subscriptions were nearly 6.3 million, up 9%. Wall Street Journal digital-only subscriptions rose 8%.
Circulation rose on pricing and digital
Circulation revenue rose 3%, from converting introductory promotions to higher pricing and from digital-only growth, partly offset by lower print volume.
Digital advertising grew 10% in Q4
Dow Jones advertising revenue rose 5% for the quarter. Digital advertising was 69% of advertising revenue, against 65% a year earlier.
In their words
“We concluded Fiscal 2026 with an exceptional fourth quarter performance, including an 11% increase in revenues to $2.34 billion and the highest profitability on record.” Robert Thomson, Chief Executive
“Without our journalists, our authors, our data, our brands and our professional expertise, users would be drowning in a slimy sea of AI slop.” Robert Thomson, Chief Executive
Coming up
Dividend payment date set. The semi-annual $0.10 dividend is payable October 7, 2026 to holders of record on September 9, 2026.
Revenue by segment
As the company reports it in the segment note of each annual report: by business, by product and by region, latest year.
- Dow Jones$2.5B 27.7%
- Book Publishing$2.3B 25.3%
- News and Information Services Segment$2.2B 24.7%
- Digital Real Estate Services$2.0B 22.3%
- Circulation and subscription$3.2B 35.5%
- Consumer$2.2B 24.2%
- Real estate$1.6B 17.4%
- Advertising$1.4B 15.4%
- Other$678.0M 7.5%
Company events
Every 8-K, sorted by the event it reports, with the moment the SEC accepted it in New York time.
| 23 Oct 2026 | 22 Oct, 6:07 PM ET | 8-K | Other events | 8.01, 9.01 | |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 21 Oct, 7:06 PM ET | 8-K | Other events | 8.01, 9.01 | |
| 21 Oct 2026 | 20 Oct, 6:42 PM ET | 8-K | Other events | 8.01, 9.01 | |
| 20 Oct 2026 | 19 Oct, 7:47 PM ET | 8-K | Other events | 8.01, 9.01 | |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 19 Oct, 7:23 AM ET | 8-K | Other events | 8.01, 9.01 | |
| 16 Oct 2026 | 16 Oct, 6:24 AM ET | 8-K | Other events | 8.01, 9.01 | |
| 15 Oct 2026 | 14 Oct, 6:12 PM ET | 8-K | Other events | 8.01, 9.01 | |
| 14 Oct 2026 | 13 Oct, 9:29 PM ET | 8-K | Other events | 8.01, 9.01 | |
| 13 Oct 2026 | 13 Oct, 6:58 AM ET | 8-K | Other events | 8.01, 9.01 | |
| 9 Oct 2026 | 8 Oct, 7:53 PM ET | 8-K | Other events | 8.01, 9.01 | |
| 8 Oct 2026 | 7 Oct, 8:29 PM ET | 8-K | Other events | 8.01, 9.01 | |
| 7 Oct 2026 | 6 Oct, 7:24 PM ET | 8-K | Other events | 8.01, 9.01 | |
| 6 Oct 2026 | 5 Oct, 7:33 PM ET | 8-K | Other events | 8.01, 9.01 | |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 5 Oct, 6:36 AM ET | 8-K | Other events | 8.01, 9.01 | |
| 2 Oct 2026 | 1 Oct, 8:09 PM ET | 8-K | Other events | 8.01, 9.01 | |
| 1 Oct 2026 | 30 Sep, 6:45 PM ET | 8-K | Other events | 8.01, 9.01 | |
| 30 Sep 2026 | 29 Sep, 7:31 PM ET | 8-K | Other events | 8.01, 9.01 | |
| 29 Sep 2026 | 28 Sep, 7:51 PM ET | 8-K | Other events | 8.01, 9.01 | |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 28 Sep, 7:42 AM ET | 8-K | Other events | 8.01, 9.01 | |
| 25 Sep 2026 | 24 Sep, 8:24 PM ET | 8-K | Other events | 8.01, 9.01 | |
| 24 Sep 2026 | 23 Sep, 8:02 PM ET | 8-K | Other events | 8.01, 9.01 | |
| 23 Sep 2026 | 8-K | Other events | 8.01, 9.01 | ||
| 22 Sep 2026 | 8-K | Other events | 8.01, 9.01 | ||
| 21 Sep 2026 | 8-K | Other events | 8.01, 9.01 | ||
| 18 Sep 2026 | 8-K | Other events | 8.01, 9.01 | ||
| 17 Sep 2026 | 8-K | Other events | 8.01, 9.01 | ||
| 16 Sep 2026 | 8-K | Other events | 8.01, 9.01 | ||
| 15 Sep 2026 | 8-K | Other events | 8.01, 9.01 | ||
| 14 Sep 2026 | 8-K | Other events | 8.01, 9.01 | ||
| 11 Sep 2026 | 8-K | Other events | 8.01, 9.01 | ||
| 10 Sep 2026 | 8-K | Other events | 8.01, 9.01 | ||
| 9 Sep 2026 | 8-K | Other events | 8.01, 9.01 | ||
| 8 Sep 2026 | 8-K | Other events | 8.01, 9.01 | ||
| 4 Sep 2026 | 8-K | Other events | 8.01, 9.01 | ||
| 3 Sep 2026 | 8-K | Other events | 8.01, 9.01 | ||
| 2 Sep 2026 | 8-K | Other events | 8.01, 9.01 | ||
| 1 Sep 2026 | 8-K | Other events | 8.01, 9.01 | ||
| 31 Aug 2026 | 8-K | Other events | 8.01, 9.01 | ||
| 28 Aug 2026 | 8-K | Other events | 8.01, 9.01 | ||
| 27 Aug 2026 | 8-K | Other events | 8.01, 9.01 | ||
| 26 Aug 2026 | 8-K | Other events | 8.01, 9.01 | ||
| 25 Aug 2026 | 8-K | Other events | 8.01, 9.01 | ||
| 24 Aug 2026 | 8-K | Other events | 8.01, 9.01 | ||
| 21 Aug 2026 | 8-K | Other events | 8.01, 9.01 | ||
| 20 Aug 2026 | 8-K | Other events | 8.01, 9.01 | ||
| 19 Aug 2026 | 8-K | Other events | 8.01, 9.01 | ||
| 18 Aug 2026 | 8-K | Other events | 8.01, 9.01 | ||
| 17 Aug 2026 | 8-K | Other events | 8.01, 9.01 | ||
| 14 Aug 2026 | 8-K | Other events | 8.01, 9.01 | ||
| 13 Aug 2026 | 8-K | Other events | 8.01, 9.01 |
Every filing
The company's filings with the SEC, newest first: 1,460 held. Insider, fund and large-holder filings have their own tables below.
| 23 Oct 2026 | 8-K | 22 Oct 2026 | 22 Oct, 6:07 PM ET | |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 8-K | 21 Oct 2026 | 21 Oct, 7:06 PM ET | |
| 21 Oct 2026 | 8-K | 20 Oct 2026 | 20 Oct, 6:42 PM ET | |
| 20 Oct 2026 | 8-K | 19 Oct 2026 | 19 Oct, 7:47 PM ET | |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 8-K | 16 Oct 2026 | 19 Oct, 7:23 AM ET | |
| 16 Oct 2026 | 8-K | 15 Oct 2026 | 16 Oct, 6:24 AM ET | |
| 15 Oct 2026 | 8-K | 14 Oct 2026 | 14 Oct, 6:12 PM ET | |
| 14 Oct 2026 | 8-K | 13 Oct 2026 | 13 Oct, 9:29 PM ET | |
| 13 Oct 2026 | 8-K | 9 Oct 2026 | 13 Oct, 6:58 AM ET | |
| 9 Oct 2026 | 8-K | 8 Oct 2026 | 8 Oct, 7:53 PM ET | |
| 8 Oct 2026 | 8-K | 7 Oct 2026 | 7 Oct, 8:29 PM ET | |
| 7 Oct 2026 | 8-K | 6 Oct 2026 | 6 Oct, 7:24 PM ET | |
| 6 Oct 2026 | 8-K | 5 Oct 2026 | 5 Oct, 7:33 PM ET | |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 8-K | 2 Oct 2026 | 5 Oct, 6:36 AM ET | |
| 2 Oct 2026 | 8-K | 1 Oct 2026 | 1 Oct, 8:09 PM ET | |
| 1 Oct 2026 | 8-K | 30 Sep 2026 | 30 Sep, 6:45 PM ET | |
| 30 Sep 2026 | 8-K | 29 Sep 2026 | 29 Sep, 7:31 PM ET | |
| 29 Sep 2026 | 8-K | 28 Sep 2026 | 28 Sep, 7:51 PM ET | |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 8-K | 25 Sep 2026 | 28 Sep, 7:42 AM ET | |
| 25 Sep 2026 | 8-K | 24 Sep 2026 | 24 Sep, 8:24 PM ET | |
| 24 Sep 2026 | 8-K | 23 Sep 2026 | 23 Sep, 8:02 PM ET | |
| 23 Sep 2026 | ARS | 30 Jun 2026 | ||
| 23 Sep 2026 | DEFA14A | – | ||
| 23 Sep 2026 | DEF 14A | 5 Nov 2026 | ||
| 23 Sep 2026 | 8-K | 22 Sep 2026 | ||
| 22 Sep 2026 | 8-K | 21 Sep 2026 | ||
| 21 Sep 2026 | 8-K | 18 Sep 2026 | ||
| 18 Sep 2026 | 8-K | 17 Sep 2026 | ||
| 17 Sep 2026 | 8-K | 16 Sep 2026 | ||
| 16 Sep 2026 | 8-K | 15 Sep 2026 | ||
| 15 Sep 2026 | 8-K | 14 Sep 2026 | ||
| 14 Sep 2026 | 8-K | 11 Sep 2026 | ||
| 11 Sep 2026 | 8-K | 10 Sep 2026 | ||
| 10 Sep 2026 | 8-K | 9 Sep 2026 | ||
| 9 Sep 2026 | 8-K | 8 Sep 2026 | ||
| 8 Sep 2026 | 8-K | 4 Sep 2026 | ||
| 4 Sep 2026 | 8-K | 3 Sep 2026 | ||
| 3 Sep 2026 | 8-K | 2 Sep 2026 | ||
| 2 Sep 2026 | 8-K | 1 Sep 2026 | ||
| 1 Sep 2026 | 8-K | 31 Aug 2026 | ||
| 31 Aug 2026 | 8-K | 28 Aug 2026 | ||
| 28 Aug 2026 | 8-K | 27 Aug 2026 | ||
| 27 Aug 2026 | 8-K | 26 Aug 2026 | ||
| 26 Aug 2026 | 8-K | 25 Aug 2026 | ||
| 25 Aug 2026 | 8-K | 24 Aug 2026 | ||
| 24 Aug 2026 | 8-K | 21 Aug 2026 | ||
| 21 Aug 2026 | 8-K | 20 Aug 2026 | ||
| 20 Aug 2026 | 8-K | 19 Aug 2026 | ||
| 19 Aug 2026 | 8-K | 18 Aug 2026 | ||
| 18 Aug 2026 | 8-K | 17 Aug 2026 |
Insider trades
Form 4 trades by officers, directors and 10% owners, last 12 months, with the shares they held after.
| 17 Aug 2026 | Degrazio MarygraceChief Accounting Officer | Sale outside a trading plan | 18,303 | $28.76 | $526.4K | 26,005 | 18 Aug 2026 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | Delany JulianChief Technology Officer | Sale outside a trading plan | 1,747 | $28.72 | $50.2K | 0 | 18 Aug 2026 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | Allen RuthChief Human Resources Officer | Sale outside a trading plan | 21,521 | $28.99 | $623.9K | 0 | 18 Aug 2026 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | Pitofsky David BGeneral Counsel | Sale outside a trading plan | 51,423 | $28.76 | $1.5M | 83,291 | 18 Aug 2026 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | Chandrashekar LavanyaChief Financial Officer | Sale outside a trading plan | 17,785 | $28.66 | $509.8K | 0 | 18 Aug 2026 |
Planned insider sales
Form 144 notices, filed when the sell order goes to the broker.
| 17 Aug 2026 | Delany JulianOfficer | 1,747 | $50.2K | 17 Aug 2026 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | Chandrashekar LavanyaOfficer | 17,785 | $509.8K | 17 Aug 2026 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | Allen RuthOfficer | 21,521 | $623.9K | 17 Aug 2026 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | Pitofsky David BOfficer | 51,423 | $1.5M | 17 Aug 2026 |
Large holders
Schedule 13D and 13G filings by holders of more than 5% of the voting shares.
| 13 Aug 2026 | Independent Franchise Partners, LLP | 13G amended | 8.79% | 32.1M |
| 7 Aug 2026 | STATE STREET CORPORATION | 13G | 4.7% | 8.6M |
| 15 Jul 2026 | Perpetual Investment Management Limited | 13G amended | 4.4% | 8.0M |
| 15 Jul 2026 | Perpetual Limited | 13G amended | 4.5% | 8.3M |
| 12 May 2026 | STATE STREET CORPORATION | 13G | 6.3% | 11.7M |
| 30 Apr 2026 | Vanguard Capital Management | 13G | 8.13% | 29.9M |
| 7 Apr 2026 | STATE STREET CORPORATION | 13G | 10.6% | 38.8M |
| 27 Mar 2026 | The Vanguard Group | 13G amended | 0% | 0 |
| 27 Mar 2026 | The Vanguard Group | 13G amended | 0% | 0 |
| 9 Feb 2026 | STATE STREET CORPORATION | 13G | 7.2% | 27.1M |
| 14 Nov 2025 | T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. | 13G amended | 4.4% | 16.7M |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Independent Franchise Partners, LLP | 13G amended | 7.64% | 28.8M |
| 10 Nov 2025 | SSGA FUNDS MANAGEMENT, INC. | 13G | 8.3% | 31.4M |
| 31 Oct 2025 | The Vanguard Group | 13G | 5.03% | 9.5M |
Trades by members of the House
From each member's periodic transaction report: the amount is the band the report gives.
| 14 Apr 2026 | Gilbert CisnerosCA31 | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 | Self | 8 May 2026 |
| 29 Apr 2020 | Gilbert CisnerosCA39 | Sale | $1,001 - $15,000 | Self | 13 May 2020 |
| 18 Mar 2020 | Gilbert CisnerosCA39 | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 | Self | 16 Apr 2020 |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet bought back, on every FINRA settlement date.
| 30 Sep 2026 | 4.1M | -14.69% | 3.04 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | 4.7M | -10.94% | 4.43 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 5.3M | -10.8% | 5.19 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 6.0M | -14.88% | 4.64 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 7.0M | -6.07% | 7.34 |
| 15 Jul 2026 | 7.5M | -6.91% | 5.35 |
| 30 Jun 2026 | 8.0M | -25.4% | 2.79 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 10.8M | +9.18% | 7.71 |
| 29 May 2026 | 9.9M | -2.18% | 7.79 |
| 15 May 2026 | 10.1M | +3.37% | 6.57 |
Funds that hold it
Every fund's holding from its latest Form 13F, largest first, with what it added or trimmed in the quarter.
Funds holding
376
quarter to 30 Jun 2026
Added or new
183
since 31 Mar 2026
Trimmed
91
in the quarter
Largest holder
SOF Ltd
$274.5M
| SOF Ltd | $274.5M | 9.8M | 0 | Held | 100.00% | Filing ↗ |
| Independent Franchise Partners LLP | $253.2M | 9.0M | -87.9K | Trimmed | 1.66% | Filing ↗ |
| State Street Corp. | $241.1M | 8.6M | -3.1M | Trimmed | 0.01% | Filing ↗ |
| BlackRock, Inc. | $213.2M | 7.6M | +103.6K | Added | 0.00% | Filing ↗ |
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | $174.6M | 6.2M | +141.3K | Added | 0.00% | Filing ↗ |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | $147.0M | 5.2M | -69.2K | Trimmed | 0.01% | Filing ↗ |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | $111.2M | 4.0M | +86.1K | Added | 0.01% | Filing ↗ |
| Perpetual Ltd | $70.5M | 2.5M | +24.7K | Added | 1.01% | Filing ↗ |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | $68.6M | 2.4M | +681.7K | Added | 0.01% | Filing ↗ |
| Starboard Value LP | $68.2M | 2.4M | -158.0K | Trimmed | 1.51% | Filing ↗ |
| Invesco Ltd. | $61.2M | 2.2M | -92.1K | Trimmed | 0.01% | Filing ↗ |
| L1 Capital Pty Ltd | $56.0M | 2.0M | -2.2M | Trimmed | 1.88% | Filing ↗ |
| Bank of Montreal | $55.6M | 2.0M | +35.5K | Added | 0.02% | Filing ↗ |
| Morgan Stanley | $41.1M | 1.5M | -18.7K | Trimmed | 0.00% | Filing ↗ |
| Metropolis Capital Ltd | $33.4M | 1.2M | +137.5K | Added | 0.97% | Filing ↗ |
| Bank of America Corp. | $32.3M | 1.2M | +306.5K | Added | 0.00% | Filing ↗ |
| 59 North Capital Management, LP | $32.2M | 1.1M | -379.9K | Trimmed | 0.72% | Filing ↗ |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP | $28.1M | 1.0M | +321.5K | Added | 0.03% | Filing ↗ |
| Northern Trust Corp. | $25.9M | 921.4K | +31.9K | Added | 0.00% | Filing ↗ |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc. | $24.1M | 860.4K | +464.1K | Added | 0.00% | Filing ↗ |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | $23.9M | 837.3K | +68.8K | Added | 0.00% | Filing ↗ |
| HRT Financial LP | $23.0M | 819.6K | +630.1K | Added | 0.04% | Filing ↗ |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | $20.0M | 712.4K | +13.3K | Added | 0.00% | Filing ↗ |
| Millennium Management LLC | $18.8M | 669.7K | +669.7K | New | 0.01% | Filing ↗ |
| Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Co. | $18.4M | 656.7K | -9.0K | Trimmed | 0.00% | Filing ↗ |
| Barclays PLC | $16.9M | 600.8K | -102.1K | Trimmed | 0.01% | Filing ↗ |
| Norges Bank | $14.5M | 517.1K | – | Held | 0.00% | Filing ↗ |
| Voloridge Investment Management, LLC | $14.3M | 511.0K | -8.9K | Trimmed | 0.06% | Filing ↗ |
| UBS Group AG | $14.2M | 507.8K | -156.7K | Trimmed | 0.00% | Filing ↗ |
| AQR Capital Management LLC | $12.6M | 449.6K | +193.3K | Added | 0.00% | Filing ↗ |
| Deutsche Bank AG | $12.2M | 434.9K | +37.1K | Added | 0.00% | Filing ↗ |
| BNP Paribas Financial Markets | $11.0M | 391.0K | +46.4K | Added | 0.01% | Filing ↗ |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | $8.5M | 303.9K | +294.3K | Added | 0.01% | Filing ↗ |
| Nuveen, LLC | $8.5M | 303.5K | +1.2K | Added | 0.00% | Filing ↗ |
| Legal & General Group Plc | $7.8M | 279.4K | +460 | Added | 0.00% | Filing ↗ |
| HSBC Holdings PLC | $7.5M | 265.6K | +47.4K | Added | 0.00% | Filing ↗ |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC | $6.9M | 246.0K | -12.5K | Trimmed | 0.00% | Filing ↗ |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC | $6.6M | 236.0K | -331 | Trimmed | 0.00% | Filing ↗ |
| Amundi | $6.6M | 234.9K | -3.6K | Trimmed | 0.00% | Filing ↗ |
| Citigroup Inc. | $6.5M | 232.7K | +116.6K | Added | 0.00% | Filing ↗ |
| Rhumbline Advisers | $6.1M | 216.6K | -11.6K | Trimmed | 0.01% | Filing ↗ |
| FMR LLC | $5.9M | 210.8K | -176.4K | Trimmed | 0.00% | Filing ↗ |
| Vanguard Asset Management, Ltd | $5.3M | 190.3K | +11.4K | Added | 0.00% | Filing ↗ |
| Citadel Advisors LLC | $5.2M | 186.0K | +152.1K | Added | 0.00% | Filing ↗ |
| Sei Investments Co. | $5.0M | 177.8K | -65.4K | Trimmed | 0.00% | Filing ↗ |
| Natixis | $4.8M | 171.9K | +139.2K | Added | 0.02% | Filing ↗ |
| Price T Rowe Associates Inc. | $4.8M | 170.4K | -2.4K | Trimmed | 0.00% | Filing ↗ |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | $4.4M | 158.6K | +158.6K | New | 0.01% | Filing ↗ |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. | $4.1M | 146.5K | +59 | Held | 0.00% | Filing ↗ |
| Howard Capital Management, LLC | $4.0M | 143.3K | 0 | Held | 0.05% | Filing ↗ |
Executive pay and performance
What the chief executive and the other named officers were paid, as reported and as actually paid, next to the shareholder return and net income, from each proxy's pay-versus-performance table.
| Fiscal year | CEO pay, as reported | CEO pay, actually paid | Other officers, as reported (average) | Other officers, actually paid (average) | Shareholder return, $100 | Peer return, $100 | Net income | adjusted Total Segment EBITDA | Proxy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY ending 30 Jun 2026 | $19.7M | $20.7M | $5.0M | $4.5M | – | $49 | $743.0Mn | $1.57B | DEF 14A 23 Sep 2026 |
| FY ending 30 Jun 2025 | $20.6M | $24.4M | $5.3M | $5.3M | – | $70 | $1.34Bn | $1.75B | DEF 14A 23 Sep 2026 |
| FY ending 30 Jun 2024 | $20.3M | $32.2M | $4.7M | $5.8M | – | $68 | $354.0Mn | $1.57B | DEF 14A 23 Sep 2026 |
| FY ending 30 Jun 2023 | $19.3M | $25.6M | $5.6M | $7.0M | – | $71 | $187.0Mn | $1.53B | DEF 14A 23 Sep 2026 |
| FY ending 30 Jun 2022 | $19.7M | $4.6M | $6.2M | $2.9M | – | $71 | $760.0Mn | $1.81B | DEF 14A 23 Sep 2026 |
| FY ending 30 Jun 2021 | $23.1M | $58.0M | $6.5M | $15.4M | $226 | $149 | $389.0Mn | $1.30B | DEF 14A 8 Oct 2025 |
Each year from the newest proxy that reports it. Pay actually paid follows the SEC's definition and can be below zero when share awards fall in value. n the proxy's net income differs from the 10-K or was tagged without its scale: hover for which.
Shareholder votes
The vote count on every proposal at each meeting, from the company's 8-K.
| Proposal | For | Against or withheld | Abstain | Broker non-votes | For, % of for and against | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposal 1 (the filing doesn't name it) | ||||||
| Lachlan K. Murdoch | 150,564,453 | 16,360,411 | 46,225 | 1,078,639 | 90.2% | – |
| Robert J. Thomson | 165,638,982 | 1,293,465 | 38,642 | 1,078,639 | 99.2% | – |
| José María Aznar | 134,045,704 | 32,874,930 | 50,455 | 1,078,639 | 80.3% | – |
| Natalie Bancroft | 140,337,607 | 26,590,399 | 43,083 | 1,078,639 | 84.1% | – |
| Ana Paula Pessoa | 160,731,076 | 5,936,606 | 303,407 | 1,078,639 | 96.4% | – |
| Masroor Siddiqui | 147,435,702 | 19,492,622 | 42,765 | 1,078,639 | 88.3% | – |
| Proposal 2: A proposal to ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026 passed as follows: | ||||||
| All shares voting | 166,356,167 | 1,654,808 | 38,753 | 0 | 99.0% | – |
| Proposal 3: A proposal to approve, on an advisory, nonbinding basis, the Company’s executive compensation passed as follows: | ||||||
| All shares voting | 148,148,007 | 18,724,332 | 98,750 | 1,078,639 | 88.8% | – |
| Proposal 4: A proposal to amend the Certificate of Incorporation to limit the liability of certain officers as permitted by law passed as follows: | ||||||
| All shares voting | 154,055,754 | 12,873,854 | 41,481 | 1,078,639 | 92.3% | – |
| Proposal 5: A proposal to amend the Certificate of Incorporation to eliminate the obsolete corporate opportunity waiver passed as follows: | ||||||
| All shares voting | 166,914,731 | 14,586 | 41,772 | 1,078,639 | 100.0% | – |
| Proposal 6: A proposal to amend the Certificate of Incorporation to add a federal forum selection provision for claims under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and make a clarifying change to the existing Delaware forum selection provision passed as follows: | ||||||
| All shares voting | 159,704,485 | 7,223,945 | 42,659 | 1,078,639 | 95.7% | – |
Counts as the company reports them in its 8-K. A result shows when the filing states one. Meetings since 2023.
Dividends and buybacks
Dividend per share, the cash paid and the shares bought back, each fiscal year.
| FY2026 | – | $204.0M | $641.0M |
| FY2025 | – | $185.0M | $150.0M |
| FY2024 | – | $172.0M | $117.0M |
| FY2023 | – | $174.0M | $243.0M |
| FY2022 | – | $175.0M | $179.0M |
| FY2021 | – | $163.0M | $0 |
| FY2020 | – | $158.0M | $0 |
| FY2019 | – | $161.0M | – |
| FY2018 | $0.20 | $158.0M | – |
| FY2017 | $0.20 | $152.0M | – |
Peers
Companies in the same industry, largest first, on the same measures.
| Company | Market value | Revenue, 12 months | Revenue growth | Operating margin | Net margin | ROE | P/E | EV/EBITDA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| News Corp.this company | $18.9B | $9.0B | 6.8% | – | 6.3% | 6.7% | 32.8× | – |
| News Corp. | $17.2B | $9.0B | 6.8% | – | 6.3% | 6.7% | 29.8× | – |
| New York Times Co. | $11.3B | $3.0B | 10.8% | 16.0% | 13.2% | 19.2% | 29.0× | 19.9× |
What the company does
News Corporation is a diversified media and information services company. Its businesses span news and information services, digital real estate advertising and book publishing, under brands including The Wall Street Journal, Barron's, Dow Jones, The Australian, Herald Sun, The Sun, The Times, HarperCollins Publishers, realestate.com.au, Realtor.com and talkSPORT. Income comes from recurring subscriptions, circulation, advertising, sales of real estate listing products, licensing fees and other consumer product sales. It is headquartered in New York and operates mainly in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom. The company is a Delaware corporation organised on 11 December 2012 for its separation from Twenty-First Century Fox, which completed on 28 June 2013. Its Class A and Class B common stock trade on Nasdaq as NWSA and NWS. The fiscal year runs 52 or 53 weeks to the Sunday nearest 30 June. There are five reportable segments.
Dow Jones
News products for individual consumers plus professional information products for enterprise customers. The Wall Street Journal is the largest of them, in print, online and on mobile, covering business, economics, financial markets, investing, politics, science and technology, lifestyle, culture and sport; mobile accounted for approximately 72% of visits to its digital news and information products in the year to 30 June 2026 on Adobe Analytics data. Barron's Group covers Barron's and MarketWatch, and Investor's Business Daily adds investing content, the Investors.com website and the MarketSurge and LeaderBoard research tools. Average daily subscriptions in the June 2026 quarter were 6,725 thousand across the news products, of which 6,258 thousand were digital-only, with the Journal at 4,827 thousand and Barron's Group at 1,602 thousand. The professional products are Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, which screens transactions and third parties against its data for anti-bribery, anti-money laundering, counter terrorism financing, sanctions and geopolitical risk; Dow Jones Energy; Factiva; and Dow Jones Newswires. The segment also runs live journalism events and licenses content for distribution on third-party platforms and for artificial intelligence applications.
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