News
News Corporation is a global media and information services company with a diverse portfolio, including newspaper and book publishing, digital real estate services, and sports programming. The company leverages its trusted brands and content to deliver value to customers and shareholders. News Corp holds a strong market position in Australia with its pay-TV distribution and integrated marketing services.
Short position
News (ASX:NWS) has 1.15% of its shares on issue reported as short positions as of 5 Oct 2026, or about 443,276 shares. Over the past 30 days that figure has fallen 0.44 percentage points, and over 90 days it has fallen 0.44 percentage points. Its highest recorded short interest was 18.74% in October 2013. NWS is classified in the Media & Entertainment industry. All figures come from official ASIC short position reports, published with a four trading-day (T+4) delay.
Price & short interest
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Results, ratios and statements
Latest result
Year to 30 Jun 2026 (FY26) vs FY25, figures in USD, the reporting currency
- Revenue
- 9.03Bvs 8.45B (FY25)
- Yahoo Finance, as at 29 Sep 2026
- NPAT
- 573.0Mvs 1.18B (FY25)
- Yahoo Finance, as at 29 Sep 2026
- EPS (diluted)
- 1.03vs 2.07 (FY25)
- Yahoo Finance, as at 29 Sep 2026
- Rev YoY
- +6.8%FY
- EPS YoY
- −50.2%TTM
Summary of 2026 Annual Report, 24 Sep 2026
News Corp reported record annual revenue of $9 billion for fiscal 2026, up 7%, with Total Segment EBITDA rising 15% to over $1.6 billion. No dividend or specific guidance was disclosed in this document.
Automated summary of the filing; the filing itself is the record.
Key ratios
Year to 30 Jun 2026 (FY); balance sheet at 30 Jun 2026; prices to 9 Oct 2026
- Gross margin
- n/a
- Operating margin
- 12.6%
- Net margin
- 6.3%
- FCF margin
- 9.0%
- ROE
- 6.6%
- ROA
- 3.7%
- FCF conversion
- 1.42×
- Net cash (excl. leases)
- USD 106.0M
- Net debt / EBITDA
- −0.1×
- Current ratio
- 1.6×
- Interest cover
- n/a
- Cash dividends paid / net profit
- 35.6%
- Market cap
- $25.03B
- P/E
- n/a (reports in USD)
- P/B
- n/a (reports in USD)
Ratios use the reporting currency (USD); market cap is in AUD. Source: Yahoo Finance, as at 29 Sep 2026.
Financial statements
Figures in USD, the reporting currency; Yahoo Finance unless marked
| Line item | FY26 | FY25 | FY24 | FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 9.03B | 8.45B | 8.25B | 8.01B |
| Operating income | 1.14B | 956.0M | 801.0M | 674.0M |
| EBITDA | 1.63B | 1.42B | 1.24B | 1.09B |
| EBIT | 1.14B | 956.0M | 801.0M | 674.0M |
| Interest expense | n/a | n/a | 85.0M | 100.0M |
| Pretax income | 1.05B | 923.0M | 585.0M | 380.0M |
| Tax | 303.0M | 275.0M | 206.0M | 152.0M |
| NPAT | 573.0M | 1.18B | 266.0M | 149.0M |
| Net interest income | 29.0M | 3.0M | −18.0M | −49.0M |
| EPS basic | 1.03 | 2.08 | 0.47 | 0.26 |
| EPS diluted | 1.03 | 2.07 | 0.46 | 0.26 |
| Shares | 543.3M | 565.4M | 569.1M | 572.0M |
Financial reports
The company's own filings, newest first
- 2026 Annual ReportAnnual Report24 Sep 2026via asx_announcements
- FY2026 Appendix 4E Form 10-KAnnual Results10 Aug 2026via asx_announcements
- FY2026 Fourth Quarter Earnings ReleaseFinancial Report6 Aug 2026via asx_announcements
- FY2026 Third Quarter Earnings ReleaseFinancial Report8 May 2026via asx_announcements
- FY2026 Appendix 4D Form 10-QHalf Year Results9 Feb 2026via asx_announcements
- FY2026 Second Quarter Earnings ReleaseFinancial Report6 Feb 2026via asx_announcements
- FY2026 First Quarter Earnings ReleaseFinancial Report7 Nov 2025via asx_announcements
- 2025 Annual ReportAnnual Report9 Oct 2025via asx_announcements
- FY2025 Appendix 4E Form 10-KAnnual Results7 Aug 2025via asx_announcements
- FY2025 Fourth Quarter Earnings ReleaseFinancial Report6 Aug 2025via asx_announcements
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