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News (NWSA)

Market Price (9/18/2025): $30.32 | Market Cap: $16.8 Bil
Sector: Communication Services | Industry: Publishing

News (NWSA)

Market Price (9/18/2025): $30.32
Market Cap: $16.8 Bil
Sector: Communication Services
Industry: Publishing

Investment Highlights

0 Attractive yield
Total YieldTotal Yield = Earnings Yield + Dividend Yield, Earnings Yield = Net Income / Market Cap Dividend Yield = Total Dividends / Market Cap is 8.1%, ERPEquity Risk Premium (ERP) = Total Yield - Risk Free Rate, Reflects the premium above risk free assets offered by the investment. is 3.6%		 Trading close to highs
Dist 52W High is -0.5%, Dist 3Y High is -0.5%		 Weak revenue growth
Rev Chg 3Y AvgRevenue Change % averaged over trailing 3 years is -3.9%
1 Attractive cash flow generation
CFO/Rev LTMCash Flow from Operations / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 11%		  
2 Low stock price volatility
Vol 12M is 22%		  
0 Attractive yield
Total YieldTotal Yield = Earnings Yield + Dividend Yield, Earnings Yield = Net Income / Market Cap Dividend Yield = Total Dividends / Market Cap is 8.1%, ERPEquity Risk Premium (ERP) = Total Yield - Risk Free Rate, Reflects the premium above risk free assets offered by the investment. is 3.6%
1 Attractive cash flow generation
CFO/Rev LTMCash Flow from Operations / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 11%
2 Low stock price volatility
Vol 12M is 22%
3 Trading close to highs
Dist 52W High is -0.5%, Dist 3Y High is -0.5%
4 Weak revenue growth
Rev Chg 3Y AvgRevenue Change % averaged over trailing 3 years is -3.9%

Market Valuation

 9/18/25202420232022
Share Price CYE$30.32$27.34$24.19$17.73
Market Cap CYE ($ Bil)16.815.513.810.2
Total Debt ($ Bil)2.92.93.14.2
Total Cash ($ Bil)2.42.41.91.8
Enterprise Value ($ Bil)17.418.416.914.4
Valuation Ratios    
P/S TTM1.91.91.71.3
P/EBIT TTM16.316.417.515.6
P/E TTM14.313.252.770.4
Sector Ratios    
P/S TTM (Sector)1.11.01.11.2
P/EBIT TTM (Sector)1.30.90.01.0
P/E TTM (Sector)-0.6-0.7-0.5-0.3
 9/18/252024
Share Price CYE$30.32$27.34
Market Cap CYE ($ Bil)16.815.5
Total Debt ($ Bil)2.92.9
Total Cash ($ Bil)2.42.4
Enterprise Value ($ Bil)17.418.4
Valuation Ratios  
P/S TTM1.91.9
P/EBIT TTM16.316.4
P/E TTM14.313.2
Sector Ratios  
P/S TTM (Sector)1.11.0
P/EBIT TTM (Sector)1.30.9
P/E TTM (Sector)-0.6-0.7

Market Cap Chart

Business Description

News Corporation, a media and information services company, focuses on creating and distributing content for consumers and businesses worldwide. It operates in six segments: Digital Real Estate Services, Subscription Video Services, Dow Jones, Book Publishing, News Media, and Other. The company distributes content and data products, including The Wall Street Journal, Factiva, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, Dow Jones Newswires, Barron's, MarketWatch, and Investor's Business Daily through various media channels, such as newspapers, newswires, websites, applications for mobile devices, tablets and e-book readers, newsletters, magazines, proprietary databases, live journalism, videos, and podcasts. Show more

Price Returns Compared

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 202020212022202320242025Total [1]
Returns
NWSA Return29%25%-18%36%13%11%120%
Peers Return20%8%-33%23%3%2%11%
S&P 500 Return16%27%-19%24%23%12%104%

[1] Cumulative total returns since the beginning of 2020
[2] Peers: DIS, IPG, NYT, NWSA, IAC. See NWSA Returns vs. Peers.
[3] 2025 data is for the year up to 9/17/2025 (YTD)

Interactive Breakdown

News Interactive Breakdown Analysis

Better Bets than News (NWSA)

 NWSABetter Performance than NWSA
MetricValueIndustry (Publishing)
Rev Chg LTM2.4%NYT (7.8%)
Rev Chg 3Y Avg-3.9%NYT (7.0%), SCHL (-0.2%)
Op Mgn LTM10.8%NYT (15.1%)
CFO/Rev LTM10.9%NYT (18.2%)
FCF/Rev LTM6.4%NYT (16.9%), EDUC (9.2%)
Total Yield8.1%GCI (18.7%)
 NWSABetter Performance than NWSA
MetricValueAll Other Sectors
Rev Chg LTM2.4%NVDA (71.6%), MSFT (14.9%), AAPL (6.0%), AMZN (10.9%), AVGO (28.0%)
Rev Chg 3Y Avg-3.9%NVDA (92.0%), MSFT (12.5%), AAPL (1.8%), AMZN (11.3%), AVGO (24.0%)
Op Mgn LTM10.8%NVDA (58.1%), MSFT (45.6%), AAPL (31.9%), AMZN (11.4%), AVGO (39.0%)
CFO/Rev LTM10.9%NVDA (46.6%), MSFT (48.3%), AAPL (26.6%), AMZN (18.1%), AVGO (42.4%)
FCF/Rev LTM6.4%NVDA (43.6%), MSFT (25.4%), AAPL (23.5%), AVGO (41.6%), V (56.8%)
Total Yield8.1%XOM (9.7%), JNJ (8.1%), BABA (37.9%), UNH (9.4%), CVX (9.2%)

Latest Trefis Analyses

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6ATCHAtlasClear684.9%-83.1%
7HSDTHelius Medical Technologies232.1%-95.5%
8CHEKCheck-Cap222.2%134.4%
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10SPRCSciSparc147.0%1141.7%

1 Week Top Losers

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Recent Active Movers

1 Week Top Gainers

#TickerCompany1W RtnYTD Rtn
1ECDAECD Automotive Design3347.2%307.9%
2BDSXBiodesix1090.6%-79.7%
3CLSDClearside Biomedical987.7%-74.7%
4ATHAAthira Pharma892.1%544.3%
5SDOTSadot690.6%-79.9%
6ATCHAtlasClear684.9%-83.1%
7HSDTHelius Medical Technologies232.1%-95.5%
8CHEKCheck-Cap222.2%134.4%
9APLMApollomics197.8%89.1%
10SPRCSciSparc147.0%1141.7%

1 Week Top Losers

#TickerCompany1W RtnYTD Rtn
1CURXCuranex Pharmaceuticals-80.5%148.4%
2ATYRaTyr Pharma-80.4%-71.7%
3NAKAKindly MD-70.2% 
4BNGOBionano Genomics-64.0%-89.8%
5XAGELongevity Health-57.6%-86.1%
6FAASDigiAsia-55.4%-88.0%
7ASSTStrive-54.5%650.3%
8VCIGVCI Global-51.0%-98.9%
9REXREX American Resources-50.7%44.3%
10RBNERobin Energy-42.6% 

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Financials

NWSADISIPGNYTIACMedian
NameNews Walt Dis.Interpub.New York.IAC  
Mkt Price30.23116.1026.2658.4836.9836.98
Mkt Cap16.8208.99.79.63.09.7
Rev LTM8,93394,53510,3452,6893,0858,933
Op Inc LTM96913,9741,450406103969
FCF LTM57111,548840455132571
FCF 3Y Avg4637,45079034361463
CFO LTM97819,145959490200959
CFO 3Y Avg88413,329948373155884

Growth & Margins

NWSADISIPGNYTIACMedian
NameNews Walt Dis.Interpub.New York.IAC  
Rev Chg LTM2.4%5.0%-5.2%7.8%-10.0%2.4%
Rev Chg 3Y Avg-3.9%5.3%-1.3%7.0%-12.8%-1.3%
Rev Chg Q0.8%2.1%-6.4%9.7%-7.5%0.8%
QoQ Delta Rev Chg LTM0.2%0.5%-1.6%2.3%-1.5%0.2%
Op Mgn LTM10.8%14.8%14.0%15.1%3.3%14.0%
Op Mgn 3Y Avg9.6%11.9%13.5%13.0%-2.9%11.9%
QoQ Delta Op Mgn LTM0.1%0.2%0.6%0.7%0.8%0.6%
CFO/Rev LTM10.9%20.3%9.3%18.2%6.5%10.9%
CFO/Rev 3Y Avg10.3%14.5%8.9%14.7%4.6%10.3%
FCF/Rev LTM6.4%12.2%8.1%16.9%4.3%8.1%
FCF/Rev 3Y Avg5.4%8.1%7.4%13.5%2.2%7.4%

Valuation

NWSADISIPGNYTIACMedian
NameNews Walt Dis.Interpub.New York.IAC  
Mkt Cap16.8208.99.79.63.09.7
P/S1.92.20.93.61.01.9
P/EBIT16.316.310.422.9-5.816.3
P/E14.218.121.929.8-6.618.1
P/CFO17.210.910.119.514.814.8
Total Yield8.1%5.9%9.7%4.3%-15.1%5.9%
Dividend Yield1.1%0.4%5.1%1.0%0.0%1.0%
FCF Yield 3Y Avg3.1%3.8%7.3%4.2%2.2%3.8%
D/E0.20.20.40.00.50.2
Net D/E0.00.20.3-0.10.10.1

Returns

NWSADISIPGNYTIACMedian
NameNews Walt Dis.Interpub.New York.IAC  
1M Rtn2.7%-0.4%1.9%-1.3%4.9%1.9%
3M Rtn8.1%-1.5%15.2%8.5%0.5%8.1%
6M Rtn11.7%16.3%1.2%20.0%-23.4%11.7%
12M Rtn15.6%26.1%-11.7%6.7%-30.8%6.7%
3Y Rtn87.7%9.0%9.0%102.1%-38.9%9.0%
1M Excs Rtn0.4%-2.7%-0.4%-3.7%2.6%-0.4%
3M Excs Rtn-1.1%-12.0%5.2%-1.3%-10.9%-1.3%
6M Excs Rtn-4.4%-0.2%-16.1%3.3%-38.8%-4.4%
12M Excs Rtn-0.8%12.0%-27.9%-6.8%-46.5%-6.8%
3Y Excs Rtn16.6%-59.2%-58.6%30.0%-107.6%-58.6%

Comparison Analyses

Financials

$ Mil | FY: 6/302025Q42025Q32025Q22025Q12024Q42024Q32024Q22024Q12023Q42023Q32023Q22023Q1
Period End6/30/20253/31/202512/31/20249/30/20246/30/20243/31/202412/31/20239/30/20236/30/20233/31/202312/31/20229/30/2022
Filing Date8/6/20255/9/20252/6/202511/8/20248/13/20245/9/20242/8/202411/9/20238/15/20235/12/20232/10/202311/9/2022
Key Financials Quarterly            
Total Revenue2,1092,0092,2382,5772,0921,9942,1352,4995662,4472,5212,478
Ebitda322290546411308259408289128299355307
Operating Income202176365226193145290193131137235171
Net Income743103215119503015630-8506740
EPS1.310.180.380.210.090.050.270.05-0.010.090.120.07
Key Financials TTM            
Total Revenue TTM8,9338,9168,9018,7988,7207,1947,6478,0338,01210,12010,16510,361
Ebitda TTM1,5691,5551,5241,3861,2641,0841,1241,0711,0891,1551,1861,381
Operating Income TTM969960929854821759751696674675724907
Net Income TTM1,180487414355266208228139149267299467
Growth Rates Quarterly            
Total Revenue Growth0.8%0.8%4.8%3.1%269.6%-18.5%-15.3%0.8%-78.8%-1.8%-7.2%-1.0%
EBITDA Growth4.5%12.0%33.8%42.2%140.6%-13.4%14.9%-5.9%-34.0%-9.4%-35.5%-41.5%
Operating Income Growth4.7%21.4%25.9%17.1%47.3%5.8%23.4%12.9%-0.8%-26.3%-43.8%-30.2%
Net Income Growth1386.0%243.3%37.8%296.7%725.0%-40.0%132.8%-25.0%-107.3%-39.0%-71.5%-79.6%
Margins Quarterly            
EBITDA Margin15.3%14.4%24.4%15.9%14.7%13.0%19.1%11.6%22.6%12.2%14.1%12.4%
Operating Income Margin9.6%8.8%16.3%8.8%9.2%7.3%13.6%7.7%23.1%5.6%9.3%6.9%
Net Income Margin35.2%5.1%9.6%4.6%2.4%1.5%7.3%1.2%-1.4%2.0%2.7%1.6%
Cash & Debt            
Total Cash2,4032,0951,7511,7781,8721,9431,7241,5291,8331,6591,3281,458
Total Debt2,9402,9232,9234,0513,1034,0644,2434,1584,2074,1934,2284,019
Net Debt / (Cash)5378281,1722,2731,2312,1212,5192,6292,3742,5342,9002,561
Cash Flows Quarterly            
FCF from Operations326682146454592306-55107509192-31
Cash Flows TTM            
FCF from Operations TTM9781,0009241,0168979508677537779941,0851,255
Returns to Shareholders Quarterly            
Dividends573657355730572858275831
Share Repurchases3636403834272729471851127
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) Quarterly            
ROIC5.2%4.7%9.5%5.2%4.2%3.2%6.1%3.7%1.1%2.8%4.3%3.5%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) TTM            
ROIC TTM6.8%6.4%5.9%4.6%4.7%4.0%3.7%3.2%3.2%5.3%5.5%7.0%

Segment Financials

Revenue by Segment

$ Mil20252024202320222021
News Media2,2702,3412,4232,2052,801
Dow Jones2,2312,1532,0041,7021,590
Book Publishing2,0931,9792,1911,9851,666
Digital Real Estate Services1,6581,5391,7411,3931,065
Other00012
Subscription Video Services  2,0262,0721,884
Total8,2528,01210,3859,3589,008


Operating Income by Segment
$ Mil20252024202320222021
Dow Jones542494433332236
Digital Real Estate Services508457574514345
Book Publishing269167306303214
News Media1331732175253
Other-211-202-221-287-158
Depreciation and amortization-440-415-688-680-644
Subscription Video Services  360359323
Total801674981593369


Assets by Segment
$ Mil20252024202320222021
Dow Jones4,139   2,480
Digital Real Estate Services3,020   2,322
Book Publishing2,647   2,212
Assets from discontinued operations2,573    
News Media2,018   1,994
Other1,858   1,497
Investments429   297
Subscription Video Services    3,459
Total16,684   14,261


Price Behavior

NWSA Betas & Captures as of 8/31/2025

 1M2M3M6M1Y3Y
Beta0.810.750.810.810.770.94
Up Beta1.211.111.250.900.860.98
Down Beta-0.040.050.440.730.700.90
Up Capture79%55%63%66%59%87%
Bmk +ve Days10223571142415
Stock +ve Days9182962125383
Down Capture106%109%84%82%83%98%
Bmk -ve Days11192754106334
Stock -ve Days12233360118356

[1] Upside and downside betas calculated using positive and negative benchmark daily returns respectively

Short Interest

Short Interest: As Of Date8292025
Short Interest: Shares Quantity7,428,585
Short Interest: % Change Since 81520252.4%
Average Daily Volume2,272,039
Days-to-Cover Short Interest3.27
Basic Shares Quantity555,700,000
Short % of Basic Shares1.3%

Returns Analyses

Earnings Returns History

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 Forward Returns
Earnings Date1D Returns5D Returns21D Returns
8/5/20250.5%-1.6%0.4%
5/8/2025-1.5%-1.2%-2.5%
2/5/2025-1.0%2.0%-2.8%
11/7/20241.2%-0.2%0.8%
8/8/20243.6%3.0%-0.7%
5/8/20242.7%7.7%12.6%
2/7/20246.5%7.2%8.5%
11/9/2023-1.7%-1.0%3.7%
...
SUMMARY STATS   
# Positive151512
# Negative9912
Median Positive4.6%6.4%9.6%
Median Negative-1.9%-1.6%-4.9%
Max Positive13.3%17.1%38.4%
Max Negative-13.3%-11.9%-29.9%

SEC Filings

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Report DateFiling DateFiling
6302025806202510-K 6/30/2025
3312025509202510-Q 3/31/2025
12312024206202510-Q 12/31/2024
93020241108202410-Q 9/30/2024
6302024813202410-K 6/30/2024
3312024509202410-Q 3/31/2024
12312023208202410-Q 12/31/2023
93020231109202310-Q 9/30/2023
6302023815202310-K 6/30/2023
3312023512202310-Q 3/31/2023
12312022210202310-Q 12/31/2022
93020221109202210-Q 9/30/2022
6302022812202210-K 6/30/2022
3312022506202210-Q 3/31/2022
12312021204202210-Q 12/31/2021
93020211105202110-Q 9/30/2021

Insider Activity

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 OwnerTitleFiling DateActionPriceSharesTransacted
Value		Value of
Held Shares		Form
0Kline David RChief Technology Officer9062024Sell26.9610,000269,626 Form

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