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NEWS CORP NWS
NEWS CORP (NWS) earns a Piotroski F-score of 6/9 (mixed financial health). It pays a dividend yielding 1.40% (safety: safe). FY2025 revenue was $9.0B at a 6.3% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
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How it ranks in Manufacturing · percentile among 1957 companies
Percentile vs other Manufacturing companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 6/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Sector peers · similar-size Manufacturing companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS | NEWS CORP | 6/9 | — | 25.3 | +6.8% |
| NYT | NEW YORK TIMES CO | 7/9 | 6.78 | 33.4 | +9.2% |
| TDAY | USA TODAY Co., Inc. | 7/9 | — | 700.4 | -8.3% |
| LEE | LEE ENTERPRISES, Inc | 2/9 | -2.17 | — | -8% |
| DJCO | DAILY JOURNAL CORP | 5/9 | 11.02 | 7.1 | +25.4% |
| VFS | VinFast Auto Ltd. | 4/9 | -13.01 | — | +57.9% |
| TM | TOYOTA MOTOR CORP/ | 7/9 | 2.55 | — | -1% |
About NEWS CORP
News Corporation, a media and information services company, creates and distributes authoritative and engaging content, and other products and services for consumers and businesses. It operates through five segments: Digital Real Estate Services, Dow Jones, Book Publishing, News Media, and Other. The company distributes content and data products through various media channels, such as newspapers, newswires, websites, mobile apps, newsletters, magazines, proprietary databases, live journalism, video, and podcasts under the MarketWatch, The Wall Street Journal, Barron's, Investor's Business Daily, Factiva, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, Dow Jones Newswires, and Dow Jones Energy brands. It also owns and operates Monday to Friday, Saturday and Sunday, weekly, and bi-weekly newspapers comprising The Australian, The Weekend Australian, The Daily Telegraph, The Sunday Telegraph, Herald Sun, Sunday Herald Sun, The Courier Mail, The Sunday Mail, The Advertiser, Sunday Mail, The Sun, The Sun on Sunday, The Times, The Sunday Times, and New York Post, as well as digital mastheads and other websites. In addition, the company publishes general fiction, nonfiction, children's, and religious books; and operates Storyful, a social media content agency, as well as sports radio network and news channels. Further, it offers property and property-related advertising and services on its websites and mobile applications; digital real estate services; and financial services. The company has operations in the United States, Canada, Europe, Australasia, and internationally. News Corporation was incorporated in 2012 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
FAQ
Is NWS financially healthy?
NEWS CORP's Piotroski F-score is 6/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak).
Does NWS pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. NEWS CORP pays a dividend yielding about 1.40% with a 15.7% payout ratio, rated “safe” for safety.
How profitable is NWS?
In FY2025, NEWS CORP had a net margin of 6.3% and a return on equity of 6.2%.
Is NWS overvalued or undervalued?
NEWS CORP trades at about 31.7× trailing earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 16.1×–77.3×, median 42.0×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
Is NWS a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on NEWS CORP: a Piotroski F-score of 6/9, a P/E of about 25.3×, a dividend yield of 1.40%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-06-30. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.