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NEWS CORP NWS

Nasdaq · stock · Newspapers: Publishing or Publishing & Printing · website · IPO 2013-06-19 · LEI

NEWS CORP statistics & valuation

Market cap$14.5B
P / E25.3×
P / S1.6×
P / B1.6×
P / FCF17.9×
Dividend yield1.40%
Net margin6.3%
Return on equity6.2%
FCF margin9.0%
Net cash$106.0M
Enterprise value USD$14.4B
Graham number -40.1%$19.58

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($19.58); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
-9.10% -16.80% 1.50% -14.10% 3.50% 6.00% 1.90% 3.20% 14.00% 6.30% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Gross margin (%)
2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Operating margin (%)
2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Return on equity (%)
-6.70% -14.50% 1.50% -15.10% 3.60% 6.80% 1.70% 3.00% 12.60% 6.20% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Shares outstanding
581.4M 582.7M 587.9M 587.9M 593.4M 592.5M 578.8M 573.5M 569.9M 558.4M 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Net debt ($)
-$1.64B -$82.0M -$190.0M -$258.0M $77.0M $1.25B $1.21B $230.0M -$441.0M -$106.0M 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Share buybacks ($)
2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Return on assets (%)
-5.10% -9.30% 1.00% -8.90% 2.00% 3.60% 0.90% 1.60% 7.60% 3.70% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Free cash flow margin (%)
3.00% 4.40% 3.50% 3.80% 9.10% 8.20% 9.30% 9.00% 6.80% 9.00% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Debt / equity (×)
0.03× 0.19× 0.14× 0.15× 0.25× 0.34× 0.33× 0.23× 0.21× 0.22× 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
EPS ($)
-$1.27 -$2.60 $0.26 -$2.16 $0.56 $1.05 $0.26 $0.46 $2.07 $1.03 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

NEWS CORP trades at about 31.7× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 16.1×–77.3×, median 42×).

16.1× 77.3×

Shaded band = 10-year range (16.1×–77.3×); dot = today's 31.7×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Net margin6.3%14.0%3.2%1.9%6.0%3.5%-14.1%1.5%-16.8%-9.1%
FCF margin9.0%6.8%9.0%9.3%8.2%9.1%3.8%3.5%4.4%3.0%
Return on assets3.7%7.6%1.6%0.9%3.6%2.0%-8.9%1.0%-9.3%-5.1%
Return on equity6.2%12.6%3.0%1.7%6.8%3.6%-15.1%1.5%-14.5%-6.7%
Debt / equity0.22×0.21×0.23×0.33×0.34×0.25×0.15×0.14×0.19×0.03×
Current ratio1.621.841.431.281.161.381.291.211.331.56

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-06-30. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.