profit from every $100 of sales.
$0$100
News
$29.89+2.47% today
+0.7% in 1 year
1-year low $25.651-year high $35.32
Trading in the middle of its range for the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2021 to 2026.
0%20% a year
You pay $27.99 for every $1 of profit it makes in a year.
CheapExpensive
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What News sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from $8.01 billion in 2023 to $9.03 billion in 2026, with $573 million of profit last year.
SalesProfit
News handed back more cash to shareholders than it generated last year.
Buybacks $641M$204M
Free cash flow 2026$811M
Bought back its own shares$641M
Paid as dividends$204M
Cash vs. debt$2.1B vs. $2.9B
News vs. similar companies
News grows the slowest of these 5 and is priced in the middle for its profits.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| News | 28.0× · Fair price | ||
 Netflix | 23.2× · Fair price | ||
 Disney | 16.6× · Fair price | ||
 Warner Bros. Discovery | 106.7× · Very expensive | ||
 Live Nation Entertainment | 84.8× · Very expensive |
Compare News with News
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads News's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9,358 | 10,385 | 8,012 | 8,252 | 8,452 | 9,028 | |
| – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| – | 981 | 674 | 801 | 956 | – | |
| – | 1,599 | 1,089 | 1,241 | 1,415 | – | |
| 330 | 623 | 149 | 266 | 1,180 | 573 | |
| 0.56 | 1.05 | 0.26 | 0.46 | 2.07 | 1.03 | |
| – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| – | 9.4% | 8.4% | 9.7% | 11.3% | – | |
| 3.5% | 6.0% | 1.9% | 3.2% | 14.0% | 6.3% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 16,771 | 17,221 | 16,921 | 16,684 | 15,504 | 15,544 |
| Cash | 2,236 | 1,822 | 1,833 | 1,872 | 2,403 | 2,095 |
| Total debt | 3,572 | 4,155 | 4,207 | 3,103 | 2,940 | 2,915 |
| Total liabilities | – | 8,078 | 7,976 | 7,673 | 6,115 | – |
| 8,211 | 8,222 | 8,064 | 8,120 | 8,774 | 8,526 | |
| 593 | 593 | 579 | 574 | 570 | 558 | |
| – | 5.8% | 4.3% | 5.6% | 6.4% | – | |
| 4.0% | 7.6% | 1.8% | 3.3% | 13.4% | 6.7% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,237 | 1,354 | 777 | 897 | 978 | 1,237 | |
| 390 | 499 | 347 | 357 | 407 | 426 | |
| 847 | 855 | 430 | 540 | 571 | 811 | |
| Dividends paid | 163 | 175 | 174 | 172 | 185 | 204 |
| 0 | 179 | 243 | 117 | 150 | 641 | |
| 128 | 59 | 87 | 91 | 84 | 77 |
Valuation
- 28.0×
- –
- 2.16
- 2.0×
- 1.8×
- 19.8×
- –
- 5.1%
- 3.6%
- 0.7%
Profitability
- 54.0%
- 11.3%
- 6.3%
- 17.1%
- 6.7%
- 3.1%
- 4.9%
- 2.7%
- 9.6%
- –
Growth
- −0.7%
- +13.0%
- −1.9%
- +0.0%
- −1.0%
Financial health
- 0.5×
- 0.34
- 18.9%
- 31.6×
- 1.70
- 1.59
- 0.57
How it ranks in Communication Services
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Bottom 46%of 436
Bottom 45%of 438
Bottom 35%of 347
Bottom 20%of 440
Bottom 44%of 440
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2026 | 0.21 | 0.14 | +50.0% |
| Feb 5, 2026 | 0.40 | 0.25 | +60.0% |
| Nov 6, 2025 | 0.22 | 0.19 | +13.5% |
| Aug 5, 2025 | 0.19 | 0.20 | −4.7% |
| May 8, 2025 | 0.17 | 0.14 | +20.6% |
| Feb 5, 2025 | 0.33 | 0.34 | −2.9% |
| Nov 7, 2024 | 0.21 | 0.17 | +24.9% |
| Aug 8, 2024 | 0.17 | 0.16 | +7.9% |
0.7%of the share price, paid each year
On $1,000 invested$7a year at today's yield, before tax
+0.0%2020 to 2025
Raised–not every year
Paid per share, each year
$0.10 in 2015 → $0.20 in 2025
How safe it looks
35.6% of its profit
Room to growStretchedMore than it earns: 25.2%
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Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
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The seven classic investing rulebooks
0/7Passes 0 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Warren Buffett
55No pass
Benjamin Graham
56No pass
Philip Fisher
54No pass
Peter Lynch
38No pass
Joel Greenblatt
10No pass
Charlie Munger
45No pass
Terry Smith
45No pass
Questions about News
Is News a good stock to buy?
A business with weak numbers at a fair price. 0 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the News AI analysis
What does News do?
News Corporation, a media and information services company, creates and distributes authoritative and engaging content, and other products and services for consumers and businesses worldwide. It is in Entertainment, based in New York, NY, United States, with 22,300 employees.
Does News pay a dividend?
Yes. At today's price the dividend is 0.7% a year, about 36% of its yearly profit. In 2026 it paid out $204 million in dividends.
Is News stock halal?
Yes. News passes our halal screen: its business is permitted and its debt is 18% of its market value, under the 30% limit. How we check
How has News stock done over the past year?
Up 0.7% over the past twelve months, to $29.89. It traded between $25.65 and $35.32 and is 15.4% below its high.
Who are News's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are Netflix, Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery and Live Nation Entertainment. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with News's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 13, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.