# News Corporation (NWS) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Communication Services / Media. Price $33.90, market value $18.2 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 32.9×** (5-yr avg 38.7×, 3-yr avg 34.9×). News Corporation trades at 32.9× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 38.7×. The Communication Services median in the September 2026 study was 21.1×. Forward P/E is 22.4×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 2.0×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 2.0×.
- **Price / book: 2.2×**. The shares trade at 2.2× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 4.5%** (5-yr avg 5.8%). Free cash flow equals 4.5% of the market value, below its five-year average of 5.8%, so the shares are pricier on cash than usual.
- **Earnings yield: 3.0%**. The inverse of the P/E: 3.0% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Net margin: 6.3%**. 6.3% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 6.7%**. 6.7% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on assets: 3.7%**. Each dollar of assets produces 3.7% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 6.8%** (3-yr 4.1%/yr, 5-yr -0.7%/yr). Revenue grew 6.8% over the last year, against -0.7% a year compounded over five years: growth is accelerating.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -50.2%** (3-yr 58.2%/yr, 5-yr 13.0%/yr). Earnings per share fell 50.2%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 2.9%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 2.9% a year over three years, lagging earnings: check whether profits are turning into cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.23**. Debt is 0.23 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Current ratio: 1.62** (quick 1.62). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 1.62 times.
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 0.59%** ($0.20 per share, trailing). News Corporation yields 0.59%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 36%** (25% of free cash flow). 36% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 11**. 11 straight years of increases, a record that survived at least one recession.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 0.0%/yr** (1-yr 0.0%). The dividend has not grown over five years.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 2.9%** (YTD 14.8%, 3-mo 8.7%). The shares are up 2.9% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -5.2%** (33.0% above the low). Trading 5% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 53**. An RSI of 53 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.34** (volatility 28%). Beta of 0.34 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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