# News Corporation (NWSA) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Communication Services / Media. Price $30.39, market value $16.3 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 29.5×** (5-yr avg 37.0×, 3-yr avg 32.5×). News Corporation trades at 29.5× trailing earnings, well below its own five-year average of 37.0×: cheap by its own standards. The Communication Services median in the September 2026 study was 21.1×. Forward P/E is 20.1×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 1.8×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 1.8×.
- **Price / book: 1.9×**. The shares trade at 1.9× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 5.0%** (5-yr avg 6.1%). Free cash flow equals 5.0% of the market value, in line with its five-year average of 6.1%.
- **Earnings yield: 3.4%**. The inverse of the P/E: 3.4% 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: 0.66%** ($0.20 per share, trailing). News Corporation yields 0.66%, 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): 4.5%** (YTD 16.8%, 3-mo 11.5%). The shares are up 4.5% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -4.0%** (36.9% above the low). Trading within 5% of 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): 58**. An RSI of 58 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.32** (volatility 27%). Beta of 0.32 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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