# News Corporation (NWSA) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-11-04. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Communication Services / Media. Price $29.46, market value $15.9 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 28.6×** (5-yr avg 37.0×, 3-yr avg 32.5×). News Corporation trades at 28.6× 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 19.5×, 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: 5.1%** (5-yr avg 6.1%). Free cash flow equals 5.1% of the market value, in line with its five-year average of 6.1%. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 3.5%**. The inverse of the P/E: 3.5% 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: 0.68%** ($0.20 per share, trailing). News Corporation yields 0.68%, 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.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (9 analysts). 9 analysts cover News Corporation; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $36.03 (+22% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 12.5%** (YTD 14.1%, 3-mo 6.3%). The shares are up 12.5% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -6.9%** (32.7% above the low). Trading 7% 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): 50**. An RSI of 50 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.24** (volatility 26%). Beta of 0.24 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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