News Corporation | Large-cap | Communication Services

TL;DR: Financial Overview - Revenue, Profits & Key Metrics

Latest Quarterly: Jun 2025

Income Metrics

Revenue 2.1B
Operating Income 202.0M 9.58%
Net Income 776.0M 36.79%

Balance Sheet Metrics

Total Assets 15.5B
Total Liabilities 6.1B
Shareholders Equity 9.4B
Debt to Equity 0.65

Cash Flow Metrics

Operating Cash Flow 175.0M
Free Cash Flow -125.0M

Revenue & Profitability Trend

News Income Statement From 2021 to 2025

Metric20252024202320222021
Revenue i8.5B10.1B9.9B10.4B9.4B
Cost of Goods Sold i-----
Gross Profit i-----
Gross Margin % i0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Operating Expenses
Research & Development i-----
Selling, General & Administrative i3.3B3.5B3.3B3.6B3.3B
Other Operating Expenses i3.7B5.1B5.1B5.1B4.8B
Total Operating Expenses i7.0B8.5B8.5B8.7B8.1B
Operating Income i956.0M805.0M706.0M981.0M593.0M
Operating Margin % i11.3%8.0%7.1%9.4%6.3%
Non-Operating Items
Interest Income i-----
Interest Expense i-85.0M100.0M99.0M53.0M
Other Non-Operating Income-36.0M-174.0M-276.0M-70.0M-90.0M
Pre-tax Income i923.0M546.0M330.0M812.0M450.0M
Income Tax i275.0M192.0M143.0M52.0M61.0M
Effective Tax Rate % i29.8%35.2%43.3%6.4%13.6%
Net Income i1.3B354.0M187.0M760.0M389.0M
Net Margin % i15.9%3.5%1.9%7.3%4.2%
Key Metrics
EBITDA i1.4B1.5B1.3B1.6B1.2B
EPS (Basic) i$2.08$0.47$0.26$1.06$0.56
EPS (Diluted) i$2.07$0.46$0.26$1.05$0.56
Basic Shares Outstanding i567700000571200000576400000590000000590000000
Diluted Shares Outstanding i567700000571200000576400000590000000590000000

Income Statement Trend

News Balance Sheet From 2021 to 2025

Metric20252024202320222021
Assets
Current Assets
Cash & Equivalents i2.4B2.0B1.8B1.8B2.2B
Short-term Investments i-----
Accounts Receivable i1.6B1.5B1.4B1.5B1.5B
Inventory i327.0M296.0M311.0M311.0M253.0M
Other Current Assets519.0M613.0M484.0M458.0M469.0M
Total Current Assets i4.8B4.4B4.1B4.1B4.5B
Non-Current Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment i789.0M2.3B2.3B2.1B2.3B
Goodwill i10.7B12.7B12.8B13.0B11.5B
Intangible Assets i1.9B2.3B2.5B2.7B2.2B
Long-term Investments-----
Other Non-Current Assets712.0M980.0M1.2B1.3B1.3B
Total Non-Current Assets i10.7B12.3B12.9B13.1B12.3B
Total Assets i15.5B16.7B16.9B17.2B16.8B
Liabilities
Current Liabilities
Accounts Payable i335.0M314.0M440.0M411.0M321.0M
Short-term Debt i99.0M171.0M139.0M432.0M171.0M
Current Portion of Long-term Debt-----
Other Current Liabilities438.0M475.0M524.0M603.0M694.0M
Total Current Liabilities i2.6B3.1B3.2B3.5B3.2B
Non-Current Liabilities
Long-term Debt i2.8B3.9B4.1B3.7B3.4B
Deferred Tax Liabilities i57.0M119.0M163.0M198.0M260.0M
Other Non-Current Liabilities492.0M492.0M446.0M483.0M519.0M
Total Non-Current Liabilities i3.5B4.6B4.8B4.6B4.4B
Total Liabilities i6.1B7.7B8.0B8.1B7.6B
Equity
Common Stock i6.0M6.0M6.0M6.0M6.0M
Retained Earnings i-747.0M-1.9B-2.1B-2.3B-2.9B
Treasury Stock i-----
Other Equity-----
Total Shareholders Equity i9.4B9.0B8.9B9.1B9.1B
Key Metrics
Total Debt i2.9B4.1B4.2B4.2B3.6B
Working Capital i2.2B1.3B888.0M574.0M1.2B

Balance Sheet Composition

News Cash Flow Statement From 2021 to 2025

Metric20252024202320222021
Operating Activities
Net Income i648.0M354.0M187.0M760.0M389.0M
Depreciation & Amortization i459.0M734.0M714.0M688.0M680.0M
Stock-Based Compensation i-----
Working Capital Changes i-206.0M-187.0M-82.0M-93.0M203.0M
Operating Cash Flow i951.0M1.0B940.0M1.3B1.2B
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditures i0037.0M6.0M24.0M
Acquisitions i24.0M-53.0M-91.0M-1.6B-912.0M
Investment Purchases i---60.0M-41.0M-13.0M
Investment Sales i-----
Investing Cash Flow i1.0M-28.0M-135.0M-1.6B-902.0M
Financing Activities
Share Repurchases i-150.0M-117.0M-243.0M-179.0M0
Dividends Paid i-185.0M-172.0M-174.0M-175.0M-163.0M
Debt Issuance i61.0M1.3B514.0M1.7B1.5B
Debt Repayment i-203.0M-1.4B-589.0M-838.0M-557.0M
Financing Cash Flow i-524.0M-441.0M-501.0M404.0M699.0M
Free Cash Flow i571.0M602.0M593.0M855.0M847.0M
Net Change in Cash i428.0M579.0M304.0M112.0M954.0M

Cash Flow Trend

News Key Financial Ratios

Valuation Ratios

P/E Ratio (TTM) 34.80
Forward P/E 27.58
Price to Book 1.88
Price to Sales 2.02
PEG Ratio 27.58

Profitability Ratios

Profit Margin 13.96%
Operating Margin 9.10%
Return on Equity 7.04%
Return on Assets 3.71%

Financial Health

Current Ratio 1.84
Debt to Equity 31.31
Beta 1.19

Per Share Data

EPS (TTM) $0.84
Book Value per Share $15.52
Revenue per Share $14.89

Peer Financial Comparison

CompanyMarket CapP/E RatioP/B RatioROEProfit MarginDebt/Equity
nwsa17.0B34.801.887.04%13.96%31.31
Netflix 505.0B50.7720.2443.55%24.58%67.87
Walt Disney 208.5B18.181.9111.46%12.22%37.15
Warner Bros 46.7B60.871.301.76%2.00%92.73
Live Nation 40.3B73.93111.0159.35%3.88%365.19
Fox 26.8B11.862.1719.59%13.88%60.42

Financial data is updated regularly. All figures are in the company's reporting currency.