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News (NWSA) earnings and revenue breakdown

Latest: Q1 FY27 · 10-Q filed Nov 5, 2026 · News (NWSA) Q1 FY27 earnings results →

Q1 FY27 Revenue up 6% year over year to $2.3B · 7¢ of every $1 of revenue kept as net profit · operating margin 13.0%

News made $2.3B in Q1 FY27 (+6% Y/Y): Circulation and subscription $823M, Consumer $556M, Real estate $418M. Operating margin 13.0%, net earnings $159M. See where every dollar goes — costs, profit and cash — as a Sankey from the 10-Q filed Nov 5, 2026.

Revenue$2.3B
Year over year+6%
Operating margin13.0%
Net earnings$159M
Operating cash flow$13.0M

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What changed this quarter

Revenue was $2.3B in Q1 FY27, up 6% year over year and down 2% from the previous quarter. Circulation and subscription was the largest line at 36% of revenue. Real estate added $0.05B year over year (up 13%), 35% of the total change. Other declined 2%.

Operating profit was $0.30B, a 13.0% margin (up 3.1 points year over year). Of the extra revenue versus Q1 FY26, 61% reached operating profit, above the 10% margin then. Total costs grew 3% against revenue growth of 6%. Net earnings were $0.16B, up 42% year over year. The effective tax rate was 27.4%.

Operating cash flow was $0.01B (down 85% year over year), 6% of net income including minority interests. Non-cash charges added back $0.13B of depreciation and amortization. Working capital and other items used $0.33B. Capital expenditures of $0.10B exceeded it, leaving free cash flow of −$0.09B.

Quarterly history

News revenue by quarterNews revenue by quarter$2.0BQ3 FY25$2.1BQ4 FY25$2.1BQ1 FY26$2.4BQ2 FY26$2.2BQ3 FY26$2.3BQ4 FY26$2.3BQ1 FY27
News net earnings by quarterNews net earnings by quarter$103MQ3 FY25$743MQ4 FY25$112MQ1 FY26$193MQ2 FY26$89.0MQ3 FY26$179MQ4 FY26$159MQ1 FY27
QuarterFormFiledRevenueY/YOp. marginNet earningsOp. cash flow
Q1 FY2710-QNov 5, 2026$2.3B+6%13.0%$159M$13.0M
Q4 FY2610-KAug 7, 2026$2.3B+11%11.9%$179M$422M
Q3 FY2610-QMay 8, 2026$2.2B+9%8.6%$89.0M$499M
Q2 FY2610-QFeb 6, 2026$2.4B+6%15.5%$193M$231M
Q1 FY2610-QNov 7, 2025$2.1B+2%9.9%$112M$85.0M
Q4 FY2510-KAug 6, 2025$2.1B+0.8%39.0%$743M$189M
Q3 FY2510-QMay 9, 2025$2.0B+0.8%9.0%$103M$511M

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News: revenue growth, year over year and quarter over quarterNews: revenue growth, year over year and quarter over quarterY/YQ/Q+1%Q3 FY25+1%+5%Q4 FY25+2%+2%Q1 FY26+6%+10%Q2 FY26+9%-7%Q3 FY26+11%+7%Q4 FY26+6%-2%Q1 FY27
Latest (Q1 FY27): Y/Y +6%, Q/Q -2%.
News: where the cash came from (+) and went (−), TTM to Q1 FY27News: where the cash came from (+) and went (−), TTM to Q1 FY27Operating cash flow$1.2BBuybacks−$715MCapital spending−$447MCash drawn (+) / kept (−)$421MDividends−$218MNet borrowing (+) / repaid (−)−$94.0MAcquisitions−$81.0MOther financing−$69.0MExchange rates$28.0MOther investing$11.0MNot reconciled−$1.0M
From the cash-flow statement as filed (SEC XBRL). Cash is fungible: the bars do not say which dollar paid for what.
News: profit against cash, quarter by quarterNews: profit against cash, quarter by quarterNet incomeOperating cash flow$283M$252MQ2 FY25$137M$511MQ3 FY25$776M$189MQ4 FY25$150M$85.0MQ1 FY26$242M$231MQ2 FY26$121M$499MQ3 FY26$230M$422MQ4 FY26$215M$13.0MQ1 FY27
Latest (Q1 FY27): Net income $215M, Operating cash flow $13.0M.
News: diluted shares by fiscal yearNews: diluted shares by fiscal year593MFY21592MFY22579MFY23574MFY24570MFY25558MFY26
-5.9% since FY21: buybacks shrank the count.
News: long-term debt falling due (FY26)News: long-term debt falling due (FY26)$16.0M2028$1.0B2029$25.0M2030$443M2031$500MLater
Cash $2.1B, short-term investments —, long-term debt $2.0B at 2026-06-30.
News in its industry: growth against margin (5 companies, SIC 2711)News in its industry: growth against margin (5 companies, SIC 2711)revenue growth, year over year →↑ operating marginmedian +6%median 13%NYTTDAYLEEDJCONWSA (+6%, 13%)
Newspapers: Publishing or Publishing & Printing; dot size is quarterly revenue; dashed lines are the industry's medians.

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About News

News Corporation (the “Company,” “News Corp,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) is a global, diversified media and information services company focused on creating and distributing authoritative and engaging content and other products and services to consumers and businesses throughout the world. The Company comprises businesses across a range of media, including information services and news, digital real estate services and book publishing, that are distributed under some of the world’s most recognizable and respected brands, including The Wall Street Journal , Barron’s , Dow Jones, The Australian , Herald Sun , The Sun , The Times , HarperCollins Publishers, realestate.com.au, Realtor.com ® , talkSPORT and many others.

In its own words, from its 10-K, filed Aug 7, 2026.

News against its Newspapers: Publishing or Publishing & Printing peers

The largest companies of the same SEC industry, each at its latest quarter. Revenue growth: +6% against the peers' median +6%. Operating margin: 13.0% against the peers' median 13.0%.

CompanyQuarterRevenueY/YOp. margin
NWSA NewsQ1 FY27$2.3B+6%13.0%
NYT New York TimesQ3 2026$769M+10%15.9%
TDAY USA TodayQ3 2026$519M-7%-1.1%
LEE LEE EnterprisesQ3 FY26$126M-11%6.9%
DJCO Daily JournalQ3 FY26$27.0M+15%19.5%

Source: News 10-Q on SEC EDGAR · CIK 1564708 · Newspapers: Publishing or Publishing & Printing

Guidance and outlook

News: what its forward-looking statements are about (10-Q filed 2026-11-05)News: what its forward-looking statements are about (10-Q filed 2026-11-05)Financing2Other2Deals1Buybacks & dividends1
6 statements; tone -0.17 (−1 all cautious, +1 all confident); 3 hedged.
News: outlook statements against the filing beforeNews: outlook statements against the filing beforeCautious1

13F: who owns NWSA and who is buying

Largest holders of NWSA (13F)Largest holders of NWSA (13F)Vanguard Group$1.3BIndependent Franchise Partners LLP$796MBlackRock$771MState Street$751MVanguard Capital Management LLC$638MVanguard Portfolio Management LLC$439M59 North Capital Management, LP$329MDodge & COX$311MPrice T Rowe Associates$271MGeode Capital Management, LLC$266M
Funds' net buying of NWSA by quarter (13F)Funds' net buying of NWSA by quarter (13F)$168M2024-09−$43.1M2024-12$17.2M2025-03$275M2025-06$75.3M2025-09−$70.1M2025-12$335M2026-03−$361M2026-06
Value of shares 13F filers added minus the value they sold, each quarter (quarters with most filings in).

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