News Corp (Class A) balance sheet
At the end of fiscal 2026, News Corp (Class A) had total assets of $15.54bn and shareholders' equity of $8.53bn. It held $2.10bn in cash against $1.99bn of debt.
Balance sheet
| Fiscal year | 2012Jun 2012 | 2013Jun 2013 | 2014Jun 2014 | 2015Jun 2015 | 2016Jun 2016 | 2017Jun 2017 | 2018Jun 2018 | 2019Jun 2019 | 2020Jun 2020 | 2021Jun 2021 | 2022Jun 2022 | 2023Jun 2023 | 2024Jun 2024 | 2025Jun 2025 | 2026Jun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and equivalents | 1.1 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 2.1 |
| Receivables | — | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.8 |
| Inventory | — | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Total current assets | — | 4.6 | 5.3 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.5 |
| Goodwill | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.5 |
| Total assets | — | 15.6 | 16.5 | 15.0 | 15.5 | 14.6 | 16.3 | 15.7 | 14.3 | 16.8 | 17.2 | 16.9 | 16.7 | 15.5 | 15.5 |
| Accounts payable | — | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Deferred revenue (current) | — | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Total current liabilities | — | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.8 |
| Short-term debt | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Long-term debt | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.0 |
| Total debt | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Shareholders' equity | 8.9 | 12.6 | 13.2 | 11.9 | 11.6 | 10.8 | 9.3 | 9.1 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.8 | 8.5 |
| Shares outstanding | — | 579m | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Quarter | 2025 Q1Sept 2024 | 2025 Q2Dec 2024 | 2025 Q3Mar 2025 | 2025 Q4Jun 2025 | 2026 Q1Sept 2025 | 2026 Q2Dec 2025 | 2026 Q3Mar 2026 | 2026 Q4Jun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Receivables | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| Inventory | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Total current assets | 4.5 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.5 |
| Goodwill | 5.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| Total assets | 16.9 | 16.2 | 16.6 | 15.5 | 15.3 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 |
| Accounts payable | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Deferred revenue (current) | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
| Total current liabilities | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.8 |
| Short-term debt | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Long-term debt | 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Total debt | 2.9 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Shareholders' equity | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 8.5 |
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