News Corp (Class A) dividend history

News Corp (Class A)'s dividend was $0.200 a share in fiscal 2018, up 0.0% on the year before.

Dividends, buybacks and capital spending

FY2026 Q4 TTM

Buybacks (TTM): $641M
Dividends (TTM): $204M
Returned to shareholders: 104%; of free cash flow
Buybacks, last 3 fiscal years: $908M
Diluted share count: −2.0%; year over year
Total shareholder yield: 5.2%; dividends 1.3% + buybacks 3.9% of market value
Dividend payout ratio: 36%; of net income paid out
Sales & admin spending: 38.9%; of revenue
Days sales outstanding: 71 days; receivables vs revenue

Dividends by fiscal year

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

News Corp (Class A): dividends by fiscal year, annual
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
Dividend per share	—	—	—	—	$0.200	$0.200	$0.200	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Dividend per share growth	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Dividends paid	13	20	24	30	147	152	158	161	158	163	175	174	172	185	204
Share buybacks	—	0	0	30	41	0	0	—	0	0	179	243	117	150	641
Dividends ÷ net income	—	4.0%	10.0%	—	82.1%	—	—	103.9%	—	49.4%	28.1%	116.8%	64.7%	15.7%	35.6%

Dividend per share is the amount declared for the fiscal year as stated in the company's filings (including any special dividend), restated for stock splits and checked against the cash dividends paid. Dividends paid and buybacks are cash amounts; the last-twelve-months column can include an extra payment when a quarter-end date moves.

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Figures from News Corp (Class A)'s SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 20, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to News Corp (Class A).