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News Corp (Class A) key statistics and ratios

In fiscal 2026, News Corp (Class A) had return on equity of 6.6% and a net margin of 6.3%. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.

Financial ratios

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

Fiscal year2012Jun 20122013Jun 20132014Jun 20142015Jun 20152016Jun 20162017Jun 20172018Jun 20182019Jun 20192020Jun 20202021Jun 20212022Jun 20222023Jun 20232024Jun 20242025Jun 20252026Jun 2026
Net margin−24.0%5.7%2.8%−1.7%2.2%−9.1%−16.8%1.5%−14.1%3.5%6.0%1.9%3.2%14.0%6.3%
Return on equity−23.3%4.7%1.9%−1.2%1.5%−6.6%−15.1%1.7%−15.2%4.2%7.6%1.8%3.3%14.0%6.6%
Return on assets—3.2%1.5%−0.9%1.2%−4.9%−9.8%1.0%−8.5%2.1%3.7%0.9%1.6%7.3%3.7%
Effective tax rate———33.5%−29.8%——35.6%—13.6%6.4%40.0%35.2%29.8%29.0%
SG&A as % of revenue31.8%31.3%28.9%30.8%32.8%33.5%33.8%31.7%33.2%34.8%34.6%37.6%38.7%39.1%38.9%
Dividends ÷ net income—4.0%10.0%—82.1%——103.9%—49.4%28.1%116.8%64.7%15.7%35.6%

Returns use average equity or assets over the year. Return on equity is left blank when equity is negative or so small that the ratio says nothing (above ±200%); interest cover is left blank above 200 times. Price-based ratios such as P/E are on the valuation page.

Financial health

6 of 6 checks passed · June 30, 2026
What it owns · $15.5bn
Short-term assets $4.5bnLonger-term assets $11.1bn
What it owes, and who funded it · $11.3bn
Short-term liabilities $2.8bnShareholders' equity $8.5bn
  • Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $4.5bn of assets due within a year against $2.8bn of liabilities due within a year.
  • Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities Not assessable from the reported split. Not assessable.
  • More cash than debt $2.1bn of cash against $2.0bn of debt.
  • Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Debt is 23% of equity.
  • Debt burden no higher than five years ago Debt to equity moved from 23% to 23% over five years.
  • A year's operating cash flow covers at least 20% of debt $1.2bn of operating cash flow against $2.0bn of debt.
  • Operating profit covers interest at least five times over No material interest expense reported.

From News Corp (Class A)'s latest balance sheet as filed. Checks are fixed, documented rules (methodology), counted only where the company reports the figures — a dot means the filing doesn't break the item out. Descriptions of reported data, not advice.

Moat

25 /100

Weak moat

How hard News Corp (Class A)'s competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 10 years of its own filings: returns on capital, pricing power, profit durability, cash conversion and discipline.

  • Returns on capital 0 / 20

    Net income has been a median 1.3% of total assets over 10 years.

  • Durability 0 / 20

    Net margin has been a median 2.5%; its worst year was -16.8%.

  • Cash conversion 14 / 20

    Free cash flow was positive in 10 of 10 years, at a median 7.5% of revenue.

  • Discipline 19 / 20

    The diluted share count fell 5.9% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 0.6% of revenue.

AI disruption exposure: High. In this industry, the core product is information work that AI systems increasingly perform. The score above includes a 15-point deduction for that exposure (40 before it).

A rules-based reading of reported figures, not a forecast and not investment advice. How the score is built: methodology.

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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).