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NEWS CORPCIK 0001564708 · Communication Services · SIC 2711 · Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing
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… About this business →
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News Corp files routine ASX buyback disclosure: 89,451 shares repurchased July 28 for $2.6M
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News Corp repurchases $2.7M in stock on July 27 under $1B buyback program
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News Corp files routine ASX buyback disclosure: 100K shares repurchased July 24 for $2.8M
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News Corp files routine ASX buyback disclosure for July 23 transactions
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News Corp repurchases 95K shares for $2.7M on July 22 under $1B buyback program
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News Corp repurchases 95K shares for $2.7M on July 21, $378M deployed of $1B program
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News Corp repurchases $2.7M in stock on July 20 under $1B buyback program
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News Corp files routine ASX daily buyback disclosure for July 17, 2026 transactions
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News Corp repurchases 89,451 shares for $2.66M under $1B buyback program
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News Corp repurchases 95K shares for $2.8M under $1B buyback program
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News Corp reports routine daily buyback activity: 95K shares repurchased for $2.7M on July 14
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News Corp files routine ASX buyback disclosures: 95k shares repurchased Jul 13 for $2.7M
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News Corp buys back $2.7M in stock on July 10 under $1B program; $358.8M spent to date
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News Corp reports routine daily buyback: 94,963 shares for $2.7M on July 9
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News Corp repurchases 100,475 shares for $2.79M under $1B buyback program
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News Corp reports routine daily buyback: 95k shares for $2.7M on July 7
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News Corp buys back $2.76M in shares on July 6 under $1B program; $348M spent to date
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News Corp reports routine daily buyback: 100K shares for $2.7M under $1B program
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News Corp files routine daily buyback disclosure: 114,516 shares repurchased July 1
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News Corp buys back $3.4M in stock on June 30, bringing total program spend to $339M
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News Corp buys back $3.1M in shares on June 29, bringing program total to $336M
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News Corp reports routine daily buyback activity: 115K shares repurchased for $3.1M on Jun 26
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News Corp repurchases $3M in shares on June 25, bringing total buyback to $330M
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News Corp buys back $3M in shares on June 24, bringing total repurchases to $327M
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News Corp repurchases $3.3M in stock on June 23, bringing program total to $324M
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News Corp repurchases $3.4M in stock on June 22 under $1B buyback program
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News Corp reports routine daily buyback: 115k shares repurchased for $3.1M on June 18
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News Corp files routine ASX compliance disclosure for stock repurchase program
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Latest financial statements
From 10-Q filed May 8, 2026 (period ending Mar 31, 2026). SEC XBRL (companyfacts) — not generated by the model.
Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)
| Description | Q3 ended Mar 31, 2026 | Q3 ended Mar 31, 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue: | ||
| Total revenue / net sales | 2,185 | 2,009 |
| Operating expenses: | ||
| Selling, general and administrative | 890.0 | 815.0 |
| Other income/(expense), net | (18.0) | (13.0) |
| Income before income taxes | 189.0 | 151.0 |
| Income tax expense/(benefit) | 68.0 | 44.0 |
| Net income | 89.0 | 103.0 |
| Basic earnings per share | 0.16 | 0.18 |
| Diluted earnings per share | 0.16 | 0.18 |
Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)
| Description | Mar 31, 2026 | Mar 31, 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Current assets: | ||
| Cash and equivalents | 2,171 | 2,095 |
| Accounts receivable, net | 1,778 | 1,539 |
| Inventories | 303.0 | 317.0 |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 327.0 | 526.0 |
| Other current assets | — | 2,364 |
| Total current assets | 4,579 | 6,841 |
| Property, plant and equipment, net | 1,350 | 1,256 |
| Operating lease right-of-use assets, net | 765.0 | 774.0 |
| Identifiable intangible assets, net | 1,877 | 1,881 |
| Goodwill | 4,485 | 4,285 |
| Deferred income taxes and other assets | 186.0 | 240.0 |
| Other long-term assets | 2,274 | 1,303 |
| TOTAL ASSETS | 15,516 | 16,580 |
| Current liabilities: | ||
| Current portion of long-term debt | — | 22.0 |
| Accounts payable | 384.0 | 371.0 |
| Current portion of operating lease liabilities | 87.0 | 79.0 |
| Accrued liabilities | 1,041 | 1,008 |
| Deferred revenue, current | 556.0 | 501.0 |
| Other current liabilities | 622.0 | 2,100 |
| Total current liabilities | 2,690 | 4,081 |
| Long-term debt | 1,988 | 1,943 |
| Operating lease liabilities | 854.0 | 879.0 |
| Deferred income taxes and other liabilities | 54.0 | 17.0 |
| Shareholders' equity: | ||
| Capital in excess of stated value | 10,567 | 11,070 |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | (1,537) | (1,392) |
| Retained earnings (deficit) | (452.0) | (1,481) |
| Total shareholders' equity | 8,584 | 8,203 |
| TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | 15,516 | 16,580 |
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Source: Item 1 (Business) from the 10-K filed August 6, 2025. Description as filed by the company with the SEC.
ITEM 1. BUSINESS
OVERVIEW
The Company
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.
The Company’s commitment to premium content makes its properties a premier destination for information, news, real estate and entertainment. The Company distributes its content and other products and services to consumers and customers across an array of digital platforms including websites, mobile apps, social media, e-book devices and streaming audio platforms, as well as traditional platforms such as print and radio. The Company’s focus on quality and product innovation has enabled it to capitalize on the shift to digital consumption to deliver its products and services in a more engaging, timely and personalized manner and create opportunities for more effective monetization, including new licensing and partnership arrangements with large technology companies and AI-focused platforms and digital offerings that leverage the Company’s existing content. The Company is pursuing multiple strategies to further exploit these opportunities, including leveraging global audience scale and valuable data and sharing technologies and practices across geographies and businesses.
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The Company’s diversified revenue base includes recurring subscriptions, circulation sales, advertising sales, sales of real estate listing products, licensing fees and other consumer product sales. Headquartered in New York, the Company operates primarily in the United States (“U.S.”), Australia and the United Kingdom (“U.K.”), with its content and other products and services distributed and consumed worldwide. The Company’s operations are organized into five reportable segments: (i) Dow Jones; (ii) Digital Real Estate Services; (iii) Book Publishing; (iv) News Media; and (v) Other, which includes the Company’s general corporate overhead expenses, strategy costs and costs related to the U.K. Newspaper Matters (as defined in Note 16—Commitments and Contingencies in the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements).
The Company maintains a 52-53 week fiscal year ending on the Sunday nearest to June 30 in each year. Fiscal 2025, fiscal 2024 and fiscal 2023 each included 52 weeks. Unless otherwise noted, all references to the fiscal years ended June 30, 2025, June 30, 2024 and June 30, 2023 relate to the fiscal years ended June 29, 2025, June 30, 2024 and July 2, 2023, respectively. For convenience purposes, the Company continues to date its financial statements as of June 30.
Corporate Information
News Corporation is a Delaware corporation originally organized on December 11, 2012 in connection with its separation from Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc., which was completed on June 28, 2013. Unless otherwise indicated, references in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025 (the “Annual Report”) to the “Company,” “News Corp,” “we,” “us,” or “our” means News Corporation and its subsidiaries. The Company’s principal executive offices are located at 1211 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10036, and its telephone number is (212) 416-3400. The Company’s Class A and Class B Common Stock are listed on The Nasdaq Global Select Market under the trading symbols “NWSA” and “NWS,” respectively, and CHESS Depositary Interests representing the Company’s Class A and Class B Common Stock are listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (“ASX”) under the trading symbols “NWSLV” and “NWS,” respectively. More information regarding the Company is available on its website at www.newscorp.com, including the Company’s Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), which are available, free of charge, as soon as reasonably practicable after the material is electronically filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The information on the Company’s website is not, and shall not be deemed to be, a part of this Annual Report or incorporated into any other filings it makes with the SEC.
Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This document and any documents incorporated by reference into this Annual Report, including “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” contain statements that constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 21E of the Exchange Act and Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. All statements that are not statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements. The words “expect,” “will,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “predict,” “believe,” “should” and similar expressions and variations thereof are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements appear in a number of places in this document and include statements regarding the intent, belief or current expectations of the Company, its directors or its officers with respect to, among other things, trends affecting the Company’s business, financial condition or results of operations, the Company’s strategy and strategic initiatives, including the sale of the Foxtel Group (“Foxtel”) and other potential acquisitions, investments and dispositions, the Company’s cost savings initiatives and the outcome of contingencies such as litigation and investigations. Readers are cautioned that any forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties. More information regarding these risks and uncertainties and other important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements is set forth under the heading “