NWS
News Corp (Class B)
$27.92
▼ 2.9%Updated Today 7:15 PM ET
▼ Down 11.0% over the last 12 months
Market Cap
$14.47B
P/E
12.68x
Forward P/E (est.)
9.05x
ROE
13.1%
Revenue Growth
-6.4%
EPS Growth
135.2%
Profit Margin
12.9%
FCF Yield
5.1%
Debt / Equity
0.22x
ROIC
—
Interest Coverage
—
Current Ratio
1.7x
Dividend Yield
0.8%
Implied Growth (rev. DCF)
4.9%
Rating Score
57/100
Technical analysis reads price and volume to judge momentum and timing. It complements the fundamentals above — it does not replace them. Here is what NWS's chart says today, with each tool explained.
Trend — moving averages. A moving average is the average closing price over a window, which smooths out daily noise. NWS trades near $27.92, below its 50-day average ($30.06) and 200-day average ($29.71). Price below both averages is a downtrend — momentum is against buyers for now.
Momentum — RSI. The Relative Strength Index runs 0–100 and measures how strong recent gains are versus losses. Above 70 is "overbought", below 30 "oversold". At 44 it is in neutral territory — neither stretched nor washed out.
MACD. MACD compares two moving averages to flag shifts in momentum. Its histogram is currently negative — short-term momentum is fading.
Volatility — ATR. Average True Range is the typical daily move. NWS's is $0.84 (~3.0% of price), so swings of about that size each day are normal — handy for setting a stop that isn't too tight.
Support & resistance. Over the last month NWS found buyers near $28.68 (support) and sellers near $31.49 (resistance); its 52-week range is $25.49–$35.58. A decisive break beyond either edge often marks the next move.
Volume. The latest session traded 1.1× the 20-day average — about normal. Rising volume on up-days suggests real buying; on down-days, real selling.
Educational information to help you read a chart — not a recommendation or a forecast. It updates daily as the price and indicators change.
News Corp (Class B) (NWS) is a large-cap company in the Publishing industry, part of the Communication Services sector of the S&P 500, with a market value around $14.47B.
In its latest reported year it generated about $8.45B in revenue and $1.18B in net profit.
Our model rates NWS Neutral (57/100) on growth, profitability, financial health, and valuation. The summary below is built from its filed financials and current ratios and refreshes automatically.
4Y CAGR
-2.5%
Revenue moved from $9.36B in 2021 to $8.45B in 2025, a -2.5% compound annual growth rate. The most recent year declined 6.4% year over year. Shrinking revenue is worth a closer look — is it cyclical or structural?
Gross Margin
56.6%
Operating Margin
10.2%
Net Margin
14.0%
ROE
13.1%
News Corp (Class B) keeps about 12.9% of each sales dollar as net profit, with a 56.6% gross margin and 10.2% operating margin. Return on equity is 13.1%. Margins are moderate — typical of a competitive but profitable business.
Total Debt
$1.99B
Net Debt
-$183.00M
Net cash position
Net Debt / EBITDA
—
Debt / Equity
0.22x
Leverage: debt-to-equity is 0.2x, with a current ratio of 1.7x. That is a conservative balance sheet — a cushion in downturns. It carries roughly $1.99B of total debt against $2.17B of cash.
Operating CF
$978.00M
Free Cash Flow
$571.00M
FCF Margin
6.8%
In the latest year News Corp (Class B) produced about $978.00M of operating cash flow and $571.00M of free cash flow after capital spending. That is a free-cash-flow yield of about 5.1% on today's price. Strong cash generation funds dividends, buybacks, and reinvestment.
P/E
12.68x
P/S
1.75x
P/B
1.96x
EV / EBITDA
—
NWS trades at 12.7x trailing earnings (about 9.1x on estimated forward earnings), 1.8x sales, and 2.0x book value. Reverse-engineering today's price implies the market expects roughly 4.9% long-term free-cash-flow growth. That is an undemanding multiple — potentially cheap if the business is stable.
Where this stock sits versus what most companies trade at.
Typical ranges are general references (e.g., many stocks trade at ~18–26x earnings), not hard rules. Context only — not investment advice.
How NWS stacks up against its Communication Services peers — valuation, profitability, and growth versus the sector median.
In the Communication Services sector (23 S&P 500 companies), NWS ranks #10 of 23 by our overall rating. It trades at a discount versus the sector on earnings (12.7x P/E vs. 17.4x median) with a lower return on equity (13.1% vs. 14.9%) and slower revenue growth (-6.4% vs. 2.9%).
P/E vs sector
12.7x
median 17.4x
ROE vs sector
13.1%
median 14.9%
Growth vs sector
-6.4%
median 2.9%
Sector rank
#10
of 23 by rating
Valuation vs. quality map
The sweet spot is upper-left: more profitable (higher ROE) for a lower P/E. Dashed lines mark the sector median.
Peers are the closest Communication Services companies by sub-industry and size. Sector median is across all 23 S&P 500 names in the sector. Educational, not a recommendation.
Project revenue → earnings → price. Edit the assumptions to build your own case.
2030 price target (Base Case)
$18.95 – $30.80
vs. $27.92 today · expected CAGR -7% – 2%
| Metric | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $8.71B | $8.97B | $9.24B | $9.51B | $9.80B |
| Net income | $1.22B | $1.26B | $1.29B | $1.33B | $1.37B |
| EPS | $2.10 | $2.17 | $2.23 | $2.30 | $2.37 |
| Share price (low) | $16.84 | $17.34 | $17.87 | $18.40 | $18.95 |
| Share price (high) | $27.36 | $28.19 | $29.03 | $29.90 | $30.80 |
| CAGR (low–high) | -40% / -2% | -21% / 0% | -14% / 1% | -10% / 2% | -7% / 2% |
Educational model on sample fundamentals — not a forecast or investment advice. Outputs are only as good as your assumptions.
The case for NWS:
- Healthy free-cash-flow yield (~5.1%) funds buybacks and dividends.
- A conservative balance sheet (debt/equity 0.2x) lowers risk.
The case against NWS:
- Revenue growth is slow/negative (-6.4%), limiting the upside engine.
- Like any single stock, it is exposed to competition, the economic cycle, and shifts in its end markets.
Growth risk — sluggish revenue (-6.4%) leaves little margin for execution missteps.
Market risk — sector rotation, the economic cycle, and broad sentiment move the stock regardless of fundamentals.
On balance, the picture is mixed: News Corp (Class B) is a large-cap communication services business with shrinking revenue, with solid profitability, and a sound balance sheet. It trades at 12.7x earnings, which our model scores Neutral (57/100). Weigh this against your own goals and time horizon — this is educational information, not a recommendation.
Data notice. Fundamentals and financial statements are sourced from company filings (SEC EDGAR) and market-data providers; prices and market caps refresh on trading days and may be delayed. Ratings, projections, technical signals, and written summaries are model- or rule-generated for education and may simplify or lag the latest filings.
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