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News Corporation Balance Sheet Statement

Assets, liabilities, and shareholders' equity

News Corporation holds $15.5B in total assets. Shareholders' equity is $8.6B against $2.9B in total debt. Cash and equivalents total $2.2B. The current ratio is 1.70 and debt-to-equity is 0.341. Based on the Q1 2026 filing.

Total Assets$15.5BTotal Stockholders Equity$8.6BLong Term Debt$2.0BCash And Equivalents$2.2BTotal Current Assets$4.6BTotal Current Liabilities$2.7B
Latest FilingQ1 2026
Report Date2026-05-08
Market Cap$16.3B
P/E Ratio14.31
ROE13.55%

Current Liabilities

MetricQ2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26Q2 '26Q3 '26
Accounts payable$365M$371M$335M$368M$425M$384M
Accrued expenses$832M$1B$1B$949M$885M$1B
Other Commercial Liabilities$832M$1B$1B$949M$885M$1B
Accrued Liabilities, Current$832M$1B$1B$949M$885M$1B
Other accrued liabilities$759M$748M$714M$691M$713M$709M
Current portion of long-term debt$19M$22M$25M$25M$25M$0
Deferred revenue$431M$501M$498M$504M$474M$556M
Note payable to DIRECTV$759M$748M$714M$691M$713M$709M
Operating lease liabilities, current$84M$79M$74M$71M$75M$87M
Total current liabilities$3.7B$4.1B$2.6B$2.5B$2.5B$2.7B

Current Assets

MetricQ2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26Q2 '26Q3 '26
Accounts receivable, net$1.7B$1.5B$1.6B$1.6B$1.9B$1.8B
Cash and cash equivalents$1.8B$2.1B$2.4B$2.2B$2.1B$2.2B
Other current assets$554M$526M$519M$313M$322M$327M
Inventories$296M$317M$327M$327M$306M$303M
Prepaid expenses and other current assets$554M$526M$519M$313M$322M$327M
Total current assets$6.5B$6.8B$4.8B$4.5B$4.6B$4.6B

Equity

MetricQ2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26Q2 '26Q3 '26
Additional paid-in capital$11.1B$11.1B$11.1B$10.9B$10.8B$10.6B
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)-$1.4B-$1.4B-$1.5B-$1.6B-$1.5B-$1.5B
Additional paid-in capital$11.1B$11.1B$11.1B$10.9B$10.8B$10.6B
Noncontrolling interests$876M$878M$615M$606M$670M$697M
Retained earnings-$1.6B-$1.5B-$747M-$664M-$509M-$452M
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity$16.2B$16.6B$15.5B$15.3B$15.5B$15.5B
Total stockholders' equity$8.1B$8.2B$8.8B$8.7B$8.8B$8.6B

Non-Current Assets

MetricQ2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26Q2 '26Q3 '26
Deferred tax assets$14M$17M$57M$53M$53M$54M
Deferred Tax Assets and Other Non-Current Assets$935M$949M$1B$1.2B$1.2B$1.3B
Equity method investments$365M$354M$1B$1B$1B$1B
Goodwill$4.3B$4.3B$4.4B$4.4B$4.5B$4.5B
Intangible assets, net$1.9B$1.9B$1.9B$1.9B$1.9B$1.9B
Net Investment in Lease$769M$774M$789M$779M$783M$765M
Deferred tax assets$241M$240M$254M$233M$192M$186M
Other intangible assets—net$1.9B$1.9B$1.9B$1.9B$1.9B$1.9B
Investments$365M$354M$1B$1B$1B$1B
Operating lease right-of-use assets$769M$774M$789M$779M$783M$765M
Other non-current assets$935M$949M$1B$1.2B$1.2B$1.3B
Operating lease right-of-use assets$769M$774M$789M$779M$783M$765M
Operating Lease Right-of-Use Assets in Other Assets$769M$774M$789M$779M$783M$765M
Other non-current assets$935M$949M$1B$1.2B$1.2B$1.3B
Property and equipment, net$1.2B$1.3B$1.3B$1.3B$1.3B$1.4B
Software and Technology Licenses, Net$935M$949M$1B$1.2B$1.2B$1.3B
Total assets$16.2B$16.6B$15.5B$15.3B$15.5B$15.5B

Non-Current Liabilities

MetricQ2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26Q2 '26Q3 '26
Defined Benefit Pension Plan Liabilities (Non-Current)$126M$127M$117M$118M$117M$115M
Long-term debt$1.9B$1.9B$1.9B$1.9B$1.9B$2B
Retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations$126M$127M$117M$118M$117M$115M
Operating lease liabilities, non-current$872M$879M$904M$900M$897M$854M
Other non-current liabilities$446M$452M$492M$494M$533M$534M

Other

MetricQ2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26Q2 '26Q3 '26
Deferred income taxes$14M$17M$57M$53M$53M$54M
Noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries$876M$878M$615M$606M$670M$697M