News Corporation Dow Jones — Total Goodwill and intangible assets, net decreased by 0.4% to $3.25B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 0.9%, from $3.23B to $3.25B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Dow Jones — Total Goodwill and intangible assets, net shows an upward trend with a 16.1% CAGR.
High levels indicate significant historical acquisition activity; a sudden decrease may signal impairment charges due to declining business value.
This metric reflects the net carrying value of goodwill and identifiable intangible assets, such as brand names, custome...
Comparable to intangible asset balances in other media companies that have grown through M&A.
nws_segment_dow_jones_total_goodwill_and_intangible_assets_net| Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q3 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $2.00B | $1.99B | $1.99B | $3.10B | $3.35B | $3.34B | $3.32B | $3.31B | $3.30B | $3.29B | $3.27B | $3.26B | $3.25B | $3.25B | $3.24B | $3.23B | $3.26B | $3.28B | $3.27B | $3.25B |
| QoQ Change | — | -0.3% | -0.2% | +55.9% | +8.0% | -0.3% | -0.4% | -0.4% | -0.4% | -0.4% | -0.4% | -0.4% | -0.4% | +0.0% | -0.3% | -0.4% | +0.9% | +0.7% | -0.4% | -0.4% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +67.7% | +67.6% | +67.3% | +6.9% | -1.4% | -1.5% | -1.5% | -1.5% | -1.5% | -1.2% | -1.1% | -1.0% | +0.2% | +1.0% | +0.9% | +0.9% |