What is News Corporation's acquisitions?

News Corporation (NWS) reported acquisitions of $56M in Q4 2025.

How has News Corporation's acquisitions changed year-over-year?

News Corporation's acquisitions increased by 5500.0% year-over-year, from $1M to $56M.

What is the long-term trend for News Corporation's acquisitions?

Over 2 years (2022 to 2025), News Corporation's acquisitions has grown at a -74.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.5B to $96M.

What does acquisitions mean?

Cash paid for business acquisitions net of cash acquired in the target company — the primary M&A cash flow line.

News Corporation NWS Acquisitions

Acquisitions at other companies

S&P GlobalSPGI

$14M+16.7%

Nexstar Media Group, Inc.NXST

$3.34B+15,086%

Fox CorporationFOXA

$6M—

CoStar GroupCSGP

$0—

ScholasticSCHL

$0—

The E.W. Scripps CompanySSP

$5M—

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$2.2B+8.8%

Net income$89.0M-13.6%

EPS (diluted)$0.16-11.1%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$2.2B+3.6%

Total debt$2.9B+0.2%

Total equity$8.6B+4.6%

Total assets$15.5B-6.4%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$499.0M-2.3%

CapEx$100.0M+7.5%

Free cash flow$399.0M-4.5%

Valuation

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Market cap$17.22B-9.2%

Enterprise value$17.98B-7.8%

P/E15.2×-0.9×

P/S2×-0.3×

Profitability

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Net margin12.9%+7.1pp

FCF margin6.4%-1.6pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity13.5%+7.6pp

Debt / equity0.3×0.0×

Current ratio1.7×0.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by News Corporation in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired.

The official record: News Corporation’s 10-Q, filed February 6, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is News Corporation's acquisitions?: News Corporation (NWS) reported acquisitions of $56M in Q4 2025.
How has News Corporation's acquisitions changed year-over-year?: News Corporation's acquisitions increased by 5500.0% year-over-year, from $1M to $56M.
What is the long-term trend for News Corporation's acquisitions?: Over 2 years (2022 to 2025), News Corporation's acquisitions has grown at a -74.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.5B to $96M.
What does acquisitions mean?: Cash paid for business acquisitions net of cash acquired in the target company — the primary M&A cash flow line.