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News Corporation NWS Debt-to-equity

Debt-to-equity at other companies

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S&P GlobalSPGI
0.4×0.0×
New York Times logo
New York TimesNYT
0.0×
Fox Corporation logo
Fox CorporationFOXA
0.6×0.0×
Reddit logo
RedditRDDT
0.0×
Comcast logo
ComcastCMCSA
1.1×-0.1×
CoStar Group logo
CoStar GroupCSGP
0.1×0.0×

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$15.64B-8.8%
Enterprise value$16.4B-8.8%
P/E13.8×-21.5×
P/S1.8×-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
Current ratio1.7×0.0×

Where this comes from

Calculated from News Corporation’s reported figures.

Based on the most recent quarter.

The official record: News Corporation’s 10-Q, filed May 8, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is News Corporation's debt-to-equity?
News Corporation (NWS) reported debt-to-equity of 0.3× in Q1 2026.
How has News Corporation's debt-to-equity changed year-over-year?
News Corporation's debt-to-equity decreased by 4.2% year-over-year, from 0.4× to 0.3×.
What is the long-term trend for News Corporation's debt-to-equity?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), News Corporation's debt-to-equity has grown at a -7.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 0.4× to 0.3×.
What does debt-to-equity mean?
How much debt the company carries for every dollar of shareholder equity.
How do you interpret debt-to-equity?
Lower is generally safer, but moderate leverage can boost returns. Read in the context of cash-flow stability — a utility tolerates more debt than a cyclical. Negative equity makes the ratio meaningless and it is suppressed there.
How does debt-to-equity compare across companies?
Comparable within an industry; capital structures differ sharply across sectors. Not meaningful for banks.