Income Before Tax
Pre-Tax Income
News Corporation Pre-Tax Income decreased by 48.5% to $189M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 25.2%, from $151M to $189M. Over 3 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), Pre-Tax Income shows an upward trend with a 3.5% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
Analysis
StatementIncome Statement
SectionIncome Before Tax
CategoryProfitability
SignalHigher is better
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2017
Last reportedQ3 2026May 8, 2026
How to read this metric
A consistent increase indicates strong underlying profitability and effective management of both operations and financial costs.
Detailed definition
Income before income taxes represents the profit generated by the company after all operating and non-operating expenses...
Peer comparison
Standard pre-tax profitability metric used to compare performance across different tax jurisdictions.
Metric ID:
income_before_taxHistorical Data
19 periods
| 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 | $338M | $361M | $133M | $0 | $101M | $155M | $91M | $33M | $95M | $291M | $96M | $110M | $210M | $430M | $151M | $132M | $212M | $367M | $189M |
| QoQ Change | — | +6.8% | -63.2% | -100.0% | — | +53.5% | -41.3% | -63.7% | +187.9% | +206.3% | -67.0% | +14.6% | +90.9% | +104.8% | -64.9% | -12.6% | +60.6% | +73.1% | -48.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -70.1% | -57.1% | -31.6% | — | -5.9% | +87.7% | +5.5% | +233.3% | +121.1% | +47.8% | +57.3% | +20.0% | +1.0% | -14.7% | +25.2% |
Range$0 – $430M
CAGR-12.1%
Avg YoY Growth+30.0%
Median YoY Growth+12.7%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is News Corporation's pre-tax income?
- News Corporation (NWS) reported pre-tax income of $189M in Q1 2026.
- How has News Corporation's pre-tax income changed year-over-year?
- News Corporation's pre-tax income increased by 25.2% year-over-year, from $151M to $189M.
- What is the long-term trend for News Corporation's pre-tax income?
- Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), News Corporation's pre-tax income has grown at a 3.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $832M to $923M.
- What does pre-tax income mean?
- The profit made by the company before paying taxes to the government.