Retained Earnings
News Corporation Retained Earnings increased by 11.2% to -$452.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 69.5%, from -$1.48B to -$452.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Retained Earnings shows an upward trend with a -28.8% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
A consistent increase signals strong historical profitability and internal growth, while a decrease may indicate losses or significant dividend payouts.
Detailed definition
The cumulative net income of the company that has been reinvested into the business rather than distributed to sharehold...
Peer comparison
Generally grows over time for mature, profitable companies; negative values indicate historical cumulative losses.
retained_earningsHistorical Data
| 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 | -$2.91B | -$2.72B | -$2.48B | -$2.40B | -$2.29B | -$2.25B | -$2.19B | -$2.14B | -$2.14B | -$2.11B | -$1.96B | -$1.93B | -$1.89B | -$1.78B | -$1.57B | -$1.48B | -$747.00M | -$664.00M | -$509.00M | -$452.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +6.7% | +8.6% | +3.2% | +4.6% | +1.7% | +3.0% | +2.3% | -0.4% | +1.4% | +7.4% | +1.3% | +2.3% | +5.8% | +11.5% | +5.9% | +49.6% | +11.1% | +23.3% | +11.2% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +21.2% | +17.0% | +11.9% | +11.1% | +6.5% | +6.2% | +10.4% | +9.5% | +11.9% | +15.8% | +19.6% | +23.4% | +60.5% | +62.7% | +67.7% | +69.5% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is News Corporation's retained earnings?
- News Corporation (NWS) reported retained earnings of -$452.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has News Corporation's retained earnings changed year-over-year?
- News Corporation's retained earnings increased by 69.5% year-over-year, from -$1.48B to -$452.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for News Corporation's retained earnings?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), News Corporation's retained earnings has grown at a -28.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$2.91B to -$747.00M.
- What does retained earnings mean?
- Total profits earned by the company since inception that have been kept in the business.