Total Assets
News Corporation Total Assets increased by 0.0% to $15.52B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 6.4%, from $16.58B to $15.52B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Total Assets shows relatively stable performance with a -1.9% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
Growth in total assets generally indicates business expansion, though it must be balanced against the debt used to finance those assets.
Detailed definition
Total assets represent the aggregate value of all current and non-current resources owned or controlled by the company....
Peer comparison
Standard metric across all industries; used to calculate return on assets (ROA) and asset turnover ratios.
total_assetsHistorical 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 | $16.77B | $16.42B | $16.52B | $17.42B | $17.22B | $16.39B | $16.89B | $17.03B | $16.92B | $16.48B | $16.68B | $16.54B | $16.68B | $16.93B | $16.16B | $16.58B | $15.50B | $15.34B | $15.51B | $15.52B |
| QoQ Change | — | -2.1% | +0.6% | +5.4% | -1.1% | -4.8% | +3.1% | +0.8% | -0.7% | -2.6% | +1.3% | -0.8% | +0.8% | +1.5% | -4.5% | +2.6% | -6.5% | -1.0% | +1.1% | +0.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +2.7% | -0.2% | +2.2% | -2.2% | -1.7% | +0.5% | -1.2% | -2.9% | -1.4% | +2.7% | -3.1% | +0.2% | -7.1% | -9.4% | -4.0% | -6.4% |
Business Segments
| Segment | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q3 '26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dow Jones | $4.14B | $4.11B | $4.14B | $4.18B | $4.13B | $4.09B | $4.10B | $4.14B |
| Digital Real Estate Services | $3.02B | $3.09B | $2.98B | $3.04B | $3.20B | $3.19B | $3.38B | $3.41B |
| Book Publishing | $2.65B | $2.82B | $2.83B | $2.74B | $2.77B | $2.81B | $3.00B | $2.83B |
| News Media | $2.02B | $2.12B | $1.96B | $1.98B | $2.10B | $2.02B | $2.10B | $2.13B |
| Other | — | — | — | — | $2.28B | — | — | — |
| Subscription Video Services | — | $2.56B | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total | $16.68B | $16.93B | $16.16B | $16.58B | $15.50B | $15.34B | $15.51B | $15.52B |
Subscription Video Services was previously reported and has since been discontinued or reclassified. Only currently active segments are shown in the chart.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is News Corporation's total assets?
- News Corporation (NWS) reported total assets of $15.52B in Q1 2026.
- How has News Corporation's total assets changed year-over-year?
- News Corporation's total assets decreased by 6.4% year-over-year, from $16.58B to $15.52B.
- What is the long-term trend for News Corporation's total assets?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), News Corporation's total assets has grown at a -1.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $16.77B to $15.50B.
- What does total assets mean?
- The sum of everything the company owns that has economic value.