Book Publishing — Operating Costs and Expenses
News Corporation Book Publishing — Operating Costs and Expenses decreased by 15.3% to $366M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 4.9%, from $349M to $366M. Over 2 years (FY 2023 to FY 2025), Book Publishing — Operating Costs and Expenses shows relatively stable performance with a -0.6% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
A decrease relative to revenue indicates improved operational efficiency, while an increase may signal rising production costs or aggressive investment in new titles.
Detailed definition
This metric captures the total direct costs and operational expenditures required to produce, distribute, and market boo...
Peer comparison
Standard operating expense metric used to evaluate cost structures across the publishing industry.
nws_segment_book_publishing_operating_costs_and_expensesHistorical Data
| 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 | $367.25M | $367.25M | $367.25M | $367.25M | $360.25M | $360.25M | $360.25M | $360.25M | $365M | $390M | $349M | $346M | $354M | $432M | $366M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -1.9% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +1.3% | +6.8% | -10.5% | -0.9% | +2.3% | +22.0% | -15.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -1.9% | -1.9% | -1.9% | -1.9% | +1.3% | +8.3% | -3.1% | -4.0% | -3.0% | +10.8% | +4.9% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is News Corporation's book publishing — operating costs and expenses?
- News Corporation (NWSA) reported book publishing — operating costs and expenses of $366M in Q1 2026.
- How has News Corporation's book publishing — operating costs and expenses changed year-over-year?
- News Corporation's book publishing — operating costs and expenses increased by 4.9% year-over-year, from $349M to $366M.
- What is the long-term trend for News Corporation's book publishing — operating costs and expenses?
- Over 2 years (2023 to 2025), News Corporation's book publishing — operating costs and expenses has grown at a -0.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.47B to $1.45B.
- What does book publishing — operating costs and expenses mean?
- The total cost of running the daily operations of the book publishing business.