News Corporation Dow Jones — Total Capital expenditures increased by 13.0% to $26.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 13.3%, from $30.00M to $26.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Dow Jones — Total Capital expenditures shows an upward trend with a 20.3% CAGR.
Higher spending suggests investment in future growth and modernization, while lower spending may indicate a focus on cash preservation or a mature asset base.
This metric tracks the cash outflows used by the Dow Jones segment to acquire, upgrade, and maintain physical assets and...
Comparable to CapEx in other digital-first media and information services companies.
nws_segment_dow_jones_total_capital_expenditures| 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 | $15.50M | $19.25M | $19.25M | $19.25M | $19.25M | $22.75M | $22.75M | $22.75M | $22.75M | $25.00M | $25.00M | $25.00M | $25.00M | $16.00M | $22.00M | $30.00M | $62.00M | $15.00M | $23.00M | $26.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +24.2% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +18.2% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +9.9% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -36.0% | +37.5% | +36.4% | +106.7% | -75.8% | +53.3% | +13.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +24.2% | +18.2% | +18.2% | +18.2% | +18.2% | +9.9% | +9.9% | +9.9% | +9.9% | -36.0% | -12.0% | +20.0% | +148.0% | -6.3% | +4.5% | -13.3% |