News Corp. (NWS) stock price, quote and key numbers
Updated 28 September 2026, 09:52 ET
News Corp. (NWS) closed at $31.75 on 25 September 2026, up 0.6%. That leaves it down 2.8% over a week, down 9.9% over a month and down 5.5% over a year. That is 61% of the way up its 52 week range of $25.49 to $35.76.
The price
Changes compare dividend and split adjusted closes over trading sessions, so the one year figure is the last close against the close 252 sessions earlier. The 52 week range uses the daily highs and lows of the same window. Read the guide: How to read a stock quote.
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Trend and range
NWS trades below its 50 day average of $32.94 but above its 200 day average of $30.12: the long trend is up, the recent one is not. The 50 day average sits above the 200 day average. Its beta against the S&P 500 over the last year is 0.34, a stock that barely follows the market. It is 11.2% below its 52 week high and 24.6% above its 52 week low.
Moving averages smooth the closes of the last 50 and 200 sessions; being above or below them describes the trend, it does not predict it. Beta is how much the stock moved for each move in the S&P 500 over the year. Read the guide: Moving averages, the 52 week range and beta.
What analysts say
No analyst action on NWS in the last 90 days; the most recent is from 26 July 2017.
| Date | Firm | Action | Price target |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jul 2017 | Citigroup | Upgrades to Buy from Neutral | |
| 27 Oct 2016 | B of A Securities | Downgrades to Underperform from Neutral | |
| 6 Nov 2014 | Jefferies | Maintains Buy | $22.00 to $21.00 |
| 12 Nov 2012 | Shaw Stockbroking | Upgrades to Buy from Hold | $26.50 |
A target is one firm's guess at the price a year out, and the average runs optimistic. The useful reading is the mood: high targets and a wall of buys mean high expectations. Read the guide: What analyst ratings and price targets tell you.
Earnings
The next report is on the calendar for 5 November 2026 for Q1 2027, with earnings per share expected at $0.26. The last report, on 5 August 2026 for Q4 2026, showed EPS of $0.35 against $0.22 expected, a beat of 59.1%, on revenue of $2.3 billion. News Corp. beat the EPS estimate in 7 of its last 7 reported quarters.
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The numbers
Over the trailing twelve months News Corp. shows revenue growth of 6.81%, a gross margin of N.A., an operating margin of N.A. and a return on equity of 8.59%.
| Measure | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth, TTM | 6.8% | 53rd |
| Net income growth, TTM | -44.6% | 18th |
| Free cash flow margin | 9.0% | 63rd |
| Return on equity | 8.6% | 62nd |
| Return on assets | 4.8% | 79th |
| Debt to equity | 0.23 | 51st |
| Current ratio | 1.62 | 62nd |
| Effective tax rate | 29.0% | 88th |
The percentile ranks the company against every US company the data covers; a high percentile means most companies score lower.
Margins say how much of each dollar of sales becomes profit, returns say how hard the balance sheet works, and debt to equity says how much of it is borrowed. The valuation ratios, price to earnings and the rest, are in the app on the stock page. Read the guide: The valuation ratios on a stock page.
About News Corp.
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- Sector
- Communication Services
- Industry
- Printing And Publishing
- Headquarters
- New York, New York
- Chief executive
- Robert J. Thomson
- Employees
- 25,500
- Website
- newscorp.com
News Corporation focuses on creating and distributing content for consumers and businesses. It operates in six segments: Digital Real Estate Services, Subscription Video Services, Dow Jones, Book Publishing, News Media, and Other. The company distributes content and data products through various media channels, such as newspapers, newswires, websites, applications for mobile devices, tablets and e-book readers.
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Learn
- How to read a stock quote
- Reading a price chart from one day to one year
- Moving averages, the 52 week range and beta
- What analyst ratings and price targets tell you
- The valuation ratios on a stock page
- Price alerts, targets and percent moves
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