NWSNews Corp (Class B)

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The financials

News Corp (Class B) by the numbers

News Corp (Class B) (NWS) reported revenue of $2.28B in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Sep 30, 2026), up 6.4% from the same quarter a year earlier. That came with net income of $159M (7.0% of revenue). For the full year FY2026, revenue was $9.03B (+6.8% year on year) and net income $573M. Its largest segment in fiscal Q1 2027 was Dow Jones at $524M, 64% of the disclosed total, well ahead of News And Information Services at 36%.

News Corp (Class B) income statement, Q1 2027 against the same quarter a year earlier
Income statementQ1 2027Q1 2026Change
Revenue$2.28B$2.14B+6.4%
Operating income$1.29B$1.20B+7.5%
Net income$159M$112M+42%
Diluted EPS$0.29$0.20+45%
Revenue by segment, fiscal Q1 2027, as reported to the SEC
OperatingRevenueShare
Dow Jones$524M64%
News And Information Services$297M36%
Digital Real Estate Services$2.0M0.2%

Over its last three fiscal years News Corp (Class B) booked income tax of 30.7% of its pretax profit, 24.7% once deferred tax is taken out, above the 21.3% median for US companies in our tax study.

Business segments

Revenue split by operating segment, from SEC XBRL filings.

Latest period: fiscal Q1 2027Total $823.0M (+0.37%)
Dow Jones grew +6.7% year on yearDigital Real Estate Services 0.00% year on year
What Q1 2027 was made of
Dow Jones64%News And Information Services36%Digital Real Estate Services0%
  • Dow Jones$524.0Mvs last quarter +0.58%vs a year ago +6.7%
  • News And Information Services$297.0Mvs last quarter 0.00%vs a year ago +2.8%
  • Digital Real Estate Services$2.0Mvs last quarter 0.00%vs a year ago 0.00%
  • Other Operating$0.00vs last quarter n/avs a year ago n/a
  • Book Publishing$0.00vs last quarter n/avs a year ago n/a
Segment sum = 36% of reported consolidated revenue (partial disaggregation) · Latest source: 10-Q filed Nov 5, 2026, SEC EDGAR
News Corp (Class B) (NWS) Revenue, Earnings and Segments · Ryufin