News Corp Class B
Runs Dow Jones, Realtor.com, REA Group, HarperCollins, and regional news brands.
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Profile
Sells business information, journalism, property listings, and books through Dow Jones, REA Group, Realtor.com, HarperCollins, and regional news brands. Revenue spans subscriptions, licensing, listings, book sales, referrals, and advertising, with operations concentrated in the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom.
Combines Dow Jones, digital property marketplaces, HarperCollins book publishing, and news media across the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom. Dow Jones pairs consumer journalism from The Wall Street Journal and Barron’s with professional products spanning Factiva, risk-and-compliance tools, and energy data.
Monetizes content and marketplace audiences through subscriptions, licensing, advertising, property listings, referrals, book sales, and distribution. Property operations center on majority-owned REA Group and Move, operator of Realtor.com; news media centers on News Corp Australia, News UK, and the New York Post. Results depend on advertising demand, property activity, book release timing, licensed rights, print distribution, and press, broadcasting, privacy, and commodity-benchmark regulation; the Other segment also carries U.K. newspaper-matter costs.
Company facts
Key statistics
Year to date +17.0% · Average volume (30d) 1.1M
Analysts
No analyst consensus on record.
Earnings
EPS
Revenue
History
| Report date | EPS est | EPS | Surprise | Revenue est | Revenue | Surprise | Next session |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2026Q4 FY26 | $0.23 | $0.35 | +50.7% | $2.25B | $2.34B | +4.0% | +2.23% |
| May 7, 2026Q3 FY26 | $0.14 | $0.21 | +50.0% | $2.12B | $2.19B | +3.2% | +1.49% |
| Feb 5, 2026Q2 FY26 | $0.25 | $0.40 | +60.0% | $2.31B | $2.36B | +2.4% | −6.35% |
| Nov 6, 2025Q1 FY26 | $0.19 | $0.22 | +13.5% | $2.11B | $2.14B | +1.6% | +6.36% |
Financial highlights
| 12 quarters | Q3 FY25 | Q4 FY25 | Q1 FY26 | Q2 FY26 | Q3 FY26 | Q4 FY26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $2.01B | $2.11B | $2.14B | $2.36B | $2.19B | $2.34B | |
| Gross profit | $1.11B | $1.23B | $1.09B | $1.24B | $1.11B | $1.71B | |
| Operating income | $294.0M | $312.0M | $224.0M | $403.0M | $219.0M | $183.0M | |
| Net income | $103.0M | $27.0M | $112.0M | $193.0M | $89.0M | $179.0M | |
| Diluted EPS | $0.18 | $0.05 | $0.20 | $0.34 | $0.16 | $0.33 | |
| Gross margin | 55.0% | 58.1% | 50.7% | 52.3% | 50.8% | 73.0% | |
| Operating margin | 14.6% | 14.8% | 10.4% | 17.1% | 10.0% | 7.8% |
Fiscal years (4-quarter sums)FY22 $10.39B · FY23 $9.88B · FY24 $8.25B · FY25 $8.45B · FY26 $9.03B
Revenue by product · Q4 FY26
Revenue by geography · FY26
Balance sheet, Jun 30, 2026Cash & short-term investments $2.10B · Total debt $2.92B · Total assets $15.54B · Shareholders' equity $8.53B
Dividends
Raised for 9 straight years. To collect a payout, hold shares through the close before the ex-date.
History
| Ex-date | Record | Paid | Amount | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 2026 | Mar 11 | Apr 8 | $0.10 | |
| Sep 10, 2025 | Sep 10 | Oct 8 | $0.10 | |
| Mar 12, 2025 | Mar 12 | Apr 9 | $0.10 | |
| Sep 11, 2024 | Sep 11 | Oct 9 | $0.10 | |
| Mar 12, 2024 | Mar 13 | Apr 10 | $0.10 | |
| Sep 12, 2023 | Sep 13 | Oct 11 | $0.10 | |
| Mar 14, 2023 | Mar 15 | Apr 12 | $0.10 | |
| Sep 13, 2022 | Sep 14 | Oct 12 | $0.10 |
Ownership
Shares outstanding 547.40M · Float 294.57M
This issuer lists more than one class and the share count spans them all, so a stake here reads as a share of the whole company, not of this class.
Top shareholders13F · 13D/G · Form 4
| Holder | Shares | % of company | Form | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lachlan K. Murdoch · director | 62.60M | 11.44% | Form 4 | Jul 2, 2026 |
| LGC Holdco, LLC · 10 percent owner | 62.60M | 11.44% | Form 4 | Sep 12, 2025 |
| Ssga Funds Management, Inc. | 18.87M | 5.00% of class | 13G | Nov 10, 2025 |
| Sof Ltd | 9.78M | 1.79% | 13F | Aug 14, 2026 |
| Independent Franchise Partners LLP | 9.02M | 1.65% | 13F | Aug 13, 2026 |
Insider tradesForm 4
| Date | Insider | Role | Shares | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 2026 | Lavanya Chandrashekar | officer: Chief Financial Officer | −17,785 | $28.67 |
| Aug 17, 2026 | David B. Pitofsky | officer: General Counsel | −51,423 | $28.76 |
| Aug 17, 2026 | Ruth Allen | officer: Chief Human Resources Officer | −21,521 | $28.99 |
| Aug 17, 2026 | Julian Delany | officer: Chief Technology Officer | −1,747 | $28.72 |
| Aug 17, 2026 | Marygrace DeGrazio | officer: Chief Accounting Officer | −18,303 | $28.76 |
Peers
- Thomson Reuters
Reuters news and pro workflows against Dow Jones
- Zillow Group Class C
U.S. home-search portals against Realtor.com
- New York Times
Premium digital news subscriptions against WSJ and The Times
- CoStar Group
Homes.com and Apartments.com against Realtor.com
- Scholastic
Children's books and school channels against HarperCollins
- RELX (ADR)
Risk, legal, and ICIS data against Dow Jones
- S&P Global
Market and commodity data against Dow Jones
CompareAfter-hours close
| Company | Price | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| News Corp Class B | $34.73 | −0.32% | $19.08B | 33.8 | 25.8 | 2.1 | +10.8% |
| Thomson Reuters | $106.23 | −0.03% | $46.37B | 28.4 | 22.2 | 5.9 | +7.0% |
| Zillow Group Class C | $35.50 | −0.43% | $8.57B | 161.4 | 13.9 | 3.1 | +17.9% |
| New York Times | $68.16 | +0.01% | $11.07B | 28.4 | 22.8 | 3.7 | +11.2% |
| CoStar Group | $32.43 | +0.68% | $13.06B | 175.5 | 20.9 | 3.7 | +18.4% |
| Scholastic | $38.63 | −0.85% | $734.9M | 16.6 | 22.6 | 0.5 | −6.3% |
| RELX (ADR) | $36.54 | 0.00% | $63.79B | 21.3 | — | 4.8 | +0.4% |
| S&P Global | $442.90 | +0.00% | $130.56B | 27.0 | 23.4 | 8.1 | −2.1% |
| Median | 28.4 | 22.4 | 3.7 | +7.0% |