News Corp Class A
Combines Dow Jones, property marketplaces, HarperCollins and English-language news publishing.
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Profile
Combines Dow Jones business information, REA Group and Realtor.com property marketplaces, HarperCollins publishing, and news brands in the US, Australia and UK. Revenue spans subscriptions, professional data, advertising, property listings, licensing and book sales; Class A shares generally carry no voting rights.
Combines business intelligence, digital property marketplaces, book publishing and news media. Dow Jones sells consumer subscriptions and professional information through The Wall Street Journal, Barron's, Risk & Compliance, Dow Jones Energy, Factiva and Newswires. REA Group and Move operate realestate.com.au and Realtor.com, while HarperCollins publishes print, digital and audiobooks. News Media includes News Corp Australia, News UK and the New York Post.
Operates mainly in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom, with products distributed worldwide. Builds recurring revenue through consumer and enterprise subscriptions, alongside advertising, property-listing services, content licensing, circulation and book sales.
Performance depends on retaining paid audiences and enterprise clients, housing-market activity, advertising demand, publishing rights and access to digital platforms. Class A shares generally carry no voting rights, while Class B shares govern ordinary matters.
Company facts
Key statistics
Year to date +18.2% · Average volume (30d) 3.7M
Analysts
Ratings
Target range
Latest analyst notes
| Date | Firm | Action | Prior rating | Rating | Prior target | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2026 | Morgan Stanley | Reiterate | Overweight | $34 | $35 | |
| May 11, 2026 | Macquarie | Upgrade | Neutral | Outperform | ||
| May 10, 2026 | Macquarie | Target | $29.40 | |||
| May 10, 2026 | Morgan Stanley | Target | $32.40 | $34 | ||
| Feb 6, 2026 | Morgan Stanley | Target | $32.40 |
Earnings
EPS
Revenue
History
| Report date | EPS est | EPS | Surprise | Revenue est | Revenue | Surprise | Next session |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2026Q4 FY26 | $0.21 | $0.35 | +66.7% | $2.25B | $2.34B | +4.1% | +2.10% |
| May 7, 2026Q3 FY26 | $0.16 | $0.21 | +31.2% | $2.11B | $2.19B | +3.4% | −0.07% |
| Feb 5, 2026Q2 FY26 | $0.33 | $0.40 | +21.2% | $2.30B | $2.36B | +2.6% | −7.06% |
| Nov 6, 2025Q1 FY26 | $0.18 | $0.22 | +22.2% | $2.29B | $2.14B | −6.4% | +6.54% |
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 | $2.01B | $2.11B | $1.09B | $1.24B | $1.11B | $1.71B | |
| Operating income | $176.0M | $202.0M | $224.0M | $403.0M | $219.0M | $183.0M | |
| Net income | $103.0M | $743.0M | $112.0M | $193.0M | $89.0M | $179.0M | |
| Diluted EPS | $0.18 | $1.30 | $0.20 | $0.34 | $0.16 | $0.33 | |
| Gross margin | 100.0% | 100.0% | 50.7% | 52.3% | 50.8% | 73.0% | |
| Operating margin | 8.8% | 9.6% | 10.4% | 17.1% | 10.0% | 7.8% |
Fiscal years (4-quarter sums)FY22 $10.39B · FY23 $9.88B · FY24 $9.21B · 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 561.33M · Float 545.73M
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Franchise Partners LLP | 32.07M | 5.71% | 13F | Aug 13, 2026 |
| BlackRock, Inc. | 31.06M | 5.53% | 13F | Aug 7, 2026 |
| State Street Corp | 30.26M | 5.39% | 13F | Aug 7, 2026 |
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 25.71M | 4.58% | 13F | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Ssga Funds Management, Inc. | 18.87M | 5.00% of class | 13G | Nov 10, 2025 |
Insider tradesForm 4
Nothing filed in the last 12 months.
View detailsPeers
- Zillow Group Class A
Residential marketplace rival to Realtor.com
- CoStar Group
Real-estate portal and property-data rival to Move and REA
- S&P Global
Market-intelligence and commodity-data rival to Dow Jones
- New York Times
Digital news subscription and advertising peer
- Thomson Reuters
Newswire and professional-data rival to Dow Jones
- RELX (ADR)
Risk, legal, and chemical-data overlap with Dow Jones
- Scholastic
Children's and trade-book publishing peer
CompareAfter-hours close
| Company | Price | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| News Corp Class A | $30.65 | −1.00% | $17.38B | 30.1 | 23.0 | 2.1 | +10.8% |
| Zillow Group Class A | $36.87 | +0.72% | $8.80B | 165.7 | 14.3 | 3.1 | +17.9% |
| CoStar Group | $32.43 | +0.68% | $13.06B | 175.5 | 20.9 | 3.7 | +18.4% |
| S&P Global | $442.90 | +0.00% | $130.56B | 27.0 | 23.4 | 8.1 | −2.1% |
| New York Times | $68.16 | +0.01% | $11.07B | 28.4 | 22.8 | 3.7 | +11.2% |
| Thomson Reuters | $106.23 | −0.03% | $46.37B | 28.4 | 22.2 | 5.9 | +7.0% |
| RELX (ADR) | $36.54 | 0.00% | $63.79B | 21.3 | — | 4.8 | +0.4% |
| Scholastic | $38.63 | −0.85% | $734.9M | 16.6 | 22.6 | 0.5 | −6.3% |
| Median | 28.4 | 22.4 | 3.7 | +7.0% |