NWS
NASDAQ
US
News Corporation - Class B Common Stock
$28.11
▼ $-0.04
(-0.14%)
Vol 1.4M
10
Quality Score
ok
Deep Check
2/5
ok
Rev ✓
NI ✓
>IPO ✗
Mkt Cap
$15.3B
P/E
13.1
ROE
13.9%
Margin
13.8%
D/E
22.47
Beta
1.01
Div Yield
0.77%
52W
$23–$32
Wall Street Consensus
15 analysts · Apr 20265
Strong Buy
8
Buy
2
Hold
0
Sell
0
Strong Sell
86.7%
Buy Rating
Price Chart
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Earnings
Beat rate: 100.0%| Quarter | EPS Est | EPS Act | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | $0.35 | $0.40 | +$0.05 |
| Sep 2025 | $0.19 | $0.22 | +$0.03 |
| Jun 2025 | $0.19 | $0.19 | +$0.00 |
| Mar 2025 | $0.14 | $0.17 | +$0.03 |
Fundamentals Trend
| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2025-09-02 | 2025-10-02 | 2025-11-03 | 2025-12-03 | 2026-01-02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE (TTM) | 14.1% | 14.1% | 14.1% | 14.1% | 13.9% | 13.9% |
| P/E (TTM) | 14.99 | 15.05 | 14.42 | 13.32 | 12.73 | 13.06 |
| Net Margin | 35.2% | 13.2% | 13.2% | 13.2% | 13.8% | 13.8% |
| Gross Margin | 56.5% | 54.7% | 54.7% | 54.7% | 56.2% | 56.2% |
| D/E Ratio | 22.36 | 22.36 | 22.36 | 22.36 | 22.47 | 22.47 |
| Current Ratio | 1.84 | 1.84 | 1.84 | 1.84 | 1.76 | 1.76 |
Key Ratios
ROA (TTM)
7.4%
P/S (TTM)
1.80
P/B
2.0
EPS (TTM)
$2.06
CF/Share
$1.52
Rev Growth 3Y
-6.6%
52W High
$31.61
52W Low
$23.38
$23.38
52-Week Range
$31.61
How does NWS compare to Media peers?
Peer group: Large-cap Media ($10B+) · 27 companies
NWS valuation vs Media peers
P/E ratio
13.1
▼
57%
below
peers
(30.4)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Undervalued
P/S ratio
1.8
▼
28%
below
peers
(2.5)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Undervalued
P/B ratio
2.0
▼
47%
below
peers
(3.8)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Undervalued
Div yield
0.8%
▼
1%
below
peers
(0.8%)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Low yield
NWS profitability vs Media peers
ROE
13.9%
▲
0%
above
peers
(13.9%)
vs Peers
vs Industry
In line
Net margin
13.8%
▲
14%
above
peers
(12.1%)
vs Peers
vs Industry
In line
Gross margin
56.2%
▲
23%
above
peers
(45.9%)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Below avg
ROA
7.4%
▲
6%
above
peers
(7.0%)
vs Peers
vs Industry
In line
NWS financial health vs Media peers
D/E ratio
22.5
▼
60%
below
peers
(55.7)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Low debt
Current ratio
1.8
▲
32%
above
peers
(1.3)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Below avg
Beta
1.0
▲
8%
above
peers
(0.9)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Less volatile
NWS fundamentals radar
NWS
Peer median
Industry
NWS profitability vs leverage
Bubble size = market cap · X = net margin · Y = D/E ratio
NWS vs peers: key metrics
Latest AI Opinion
Grok
BUY
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