Is News Corp Class B (NWS) overvalued or fairly valued?

MarketChacha shows News Corp Class B's valuation in context — a trailing P/E of about 16.9, a forward P/E of about 22.6, a price-to-book of about 2.2 — alongside its revenue and profit growth and whether reported profit converts into operating cash, so you can judge value for yourself. MarketChacha does not issue ratings, price targets, or buy/sell advice.

Does News Corp Class B's reported profit turn into cash?

Over 4 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash. MarketChacha computes this cash-conversion check (2.03×) from reported figures — education, not a rating.

What is News Corp Class B's revenue?

News Corp Class B reported revenue of $9.0B for FY2026, with net profit of $573.0M, per official filings.

What is the share price of News Corp Class B (NWS)?

News Corp Class B last traded at $33.90 (-2.4% on the day), as of 9/4/2026 — a delayed quote shown for education, not investment advice.

News Corp Class B

NWS · NYSE · Communication Services · United States

Snapshot

TickerNWS

ExchangeNYSE

SectorCommunication Services

IndustryEntertainment

CountryUnited States

Employees21,700

HeadquartersNew York, United States

Websitenewscorp.com

Filings tracked25

About News Corp Class B

News Corporation, a media and information services company, creates and distributes authoritative and engaging content, and other products and services for consumers and businesses in the United States, Canada, Europe, Australasia, and internationally. It operates through five segments: Dow Jones, Digital Real Estate Services, Book Publishing, News Media, and Other. The company distributes news, data, and business information under the The Wall Street Journal, Barron's, MarketWatch, Investor's Business Daily, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, Dow Jones Energy, Factiva, and Dow Jones Newswires brands through various media channels, including websites, mobile apps, newspapers, newswires, newsletters, magazines, proprietary databases, live journalism, video, and podcasts. It also provides advertises property and property-related services on its websites and mobile apps, such as realestate.com.au, realcommercial.com.au and Flatmates.com.au, and property portals, as well as residential, commercial, and share property websites; mortgage broking offering and property-related data services to the financial sector; and Realtor.com, RealPRO SelectSM, ConnectionsSM Plus, Listing Toolkit products, RealChoiceTM Selling, and Realtor.com+TM. In addition, the company publishes and distributes consumer books comprising general fiction, nonfiction, and children's and religious publishing through print and digital formats under the Harper, William Morrow, Mariner, HarperCollins Children's Books, Avon, Harlequin and Christian publishers Zondervan and Thomas Nelson; provides news and information under the The Australian, The Weekend Australian, The Daily Telegraph and The Sunday Telegraph, Herald Sun, Sunday Herald Sun, The Courier Mail, The Sunday Mail, The Advertiser, and Sunday Mail names; and operates talkSPORT, a sports radio network. News Corporation was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

Who owns it

Insiders35.2%
Institutions50.0%
Public & other14.8%

518 institutional holders

Ownership breakdown from public market data.

Top holders

SOF Ltd5.42%
Independent Franchise Partners, LLP5.00%
State Street Corporation4.76%
Blackrock Inc.4.21%
Vanguard Capital Management LLC3.45%
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC2.90%
Geode Capital Management, LLC2.20%
Perpetual Ltd.1.39%

Largest institutional holders — last updated 6/30/2026.

Forensic scorecard

Latest ROE of 6.7% is on the low side — the business earns a modest return on shareholder capital.

Cash conversion2.03×

Over 4 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash.

Net margin trend1.9% → 6.3%

Margin has expanded by about 4.5 points — the business is getting more profitable.

Return on equity6.7%

Latest ROE of 6.7% is on the low side — the business earns a modest return on shareholder capital.

Growth qualityrev 4% · PAT 57%

Profit growth is broadly tracking revenue growth — the earnings trend looks operational rather than one-off.

Computed by MarketChacha from reported figures (SEC XBRL). Education, not a rating or recommendation.

What's expected next

Next quarter

Rev $2.5B · EPS 0.47

Est. earnings growth +17.7%

Next fiscal year

Rev $9.7B · EPS 1.51

Est. earnings growth +14.6%

Analyst consensus estimates — not the company's own guidance.

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Financials at a glance

Source: SEC XBRL

Annual

Quarterly · last 8

Revenue (FY2026)

$9.0B

Net margin

6.3%

ROE

6.7%

Revenue CAGR (3y)

+4.1%

Profit CAGR (3y)

+56.7%

EPS (FY2026)

1.03

Net profit (FY2026)

$573.0M

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Financials

Yearly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin	ROE
FY2026	$9.0B	$573.0M	1.03	6.3%	6.7%
FY2025	$8.5B	$1.2B	2.07	14.0%	13.4%
FY2024	$8.3B	$266.0M	0.46	3.2%	3.3%
FY2023	$8.0B	$149.0M	0.26	1.9%	1.8%

Quarterly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin
2026Q1	$2.2B	$89.0M	0.16	4.1%
2025Q4	$2.4B	$193.0M	0.34	8.2%
2025Q3	$2.1B	$112.0M	0.20	5.2%
2025Q2	$2.1B	$743.0M	1.31	35.2%
2025Q1	$2.0B	$103.0M	0.18	5.1%
2024Q4	$2.2B	$215.0M	0.38	9.6%
2024Q3	$2.1B	$119.0M	0.21	5.7%
2024Q2	$2.1B	$50.0M	0.09	2.4%
2024Q1	$2.0B	$30.0M	0.05	1.5%
2023Q4	$2.1B	$156.0M	0.27	7.3%
2023Q3	$2.5B	$30.0M	0.05	1.2%
2023Q1	$2.4B	$50.0M	0.09	2.0%

Figures as reported, in reporting currency. Source: SEC XBRL.

Filings & announcements

2026

8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC8/11/2026material
8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC8/10/2026material
8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC8/7/2026material
10-K filing
SEC8/7/2026
8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC8/6/2026material
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC8/5/2026material
8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC8/5/2026material
8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC8/4/2026material
8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC8/3/2026material
8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC7/31/2026material
8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC7/30/2026material
8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC7/29/2026material
8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC7/28/2026material
8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC7/27/2026material
8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC7/24/2026material
8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC7/23/2026material
8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC7/22/2026material
8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC7/21/2026material
8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC7/20/2026material
8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC7/17/2026material
8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC7/16/2026material
8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC7/15/2026material
8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC7/14/2026material
8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC7/13/2026material
8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC7/10/2026material

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