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▼ FY 2026 Summary Analysis
Annual report ending Jun 30, 2026Overview and Growth
NEWS CORP generated $9.03B of revenue in fiscal 2026, with net income of $573.00M and an operating cash inflow of $1.24B. The $9.03B revenue base provides substantial context for the company’s earnings, cash generation, and capital requirements. Compared with $8.45B in fiscal 2025, revenue recorded a 6.8% year-over-year increase. On a per-share basis, diluted EPS was $1.03, which connects the reported earnings outcome with the company’s diluted share count. The per-share result recorded a 50.2% decrease from fiscal 2025 diluted EPS of $2.07. Total assets stood at $15.54B, showing the scale of resources supporting revenue, earnings, liquidity, and financing. Revenue equaled 0.58x of total assets, indicating how much reported top-line activity the company produced relative to its period-end asset base.Profitability
The bottom-line result was net income of $573.00M, after the operating, financing, tax, and other items recognized for the period. The final earnings result represented 6.3% of revenue, connecting the absolute net income figure with the company’s top-line scale. Pretax income was $1.05B, isolating the reported earnings outcome before the income-tax provision recognized for the fiscal year. The pretax margin was 11.6%, relating income before taxes directly to revenue. Income tax expense totaled $303.00M, providing the reported tax component that separates pretax and after-tax earnings. Relative to pretax income, the tax provision measured 29.0%, quantifying the portion of pre-tax earnings paid in income tax. Net income equaled 6.2% of period-end equity, showing the earnings generated on shareholders’ book capital. Net income represented 3.7% of period-end assets, placing the company’s bottom-line result against the total resource base employed.Liquidity and Capital Structure
Total assets were $15.54B, supported by $6.31B of liabilities and $9.24B of shareholder equity. Current assets were $4.48B against $2.76B of current liabilities, framing the resources and obligations classified within the near-term balance-sheet horizon. Current assets covered current liabilities by 1.62x, leaving a positive buffer for near-term obligations. Reported cash and equivalents were $2.10B, separating immediately recognizable cash resources from the rest of the current-asset base. Cash and equivalents represented 75.9% of current liabilities, showing the portion of near-term obligations matched by reported cash alone. The company carried $1.99B of total debt at period end, which frames its leverage and debt-service burden. Debt equaled 0.22x of book equity, describing the relative scale of borrowing and shareholder capital. Relative to total assets, debt measured 12.8%, showing how much of the asset base was matched by borrowing. Relative to total assets, liabilities measured 40.6%, complementing the separate equity-based view of the company’s capital structure. Measured against total assets, cash and equivalents represented 13.5%, a balance-sheet composition measure rather than a liquidity forecast. Total assets were 0.3% higher than fiscal 2025 assets of $15.50B, measuring the company’s own balance-sheet change. Reported equity changed 1.6% from $9.39B in fiscal 2025, placing the current capital base lower year over year.Cash Flow and Earnings Quality
Cash flow from operations was $1.24B, a reported cash inflow that can be compared directly with net income and capital spending. The operating-cash-flow-to-net-income relationship was 2.16x, comparing cash generated by operations with the bottom-line earnings result. The cash-flow statement records $426.00M of capital expenditures, the investment amount considered after operating cash generation. Capital spending absorbed 34.4% of operating cash flow, quantifying the share of cash from operations directed to investment. Free cash flow came to $811.00M, leaving a positive amount after capital expenditures. Free cash flow represented 9.0% of revenue, linking post-investment cash generation with the company’s operating scale. Measured against total assets, free cash flow represented 5.2%, showing the cash productivity of the company’s assets.
Based on the annual report for the fiscal year ending Jun 30, 2026.
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