News (NWS) Debt Ratio (2013 - 2026)

News' (NWS) quarterly Debt Ratio came in at 0.13 in Q1 2026, up 6.91% year-on-year from 0.12 in Q1 2025, and up 0.57% quarter-over-quarter from 0.13 in Q4 2025.

News (NWS) Debt Ratio (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

News' Debt Ratio history runs 12 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.13 for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Debt Ratio rose 6.91% year-over-year to 0.13 in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 0.13, a 6.91% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.13, changed 0.44% from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio rose to 0.13 in Q1 2026 per NWS's latest filing, from 0.13 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Debt Ratio topped out at 0.19 in Q4 2023 and bottomed at 0.12 in Q1 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Debt Ratio is 0.17 (2024), against an average of 0.16.
  • Across the five-year window, Debt Ratio surged 73.93% in 2022 and tumbled 34.51% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Debt Ratio stood at 0.18 in 2022, then gained by 3.77% to 0.19 in 2023, then tumbled by 34.51% to 0.12 in 2024, then advanced by 4.67% to 0.13 in 2025, then rose by 0.57% to 0.13 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest NWS Debt Ratio figures stand at 0.13 (Q1 2026), 0.13 (Q4 2025), and 0.13 (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 Netflix 286.85 Bn 277.73 Bn 6.52 Bn 0.24
2 Walt Disney 176.45 Bn 177.38 Bn 10.75 Bn 0.23
3 Warner Bros. Discovery 71.03 Bn 68.89 Bn 4.25 Bn 0.35
4 Live Nation Entertainment 40.94 Bn 32.48 Bn 1.31 Bn 0.33
5 Liberty Media 29.72 Bn 29.06 Bn 298.00 Mn 0.32
6 Roku 20.90 Bn 18.52 Bn 564.94 Mn -
7 TKO Group Holdings 20.86 Bn 19.17 Bn 862.52 Mn 0.29
8 Fox 20.85 Bn 17.36 Bn - 0.30
9 News 16.48 Bn 15.01 Bn - 0.13
10 Sirius Xm Holdings 10.04 Bn 9.96 Bn 2.09 Bn 0.36

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.13
Dec 31, 2025 0.13
Sep 30, 2025 0.13
Jun 30, 2025 0.13
Mar 31, 2025 0.12
Dec 31, 2024 0.12
Sep 30, 2024 0.17
Jun 30, 2024 0.13
Mar 31, 2024 0.18
Dec 31, 2023 0.19
Sep 30, 2023 0.18
Jun 30, 2023 0.18
Mar 31, 2023 0.18
Dec 31, 2022 0.18
Sep 30, 2022 0.18
Jun 30, 2022 0.18
Mar 31, 2022 0.16
Dec 31, 2021 0.14
Sep 30, 2021 0.14
Jun 30, 2021 0.14