News (NWS) EBITDA Margin (2012 - 2026)
News' (NWS) quarterly EBITDA Margin came in at 9.79% in Q1 2026, up 138.0% year-on-year from 4.12% in Q1 2025, and down 41.29% quarter-over-quarter from 16.68% in Q4 2025.
News (NWS) EBITDA Margin (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
News' EBITDA Margin history runs 15 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 9.79% for Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, EBITDA Margin rose 138.0% year-over-year to 9.79% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 11.43%, a 81.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 35.62%, up 2691.0% from the prior year.
- EBITDA Margin retreated to 9.79% in Q1 2026 per NWS's latest filing, from 16.68% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, EBITDA Margin topped out at 20.38% in Q4 2024 and bottomed at 3.7% in Q2 2022.
- The 5-year median for EBITDA Margin is 7.87% (2025), against an average of 8.73%.
- Across the five-year window, EBITDA Margin slumped 886 bps in 2022 and surged 665 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
- Year by year, EBITDA Margin stood at 7.18% in 2022, then jumped by 91 bps to 13.72% in 2023, then surged by 48 bps to 20.38% in 2024, then dropped by 18 bps to 16.68% in 2025, then plunged by 41 bps to 9.79% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest NWS EBITDA Margin figures stand at 9.79% (Q1 2026), 16.68% (Q4 2025), and 10.82% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netflix | 286.85 Bn | 277.73 Bn | 6.52 Bn | 33.38% |
| 2 | Walt Disney | 176.45 Bn | 177.38 Bn | 10.75 Bn | -42.23% |
| 3 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 71.03 Bn | 68.89 Bn | 4.25 Bn | -27.76% |
| 4 | Live Nation Entertainment | 40.94 Bn | 32.48 Bn | 1.31 Bn | -9.77% |
| 5 | Liberty Media | 29.72 Bn | 29.06 Bn | 298.00 Mn | 9.00% |
| 6 | Roku | 20.90 Bn | 18.52 Bn | 564.94 Mn | 4.15% |
| 7 | TKO Group Holdings | 20.86 Bn | 19.17 Bn | 862.52 Mn | 21.20% |
| 8 | Fox | 20.85 Bn | 17.36 Bn | - | 8.14% |
| 9 | News | 16.48 Bn | 15.01 Bn | - | 9.79% |
| 10 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 10.04 Bn | 9.96 Bn | 2.09 Bn | 21.71% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 9.79% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 16.68% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 10.82% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 7.87% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 8.41% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 20.38% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 10.73% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 8.75% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.96% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 13.72% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.61% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.42% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.33% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.18% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.21% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.70% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.90% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 14.57% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 14.07% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 1.44% |