News (NWS) FCF Margin (2012 - 2026)

News' (NWS) quarterly FCF Margin came in at 18.26% in Q1 2026, down 255.0% year-on-year from 11.78% in Q1 2025, and up 226.76% quarter-over-quarter from 5.59% in Q4 2025.

News (NWS) FCF Margin (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

News' FCF Margin history runs 15 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 18.26% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, FCF Margin fell 255.0% year-over-year to 18.26% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 6.44%, a 72.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 6.76%, up 21.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin advanced to 18.26% in Q1 2026 per NWS's latest filing, from 5.59% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Margin topped out at 20.81% in Q1 2025 and bottomed at 8.81% in Q3 2023.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Margin is 5.59% (2025), against an average of 7.96%.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Margin jumped 1420 bps in 2023 and tumbled 1633 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, FCF Margin stood at 3.13% in 2022, then soared by 313 bps to 12.93% in 2023, then tumbled by 41 bps to 7.6% in 2024, then decreased by 26 bps to 5.59% in 2025, then jumped by 227 bps to 18.26% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest NWS FCF Margin figures stand at 18.26% (Q1 2026), 5.59% (Q4 2025), and 0.19% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Netflix 286.85 Bn 277.73 Bn 6.52 Bn 12.14%
2 Walt Disney 176.45 Bn 177.38 Bn 10.75 Bn 19.63%
3 Warner Bros. Discovery 71.03 Bn 68.89 Bn 4.25 Bn -5.35%
4 Live Nation Entertainment 40.94 Bn 32.48 Bn 1.31 Bn 53.52%
5 Liberty Media 29.72 Bn 29.06 Bn 298.00 Mn 10.97%
6 Roku 20.90 Bn 18.52 Bn 564.94 Mn 16.32%
7 TKO Group Holdings 20.86 Bn 19.17 Bn 862.52 Mn 42.24%
8 Fox 20.85 Bn 17.36 Bn - 44.24%
9 News 16.48 Bn 15.01 Bn - 18.26%
10 Sirius Xm Holdings 10.04 Bn 9.96 Bn 2.09 Bn 7.94%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 18.26%
Dec 31, 2025 5.59%
Sep 30, 2025 0.19%
Jun 30, 2025 1.52%
Mar 31, 2025 20.81%
Dec 31, 2024 7.60%
Sep 30, 2024 -2.34%
Jun 30, 2024 3.11%
Mar 31, 2024 18.96%
Dec 31, 2023 12.93%
Sep 30, 2023 -8.81%
Jun 30, 2023 19.43%
Mar 31, 2023 15.37%
Dec 31, 2022 3.13%
Sep 30, 2022 -5.45%
Jun 30, 2022 5.24%
Mar 31, 2022 19.78%
Dec 31, 2021 9.39%
Sep 30, 2021 -1.32%
Jun 30, 2021 1.61%