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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |