News (NWS) FCF Payout Ratio (2012 - 2026)

News (NWS) reported FCF Payout Ratio of 0.11 for Q1 2026, up 30.95% on a YoY basis from 0.09 in Q1 2025, and down 73.88% quarter-over-quarter from 0.43 in Q4 2025.

News (NWS) FCF Payout Ratio (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

News has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 15 years, with the latest figure at 0.11 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio rose 30.95% year-over-year to 0.11; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.36 (up 18.62% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.32, up 1.72% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 0.11, down from 0.43 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Payout Ratio was 11.75 in Q3 2025, with the low at 0.71 in Q3 2024.
  • Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 0.96 across 5 years, with a median of 0.21 in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — FCF Payout Ratio plunged 356.63% — and 2025, when it surged 1745.0%.
  • News' FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.73 in 2022, then slumped by 71.87% to 0.21 in 2023, then soared by 62.35% to 0.34 in 2024, then climbed by 28.79% to 0.43 in 2025, then tumbled by 73.88% to 0.11 in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.11 (Q1 2026), 0.43 (Q4 2025), and 11.75 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Netflix 327.69 Bn 315.40 Bn 11.41 Bn -
2 Walt Disney 184.70 Bn 191.31 Bn 23.68 Bn -
3 Warner Bros. Discovery 65.23 Bn 63.09 Bn 4.25 Bn -0.27
4 Brera Holdings 53.07 Bn 53.07 Bn - -
5 Live Nation Entertainment 39.71 Bn 31.25 Bn 1.31 Bn 0.02
6 Liberty Media 21.13 Bn 21.80 Bn 298.00 Mn -
7 Fox 20.41 Bn 16.92 Bn - 0.03
8 Roku 20.39 Bn 18.01 Bn 564.94 Mn -
9 News 15.92 Bn 14.45 Bn - 0.11
10 TKO Group Holdings 15.40 Bn 13.70 Bn 862.52 Mn 0.13

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.11
Dec 31, 2025 0.43
Sep 30, 2025 11.75
Jun 30, 2025 1.78
Mar 31, 2025 0.09
Dec 31, 2024 0.34
Sep 30, 2024 -0.71
Jun 30, 2024 0.88
Mar 31, 2024 0.08
Dec 31, 2023 0.21
Sep 30, 2023 -0.16
Jun 30, 2023 0.53
Mar 31, 2023 0.07
Dec 31, 2022 0.73
Sep 30, 2022 -0.23
Jun 30, 2022 0.44
Mar 31, 2022 0.06
Dec 31, 2021 0.23
Sep 30, 2021 -0.82
Jun 30, 2021 1.48