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As of: Sep 8, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

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

News (NWS) posted FCF Payout Ratio of 0.2 for Q2 2026, up 76.69% on a QoQ basis from 0.11 in Q1 2026, and down 88.81% year-over-year from 1.78 in Q2 2025.

Analysis

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

News has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 15 years, with the latest figure at 0.2 in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, FCF Payout Ratio fell 88.81% year-over-year to 0.2 in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 0.25, a 22.36% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 0.25, down 22.36% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio was 0.2 for Q2 2026 at News, up from 0.11 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.
  • Average FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years is 0.92, with a median of 0.2 recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: FCF Payout Ratio tumbled 356.63% in 2024, then soared 1745.0% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.73 in 2022, then slumped by 71.87% to 0.21 in 2023, then surged by 62.35% to 0.34 in 2024, then increased by 28.79% to 0.43 in 2025, then plunged by 53.85% to 0.2 in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.2 (Q2 2026), 0.11 (Q1 2026), and 0.43 (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 News 18.55 Bn 16.46 Bn - 0.20
2 New York Times 10.97 Bn 10.31 Bn 394.61 Mn 0.20
3 36Kr Holdings 3.28 Bn 3.26 Bn - -
4 John Wiley & Sons 2.47 Bn 2.36 Bn 285.49 Mn -
5 McGraw Hill 2.44 Bn 2.24 Bn 439.20 Mn -
6 Ziff Davis 2.03 Bn 421.42 Mn 241.03 Mn -
7 Usa Today 942.79 Mn 856.13 Mn 208.25 Mn -
8 Daily Journal 867.79 Mn 430.70 Mn 26.82 Mn -
9 Scholastic 863.63 Mn 728.73 Mn 285.70 Mn 0.06
10 Ennis 542.01 Mn 492.93 Mn 31.08 Mn 0.31
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 0.20
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