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

News' (NWS) quarterly FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.11 in Q1 2026, up 30.95% year-on-year 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' FCF Payout Ratio history runs 15 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.11 for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, FCF Payout Ratio rose 30.95% year-over-year to 0.11 in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 0.36, a 18.62% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.32, up 1.72% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio retreated to 0.11 in Q1 2026 per NWS's latest filing, from 0.43 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Payout Ratio topped out at 11.75 in Q3 2025 and bottomed at 0.71 in Q3 2024.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.21 (2023), against an average of 0.96.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Payout Ratio plunged 356.63% in 2024 and jumped 1745.0% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.73 in 2022, then sank by 71.87% to 0.21 in 2023, then jumped by 62.35% to 0.34 in 2024, then grew by 28.79% to 0.43 in 2025, then slumped by 73.88% to 0.11 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest NWS FCF Payout Ratio figures stand at 0.11 (Q1 2026), 0.43 (Q4 2025), and 11.75 (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Netflix 286.85 Bn 277.73 Bn 6.52 Bn -
2 Walt Disney 176.45 Bn 177.38 Bn 10.75 Bn -
3 Warner Bros. Discovery 71.03 Bn 68.89 Bn 4.25 Bn -0.27
4 Live Nation Entertainment 40.94 Bn 32.48 Bn 1.31 Bn 0.02
5 Liberty Media 29.72 Bn 29.06 Bn 298.00 Mn -
6 Roku 20.90 Bn 18.52 Bn 564.94 Mn -
7 TKO Group Holdings 20.86 Bn 19.17 Bn 862.52 Mn 0.09
8 Fox 20.85 Bn 17.36 Bn - 0.07
9 News 16.48 Bn 15.01 Bn - 0.11
10 Sirius Xm Holdings 10.04 Bn 9.96 Bn 2.09 Bn 0.55

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