News (NWS) Free Cash Flow (2012 - 2026)

News' (NWS) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at $399.0 million in Q1 2026, down 4.55% year-on-year from $418.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 202.27% quarter-over-quarter from $132.0 million in Q4 2025.

News (NWS) Free Cash Flow (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

News' Free Cash Flow history runs 15 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $399.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Free Cash Flow fell 4.55% year-over-year to $399.0 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $567.0 million, a 6.13% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $571.0 million, up 5.74% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow improved to $399.0 million in Q1 2026 per NWS's latest filing, from $132.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $493.0 million in Q1 2022 and bottomed at -$179.0 million in Q3 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $132.0 million (2025), against an average of $159.4 million.
  • Biggest YoY gain for Free Cash Flow was 250.0% in 2022; the steepest drop was 309.09% in 2022.
  • Year by year, Free Cash Flow stood at $79.0 million in 2022, then surged by 249.37% to $276.0 million in 2023, then tumbled by 38.41% to $170.0 million in 2024, then declined by 22.35% to $132.0 million in 2025, then surged by 202.27% to $399.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest NWS Free Cash Flow figures stand at $399.0 million (Q1 2026), $132.0 million (Q4 2025), and $4.0 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Netflix 286.85 Bn 277.73 Bn 6.52 Bn 1.53 Bn
2 Walt Disney 176.45 Bn 177.38 Bn 10.75 Bn 4.94 Bn
3 Warner Bros. Discovery 71.03 Bn 68.89 Bn 4.25 Bn -476.00 Mn
4 Live Nation Entertainment 40.94 Bn 32.48 Bn 1.31 Bn 2.03 Bn
5 Liberty Media 29.72 Bn 29.06 Bn 298.00 Mn 78.00 Mn
6 Roku 20.90 Bn 18.52 Bn 564.94 Mn 203.76 Mn
7 TKO Group Holdings 20.86 Bn 19.17 Bn 862.52 Mn 674.56 Mn
8 Fox 20.85 Bn 17.36 Bn - 1.77 Bn
9 News 16.48 Bn 15.01 Bn - 399.00 Mn
10 Sirius Xm Holdings 10.04 Bn 9.96 Bn 2.09 Bn 166.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 399.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 399.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 132.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 132.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 4.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 4.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 32.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 32.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 418.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 418.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 170.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 170.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -49.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -49.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 65.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 65.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 378.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 378.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 276.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 276.00 Mn