News (NWS) Free Cash Flow (2012 - 2026)
News posted quarterly Free Cash Flow of $399.0 million for Q1 2026, down 4.55% year-on-year from $418.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 202.27% on a QoQ basis from $132.0 million in Q4 2025.
News (NWS) has 15 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at $399.0 million in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow fell 4.55% year-over-year to $399.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $567.0 million (down 6.13% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $571.0 million, up 5.74% from the prior year.
- Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 stood at $399.0 million, up 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.
- Peak annual rise in Free Cash Flow reached 250.0% in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 309.09% in 2022.
- A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it 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.
- The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $399.0 million (Q1 2026), $132.0 million (Q4 2025), and $4.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Free Cash Flow (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netflix | 362.63 Bn | 350.34 Bn | 11.41 Bn | 5.09 Bn |
| 2 | Walt Disney | 181.67 Bn | 188.27 Bn | 23.68 Bn | 4.94 Bn |
| 3 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 67.91 Bn | 65.77 Bn | 4.25 Bn | -476.00 Mn |
| 4 | Live Nation Entertainment | 39.56 Bn | 31.10 Bn | 1.31 Bn | 2.03 Bn |
| 5 | Fox | 26.01 Bn | 22.51 Bn | - | 1.77 Bn |
| 6 | Liberty Media | 21.20 Bn | 21.87 Bn | 298.00 Mn | 337.00 Mn |
| 7 | Roku | 19.03 Bn | 16.65 Bn | 564.94 Mn | 198.76 Mn |
| 8 | News | 16.98 Bn | 15.50 Bn | - | 399.00 Mn |
| 9 | TKO Group Holdings | 16.11 Bn | 14.42 Bn | 862.52 Mn | 674.56 Mn |
| 10 | Paramount Skydance | 12.11 Bn | 10.03 Bn | - | 217.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -179.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -179.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 110.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 110.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 376.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 376.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 79.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 79.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -135.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -135.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 140.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 140.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 493.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 493.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 255.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 255.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -33.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -33.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 40.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 40.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 497.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 497.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 248.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 248.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 62.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 62.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 215.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 215.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 172.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 172.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 45.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 45.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | -90.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | -90.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 112.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 112.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 150.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 150.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 114.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 114.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | -20.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | -20.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 128.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 128.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 189.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 189.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 142.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 142.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | -66.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | -66.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 192.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 192.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 155.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 155.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 213.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 213.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | -317.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | -317.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 213.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 213.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 183.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 183.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 148.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 148.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 78.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 78.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 72.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 72.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 214.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 214.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 268.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 268.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 126.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 126.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 112.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 112.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 299.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 299.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 268.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 268.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2013 | -8.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2013 | -8.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | -24.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | -24.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 329.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 329.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 15.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 15.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2012 | -151.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2012 | -151.00 Mn |