News (NWS) Interest Coverage Ratio (2013 - 2026)

News' (NWS) quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio came in at 8.56 in Q1 2026, down 8.83% year-on-year from 9.39 in Q1 2025, and down 41.34% quarter-over-quarter from 14.59 in Q4 2025.

News (NWS) Interest Coverage Ratio (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

News' Interest Coverage Ratio history runs 14 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 8.56 for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Interest Coverage Ratio fell 8.83% year-over-year to 8.56 in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 9.49, a 21.27% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 1.44, down 73.12% from the prior year.
  • Interest Coverage Ratio declined to 8.56 in Q1 2026 per NWS's latest filing, from 14.59 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Interest Coverage Ratio topped out at 146.5 in Q4 2023 and bottomed at 3.12 in Q2 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Interest Coverage Ratio is 8.56 (2026), against an average of 17.44.
  • Biggest YoY gain for Interest Coverage Ratio was 2004.42% in 2023; the steepest drop was 475.63% in 2023.
  • Year by year, Interest Coverage Ratio stood at 6.96 in 2022, then jumped by 2004.42% to 146.5 in 2023, then sank by 88.03% to 17.54 in 2024, then slipped by 16.8% to 14.59 in 2025, then plunged by 41.34% to 8.56 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest NWS Interest Coverage Ratio figures stand at 8.56 (Q1 2026), 14.59 (Q4 2025), and 11.6 (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Cover (Qtr)
1 Netflix 286.85 Bn 277.73 Bn 6.52 Bn 23.86
2 Walt Disney 176.45 Bn 177.38 Bn 10.75 Bn -22.47
3 Warner Bros. Discovery 71.03 Bn 68.89 Bn 4.25 Bn -4.25
4 Live Nation Entertainment 40.94 Bn 32.48 Bn 1.31 Bn -4.09
5 Liberty Media 29.72 Bn 29.06 Bn 298.00 Mn 0.52
6 Roku 20.90 Bn 18.52 Bn 564.94 Mn 1.92
7 TKO Group Holdings 20.86 Bn 19.17 Bn 862.52 Mn 5.36
8 Fox 20.85 Bn 17.36 Bn - 3.65
9 News 16.48 Bn 15.01 Bn - 8.56
10 Sirius Xm Holdings 10.04 Bn 9.96 Bn 2.09 Bn 2.21

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 8.56
Dec 31, 2025 14.59
Sep 30, 2025 11.60
Jun 30, 2025 4.88
Mar 31, 2025 9.39
Dec 31, 2024 17.54
Sep 30, 2024 15.00
Jun 30, 2024 2.51
Mar 31, 2024 33.00
Dec 31, 2023 146.50
Sep 30, 2023 6.00
Jun 30, 2023 -3.13
Mar 31, 2023 7.07
Dec 31, 2022 6.96
Sep 30, 2022 4.61
Jun 30, 2022 0.83
Mar 31, 2022 10.50
Dec 31, 2021 11.31
Sep 30, 2021 25.14
Jun 30, 2021 0.25