News (NWS) Operating Expenses (2012 - 2026)
News (NWS) posted quarterly Operating Expenses of $952.0 million for Q1 2026, up 5.31% year-over-year from $904.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 5.56% quarter-over-quarter from $1.0 billion in Q4 2025.
News (NWS) Operating Expenses (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
News' Operating Expenses history runs 15 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $952.0 million for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 5.31% year-over-year to $952.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $3.8 billion (up 1.89% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $3.7 billion, down 2.05% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at $952.0 million, down from $1.0 billion in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $1.4 billion in Q2 2022, with the low at $58.0 million in Q2 2023.
- The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $963.0 million (2024), against an average of $1.0 billion.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Operating Expenses sank 95.72% in 2023, then soared 1500.0% in 2024.
- News' Operating Expenses stood at $1.3 billion in 2022, then retreated by 25.04% to $970.0 million in 2023, then decreased by 0.72% to $963.0 million in 2024, then rose by 4.67% to $1.0 billion in 2025, then dropped by 5.56% to $952.0 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows NWS's Operating Expenses at $952.0 million in Q1 2026, $1.0 billion in Q4 2025, and $941.0 million in Q3 2025.
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| 8 | News | 18.65 Bn | 16.55 Bn | - | 991.00 Mn |
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 991.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 952.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.01 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 941.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 917.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 904.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 963.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 952.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 928.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 938.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 970.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.27 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 58.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.29 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.29 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.27 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.36 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.25 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.28 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.24 Bn |