News NWS
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$33.35 -0.56 (-1.64%)
As of: Sep 8, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

News (NWS) Payout Ratio (2012 - 2026)

News (NWS) posted Payout Ratio of 0.24 for Q2 2026, down 35.7% on a QoQ basis from 0.37 in Q1 2026, and up 225.55% year-over-year from 0.07 in Q2 2025.

Analysis

News (NWS) Payout Ratio (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

News has reported Payout Ratio for 15 years, with the latest figure at 0.24 in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Payout Ratio rose 225.55% year-over-year to 0.24 in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 0.27, a 95.16% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 0.27, up 98.87% from the prior year.
  • Payout Ratio was 0.24 for Q2 2026 at News, down from 0.37 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Payout Ratio was 6.44 in Q2 2023, with the low at 0.07 in Q2 2025.
  • Average Payout Ratio over 5 years is 0.75, with a median of 0.34 recorded in 2025.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Payout Ratio surged 1241.71% in 2023, then plunged 90.85% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Payout Ratio stood at 0.62 in 2022, then sank by 49.52% to 0.31 in 2023, then plunged by 35.34% to 0.2 in 2024, then climbed by 16.94% to 0.24 in 2025, then advanced by 1.53% to 0.24 in 2026.
  • The last three Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.24 (Q2 2026), 0.37 (Q1 2026), and 0.24 (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 News 18.55 Bn 16.46 Bn -
2 New York Times 10.97 Bn 10.31 Bn 394.61 Mn
3 36Kr Holdings 3.28 Bn 3.26 Bn -
4 John Wiley & Sons 2.47 Bn 2.36 Bn 285.49 Mn
5 McGraw Hill 2.44 Bn 2.24 Bn 439.20 Mn
6 Ziff Davis 2.03 Bn 421.42 Mn 241.03 Mn
7 Usa Today 942.79 Mn 856.13 Mn 208.25 Mn
8 Daily Journal 867.79 Mn 430.70 Mn 26.82 Mn
9 Scholastic 863.63 Mn 728.73 Mn 285.70 Mn
10 Ennis 542.01 Mn 492.93 Mn 31.08 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 0.24
Mar 31, 2026 0.37
Dec 31, 2025 0.24
Sep 30, 2025 0.31
Jun 30, 2025 0.07
Mar 31, 2025 0.26
Dec 31, 2024 0.20
Sep 30, 2024 0.29
Jun 30, 2024 0.80
Mar 31, 2024 0.71
Dec 31, 2023 0.31
Sep 30, 2023 0.93
Jun 30, 2023 6.44
Mar 31, 2023 0.46
Dec 31, 2022 0.62
Sep 30, 2022 0.47
Jun 30, 2022 0.48
Mar 31, 2022 0.27
Dec 31, 2021 0.23
Sep 30, 2021 0.10