News (NWS) Retained Earnings (2013 - 2026)
News posted quarterly Retained Earnings of -$1.5 billion for Q1 2026, down 3.78% year-on-year from -$1.6 billion in Q1 2025, and down 201.96% on a QoQ basis from -$509.0 million in Q4 2025.
News (NWS) has 14 years of Retained Earnings data on file, last reported at -$1.5 billion in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Retained Earnings fell 3.78% year-over-year to -$1.5 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$1.5 billion (down 3.78% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$747.0 million, up 40.29% from the prior year.
- Retained Earnings for Q1 2026 stood at -$1.5 billion, down from -$509.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Retained Earnings topped out at -$509.0 million in Q4 2025 and bottomed at -$2.3 billion in Q2 2022.
- The 5-year median for Retained Earnings is -$1.3 billion (2023), against an average of -$1.3 billion.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Retained Earnings sank 56.02%; it then surged 67.66% in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Retained Earnings shows it stood at -$1.3 billion in 2022, then slumped by 56.02% to -$2.0 billion in 2023, then advanced by 19.61% to -$1.6 billion in 2024, then soared by 67.66% to -$509.0 million in 2025, then sank by 201.96% to -$1.5 billion in 2026.
- The last three Retained Earnings figures came in at -$1.5 billion (Q1 2026), -$509.0 million (Q4 2025), and -$664.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netflix | 362.63 Bn | 350.34 Bn | 11.41 Bn | 47.56 Bn |
| 2 | Walt Disney | 181.67 Bn | 188.27 Bn | 23.68 Bn | 62.39 Bn |
| 3 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 67.91 Bn | 65.77 Bn | 4.25 Bn | -14.43 Bn |
| 4 | Live Nation Entertainment | 39.56 Bn | 31.10 Bn | 1.31 Bn | -1.43 Bn |
| 5 | Fox | 26.01 Bn | 22.51 Bn | - | -124.00 Mn |
| 6 | Liberty Media | 21.20 Bn | 21.87 Bn | 298.00 Mn | 7.84 Bn |
| 7 | Roku | 19.03 Bn | 16.65 Bn | 564.94 Mn | -493,000.00 |
| 8 | News | 16.98 Bn | 15.50 Bn | - | -1.54 Bn |
| 9 | TKO Group Holdings | 16.11 Bn | 14.42 Bn | 862.52 Mn | -1.38 Bn |
| 10 | Paramount Skydance | 12.11 Bn | 10.03 Bn | - | 59.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -1.54 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -509.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -664.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -747.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -1.48 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -1.57 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -1.13 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -1.25 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -1.29 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -1.96 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -1.35 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -1.25 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -1.28 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -1.26 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -2.25 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -2.29 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -1.00 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -1.09 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -2.72 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -2.91 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -965.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -2.98 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | -1.24 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | -1.33 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | -1.47 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | -2.11 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | -1.27 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | -1.13 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | -1.93 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | -1.08 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | -970.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | -874.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | -829.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | -832.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | -581.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | -964.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | -219.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | -1.29 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | -986.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | -1.03 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 60.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | -923.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 204.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | -582.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 467.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 444.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 302.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 610.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 225.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 257.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 489.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 271.00 Mn |