News (NWS) Retained Earnings (2013 - 2026)
News' (NWS) quarterly Retained Earnings came in at -$452.0 million in Q1 2026, up 69.48% year-on-year from -$266.7 million in Q1 2025, and up 70.15% quarter-over-quarter from -$1.5 billion in Q4 2025.
News (NWS) Retained Earnings (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
News' Retained Earnings history runs 14 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$452.0 million for Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Retained Earnings rose 69.48% year-over-year to -$452.0 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was -$452.0 million, a 69.48% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at -$747.0 million, up 40.29% from the prior year.
- Retained Earnings advanced to -$452.0 million in Q1 2026 per NWS's latest filing, from -$1.5 billion in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Retained Earnings topped out at -$452.0 million in Q1 2026 and bottomed at -$2.4 billion in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for Retained Earnings is -$1.5 billion (2025), against an average of -$1.5 billion.
- Across the five-year window, Retained Earnings plunged 149.02% in 2022 and soared 69.48% in 2026, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Retained Earnings 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 increased by 3.81% to -$1.5 billion in 2025, then surged by 70.15% to -$452.0 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest NWS Retained Earnings figures stand at -$452.0 million (Q1 2026), -$1.5 billion (Q4 2025), and -$1.6 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netflix | 286.85 Bn | 277.73 Bn | 6.52 Bn | 50.97 Bn |
| 2 | Walt Disney | 176.45 Bn | 177.38 Bn | 10.75 Bn | -2.95 Bn |
| 3 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 71.03 Bn | 68.89 Bn | 4.25 Bn | 55.87 Bn |
| 4 | Live Nation Entertainment | 40.94 Bn | 32.48 Bn | 1.31 Bn | -85.54 Mn |
| 5 | Liberty Media | 29.72 Bn | 29.06 Bn | 298.00 Mn | -111.00 Mn |
| 6 | Roku | 20.90 Bn | 18.52 Bn | 564.94 Mn | -1.50 Bn |
| 7 | TKO Group Holdings | 20.86 Bn | 19.17 Bn | 862.52 Mn | -1.38 Bn |
| 8 | Fox | 20.85 Bn | 17.36 Bn | - | -124.00 Mn |
| 9 | News | 16.48 Bn | 15.01 Bn | - | -452.00 Mn |
| 10 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 10.04 Bn | 9.96 Bn | 2.09 Bn | 11.77 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -452.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -1.51 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -1.57 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -747.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -1.48 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -1.57 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -1.78 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -1.25 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -1.93 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -1.96 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -1.35 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -1.25 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -2.14 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -1.26 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -1.47 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -1.27 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -2.40 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -2.48 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -1.06 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -941.00 Mn |