News (NWS) Return on Invested Capital (2013 - 2026)
News' (NWS) quarterly Return on Invested Capital came in at 0.08% in Q1 2026, up 5.0% year-on-year from 0.07% in Q1 2025, and up 12.21% quarter-over-quarter from 0.07% in Q4 2025.
News (NWS) Return on Invested Capital (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
News' Return on Invested Capital history runs 12 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.08% for Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Return on Invested Capital rose 5.0% year-over-year to 0.08% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 0.08%, a 5.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 1.24%, up 98.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Invested Capital advanced to 0.08% in Q1 2026 per NWS's latest filing, from 0.07% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Invested Capital topped out at 0.08% in Q1 2026 and bottomed at 0.01% in Q3 2022.
- The 5-year median for Return on Invested Capital is 0.02% (2024), against an average of 0.02%.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Invested Capital changed 0 bps in 2022 and rose 5 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.01% in 2022, then soared by 186 bps to 0.02% in 2023, then advanced by 5 bps to 0.02% in 2024, then jumped by 209 bps to 0.07% in 2025, then increased by 12 bps to 0.08% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest NWS Return on Invested Capital figures stand at 0.08% (Q1 2026), 0.07% (Q4 2025), and 0.04% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netflix | 286.85 Bn | 277.73 Bn | 6.52 Bn | 0.04% |
| 2 | Walt Disney | 176.45 Bn | 177.38 Bn | 10.75 Bn | 0.01% |
| 3 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 71.03 Bn | 68.89 Bn | 4.25 Bn | -0.01% |
| 4 | Live Nation Entertainment | 40.94 Bn | 32.48 Bn | 1.31 Bn | 0.00% |
| 5 | Liberty Media | 29.72 Bn | 29.06 Bn | 298.00 Mn | 0.00% |
| 6 | Roku | 20.90 Bn | 18.52 Bn | 564.94 Mn | - |
| 7 | TKO Group Holdings | 20.86 Bn | 19.17 Bn | 862.52 Mn | 0.06% |
| 8 | Fox | 20.85 Bn | 17.36 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | News | 16.48 Bn | 15.01 Bn | - | 0.08% |
| 10 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 10.04 Bn | 9.96 Bn | 2.09 Bn | 0.01% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.08% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.07% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.04% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.03% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.03% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.02% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.02% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.02% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.02% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.02% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.02% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.01% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.01% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.01% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.01% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.01% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.01% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.01% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.01% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.01% |