News Corp (NWS) Shares Outstanding (2012 - 2026)
News (NWS) recorded Shares Outstanding of 556.5 million in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), down 2.0% from 567.7 million a year earlier but up 0.5% from the prior quarter.
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News Corp (NWS) Shares Outstanding (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Starting with fiscal Q1 2013, News' Shares Outstanding history includes 56 quarters.
- Annual Shares Outstanding has declined for five straight fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -1.2% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Shares Outstanding came in at 567.7 million in FY2025 (-0.6%), 571.2 million in FY2024 (-0.9%), 576.4 million in FY2023 (-2.2%) and 589.5 million in FY2022 (-0.2%).
- Quarterly Shares Outstanding has ranged from 554 million in fiscal Q3 2026 to 592.1 million in fiscal Q2 2022 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Shares Outstanding has declined for 18 consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 1.1% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Shares Outstanding in the last five years was growth of 0.4% in fiscal Q1 2022, against a decline of 2.7% in fiscal Q2 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 554 million (Q3 2026), 560.6 million (Q2 2026) and 564.9 million (Q1 2026).
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| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 556.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 554.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 560.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 564.90 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 567.70 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 567.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 568.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 569.20 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 571.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 570.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 571.90 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 572.30 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 576.40 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 575.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 576.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 581.30 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 589.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 588.80 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 592.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 591.70 Mn |
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News Corp Shares Outstanding API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=shares-outstanding&ticker=NWS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding", "ticker": "NWS", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=shares-outstanding&ticker=NWS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();