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News (NWS) Shares Outstanding (2012 - 2026)

News (NWS) posted Shares Outstanding (Entity) of $556.5 million for Q2 2026, little changed on a QoQ basis from $554.0 million in Q1 2026, and down 1.97% year-over-year from $567.7 million in Q2 2025.

Analysis

News (NWS) Shares Outstanding (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

News has reported Shares Outstanding (Entity) for 15 years, with the latest figure at $556.5 million in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Shares Outstanding (Entity) fell 1.97% year-over-year to $556.5 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $556.5 million, a 1.97% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at $556.5 million, down 1.97% from the prior year.
  • Shares Outstanding (Entity) was $556.5 million for Q2 2026 at News, roughly flat from $554.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Shares Outstanding (Entity) was $589.5 million in Q2 2022, with the low at $554.0 million in Q1 2026.
  • Average Shares Outstanding (Entity) over 5 years is $571.2 million, with a median of $571.0 million recorded in 2024.
  • The largest YoY upside for Shares Outstanding (Entity) was 0.15% in 2022 against a maximum downside of 2.72% in 2022.
  • Over 5 years, Shares Outstanding (Entity) stood at $576.0 million in 2022, then dropped by 0.71% to $571.9 million in 2023, then decreased by 0.59% to $568.5 million in 2024, then declined by 1.39% to $560.6 million in 2025, then dropped by 0.73% to $556.5 million in 2026.
  • The last three Shares Outstanding (Entity) figures came in at $556.5 million (Q2 2026), $554.0 million (Q1 2026), and $560.6 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Shares Outstanding (Qtr)
1 News 18.55 Bn 16.46 Bn - 556.50 Mn
2 New York Times 10.97 Bn 10.31 Bn 394.61 Mn 162.04 Mn
3 36Kr Holdings 3.28 Bn 3.26 Bn - 1.06 Bn
4 John Wiley & Sons 2.47 Bn 2.36 Bn 285.49 Mn 50.75 Mn
5 McGraw Hill 2.44 Bn 2.24 Bn 439.20 Mn 191.25 Mn
6 Ziff Davis 2.03 Bn 421.42 Mn 241.03 Mn 36.38 Mn
7 Usa Today 942.79 Mn 856.13 Mn 208.25 Mn 146.74 Mn
8 Daily Journal 867.79 Mn 430.70 Mn 26.82 Mn 1.38 Mn
9 Scholastic 863.63 Mn 728.73 Mn 285.70 Mn 23.70 Mn
10 Ennis 542.01 Mn 492.93 Mn 31.08 Mn 25.36 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
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