News (NWS) Shares Repurchased (2015 - 2026)
News posted quarterly Shares Repurchased of $192.0 million for Q1 2026, up 433.33% year-on-year from $36.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 11.63% on a QoQ basis from $172.0 million in Q4 2025.
News (NWS) has 8 years of Shares Repurchased data on file, last reported at $192.0 million in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Shares Repurchased rose 433.33% year-over-year to $192.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $492.0 million (up 232.43% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $150.0 million, up 28.21% from the prior year.
- Shares Repurchased for Q1 2026 stood at $192.0 million, up from $172.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Shares Repurchased topped out at $192.0 million in Q1 2026 and bottomed at $18.0 million in Q1 2023.
- The 5-year median for Shares Repurchased is $40.0 million (2024), against an average of $64.8 million.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Shares Repurchased plunged 78.05%; it then soared 433.33% in 2026.
- A 5-year view of Shares Repurchased shows it stood at $51.0 million in 2022, then slumped by 47.06% to $27.0 million in 2023, then surged by 48.15% to $40.0 million in 2024, then jumped by 330.0% to $172.0 million in 2025, then gained by 11.63% to $192.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Shares Repurchased figures came in at $192.0 million (Q1 2026), $172.0 million (Q4 2025), and $92.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Repurchased (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netflix | 362.63 Bn | 350.34 Bn | 11.41 Bn | 1.27 Bn |
| 2 | Walt Disney | 181.67 Bn | 188.27 Bn | 23.68 Bn | 3.47 Bn |
| 3 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 67.91 Bn | 65.77 Bn | 4.25 Bn | - |
| 4 | Live Nation Entertainment | 39.56 Bn | 31.10 Bn | 1.31 Bn | - |
| 5 | Fox | 26.01 Bn | 22.51 Bn | - | 100.00 Mn |
| 6 | Liberty Media | 21.20 Bn | 21.87 Bn | 298.00 Mn | - |
| 7 | Roku | 19.03 Bn | 16.65 Bn | 564.94 Mn | 100.00 Mn |
| 8 | News | 16.98 Bn | 15.50 Bn | - | 192.00 Mn |
| 9 | TKO Group Holdings | 16.11 Bn | 14.42 Bn | 862.52 Mn | 838.31 Mn |
| 10 | Paramount Skydance | 12.11 Bn | 10.03 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 192.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 192.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 172.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 172.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 92.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 92.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 36.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 36.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 36.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 36.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 40.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 40.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 38.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 38.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 34.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 34.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 27.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 27.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 27.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 27.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 29.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 29.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 47.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 47.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 18.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 18.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 51.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 51.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 127.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 127.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 54.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 54.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 82.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 82.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 43.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 43.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 23.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 23.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 3.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 3.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 15.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 15.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 30.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 30.00 Mn |