News (NWS) Tax Provisions (2012 - 2026)
News posted quarterly Tax Provisions of $68.0 million for Q1 2026, up 54.55% year-on-year from $44.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 45.6% on a QoQ basis from $125.0 million in Q4 2025.
News (NWS) has 15 years of Tax Provisions data on file, last reported at $68.0 million in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Tax Provisions rose 54.55% year-over-year to $68.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $301.0 million (up 10.66% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $275.0 million, up 33.5% from the prior year.
- Tax Provisions for Q1 2026 stood at $68.0 million, down from $125.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Tax Provisions topped out at $125.0 million in Q4 2025 and bottomed at -$147.0 million in Q2 2022.
- The 5-year median for Tax Provisions is $44.0 million (2025), against an average of $45.5 million.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Tax Provisions slumped 59.78%; it then jumped 116.33% in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Tax Provisions shows it stood at $61.0 million in 2022, then surged by 59.02% to $97.0 million in 2023, then advanced by 27.84% to $124.0 million in 2024, then increased by 0.81% to $125.0 million in 2025, then slumped by 45.6% to $68.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Tax Provisions figures came in at $68.0 million (Q1 2026), $125.0 million (Q4 2025), and $62.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netflix | 362.63 Bn | 350.34 Bn | 11.41 Bn | 1.26 Bn |
| 2 | Walt Disney | 181.67 Bn | 188.27 Bn | 23.68 Bn | 902.00 Mn |
| 3 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 67.91 Bn | 65.77 Bn | 4.25 Bn | -214.00 Mn |
| 4 | Live Nation Entertainment | 39.56 Bn | 31.10 Bn | 1.31 Bn | -32.09 Mn |
| 5 | Fox | 26.01 Bn | 22.51 Bn | - | 61.00 Mn |
| 6 | Liberty Media | 21.20 Bn | 21.87 Bn | 298.00 Mn | 5.00 Mn |
| 7 | Roku | 19.03 Bn | 16.65 Bn | 564.94 Mn | 2.90 Mn |
| 8 | News | 16.98 Bn | 15.50 Bn | - | 68.00 Mn |
| 9 | TKO Group Holdings | 16.11 Bn | 14.42 Bn | 862.52 Mn | 33.98 Mn |
| 10 | Paramount Skydance | 12.11 Bn | 10.03 Bn | - | -225.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 68.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 125.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 62.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 46.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 44.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 124.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 61.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 43.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 32.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 97.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 37.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 24.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 32.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 61.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 35.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -147.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 29.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 99.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 71.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -92.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 43.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 85.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 25.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | -10.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 52.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | -21.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 14.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 7.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 55.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 50.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 63.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 3.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 235.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 54.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 16.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 45.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | -32.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | -1.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 262.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | -98.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 49.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | -106.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 44.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 25.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 65.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 47.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | -56.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 1.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | -211.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2013 | -476.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 330.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 5.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | -4.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2012 | -28.00 Mn |