News (NWS) Tax Rate (2012 - 2026)
News (NWS) posted Tax Rate of 17.27% for Q2 2026, down 52.01% on a QoQ basis from 35.98% in Q1 2026, and down 1758.0% year-over-year from 1.04% in Q2 2025.
Analysis
News (NWS) Tax Rate (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
News has reported Tax Rate for 15 years, with the latest figure at 17.27% in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Tax Rate fell 1758.0% year-over-year to 17.27% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 28.97%, a 83.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 28.97%, down 83.0% from the prior year.
- Tax Rate was 17.27% for Q2 2026 at News, down from 35.98% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Tax Rate was 735.0% in Q2 2022, with the low at 17.27% in Q2 2026.
- Average Tax Rate over 5 years is 73.44%, with a median of 34.36% recorded in 2025.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Tax Rate surged 64902 bps in 2022, then plunged 66227 bps in 2023.
- Over 5 years, Tax Rate stood at 39.35% in 2022, then slipped by 15 bps to 33.33% in 2023, then dropped by 13 bps to 28.84% in 2024, then grew by 18 bps to 34.06% in 2025, then sank by 49 bps to 17.27% in 2026.
- The last three Tax Rate figures came in at 17.27% (Q2 2026), 35.98% (Q1 2026), and 34.06% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | News | 18.55 Bn | 16.46 Bn | - | 17.27% |
| 2 | New York Times | 10.97 Bn | 10.31 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 25.40% |
| 3 | 36Kr Holdings | 3.28 Bn | 3.26 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | John Wiley & Sons | 2.47 Bn | 2.36 Bn | 285.49 Mn | 6.76% |
| 5 | McGraw Hill | 2.44 Bn | 2.24 Bn | 439.20 Mn | 15.55% |
| 6 | Ziff Davis | 2.03 Bn | 421.42 Mn | 241.03 Mn | -1.84% |
| 7 | Usa Today | 942.79 Mn | 856.13 Mn | 208.25 Mn | 36.80% |
| 8 | Daily Journal | 867.79 Mn | 430.70 Mn | 26.82 Mn | 31.90% |
| 9 | Scholastic | 863.63 Mn | 728.73 Mn | 285.70 Mn | 35.17% |
| 10 | Ennis | 542.01 Mn | 492.93 Mn | 31.08 Mn | 28.01% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 17.27% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 35.98% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 34.06% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 29.25% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 34.85% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 29.14% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 28.84% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 29.05% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 39.09% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 33.33% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 33.33% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 38.95% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 72.73% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 35.16% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 39.35% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 34.65% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 735.00% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 21.80% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 27.42% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 21.01% |