News NWS
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At close: Aug 19, 2026 · 4:00 PM UTC

News (NWS) Tax Rate (2012 - 2026)

News (NWS) posted quarterly Tax Rate of 35.98% for Q1 2026, up 684.0% year-over-year from 4.59% in Q1 2025, and up 5.63% quarter-over-quarter from 34.06% in Q4 2025.

News (NWS) Tax Rate (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

News' Tax Rate history runs 15 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 35.98% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Tax Rate rose 684.0% year-over-year to 35.98%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 33.44% (up 326.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 29.79%, down 542.0% from the prior year.
  • Tax Rate for Q1 2026 stood at 35.98%, up from 34.06% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Tax Rate was 735.0% in Q2 2022, with the low at 21.8% in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Tax Rate is 34.65% (2022), against an average of 76.74%.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Tax Rate soared 64902 bps in 2022, then plunged 66227 bps in 2023.
  • News' Tax Rate stood at 39.35% in 2022, then retreated by 15 bps to 33.33% in 2023, then decreased by 13 bps to 28.84% in 2024, then advanced by 18 bps to 34.06% in 2025, then climbed by 6 bps to 35.98% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows NWS's Tax Rate at 35.98% in Q1 2026, 34.06% in Q4 2025, and 29.25% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Tax Rate (Qtr)
1 Netflix 325.80 Bn 316.67 Bn 6.52 Bn 16.40%
2 Walt Disney 180.88 Bn 175.70 Bn 11.57 Bn 21.98%
3 Warner Bros. Discovery 71.60 Bn 68.23 Bn 4.10 Bn 159.78%
4 Live Nation Entertainment 41.97 Bn 32.90 Bn 1.94 Bn 22.31%
5 Fox 26.42 Bn 22.22 Bn - 24.43%
6 Liberty Media 23.42 Bn 21.96 Bn 329.00 Mn 75.76%
7 Roku 23.35 Bn 20.80 Bn 673.70 Mn 3.07%
8 News 18.65 Bn 16.55 Bn - 17.27%
9 TKO Group Holdings 14.38 Bn 12.83 Bn 990.96 Mn 14.72%
10 Paramount Skydance 11.45 Bn 8.18 Bn -2.08 Bn 24.77%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 17.27%
Jun 30, 2026 17.27%
Jun 30, 2026 17.27%
Mar 31, 2026 35.98%
Mar 31, 2026 35.98%
Mar 31, 2026 35.98%
Dec 31, 2025 34.06%
Dec 31, 2025 34.06%
Dec 31, 2025 34.06%
Sep 30, 2025 29.25%
Sep 30, 2025 29.25%
Sep 30, 2025 29.25%
Jun 30, 2025 34.85%
Jun 30, 2025 34.85%
Jun 30, 2025 34.85%
Mar 31, 2025 29.14%
Mar 31, 2025 29.14%
Mar 31, 2025 29.14%
Dec 31, 2024 28.84%
Dec 31, 2024 28.84%