News (NWSA) Acquisitions (2012 - 2026)
News' Acquisitions came in at $33 million for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), down 41.1% from $56 million a year earlier but up 50.0% from the prior quarter.
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News (NWSA) Acquisitions (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), News' Acquisitions was $182 million, down 27.2% from FY2025.
- Acquisitions carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of -27.6% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Acquisitions was $250 million in FY2025 (+86.6%), $134 million in FY2024 (-5.0%), $141 million in FY2023 (-91.4%) and $1.64 billion in FY2022 (+79.7%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Acquisitions is $11 million (fiscal Q1 2023) to $1.2 billion (fiscal Q3 2022).
- Year-over-year, Acquisitions increased in five of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 84.9%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Acquisitions over five years came in fiscal Q3 2025 (growth of 572.7%), and the weakest in fiscal Q3 2023 (a decline of 98.9%).
- Business Quant data shows NWSA's Acquisitions at $22 million (Q3 2026), $69 million (Q2 2026) and $58 million (Q1 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Acquisitions (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fox | 28.18 Bn | 13.82 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Omnicom | 24.09 Bn | 5.79 Bn | 1.36 Bn | - |
| 3 | News | 14.61 Bn | 6.10 Bn | - | 33.00 Mn |
| 4 | New York Times | 11.32 Bn | 8.75 Bn | 395.07 Mn | - |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.14 Bn | 8.25 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 11.07 Bn | 10.52 Bn | 1.43 Bn | - |
| 7 | Skydance | 9.23 Bn | 9.23 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Nexstar Media | 6.08 Bn | 4.70 Bn | 1.20 Bn | - |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.95 Bn | -6.09 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Versant Media | 4.76 Bn | 980.89 Mn | 715.00 Mn | 497.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 33.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 22.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 69.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 58.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 56.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 74.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 57.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 63.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 51.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 11.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 21.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 51.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 21.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 13.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 96.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 11.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 373.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.20 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 51.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 16.00 Mn |
API Access
News Acquisitions API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=acquisitions&ticker=NWSA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "acquisitions", "ticker": "NWSA", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=acquisitions&ticker=NWSA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();