News (NWSA) Acquisitions (2012 - 2026)
News' Acquisitions came in at $26 million for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 100.0% from $13 million a year earlier.
Analysis
News (NWSA) Acquisitions (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), News' Acquisitions was $122 million, down 20.8% from FY2025.
- Acquisitions carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of -32.7% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Acquisitions was $154 million in FY2025 (+60.4%), $96 million in FY2024 (-22.6%), $124 million in FY2023 (-91.7%) and $1.5 billion in FY2022 (+69.4%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Acquisitions is -$1 million (fiscal Q3 2026) to $1.12 billion (fiscal Q3 2022).
- Year-over-year, Acquisitions increased in four of the last seven quarters, with growth averaging 65.7%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Acquisitions over five years came in fiscal Q1 2024 (growth of 287.5%), and the weakest in fiscal Q3 2023 (a decline of 98.8%).
- Business Quant data shows NWSA's Acquisitions at -$1 million (Q3 2026), $56 million (Q2 2026) and $41 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 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.50 Bn | 63.16 Bn | 4.10 Bn | - |
| 2 | Fox | 27.18 Bn | 13.09 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.60 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 1.30 Bn | - |
| 4 | News | 16.19 Bn | 8.39 Bn | - | 26.00 Mn |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 11.39 Bn | 9.31 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 10.30 Bn | 7.79 Bn | 394.61 Mn | - |
| 7 | Pearson | 10.14 Bn | 7.28 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.74 Bn | 8.32 Bn | 1.44 Bn | - |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 6.25 Bn | 6.19 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Wpp | 5.52 Bn | -6.28 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 26.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -1.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 56.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 41.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 13.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 34.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 56.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 51.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 33.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 11.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 21.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 31.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 19.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 13.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 84.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 8.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 334.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.12 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 30.00 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_KEY
import 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();