News (NWSA) Asset Utilization Ratio (2013 - 2026)
News' (NWSA) Asset Utilization Ratio came in at 0.59 for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Sep 30, 2026), up 7.4% from 0.55 a year earlier and up 1.8% from the prior quarter.
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News (NWSA) Asset Utilization Ratio (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), News' Asset Utilization Ratio stood at 0.58, up 10.7% from FY2025.
- Annual Asset Utilization Ratio has increased for three consecutive fiscal years.
- In prior fiscal years, News' Asset Utilization Ratio was 0.53 in FY2025 (+6.9%), 0.49 in FY2024 (+4.6%), 0.47 in FY2023 (-23.2%) and 0.61 in FY2022 (+1.3%).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure stands as the highest quarterly Asset Utilization Ratio since fiscal Q3 2023.
- On a year-over-year basis, Asset Utilization Ratio has increased in each of the last ten quarters, with growth averaging 12.5% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Asset Utilization Ratio in the past five years was fiscal Q3 2025, with growth of 27.3%; the weakest was fiscal Q3 2024, with a decline of 32.1%.
- According to Business Quant data, Asset Utilization Ratio for the three prior fiscal quarters was 0.58 (Q4 2026), 0.57 (Q3 2026) and 0.56 (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Asset Util. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Skydance | 38.27 Bn | 31.11 Bn | 2.37 Bn | 0.57 |
| 2 | Fox | 28.80 Bn | 14.55 Bn | - | 0.79 |
| 3 | Omnicom | 24.00 Bn | 6.07 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 0.50 |
| 4 | News | 14.59 Bn | 7.22 Bn | - | 0.59 |
| 5 | New York Times | 11.58 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 395.07 Mn | 1.01 |
| 6 | Pearson | 11.06 Bn | 8.20 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 10.73 Bn | 10.18 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 0.32 |
| 8 | Nexstar Media | 6.41 Bn | 5.06 Bn | 1.20 Bn | 0.38 |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.99 Bn | -5.80 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Versant Media | 4.96 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 715.00 Mn | 0.51 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 0.59 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.58 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.57 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.56 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.55 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.53 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.52 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.51 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.49 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.50 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.40 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.43 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.45 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.47 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.60 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.61 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.62 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.60 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.60 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.61 |
API Access
News Asset Utilization Ratio 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=asset-utilization-ratio&ticker=NWSA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "asset-utilization-ratio", "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=asset-utilization-ratio&ticker=NWSA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();