News (NWSA) Debt Ratio (2016 - 2026)
News' Debt Ratio came in at 0.13 for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 1.1% from 0.13 a year earlier but down 0.1% from the prior quarter.
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News (NWSA) Debt Ratio (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Going back to fiscal Q3 2016, News' Debt Ratio data covers 42 quarters.
- Going back by fiscal year, Debt Ratio was 0.13 in FY2025 (+0.4%), 0.13 in FY2024 (-28.1%), 0.18 in FY2023 (-1.6%) and 0.18 in FY2022 (+29.2%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Debt Ratio is 0.12 (fiscal Q3 2025) to 0.18 (fiscal Q1 2023).
- Year-over-year, Debt Ratio has increased for three consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 10.4% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Debt Ratio over five years came in fiscal Q3 2022 (growth of 104.4%), and the weakest in fiscal Q2 2025 (a decline of 33.3%).
- Business Quant data shows NWSA's Debt Ratio at 0.13 (Q3 2026), 0.13 (Q2 2026) and 0.13 (Q1 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.50 Bn | 63.16 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 0.33 |
| 2 | Fox | 27.18 Bn | 13.09 Bn | - | 0.29 |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.60 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 0.20 |
| 4 | News | 16.19 Bn | 8.39 Bn | - | 0.13 |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 11.39 Bn | 9.31 Bn | - | 0.32 |
| 6 | New York Times | 10.30 Bn | 7.79 Bn | 394.61 Mn | - |
| 7 | Pearson | 10.14 Bn | 7.28 Bn | - | -0.23 |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.74 Bn | 8.32 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 0.35 |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 6.25 Bn | 6.19 Bn | - | 0.03 |
| 10 | Wpp | 5.52 Bn | -6.28 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.13 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.13 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.13 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.13 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.13 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.12 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.12 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.17 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.13 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.18 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.18 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.18 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.18 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.18 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.18 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.18 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.18 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.16 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.14 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.14 |
API Access
News Debt 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=debt-ratio&ticker=NWSA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "debt-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=debt-ratio&ticker=NWSA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();