Growth Metrics

News (NWSA) Free Cash Flow (2012 - 2026)

News posted quarterly Free Cash Flow of $399.0 million for Q1 2026, down 4.55% year-on-year from $418.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 202.27% on a QoQ basis from $132.0 million in Q4 2025.

News (NWSA) has 15 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at $399.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow fell 4.55% year-over-year to $399.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $567.0 million (down 6.13% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $571.0 million, up 5.74% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 stood at $399.0 million, up from $132.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $493.0 million in Q1 2022 and bottomed at -$179.0 million in Q3 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $132.0 million (2025), against an average of $159.4 million.
  • Peak annual rise in Free Cash Flow reached 250.0% in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 309.09% in 2022.
  • A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at $79.0 million in 2022, then surged by 249.37% to $276.0 million in 2023, then tumbled by 38.41% to $170.0 million in 2024, then declined by 22.35% to $132.0 million in 2025, then surged by 202.27% to $399.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $399.0 million (Q1 2026), $132.0 million (Q4 2025), and $4.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Netflix 362.63 Bn 350.34 Bn 11.41 Bn 5.09 Bn
2 Walt Disney 181.67 Bn 188.27 Bn 23.68 Bn 4.94 Bn
3 Warner Bros. Discovery 67.91 Bn 65.77 Bn 4.25 Bn -476.00 Mn
4 Live Nation Entertainment 39.56 Bn 31.10 Bn 1.31 Bn 2.03 Bn
5 Fox 26.01 Bn 22.51 Bn - 1.77 Bn
6 Liberty Media 21.20 Bn 21.87 Bn 298.00 Mn 337.00 Mn
7 Roku 19.03 Bn 16.65 Bn 564.94 Mn 198.76 Mn
8 News 16.98 Bn 15.50 Bn - 399.00 Mn
9 TKO Group Holdings 16.11 Bn 14.42 Bn 862.52 Mn 674.56 Mn
10 News - - - 399.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 399.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 399.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 132.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 132.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 4.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 4.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 32.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 32.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 418.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 418.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 170.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 170.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -49.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -49.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 65.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 65.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 378.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 378.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 276.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 276.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -179.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -179.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 110.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 110.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 376.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 376.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 79.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 79.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -135.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -135.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 140.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 140.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 493.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 493.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 255.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 255.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -33.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -33.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 40.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 40.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 497.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 497.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 248.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 248.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 62.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 62.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 215.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 215.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 172.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 172.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 45.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 45.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 -90.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 -90.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 112.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 112.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 150.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 150.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 114.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 114.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 -20.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 -20.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 128.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 128.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 189.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 189.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 142.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 142.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 -66.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 -66.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 192.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 192.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 155.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 155.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 213.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 213.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 -317.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 -317.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 213.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 213.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 183.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 183.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 148.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 148.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 78.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 78.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 72.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 72.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 214.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 214.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 268.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 268.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 126.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 126.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 112.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 112.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 299.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 299.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 268.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 268.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 -8.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 -8.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 -24.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 -24.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 329.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 329.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 15.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 15.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 -151.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 -151.00 Mn