News (NWSA) Inventory (2014 - 2026)
News (NWSA) posted Inventory of $302 million for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), down 7.6% from $327 million a year earlier and down 0.3% from the prior quarter.
Analysis
News (NWSA) Inventory (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Since fiscal Q4 2014, News has reported Inventory for 49 quarters.
- Annual Inventory shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 3.6% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, News' Inventory was $327 million in FY2025 (+22.9%), $266 million in FY2024 (-14.5%), $311 million in FY2023 (unchanged) and $311 million in FY2022 (+22.9%).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Inventory since fiscal Q2 2025.
- On a year-over-year basis, Inventory increased in two of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 0.5%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Inventory in the past five years was fiscal Q1 2022, with growth of 51.7%; the weakest was fiscal Q4 2024, with a decline of 14.5%.
- According to Business Quant data, Inventory for the three prior fiscal quarters was $303 million (Q3 2026), $306 million (Q2 2026) and $327 million (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Inventory (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.50 Bn | 63.16 Bn | 4.10 Bn | - |
| 2 | Fox | 27.18 Bn | 13.09 Bn | - | 487.00 Mn |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.60 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 1.30 Bn | - |
| 4 | News | 16.19 Bn | 8.39 Bn | - | 302.00 Mn |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 11.39 Bn | 9.31 Bn | - | 1.46 Bn |
| 6 | New York Times | 10.30 Bn | 7.79 Bn | 394.61 Mn | - |
| 7 | Pearson | 10.14 Bn | 7.28 Bn | - | 94.44 Mn |
| 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 | 302.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 303.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 306.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 327.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 327.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 317.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 296.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 378.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 266.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 331.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 297.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 378.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 311.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 356.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 328.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 373.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 311.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 308.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 248.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 308.00 Mn |
API Access
News Inventory 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=inventory&ticker=NWSA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "inventory", "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=inventory&ticker=NWSA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();