News (NWSA) Net Long-Term Debt Issued (Repaid) (2016 - 2026)
News (NWSA) recorded Non-Current Debt of $2.01 billion in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Sep 30, 2026), up 4.0% from $1.93 billion a year earlier and up 1.0% from the prior quarter.
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News (NWSA) Net Long-Term Debt Issued (Repaid) (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), News reported Non-Current Debt of $1.99 billion, up 2.7% from FY2025.
- Annual Non-Current Debt has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -2.7% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Non-Current Debt came in at $1.94 billion in FY2025 (-7.5%), $2.09 billion in FY2024 (-28.8%), $2.94 billion in FY2023 (+5.9%) and $2.78 billion in FY2022 (+21.5%).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure is the highest quarterly Non-Current Debt since fiscal Q1 2025.
- On a year-over-year basis, Non-Current Debt has increased for three consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 11.8% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Non-Current Debt in the last five years was growth of 149.6% in fiscal Q3 2022, against a decline of 34.7% in fiscal Q2 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at $1.99 billion (Q4 2026), $1.99 billion (Q3 2026) and $1.93 billion (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net LT Debt (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Skydance | 38.27 Bn | 31.11 Bn | 2.37 Bn | - |
| 2 | Fox | 28.80 Bn | 14.55 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Omnicom | 24.00 Bn | 6.07 Bn | 1.36 Bn | - |
| 4 | News | 14.59 Bn | 7.22 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | New York Times | 11.58 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 395.07 Mn | - |
| 6 | Pearson | 11.06 Bn | 8.20 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 10.73 Bn | 10.18 Bn | 1.43 Bn | -2.00 Mn |
| 8 | Nexstar Media | 6.41 Bn | 5.06 Bn | 1.20 Bn | -349.00 Mn |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.99 Bn | -5.80 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Versant Media | 4.96 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 715.00 Mn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 37.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -6.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -6.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -3.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -4.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -134.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -1.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -57.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -79.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 13.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -8.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 7.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -17.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -46.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -9.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 357.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 500.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -5.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 1.12 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -59.00 Mn |
API Access
News Net Long-Term Debt Issued (Repaid) API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=non-current-debt&ticker=NWSA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "non-current-debt", "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=non-current-debt&ticker=NWSA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();