News (NWSA) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2013 - 2026)
News (NWSA) reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 8.19% for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 1.32 percentage points from 6.87% a year earlier and up 1.17 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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News (NWSA) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), News posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 8.20%, up 1.35 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for three consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year change of +4.53 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 6.84% in FY2025 (+2.59 pp), 4.26% in FY2024 (+1.52 pp), 2.73% in FY2023 (-3.29 pp) and 6.03% in FY2022 (+2.36 pp).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in data going back to fiscal Q1 2014.
- Year over year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] gained in seven of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.81 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in five years was fiscal Q1 2022 (a gain of 15.90 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q4 2023 (a drop of 3.13 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026 came in at 7.02% (Q3 2026), 6.68% (Q2 2026) and 7.18% (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.70 Bn | 63.36 Bn | 4.10 Bn | -1.56% |
| 2 | Fox | 28.96 Bn | 14.77 Bn | - | 11.70% |
| 3 | Omnicom | 23.16 Bn | 5.24 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 4.52% |
| 4 | News | 17.27 Bn | 8.76 Bn | - | 8.19% |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.94 Bn | 9.05 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 11.18 Bn | 8.67 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 20.89% |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 9.25 Bn | 8.83 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 6.68% |
| 8 | Skydance | 7.66 Bn | 5.58 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.73 Bn | -6.31 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Nexstar Media | 5.07 Bn | 3.90 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 6.28% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 8.19% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 7.02% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 6.68% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7.18% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.87% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 7.33% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.60% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.22% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.37% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.79% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.70% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.74% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.75% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.38% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.69% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.17% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.88% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.39% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.52% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 5.37% |
API Access
News Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=NWSA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=NWSA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();