News (NWSA) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2013 - 2026)
News (NWSA) reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 12.15% for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Sep 30, 2026), up 1.03 percentage points from 11.12% a year earlier but down 1.05 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 +5.58 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 (+6.74 pp), -2.49% in FY2023 (-8.69 pp) and 6.20% in FY2022 (+3.59 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] spans a low of -5.94% in fiscal Q1 2024 and a high of 13.20% in fiscal Q4 2026.
- Year over year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has now increased in each of the last ten quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +5.13 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in five years was fiscal Q1 2025 (a gain of 15.34 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q1 2024 (a drop of 11.37 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 came in at 13.20% (Q4 2026), 12.00% (Q3 2026) and 11.35% (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Skydance | 38.27 Bn | 31.11 Bn | 2.37 Bn | 5.02% |
| 2 | Fox | 28.80 Bn | 14.55 Bn | - | 15.51% |
| 3 | Omnicom | 24.00 Bn | 6.07 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 6.52% |
| 4 | News | 14.59 Bn | 7.22 Bn | - | 12.15% |
| 5 | New York Times | 11.58 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 395.07 Mn | 21.26% |
| 6 | Pearson | 11.06 Bn | 8.20 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 10.73 Bn | 10.18 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 6.94% |
| 8 | Nexstar Media | 6.41 Bn | 5.06 Bn | 1.20 Bn | 8.76% |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.99 Bn | -5.80 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Versant Media | 4.96 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 715.00 Mn | 9.72% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 12.15% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 13.20% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 12.00% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 11.35% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 11.12% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 10.52% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 11.32% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 10.64% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 9.40% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.69% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -1.69% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -3.72% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -5.94% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -2.50% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.03% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.83% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.43% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 6.06% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.99% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.52% |
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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();