News (NWSA) Return on Equity [ROE] (2013 - 2026)
News' Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 8.03% for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), down 6.48 percentage points from 14.51% a year earlier and down 5.73 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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News (NWSA) Return on Equity [ROE] (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), News' Return on Equity [ROE] was 7.98%, down 6.59 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Equity [ROE] carries a five-year change of +3.54 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Return on Equity [ROE] was 14.57% in FY2025 (+10.62 pp), 3.94% in FY2024 (+1.88 pp), 2.07% in FY2023 (-6.24 pp) and 8.31% in FY2022 (+3.87 pp).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since fiscal Q3 2025.
- Year-over-year, Return on Equity [ROE] increased in seven of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +4.79 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Equity [ROE] over five years came in fiscal Q1 2022 (a gain of 21.94 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q4 2026 (a drop of 6.48 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows NWSA's Return on Equity [ROE] at 13.75% (Q3 2026), 13.90% (Q2 2026) and 14.40% (Q1 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Skydance | 40.81 Bn | 33.65 Bn | 2.37 Bn | 2.46% |
| 2 | Fox | 28.36 Bn | 14.11 Bn | - | 17.08% |
| 3 | Omnicom | 24.24 Bn | 6.32 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 7.78% |
| 4 | News | 14.40 Bn | 7.03 Bn | - | 8.76% |
| 5 | New York Times | 11.56 Bn | 8.99 Bn | 395.07 Mn | 19.96% |
| 6 | Pearson | 10.96 Bn | 8.09 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 10.86 Bn | 10.31 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 7.48% |
| 8 | Nexstar Media | 6.37 Bn | 5.01 Bn | 1.20 Bn | 15.62% |
| 9 | Wpp | 6.05 Bn | -5.75 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Versant Media | 4.82 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 715.00 Mn | 8.87% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 8.76% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 8.03% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 13.75% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 13.90% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 14.40% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 14.51% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 7.01% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.94% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.84% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.95% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.79% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.00% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.02% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.09% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.84% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.40% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 6.26% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 8.19% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 6.59% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.60% |
API Access
News Return on Equity [ROE] 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=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=NWSA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=NWSA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();