News (NWSA) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2016 - 2026)
News' Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 6.61% for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 0.82 percentage points from 5.79% a year earlier and up 1.32 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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News (NWSA) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), News' Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 6.58%, up 0.81 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has increased in each of the last three fiscal years, with a five-year change of +2.90 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 5.77% in FY2025 (+2.48 pp), 3.29% in FY2024 (+1.40 pp), 1.89% in FY2023 (-4.53 pp) and 6.42% in FY2022 (+2.74 pp).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in data going back to fiscal Q4 2016.
- Year-over-year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] increased in seven of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.52 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years came in fiscal Q1 2022 (a gain of 17.91 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q4 2023 (a drop of 4.31 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows NWSA's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at 5.28% (Q3 2026), 5.16% (Q2 2026) and 5.74% (Q1 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.60 Bn | 63.26 Bn | 4.10 Bn | -1.60% |
| 2 | Fox | 26.84 Bn | 12.75 Bn | - | 9.59% |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.35 Bn | 3.05 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 3.10% |
| 4 | News | 15.97 Bn | 8.16 Bn | - | 6.61% |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 10.53 Bn | 8.45 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Pearson | 10.25 Bn | 7.39 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | New York Times | 10.06 Bn | 7.55 Bn | 394.61 Mn | - |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.67 Bn | 8.25 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 5.82% |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 5.97 Bn | 5.91 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Wpp | 5.32 Bn | -6.48 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 6.61% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.28% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.16% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.74% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.79% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.71% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.08% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.09% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.34% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.71% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.68% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.86% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.91% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.72% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.10% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.67% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 6.22% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.19% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.30% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 5.33% |
API Access
News Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=NWSA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=NWSA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();