News (NWSA) Return on Sales [ROS] (2012 - 2026)
News (NWSA) reported Return on Sales [ROS] of 12.98% for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Sep 30, 2026), down 6.66 percentage points from 19.64% a year earlier but up 1.08 percentage points from the prior quarter.
News (NWSA) Return on Sales [ROS] (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026, News' Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 17.02%, up 0.16 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), it came in at 11.59%, up 0.67 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Sales [ROS] has increased for three consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year change of +8.16 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 10.92% in FY2025 (+3.83 pp), 7.09% in FY2024 (+11.41 pp), -4.32% in FY2023 (-12.37 pp) and 8.05% in FY2022 (+4.62 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] spans a low of -109.72% in fiscal Q4 2023 and a high of 23.79% in fiscal Q2 2026.
- Year over year, Return on Sales [ROS] gained in seven of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.87 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Sales [ROS] in five years was fiscal Q4 2024 (a gain of 114.98 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q4 2023 (a drop of 115.03 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 came in at 11.90% (Q4 2026), 19.41% (Q3 2026) and 23.79% (Q2 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Skydance | 38.27 Bn | 31.11 Bn | 2.37 Bn | 5.24% |
| 2 | Fox | 28.80 Bn | 14.55 Bn | - | 18.79% |
| 3 | Omnicom | 24.00 Bn | 6.07 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 15.44% |
| 4 | News | 14.59 Bn | 7.22 Bn | - | 12.98% |
| 5 | New York Times | 11.58 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 395.07 Mn | 15.87% |
| 6 | Pearson | 11.06 Bn | 8.20 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 10.73 Bn | 10.18 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 22.25% |
| 8 | Nexstar Media | 6.41 Bn | 5.06 Bn | 1.20 Bn | 24.94% |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.99 Bn | -5.80 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Versant Media | 4.96 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 715.00 Mn | 6.90% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 12.98% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 11.90% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 19.41% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 23.79% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 19.64% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.26% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 17.42% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 23.68% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 19.13% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.26% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 16.15% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 20.61% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -18.27% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -109.72% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.59% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.63% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.79% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.31% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.90% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 13.47% |
News Return on Sales [ROS] 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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=NWSA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=NWSA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();