News (NWSA) Shares Outstanding (2012 - 2026)
News (NWSA) reported Weighted Average Shares Outstanding of 541 million for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Sep 30, 2026), down 4.2% from 564.9 million a year earlier and down 2.8% from the prior quarter.
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News (NWSA) Shares Outstanding (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), News posted Weighted Average Shares Outstanding of 556.5 million, down 2.0% from FY2025.
- Weighted Average Shares Outstanding has declined for five consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -1.2% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Weighted Average Shares Outstanding came in at 567.7 million in FY2025 (-0.6%), 571.2 million in FY2024 (-0.9%), 576.4 million in FY2023 (-2.2%) and 589.5 million in FY2022 (-0.2%).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Weighted Average Shares Outstanding in data going back to fiscal Q4 2012.
- Year over year, Weighted Average Shares Outstanding has now declined in each of the last 19 quarters, with an average decline of 1.6% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Weighted Average Shares Outstanding in five years was fiscal Q2 2022 (growth of 0.2%); the low point was fiscal Q1 2027 (a decline of 4.2%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 came in at 556.5 million (Q4 2026), 554 million (Q3 2026) and 560.6 million (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Skydance | 38.27 Bn | 31.11 Bn | 2.37 Bn | 1.12 Bn |
| 2 | Fox | 28.80 Bn | 14.55 Bn | - | 421.00 Mn |
| 3 | Omnicom | 24.00 Bn | 6.07 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 274.00 Mn |
| 4 | News | 14.59 Bn | 7.22 Bn | - | 541.00 Mn |
| 5 | New York Times | 11.58 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 395.07 Mn | 161.32 Mn |
| 6 | Pearson | 11.06 Bn | 8.20 Bn | - | 651.30 Mn |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 10.73 Bn | 10.18 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 337.00 Mn |
| 8 | Nexstar Media | 6.41 Bn | 5.06 Bn | 1.20 Bn | 30.81 Mn |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.99 Bn | -5.80 Bn | - | 215.20 Mn |
| 10 | Versant Media | 4.96 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 715.00 Mn | 138.07 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 541.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 556.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 554.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 560.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 564.90 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 567.70 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 567.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 568.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 569.20 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 571.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 570.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 571.90 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 572.30 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 576.40 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 575.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 576.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 581.30 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 589.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 588.80 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 592.10 Mn |
API Access
News Shares Outstanding 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=shares-outstanding&ticker=NWSA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding", "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=shares-outstanding&ticker=NWSA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();