News (NWSA) Shares Outstanding (2012 - 2026)
News (NWSA) reported Shares Outstanding of 556.5 million for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), down 2.0% from 567.7 million a year earlier but up 0.5% from the prior quarter.
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News (NWSA) Shares Outstanding (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Dating back to fiscal Q1 2013, News' Shares Outstanding record includes 56 quarters.
- 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, 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%).
- Five-year quarterly Shares Outstanding spans a low of 554 million in fiscal Q3 2026 and a high of 592.1 million in fiscal Q2 2022.
- Year over year, Shares Outstanding has now declined in each of the last 18 quarters, with an average decline of 1.1% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Shares Outstanding in five years was fiscal Q1 2022 (growth of 0.4%); the low point was fiscal Q2 2023 (a decline of 2.7%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026 came in at 554 million (Q3 2026), 560.6 million (Q2 2026) and 564.9 million (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.62 Bn | 63.29 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 2.51 Bn |
| 2 | Fox | 27.00 Bn | 12.91 Bn | - | 431.00 Mn |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.21 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 279.90 Mn |
| 4 | News | 15.94 Bn | 8.14 Bn | - | 556.50 Mn |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 11.45 Bn | 9.37 Bn | - | 1.10 Bn |
| 6 | New York Times | 10.22 Bn | 7.71 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 162.04 Mn |
| 7 | Pearson | 10.20 Bn | 7.34 Bn | - | 651.30 Mn |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.72 Bn | 8.30 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 337.00 Mn |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 5.91 Bn | 5.85 Bn | - | 1.06 Bn |
| 10 | Wpp | 5.33 Bn | -6.48 Bn | - | 215.20 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 591.70 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();