News (NWSA) Tax Provisions (2012 - 2026)
News' Tax Provisions was $48 million in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 4.3% from $46 million a year earlier but down 29.4% from the prior quarter.
News (NWSA) Tax Provisions (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), Tax Provisions at News came in at $303 million, up 10.2% from FY2025.
- Tax Provisions has now increased for four consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 37.8% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Tax Provisions was $275 million in FY2025 (+33.5%), $206 million in FY2024 (+35.5%), $152 million in FY2023 (+192.3%) and $52 million in FY2022 (-14.8%).
- Quarterly Tax Provisions has moved between -$147 million (fiscal Q4 2022) and $125 million (fiscal Q2 2026) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Tax Provisions has increased for nine straight quarters, with growth averaging 24.8% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Tax Provisions over five years was fiscal Q1 2022 (growth of 184.0%); the worst was fiscal Q1 2023 (a decline of 50.7%).
- Per Business Quant data, NWSA's Tax Provisions in the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026 was $68 million (Q3 2026), $125 million (Q2 2026) and $62 million (Q1 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.62 Bn | 63.29 Bn | 4.10 Bn | -433.00 Mn |
| 2 | Fox | 27.00 Bn | 12.91 Bn | - | 225.00 Mn |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.21 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 224.80 Mn |
| 4 | News | 15.94 Bn | 8.14 Bn | - | 48.00 Mn |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 11.45 Bn | 9.37 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 10.22 Bn | 7.71 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 31.80 Mn |
| 7 | Pearson | 10.20 Bn | 7.34 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.72 Bn | 8.30 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 73.00 Mn |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 5.91 Bn | 5.85 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Wpp | 5.33 Bn | -6.48 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 48.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 68.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 125.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 62.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 46.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 44.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 124.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 61.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 43.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 32.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 97.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 37.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 24.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 32.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 61.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 35.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -147.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 29.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 99.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 71.00 Mn |
News Tax Provisions 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=tax-provisions&ticker=NWSA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-provisions", "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=tax-provisions&ticker=NWSA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();