News (NWSA) Total Debt (2016 - 2026)
News (NWSA) recorded Total Debt of $1.99 billion in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 1.4% from $1.96 billion a year earlier and up 0.1% from the prior quarter.
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News (NWSA) Total Debt (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Starting with fiscal Q3 2016, News' Total Debt history includes 42 quarters.
- Annual Total Debt has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -3.0% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Total Debt came in at $1.96 billion in FY2025 (-6.7%), $2.1 billion in FY2024 (-29.2%), $2.97 billion in FY2023 (-3.3%) and $3.07 billion in FY2022 (+32.7%).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Total Debt since fiscal Q1 2025.
- On a year-over-year basis, Total Debt rose in two of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 13.4%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Total Debt in the last five years was growth of 131.2% in fiscal Q3 2022, against a decline of 35.3% in fiscal Q2 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at $1.99 billion (Q3 2026), $1.95 billion (Q2 2026) and $1.96 billion (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Total Debt (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.50 Bn | 63.16 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 32.02 Bn |
| 2 | Fox | 27.18 Bn | 13.09 Bn | - | 6.61 Bn |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.60 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 10.00 Bn |
| 4 | News | 16.19 Bn | 8.39 Bn | - | 1.99 Bn |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 11.39 Bn | 9.31 Bn | - | 13.66 Bn |
| 6 | New York Times | 10.30 Bn | 7.79 Bn | 394.61 Mn | - |
| 7 | Pearson | 10.14 Bn | 7.28 Bn | - | -1.98 Bn |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.74 Bn | 8.32 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 9.46 Bn |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 6.25 Bn | 6.19 Bn | - | 1.47 Mn |
| 10 | Wpp | 5.52 Bn | -6.28 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.99 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.99 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.95 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.96 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.96 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.97 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.97 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.90 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.10 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.90 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.04 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.97 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.97 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.99 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.03 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.00 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.07 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.80 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.27 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.26 Bn |
API Access
News Total Debt 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=total-debt&ticker=NWSA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "total-debt", "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=total-debt&ticker=NWSA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();