News Corporation (NWS)

FairStock Score: 40/100 — MIXED

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AI Analysis

AI-generated, general educational analysis — not personal investment advice.

I approach News Corporation as a collection of media and information assets, not a single newspaper. Brands such as The Wall Street Journal, Barron's and MarketWatch sit beside digital real estate, book publishing and news media. In FY2026, filed revenue was $9.0B, up from $8.5B in FY2025, so the top line is moving. But filed net income fell to $573M from $1.2B, and diluted EPS dropped to $1.03 from $2.07. In fiscal Q3 2026, the quarter ended 2026-03-31, revenue was $2.2B and net income was $89.0M, or $0.16 per diluted share, which is not a fat margin. The balance sheet is not stretched: D/E is 0.32, and trailing free cash flow was $811.0M, a 4.4% FCF yield. Returns are modest, though: FairStock shows ROE of 7.98% and ROCE of 4.66%. At the 2026-10-26 close of $33.47, FairStock shows a P/E of 32.50, P/B of 2.13, EV/EBITDA of 12.04, and Graham Number of $19.07, implying a negative margin of safety of -77.08%. A Piotroski F-Score of 7/9 and Altman Z-Score of 2.10 are reasonable but do not offset a rich price against falling earnings. The Lynch category is STALWART: steady profit growth of 11.7% a year over five years but revenue of -0.7%. I see some durable brands, but the current price asks for much better profit consistency and returns than the filed figures show.

In plain English: News Corporation owns media and information businesses such as The Wall Street Journal, Barron's and MarketWatch, plus digital real estate, book publishing and news media. Revenue rose in the latest full year, but profit fell sharply and the business earns modest returns. At the recent price, the shares look expensive compared with the latest yearly profit and accounting value.

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Data as of 2026-10-26 close · note generated 2026-10-28 · model deepseek-flash

Sources (SEC EDGAR): fiscal Q3 2026 10-Q (period ended 2026-03-31) · fiscal Q2 2026 10-Q (period ended 2025-12-31) · fiscal Q1 2026 10-Q (period ended 2025-09-30) · fiscal Q4 2025 10-K (period ended 2025-06-30) · FY2026 10-K (period ended 2026-06-30) · FY2025 10-K (period ended 2025-06-30) · FY2024 10-K (period ended 2024-06-30)

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