News Corporation (NWSA)

FairStock Score: 42/100 — MIXED

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AI Analysis

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

I look for businesses with durable brands, honest accounting, and a price that leaves room for error. News Corporation owns recognizable assets: The Wall Street Journal, Barron's, Dow Jones, digital real estate, and book publishing. Those brands can create recurring subscriptions and pricing power, but the financial record is uneven. In fiscal 2026, the year ended 2026-06-30, revenue was $9.0B versus $8.5B in fiscal 2025, the year ended 2025-06-30. Yet net income fell to $573.0M from $1.2B, and diluted EPS dropped to $1.03 from $2.07. Some of that decline may reflect a very strong prior year, but it shows earnings are not steady. FairStock's return measures are modest: ROE 7.98% and ROCE 4.66%. The balance sheet is reasonable with D/E 0.32, and trailing free cash flow is $811.0M, a 4.9% FCF yield. The Piotroski F-Score of 7/9 is decent, but the Altman Z-Score of 1.88 signals some balance-sheet caution. Valuation is the main hurdle. At the close on 2026-10-13, the price was $29.63. FairStock's P/E is 28.77 and P/B is 1.89. Its Graham Number is $19.07, meaning the price carries a negative margin of safety of 55.37%. EV/EBITDA is 10.62. The Lynch category is STALWART, based on 11.7% profit growth over five years but revenue -0.7%. I see a fair business with valuable brands, but the current price already asks for a lot while profits are falling. I would want a wider discount before calling it a bargain.

In plain English: News Corporation is a media and information company that owns newspapers, business news brands, digital real estate sites, and book publishing. Revenue grew a little in the latest full year, but profit fell sharply from the year before, so the business looks mixed. At the recent share price, the stock looks expensive compared with the company's earnings and accounting value.

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Data as of 2026-10-13 close · note generated 2026-10-15 · 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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