News Corp (Class B) (NWS-nyse-8315) Financial Ratio Screen
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Calculation date: 2026-08-31. Financial period used: June 2025. The ratios are automated proxies inspired by published methodologies; they are not official index determinations.
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Revenue segments: Not yet checked against an SEC annual filing.
Profile description reviewed: News Corporation, a media and information services company, creates and distributes authoritative and engaging content, and other products and services for consumers and businesses. It operates through five segments: Digital Real Estate Services, Dow Jones, Book Publishing, News Media, and Other. The company distributes content and data products through various media channels, such as newspapers, newswires, websites, mobile apps, newsletters, magazines, proprietary databases, live journalism, video, and podcasts under the MarketWatch, The Wall Street Journal, Barron's, Investor's Business Daily, Factiva, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, Dow Jones Newswires, and Dow Jones Energy brands. It also owns and operates Monday to Friday, Saturday and Sunday, weekly, and bi-weekly newspapers comprising The Australian, The Weekend Australian, The Daily Telegraph, The Sunday Telegraph, Herald Sun, Sunday Herald Sun, The Courier Mail, The Sunday Mail, The Advertiser, Sunday Mail, The Sun, The Sun on Sunday, The Times, The Sunday Times, and New York Post, as well as digital mastheads and other websites. In addition, the company publishes general fiction, nonfiction, children's, and religious books; and operates Storyful, a social media content agency, as well as sports radio network and news channels. Further, it offers property and property-related advertising and services on its websites and mobile applications; digital real estate services; and financial services. The company has operations in the United States, Canada, Europe, Australasia, and internationally. News Corporation was incorporated in 2012 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
Sources to verify: Secondary company profile and classification · Issuer website · SEC issuer filings
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The table shows implemented MSCI and FTSE/Yasaar-style asset-based models plus a provisional S&P-style leverage reconstruction where a complete 36-month denominator exists. These are independent calculations, not official index results or Shariah determinations. See formulas, sources and limitations.
Based on financial data from June 2025
| Standard | Debt Ratio | Cash Ratio | Receivables | Income | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSCI | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | INSUFFICIENT / NOT IMPLEMENTED* |
| FTSE | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | INSUFFICIENT / NOT IMPLEMENTED* |
Financial Highlights
Profitability
| Gross Margin | 56.7% | |
| Operating Margin | 17.1% | |
| Net Margin | 13.3% | |
| Return on Equity (ROE) | 6.3% | |
| Return on Assets (ROA) | 3.9% |
Cash Flow & Balance Sheet
| Operating Cash Flow | $978M |
| Free Cash Flow | $571M |
| Total Debt | $2.9B |
| Debt-to-Equity | 30.9 |
| Current Ratio | 1.8 |
| Total Assets | $15.5B |
Price & Trading
| Last Close | $27.55 |
| 50-Day MA | $27.83 |
| 200-Day MA | $30.80 |
| Avg Volume | 1.3M |
| Beta | 1.0 |
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52-Week Range
$25.49
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Financial data provenance and verification
The displayed fields were imported from yfinance on 2026-03-29 for the financial period June 2025. This is a secondary data feed and can differ from amended or newly filed statements.
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Verification rule: check debt, cash, receivables, revenue and interest income against the latest primary filing before relying on an automated ratio.
About News Corp (Class B) (NWS-nyse-8315)
News Corporation, a media and information services company, creates and distributes authoritative and engaging content, and other products and services for consumers and businesses. It operates through five segments: Digital Real Estate Services, Dow Jones, Book Publishing, News Media, and Other. The company distributes content and data products through various media channels, such as newspapers, newswires, websites, mobile apps, newsletters, magazines, proprietary databases, live journalism, video, and podcasts under the MarketWatch, The Wall Street Journal, Barron's, Investor's Business Daily, Factiva, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, Dow Jones Newswires, and Dow Jones Energy brands. It also owns and operates Monday to Friday, Saturday and Sunday, weekly, and bi-weekly newspapers comprising The Australian, The Weekend Australian, The Daily Telegraph, The Sunday Telegraph, Herald Sun, Sunday Herald Sun, The Courier Mail, The Sunday Mail, The Advertiser, Sunday Mail, The Sun, The Sun on Sunday, The Times, The Sunday Times, and New York Post, as well as digital mastheads and other websites. In addition, the company publishes general fiction, nonfiction, children's, and religious books; and operates Storyful, a social media content agency, as well as sports radio network and news channels. Further, it offers property and property-related advertising and services on its websites and mobile applications; digital real estate services; and financial services. The company has operations in the United States, Canada, Europe, Australasia, and internationally. News Corporation was incorporated in 2012 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is News Corp (Class B) (NWS-nyse-8315) halal to invest in?
The current automated result is More financial data is needed. It uses available public financial fields and simplified methodology proxies. It is not a fatwa or an official determination by AAOIFI, DJIM, MSCI, S&P, or FTSE.
What is News Corp (Class B)'s debt ratio?
News Corp (Class B)'s debt ratio is not available in the MSCI new-inclusion reproduction: total debt divided by total assets, against a 30% threshold. See the methodology page for the official source and limitations.
What are News Corp (Class B)'s key financial metrics?
News Corp (Class B) has a market capitalization of USD 15298M in its listing currency, trailing P/E ratio of 36.1, and revenue of $8.5B. The company maintains a gross margin of 56.7% and a net margin of 13.3%. Return on equity stands at 6.3%.
How often is the screening data updated?
Calculation date: 2026-08-31. Financial period: June 2025. These dates are shown separately because regenerating this page does not refresh the underlying data.
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