For the quarter ended December 2025, News Corp. (NWSA) reported revenue of $2.36 billion, up 5.5% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.40, compared to $0.33 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.31 billion, representing a surprise of +2.26%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +21.21%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.33.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how News Corp. performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Revenues by Product (GAAP)- News Media: $570 million compared to the $563.68 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of 0% year over year.
- Revenues by Product (GAAP)- Dow Jones: $648 million versus $634.43 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +8% change.
- Revenues by Product (GAAP)- Book Publishing: $633 million versus $610.4 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +6.4% change.
- Revenues by Product (GAAP)- Digital Real Estate Services: $511 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $500.8 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +8%.
- EBITDA- News Media: $70 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $64.18 million.
- EBITDA- Digital Real Estate Services: $206 million versus $200.15 million estimated by two analysts on average.
- EBITDA- Dow Jones: $191 million versus $184.22 million estimated by two analysts on average.
- EBITDA- Other: $-45 million versus $-53 million estimated by two analysts on average.
- EBITDA- Book Publishing: $99 million compared to the $104.29 million average estimate based on two analysts.
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Shares of News Corp. have returned -6.5% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.5% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.
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