News Corp B (NWS) fair value: what the stock is really worth
As of Nov 5, 2026: fair value (intrinsic value) of News Corp B stock $17.05, price $28.97, that is 41.1% below the price, quality 70 out of 100. Rating: strongly overvalued. Calculated from audited financials with 24 of our 26 valuation models and 37 quality factors, updated daily.
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Price vs Fair Value
White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year. As of Nov 6, 2026.
How to read this chart
60‑month range $14.80 – $35.21 · fair‑value band $12.35 – $22.17 · the $28.97 price screens above the $17.05 fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). As of Nov 6, 2026.
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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.
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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.
Stock analysis
News Corp B (NWS) currently trades at $28.97, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is $17.05, 41% below the price, so the stock looks overvalued today.
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Valuation
Bull case: the Multiples group reads highest at a median of $17.44 per share, and 0 of the 24 models we run sit above the $28.97 price.
Bear case: the Asset-Based group reads lowest at $2.58, and 24 of the 24 models stay below the price. Data coverage for this calculation is high.
Scenario range: $12.35 (bear) to $22.17 (bull), the price of $28.97 sits above it. Bear and bull are the same models on cautious and optimistic assumptions, a range, not a price target.
Quality & growth
The Quality Score stands at 70/100 (solid quality), in the Communication Services sector.
Weak Growth: Revenue growth is weak: less than 2 % a year.
News Corp B reported revenue of $9.0B in FY2026 versus $10.4B in FY2022, a compound −3.4%/yr. Reported net income was $573M in FY2026, compounding −2.1%/yr from FY2022.
Key figures
Market cap $16.2B Large · P/E ratio 25.9 · P/S ratio 2.32 · EPS (TTM) $1.12 · Dividend yield 0.7% · Net margin 6.4% · Return on equity 8.0% · Return on assets (EBIT) 7.9%.
Competitive moat
Our AI-assisted moat analysis scores the competitive advantage at 44 out of 100 (low confidence).
What moves the price
The share trades about 18% below its 52-week high and 14% above its 52-week low, currently below its 200-day average.
For context, the median of 10 Communication Services peers we cover trades at −14% fair-value upside, at −41%, NWS screens richer than that median.
Fair Value models
Bear$12.35Fair Value $17.05Bull$22.17
Price $28.97 · Downside -41.1%
Model ⓘEach model values the company its own way (discounted cash flow, earnings, assets, dividends). The fair value above starts from their evidence-weighted blend, not from a single model. In cyclical trough or peak years, after dilution or a stock split it is adjusted afterwards, so it can sit above or below the models. Based on fiscal year 2026 figures (about 4 months old). Earnings retained since then ($0.3252 per share) are deliberately not added.Bear ⓘBear = the cautious scenario: the same model computed with conservative anchors (lower growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bull it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target.BaseBull ⓘBull = the optimistic scenario: the same model computed with favourable anchors (higher growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bear it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target. If a model's bull case is above four times its base value, the table shows that limit with a > sign (like the overall Bull above): beyond it no assumption holds.Coverage ⓘCoverage = how well-backed THIS model's estimate is for this stock (0–100): how complete and reliable its input data are, and how well the model fits the company. The final Fair Value is an evidence-weighted blend, so better-evidenced models count more. Green ≥70, amber 50–69, grey below 50.
In the last 6 months, 5 officers or directors sold shares worth $3.2M and none bought.
SaleDavid B PitofskyGeneral Counsel51,423 shares at $28.76$1.5MAug 17, 2026
SaleMarygrace DeGrazioChief Accounting Officer18,303 shares at $28.76$526,394Aug 17, 2026
SaleRuth AllenChief Human Resources Officer21,521 shares at $28.99$623,894Aug 17, 2026
SaleLavanya ChandrashekarChief Financial Officer17,785 shares at $28.67$509,896Aug 17, 2026
SaleJulian DelanyChief Technology Officer1,747 shares at $28.72$50,174Aug 17, 2026
Plus 22 other filings such as grants, option exercises or tax withholding. They are not market purchases or sales.
Sales are often planned (taxes, diversification, 10b5-1 plans). Purchases with their own money are seen as the stronger sign. For information only: not part of the quality score or Fair Value.
Growth Quality ⓘGrowth is valuable only when reinvestment earns attractive returns (Aswath Damodaran): sustainable growth depends on return on capital, reinvestment and efficiency. Basis: total company revenue over the periods shown on the cards (3Y/5Y/all years), not per share, so a merger can show up as a growth jump; per-share earnings growth is in the value-creation card.40/100
Revenue growth is weak: less than 2 % a year.
Revenue growth 1 year
+6.8%
Revenue growth 3 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+4.1%
Revenue growth 5 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
−0.7%
Start year 2021 (pandemic). Over 10 years: +0.9% a year
Revenue growth 16 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+0.2%
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What shareholders gained per year (last 5 years) ⓘWhat the business itself delivers per year: earnings growth per share plus the dividend yield. This is what you get IF the market keeps valuing the stock the same way: it contains no assumption about the market changing its mind. Computed per share, so buybacks count and a merger does not pass as growth. For a company that pays no dividend it is pure earnings growth per share. Period: earnings growth per share as CAGR over the last 5 reported fiscal years (annual statements), plus the current dividend yield. The start value is the median of the three years around the start, so a single crisis year (a pandemic or a write-down) does not distort the rate. Basis: EBIT basis.
≈ −2.5%
Earnings growth per share plus dividend.
Earnings per share, growth per year−3.2%
Dividend (yield on the price)0.7%
Pace: 5 vs 10 years ⓘTwo data points, not a trend model: earnings growth per share over the last 5 fiscal years against the last 10. Labelled "steady" when both rates are within 3 percentage points of each other, otherwise picking up or flattening. Shown only when ten years of history exist.base effect: 5.0% / 12.8%
Profit margin 2019 to 2026 ⓘOperating margin then vs now, from reported annual statements. A falling margin after a boom year is the classic peak-earnings signal: the growth rate then leans on an inflated base.8% → 11%
Pace: the 5-year rate starts in 2021 (pandemic)
⚠ Rate on operating basis: 2026 sits 121% above its own trend.
Growth Forecast
A lot of optimism in the price
The price assumes more growth than the company has delivered so far and more than analysts expect.
What the price assumes ⓘThis turns our valuation around: instead of asking what the share is worth, it asks what growth the current price requires. It uses the cash the company keeps after all spending (free cash flow), the same discount rate as our models, five years of growth, then slowing evenly to 2 % a year by year ten. Compared with the analysts' sales forecasts extended to the same five years (at least three analysts, for context only, it does not enter the Fair Value): within 3 percentage points counts as "in line" (amber), below that little optimism (green), above that a lot of optimism (red).
+8.2%
Yearly growth needed for the next five years to justify today's price.
What forecasts expect ⓘAnalysts publish sales forecasts for the next two fiscal years. For the years after that, growth slows evenly to 2 % a year by year ten (2 % is the long-run rate our models use). Projected years are marked as such.
+3.4%
Yearly sales growth analysts expect, extended to five years.
After inflation (USA: IMF forecast 2.4% a year to 2030, 3.1% from 2016 to 2025) that is about +5.7% a year for the price and +1.0% for the forecasts.
AI conclusion: Strong cash flows from a mix of news, digital real estate and books enable share buybacks, while low returns and AI threats to publishing revenue highlight weak profitability durability.
Main risk: Generative AI tools and search summaries could reduce direct visits to its news and publishing sites and thereby lower advertising and subscription revenue.
Bull case: News Corp could expand licensing deals with AI firms and develop AI-enhanced products that maintain or increase the value of its original journalism and data assets.
Bear case: If AI summaries and chatbots substitute for direct access, News Corp could see sustained declines in traffic, ad revenue and subscriptions across its core news and publishing businesses.
News Corp keeps repurchasing shares under its billion-dollar program, supported by solid cash flows from its mix of news, digital real estate and books. A leadership transition at the New York Post arrives alongside broader questions about artificial intelligence cutting costs in content production while threatening traditional ad and subscription models. Will the efficiency gains and licensing opportunities outweigh the risks to its core publishing revenue?
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Peer GroupⓘHow this stock ranks against its industry: the green marker is this stock, the band is the typical 25–75% peer range, and the tick is the median.Entertainment · 223 stocks
Beats the industry median on 6/15 measures
A mixed picture versus its industry peers.
Valuation
Quality Score70 · Top 25%
Fair Value upside−41.1% · Below median
Profitability
Return on equity (12 months)8.0% · Above median
Return on assets4.8% · Top 25%
Net margin (12 months)8.2% · Above median
Operating margin (12 months)12.5% · Top 25%
Growth and dividend
Revenue growth (quarter YoY)10.8% · Above median
Dividend yield (12 months)0.7% · Bottom 25%
Balance sheet
Debt / equity0.23× · Above median
Valuation Multiplesvs Entertainment median · lower = cheaper
P/E (12 months)25.9× · Pricier than median
P/B1.90× · Pricier than median
P/S (12 months)2.32× · Pricier than median
Price / free cash flow (fiscal year)25.9× · Pricier than median
EV/EBITDA15.6× · Pricier than median
PEG2.99× · Priciest 25%
Strength profile in five axes (Snowflake)
This stockSector peers
VALUE (fair-value potential)0· sector 29
FUTURE (revenue growth)54· sector 20
PAST (return on equity)32· sector 4
HEALTH (low debt)88· sector 96
DIVIDEND (yield)14· sector 46
VALUE 0: the price sits above our fair-value range.
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Frequently asked questions
Is News Corp B (NWS) overvalued or undervalued?
As of Nov 6, 2026, our model estimates a fair value of $17.05 versus a price of $28.97, about 41% lower (overvalued).
What is the fair value of NWS?
Our model-based fair value for News Corp B is $17.05 (as of Nov 6, 2026), built from audited fundamentals. The current price: $28.97.
What is the quality score of NWS?
News Corp B has a Quality Score of 70/100. It measures business quality (profitability, growth, cash flow, balance-sheet strength, investment discipline, share issuance). Market factors such as price momentum and volatility do not enter the number; they are shown separately in the detail view.
What is the price target for News Corp B (NWS)?
Our model-based price target is the fair value of $17.05 (as of Nov 6, 2026) from 24 valuation models. Cautious scenario $12.35, optimistic scenario $22.17. It is a calculation from audited fundamentals, not an analyst target.
What is the News Corp B stock forecast for 2026?
Our models put fair value at $17.05, about 41% lower versus a price of $28.97 (overvalued). Cautious scenario $12.35, optimistic scenario $22.17. The calculation is refreshed regularly with new filings.
What is the revenue of News Corp B (NWS)?
News Corp B reported trailing-twelve-month revenue of about $9.0B (latest available figure, as of Nov 6, 2026).
Does News Corp B pay a dividend?
News Corp B currently shows a dividend yield of 0.69% relative to its recent price (as of Nov 6, 2026).
What growth is priced into News Corp B (NWS)?
For today's price to be fair in a discounted-cash-flow model, News Corp B would have to grow free cash flow by +8.2 % per year for five years (discount rate 9.3 %, then slowing evenly to 2 % perpetual growth by year ten). Over the last 5 years revenue grew -0.7 % per year. As of Nov 6, 2026.
What discount rate (WACC) does the fair value of NWS use?
Our models discount News Corp B at 9.3 %: a base by market capitalisation (large), damped by beta 1.01, country premium for USA. The same rate applies in all 26 models.
What is a reverse DCF?
A reverse DCF turns the usual calculation around. Instead of deriving a value from assumptions, it takes today's price as given and asks: what free-cash-flow growth would a company have to deliver for exactly this price to be fair? The result is not a forecast but the expectation already priced in. For News Corp B that is +8.2 % per year a year over ten years, using the same discount rate (9.3 %) and the same formula as our fair value.
How much growth has News Corp B (NWS) delivered so far?
Over the past 5 years revenue at News Corp B grew -0.7 % a year. The price currently implies +8.2 % per year free-cash-flow growth a year. Comparing the two shows how much confidence is in the price: if it demands more than has been delivered, the business has to accelerate for the maths to work.
How fast is the sector of News Corp B (NWS) growing?
The median revenue growth in the sector is +3.6 % a year. That is the yardstick for the growth priced into News Corp B (+8.2 % per year a year): it shows whether the expectation is within the usual range or beyond it.
What is the free cash flow yield of News Corp B (NWS)?
The free-cash-flow yield on the price is 5.01 %: that much free cash flow News Corp B produces per unit of market value. When it exceeds the discount rate of our models (9.3 %), the business already earns more than its cost of capital demands, and the price needs little additional growth.
What is the intrinsic value of News Corp B (NWS)?
Intrinsic value and fair value mean the same thing: what the business is worth on its numbers, independent of the share price. For News Corp B it is $17.05 per share (as of Nov 6, 2026), against a price of $28.97. It is the blended result of 24 valuation models (cash flow, earnings, asset, dividend).
Is News Corp B stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
As of Nov 6, 2026, NWS trades above its calculated fair value: price $28.97, fair value $17.05, a gap of about −41% (overvalued). The calculation is refreshed with each new quarterly report, so the verdict can change during the year.
Is fair value the same as the market price of NWS?
No. The price is what the market pays today ($28.97); the fair value is what the company's own numbers justify ($17.05). For News Corp B the two are $11.92 per share apart. That gap is exactly why we show both numbers side by side.
How much is News Corp B worth?
The market values News Corp B at about $16.2B (market capitalisation, as of Nov 6, 2026). Per share that is $28.97; our models calculate a fair value of $17.05 per share.
What do the bullish and bearish scenarios say about NWS?
Our models span a range for News Corp B: cautious scenario $12.35, base $17.05, optimistic $22.17 per share (as of Nov 6, 2026, price $28.97). The range comes from different growth and margin assumptions, not from analyst opinions.
What is the P/E ratio of NWS?
News Corp B trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.9 (as of Nov 6, 2026). A P/E on its own says little: it compares the price with ONE year of profit, while our fair value of $17.05 is built from several models across several years. Excluding one-off items of fiscal year 2026 it is 24.6 (reported for FY2026: 27.4). Median P/E at fiscal year-end, 7 fiscal years (2019 to 2026), reported earnings, FY2026 ex one-offs: 42.1. Other multiples: PEG 3.0, P/B 1.9, P/S 2.3, EV/EBITDA 15.6.
What is the PEG ratio of NWS?
The PEG ratio of News Corp B is 2.99 (P/E divided by earnings growth, as of Nov 6, 2026). That is above 1, so the growth is already paid for in the price.
How solid is the balance sheet of News Corp B (NWS)?
Balance-sheet figures for News Corp B (as of Nov 6, 2026): return on equity 8.0%, debt of 0.23 per unit of equity. They feed the Quality Score of 70/100, which measures business quality independently of the share price.
How far is NWS from its 52-week high?
News Corp B trades at $28.97, about 18% below its 52-week high of $35.21 and 14% above the low of $25.48 (as of Nov 5, 2026). Distance from the high says nothing about value: that is what the fair value of $17.05 is for.
Which stocks are comparable to News Corp B?
From the same area (Communication Services) we also value Netflix, Inc, The Walt Disney Company, Live Nation Entertainment, Inc, TKO Group, among others. Each of them has its own fair-value calculation on this site using the same models, so the comparison is like for like.
Is News Corp B stock attractive at the current price?
The data as of Nov 6, 2026: price $28.97, calculated fair value $17.05 (−41%), Quality Score 70/100, from 24 models. Whether that fits your horizon and risk tolerance is your call. We provide the calculation, not investment advice.
How is the fair value of NWS calculated?
We run News Corp B through 24 models from four families: discounted cash flow, earnings models, asset and balance-sheet models, and dividend models. Every model gets the same audited fundamentals; the result is the weighted average of $17.05, with the spread shown as a cautious and an optimistic scenario.
Is it still worth investing in stocks now?
The global stock market currently sits 15.5% above its aggregate fair value. News Corp B itself currently trades above fair value. An expensive market is no reason to stay out and no reason to buy everything at once: keep a broad savings plan running, buy single stocks only with money you can do without, and hold part of your money liquid while the market is high. The full picture including sectors is on is it worth investing now.
What is the share price of News Corp B (NWS)?
The closing price on Nov 5, 2026 was $28.97. Our model-based fair value is $17.05, about 41% lower (overvalued). We carry closing prices from our data provider, not a live tick.
What should I pay attention to with News Corp B right now?
The price sits above even our optimistic bull case ($22.17). The favourable scenario is already priced in. Solid but not exceptional quality (70/100) and above fair value, neither a clear bargain nor a standout compounder.
Key figures of News Corp B
How large is the market capitalisation of News Corp B (NWS)?
The market capitalisation of News Corp B is $16.2B. The stock-market value of the whole company: share price times number of shares. It is what the market asks for the entire business today.
What is the P/S ratio of News Corp B (NWS)?
The price-to-sales ratio of News Corp B is 2.32 (last twelve months). Price to sales: market value relative to yearly revenue. Useful when profit is thin or distorted.
What are the earnings per share of News Corp B (NWS)?
Earnings per share at News Corp B are $1.12 (price ÷ EPS = P/E 25.9). Earnings per share over the last twelve months: total profit spread across every single share.
What is the dividend yield of News Corp B (NWS)?
The dividend yield of News Corp B is 0.7% (payout 16.0%, on adjusted earnings, reported 17.9%). Yearly dividend relative to the share price. 3% pays 3 per 100 invested. Below: how much of profit is used for it.
What is the net margin of News Corp B (NWS)?
The net margin of News Corp B is 6.4% (last twelve months). How much of every unit of revenue ends up as profit. 10% means 10 cents of profit per dollar of sales.
What is the return on equity of News Corp B (NWS)?
The return on equity (ROE) of News Corp B is 8.0% (last twelve months). Profit relative to shareholders' equity, how efficiently the company works with its owners' money.
What is the EBIT return on assets of News Corp B (NWS)?
On an EBIT basis the return on assets of News Corp B is 7.9% (avg 5y). Operating profit (EBIT) relative to everything the company owns, as a multi-year average. It describes the business model rather than one good or bad year.
What is the operating margin of News Corp B (NWS)?
The operating margin of News Corp B is 12.5% (last twelve months). Profit from the core business (before interest and taxes) relative to revenue.
How fast is revenue growing at News Corp B (NWS)?
Revenue at News Corp B is growing +10.8% versus a year earlier (3y avg +4.1%). How much revenue grew versus a year earlier (YoY). The 3-year average next to it puts the single year in context.
How fast are earnings growing at News Corp B (NWS)?
Earnings per share at News Corp B are growing −74.9% versus a year earlier. How much earnings per share grew versus a year earlier.
How much net debt does News Corp B (NWS) carry?
The net debt of News Corp B is $820M (fiscal year 2026, ≈ 1.0 yrs of FCF). Debt minus cash on hand. The note shows how many years of free cash flow could in theory pay it off.
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