News Cash Flow Statement
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News free cash flow
In fiscal 2026, News generated $1.24 billion of operating cash flow and spent $426.0 million on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $811.0 million, a free-cash-flow margin of 9.0% of revenue. Free cash flow was up 42.0% from the prior year's $571.0 million.
News returned $845.0 million to shareholders: $204.0 million in dividends and $641.0 million in share repurchases, equal to 104% of free cash flow. Free cash flow covered dividend payments 4.0 times.
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News cash flow statement (annual)
| Fiscal year (USD) | FY 20262026-06-30 | FY 20252025-06-30 | FY 20242024-06-30 | FY 20232023-06-30 | FY 20222022-06-30 | FY 20212021-06-30 | FY 20202020-06-30 | FY 20192019-06-30 | FY 20182018-06-30 | FY 20172017-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | 743.00M | 1.34B | 354.00M | 187.00M | 760.00M | 389.00M | -1.54B | 228.00M | -1.44B | -643.00M |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | -44.55% | +278.53% | +89.30% | -75.39% | +95.37% | — | -777.63% | — | — | -357.20% |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 485.00M | 459.00M | 440.00M | 415.00M | 688.00M | 680.00M | 644.00M | 659.00M | 472.00M | 449.00M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 77.00M | 84.00M | 91.00M | 87.00M | 59.00M | 128.00M | 69.00M | 73.00M | 76.00M | 38.00M |
| Change in Working Capital | 3.31B | 3.15B | 2.98B | 3.63B | 3.47B | 3.16B | 3.10B | 2.95B | -14.00M | 15.00M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 1.24B | 978.00M | 1.10B | 1.09B | 1.35B | 1.24B | 780.00M | 928.00M | 757.00M | 494.00M |
| Capital Expenditures | -426.00M | -407.00M | -357.00M | -347.00M | -499.00M | -390.00M | -438.00M | -572.00M | -364.00M | -256.00M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -539.00M | -406.00M | -524.00M | -574.00M | -2.08B | -1.29B | -427.00M | -677.00M | -321.00M | -420.00M |
| Dividends Paid | -204.00M | -185.00M | -172.00M | -174.00M | -175.00M | -163.00M | -158.00M | -161.00M | -158.00M | -152.00M |
| Share Repurchases | -641.00M | -150.00M | -117.00M | -243.00M | -179.00M | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Debt Issued | 125.00M | 61.00M | 278.00M | 0 | 1.69B | 1.51B | 926.00M | 681.00M | 95.00M | 0 |
| Debt Repaid | -100.00M | -203.00M | -409.00M | -65.00M | -838.00M | -557.00M | -1.23B | -1.12B | -213.00M | -23.00M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -1.01B | -524.00M | -441.00M | -501.00M | 404.00M | 699.00M | -472.00M | -610.00M | -398.00M | -217.00M |
| Net Change in Cash | -322.00M | 418.00M | 133.00M | 16.00M | -318.00M | 644.00M | -119.00M | -359.00M | 38.00M | -143.00M |
| Free Cash Flow | 811.00M | 571.00M | 741.00M | 745.00M | 855.00M | 847.00M | 342.00M | 356.00M | 393.00M | 238.00M |
This table shows 10 annual periods of News's cash flow statement, from FY 2026 back to FY 2017, across 14 line items including net income, depreciation & amortization, stock-based compensation. Values in USD; B = billions, M = millions. Fiscal periods follow NWS's reporting calendar. What is a cash flow statement?