NWS Stock — News Corp.

News Corp. (NWS)

Updated October 16, 2026.

NWS is a Stock. its distribution rate is 0.61%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.61%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 97/100 (Safe). Total return is 141.9% over the past 13.3 years, 345.0 points behind SPY at 486.9%.

News Corporation operates as a diversified media and information services company with five business segments: publishing and distributing financial news and data through brands including The Wall Street Journal and Barron's; operating digital real estate services platforms like Realtor.com and realestate.com.au; publishing consumer books under imprints such as HarperCollins and Harlequin; distributing news through Australian newspapers and talkSPORT radio; and providing related digital and data services. The company distributes dividends on a semi-annual basis at a modest current rate. This stock may appeal to income investors seeking exposure to traditional media and digital information services businesses.

NWS performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 141.9% over the past 13.3 years, 345.0 points behind SPY at 486.9%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 12.3%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 17.7%.

NWS key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

97 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.59%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

06/19/2013

Distribution rate

0.61%

Distribution frequency

Semi-Annual

Trailing yield

0.61%

5-year average yield

0.79

Last close

$32.88 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$5,900,230,841

Average volume

1269239.0

Dividend

$0.10

Ex-dividend date

09/09/2026

Payment date

10/07/2026

Beta

0.976

Payout ratio

17.0%

P/E ratio

31.92

Forward P/E

24.3902

EPS

$1.03

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.61%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.61%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

NWS risks and drawbacks

NWS's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are semi-annual, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 17.7%.

Who may consider NWS — and who may not

NWS may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (NWS pays semi-annual); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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