NWSA Stock — News Corp.

News Corp. (NWSA)

NWSA is a Stock. As of September 3, 2026, its distribution rate is 0.65%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.65%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 94/100 (Safe). Total return is 124.0% over the past 13.2 years, 369.0 points behind SPY at 493.0%.

At the current 0.65% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $65 per year, or $5.42 per month on an equivalent basis. Actual semi-annual payments vary.

News Corporation is a media and information services company operating across five segments: Dow Jones (publishing The Wall Street Journal, Barron's, MarketWatch, and related financial brands), Digital Real Estate Services (including Realtor.com and realestate.com.au), Book Publishing (Harper, HarperCollins, and other imprints), News Media (Australian newspapers and talkSPORT radio), and Other operations. The company distributes a modest dividend on a semi-annual basis. News Corporation appeals to income investors seeking exposure to established media and digital real estate businesses with regular but modest distributions.

NWSA performance versus SPY

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Total return is 124.0% over the past 13.2 years, 369.0 points behind SPY at 493.0%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 27.8%.

NWSA key facts

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Distribution Safety Score™

94 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.61%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

06/19/2013

Distribution rate

0.65%

Distribution frequency

Semi-Annual

Trailing yield

0.65%

5-year average yield

0.88

Last close

$30.95

Market cap

$16,496,181,248

Average volume

3809613.0

Next dividend

$0.10

Next ex-dividend date

09/09/2026

Next payment date

10/07/2026

Beta

0.911

Payout ratio

0.2542

P/E ratio

30.04

Forward P/E

24.3902

EPS

$1.03

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.65%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (0.65%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. We show a 30-day SEC yield when the fund publishes one. Schwab and other issuers may report a TTM distribution yield or SEC yield on a different date — all can be valid; they are not interchangeable. 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. Figures below use Dividend Vision data as of September 3, 2026.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology · SEC yield

Sources and review

Data as of September 3, 2026.

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.

NWSA risks and drawbacks

NWSA'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 27.8%.

Who may consider NWSA — and who may not

NWSA may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (NWSA 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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