WEBWIRE – Monday, May 11, 2026
Fiscal 2026 Third Quarter Key Financial Highlights
- Third quarter revenues were $2.19 billion, a 9% increase compared to $2.01 billion in the prior year, driven by growth at the Digital Real Estate Services, Dow Jones and Book Publishing segments.
- Net income from continuing operations in the quarter was $121 million, a 13% increase compared to $107 million in the prior year.
- Third quarter Total Segment EBITDA was $343 million, an 18% increase compared to $290 million in the prior year.
- For the quarter, reported EPS from continuing operations were $0.16 as compared to $0.14 in the prior year Adjusted EPS were $0.21 compared to $0.17 in the prior year.
- Dow Jones revenues for the quarter were $619 million, an 8% increase compared to the prior year, underpinned by 19% growth at Risk & Compliance, 12% growth at Dow Jones Energy and 13% growth in digital advertising revenues.
- Revenues at Move, operator of Realtor.com , were $148 million, a 10% increase from the prior year, driven by premium offerings and expansion in growth adjacencies.
- REA Group posted strong results for the quarter, growing revenues 20% to $325 million, driven by positive foreign exchange impacts and continued strong Australian residential performance.
- Book Publishing revenues grew 8% for the quarter to $555 million, led by strong sales of Rachel Reids Game Changers related to the release of the Heated Rivalry streaming series .
NEW YORK, NY May 7, 2026 News Corporation (News Corp or the Company) (Nasdaq: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV) today reported financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2026.
Commenting on the results, Chief Executive Robert Thomson said:
News Corp has again delivered resounding results this quarter, and we remain on track for another year of record profitability given the strength seen thus far in the fourth quarter. For the third quarter of fiscal 2026, our total revenue rose 9 percent to $2.2 billion, while net income from continuing operations rose 13 percent to $121 million and Total Segment EBITDA increased a robust 18 percent to $343 million. Both EPS and Adjusted EPS were also notably higher.
The third quarter was compelling evidence of the transformation of our business, and demonstrated the robustness of our core growth engines, which we expect will propel us towards a strong fiscal finish. Given our firm belief that the current share price does not reflect the intrinsic value of the company or its prospects, we have continued to execute our enhanced buyback program at an accelerated rate.
Our confidence comes as the world is grappling with the potential impact of AI. We are an AI inputs company and that fact was reflected in our recent deal with Meta, which complements our partnership with OpenAI. We are in discussions with other companies who recognize the preciousness of provenance, and these potential deals should have a positive impact on our revenue and profitability.
We are also tracking a number of dodgy digital firms scraping illicitly, illegally our precious content and shamelessly reselling this purloined property. We have these baleful bad-boy bots in our sights and intend to pursue them vigorously. And we believe companies that willingly buy this stolen content from these nefarious fences are also culpable.
Third Quarter Results
The Company reported fiscal 2026 third quarter total revenues of $2.19 billion, a 9% increase compared to $2.01 billion in the prior year period, primarily driven by higher real estate revenues at the Digital Real Estate Services segment, higher circulation and subscription revenues at the Dow Jones segment and higher sales at the Book Publishing segment. Results included an $88 million, or 5%, positive impact from foreign currency fluctuations. Adjusted Revenues (which excludes the foreign currency impact, acquisitions and divestitures as defined in Note 2) increased 4% compared to the prior year.
Net income from continuing operations for the quarter was $121 million, a 13% increase compared to $107 million in the prior year, primarily driven by higher Total Segment EBITDA, partially offset by higher tax expense.
The Company reported third quarter Total Segment EBITDA of $343 million, an 18% increase compared to $290 million in the prior year primarily due to strong contributions from the Digital Real Estate Services and Dow Jones segments and lower employee costs in the Other segment. Adjusted Total Segment EBITDA (as defined in Note 2) increased 13%.
Net income from continuing operations per share attributable to News Corporation stockholders was $0.16 as compared to $0.14 in the prior year. Adjusted EPS (as defined in Note 3) were $0.21 compared to $0.17 in the prior year.
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About News Corp
News Corp (Nasdaq: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV) is a global, diversified media and information services company focused on creating and distributing authoritative and engaging content and other products and services. The company comprises businesses across a range of media, including: information services and news, digital real estate services and book publishing. Headquartered in New York, News Corp operates primarily in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom, and its content and other products and services are distributed and consumed worldwide. More information is available at: http://newscorp.com.
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