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News profit margin NWSA

Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2013.

Net margin, 12 months
6.3%
Operating margin, 12 months
11.4%
Net margin on a year earlier
−7.6 pts
Peer median
11.9%

Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, News kept 6.3% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 11.4%.

Five years earlier its net margin was 3.5%.

The median for 3 publishing stocks of a similar size is 11.9%.

Profit margin over time

OperatingNet

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Fiscal year by fiscal year

Fiscal yearNet marginOperating margin
FY20266.3%11.4%
FY202514.0%9.7%
FY20243.2%8.3%
FY20231.5%5.6%
FY20226.0%8.4%
FY20213.5%n/a
FY2020−14.1%n/a
FY20191.5%3.9%
FY2018−16.8%2.7%
FY2017−9.1%−6.0%
FY20162.2%1.1%
FY2015−1.7%4.2%
FY20142.8%1.1%
FY20135.7%−18.0%

Quarter by quarter

QuarterEndedNet margin, 12 monthsChange on a yearOperating margin
Q4 FY266.3%−7.6 pts11.4%
Q3 FY2612.9%+7.1 pts10.2%
Q2 FY2613.3%+8.4 pts10.0%
Q1 FY2613.8%+9.5 pts9.8%
Q4 FY2514.0%+10.7 pts9.7%
Q3 FY255.8%+3.4 pts10.0%
Q2 FY254.9%+2.4 pts9.4%
Q1 FY254.3%+2.8 pts8.7%
Q4 FY243.2%+1.7 pts8.3%
Q3 FY242.4%−0.2 pts7.2%
Q2 FY242.5%−0.4 pts6.9%
Q1 FY241.5%−3.0 pts5.9%

Against its peers

Companies in Publishing nearest News' size, closest first, today.

CompanyProfit margin
NWSANews6.3%
NYTNew York Times13.2%
WLYJohn Wiley & Sons11.9%
CMPRCIMPRESS2.6%
Peer median11.9%

Where News ranks

What the profit margin tells you

Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).

Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.

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