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News shares outstanding NWSA

Diluted shares outstanding, averaged over each quarter, from 2012.

Latest quarter, to Jun 30, 2026
549.1M
On a year earlier
−3.4%
fewer shares

News had 549.1M diluted shares outstanding on average in Q4 FY26, the quarter to Jun 30, 2026.

That is 3.4% fewer than a year earlier, so each share owns a little more of the company.

Shares outstanding over time

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Fiscal year by fiscal year

Fiscal yearShares, fourth quarterChange
FY2026549.1M−3%
FY2025568.7M−1%
FY2024572.9M+0%
FY2023572.8M−3%
FY2022588.9M−0%
FY2021590.7M+0%
FY2020588.5M+1%
FY2019585M+0%
FY2018583M+0%
FY2017582M−0%
FY2016582.5M+0%
FY2015582.5M+0%
FY2014580M+0%
FY2013578.8Mn/a

Each fiscal year is the twelve months to its fourth quarter, shown as the fourth quarter's average share count.

Quarter by quarter

QuarterEndedShares outstandingOn a year earlier
Q4 FY26549.1M−3%
Q3 FY26555.7M−2%
Q2 FY26562M−1%
Q1 FY26566.9M−1%
Q4 FY25568.7M−1%
Q3 FY25569.5M−1%
Q2 FY25570.1M−1%
Q1 FY25571.2M−1%
Q4 FY24572.9M+0%
Q3 FY24573.6M−1%
Q2 FY24573.5M−1%
Q1 FY24574.1M−2%

What the shares outstanding tells you

Diluted shares outstanding, averaged over the period. Fewer shares means each one owns more of the company.

A falling count usually means buybacks. A rising one means stock pay, acquisitions paid in shares or new shares sold.

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