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title: News Corp (Class A) (NWSA) — intrinsic value and fair price
canonical: https://sweetvaluelab.com/stocks/nwsa
ticker: NWSA
as_of: 2026-10-17
sector: Communication Services
industry: Publishing
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# News Corp (Class A) (NWSA)

News Corp (Class A) (NWSA) closed at $30.03 on Oct 16, 2026, overvalued by 9% vs its model value of $27.49 (from a five-year discounted cash flow).

## Key figures

| Figure | Value |
| --- | ---: |
| Last close | $30.03 (Oct 16, 2026) |
| Model value (from a five-year discounted cash flow) | $27.49 |
| Price vs model | overvalued by 9% vs model |
| Range of that model | $18.81 – $56.22 |
| Market value | $16.8B |
| P/E (fiscal 2026) | 29.2 |
| Net margin (fiscal 2026) | 6.3% |
| Free cash flow (fiscal 2026) | $811.0M |
| Dividend yield (trailing twelve months) | 0.67% |
| Beta | 0.98 |
| Cost of capital (WACC) | 8.57% |
| Business classification | Mature & Stable (Revenue declining (~-5% recent), Moderate margins (6% net margin), Pays dividends, Highly cyclical earnings) |

## Dividends

| Figure | Value |
| --- | ---: |
| Trailing dividend yield | 0.67% |
| Dividends per share, last 12 months | $0.20 |
| Dividends / free cash flow (fiscal 2026) | 25.2% |
| Raised | — |
| Growth over 5 years | 0.0% a year |
| Latest payment | $0.10, ex-date Sep 9, 2026, paid Oct 7, 2026 |

| Year of payments | Dividends per share |
| --- | ---: |
| To Sep 14, 2021 | $0.20 |
| To Sep 13, 2022 | $0.20 |
| To Sep 12, 2023 | $0.20 |
| To Sep 11, 2024 | $0.20 |
| To Sep 10, 2025 | $0.20 |
| Trailing twelve months (to Sep 9, 2026) | $0.20 |

## Valuation models

Each model's value per share and the role the engine gave it for this business. The headline above is one model's value; every other model is listed with its own, and each has a page of its own under the valuation. Computed Oct 17, 2026.

| Model | Role | Value per share | Low | High |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| DCF · Perpetuity growth · 5y | primary | $27.49 | $18.81 | $56.22 |
| DCF · Perpetuity growth · 10y | cross check | $28.39 | $19.93 | $55.89 |
| DCF · EBITDA exit · 5y | cross check | $45.41 | $33.02 | $59.99 |
| DCF · EBITDA exit · 10y | cross check | $42.51 | $30.16 | $58.95 |
| P/E · peers | cross check | $19.81 | $5.86 | $33.76 |
| P/E · own history | cross check | $43.83 | $18.74 | $72.22 |
| PEG | sanity check | $29.68 | $29.68 | $29.68 |
| EV/EBITDA · peers | cross check | $46.93 | $34.73 | $87.94 |
| EV/Revenue · peers | cross check | $55.78 | $2.83 | $85.44 |
| Earnings power value | cross check | $2.16 | $1.87 | $2.58 |
| Dividend discount | cross check | $4.40 | $3.04 | $7.16 |

## Insider activity (SEC Form 4)

No open-market insider buys or sales filed in the past 90 days.

## Superinvestors holding it (latest 13F)

| Manager | Quarter | Shares | Value |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: |
| Dodge & Cox | 2026-06-30 | 12,538,190 | $311.3M |
| Yacktman | 2026-06-30 | 7,554,958 | $187.6M |

2 tracked managers in all.

## About

News Corporation, an influential media and information services entity, is dedicated to producing and disseminating premium, engaging content along with a diverse array of products and services for both individual consumers and corporate clients worldwide. Its operations are strategically segmented into six distinct divisions: Digital Real Estate Services, Subscription Video Services, Dow Jones, Book Publishing, News Media, and an "Other" category. The company supplies a wide spectrum of content and data solutions, featuring esteemed publications and services such as The Wall Street Journal, Barron's, MarketWatch, Investor's Business Daily, Factiva, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, Dow Jones Newswires, and OPIS. These are distributed across numerous platforms, including traditional newspapers, newswires, dedicated websites, mobile applications, newsletters, magazines, proprietary databases,…

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