News Corp Reports First Quarter Results for Fiscal 2027

News Corp Reports First Quarter Results for Fiscal 2027

Fiscal 2027 First Quarter Key Financial Highlights

First quarter revenues were $2.28 billion, a 6% increase compared to $2.14 billion in the prior year, driven by growth at the Digital Real Estate Services, Book Publishing and Dow Jones segments, while net income in the quarter was $215 million, a 43% increase compared to $150 million in the prior year.

First quarter Total Segment EBITDA was $403 million, a 19% increase compared to $340 million in the prior year.

First quarter reported EPS were $0.29 as compared to $0.20 in the prior year Adjusted EPS were $0.28 as compared to $0.22 in the prior year.

Dow Jones revenues for the first quarter rose a robust 8% compared to the prior year, driven by higher circulation and licensing revenues, 11% growth at Dow Jones Risk & Compliance and 8% growth at Dow Jones Energy.

REA Group revenues for the first quarter rose 13%, driven by positive foreign exchange impacts and double-digit growth in controllable buy yield.

Move, operator of Realtor.com , continued to scale profitability for the first quarter with 5% growth in revenues and improved operational efficiencies.

Book Publishing delivered 9% revenue growth for the quarter, supported by strong sales and continued growth in digital revenues.

New York, NY - November 4, 2026 - News Corporation ( News Corp or the Company ) (Nasdaq: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV) today reported financial results for the three months ended September 30, 2026.

Commenting on the results, Chief Executive Robert Thomson said:

We began Fiscal 2027 with a record first quarter performance, as revenues increased 6 percent to $2.3 billion, net income expanded 43 percent to $215 million and Total Segment EBITDA surged 19 percent to $403 million, while our margins expanded meaningfully and earnings per share were 29 cents compared to 20 cents in the prior year. These results herald our fourteenth consecutive quarter of year-over-year profitability growth. Our three engines of growth Digital Real Estate Services, Dow Jones and Book Publishing collectively delivered robust results despite volatile economic conditions.

Our performance reflects the transformation of News Corp into a thriving, higher-margin business, digitally driven with peerless, profitable content. We believe we are primed for further growth in the AI age, as data centers, chips and water may be necessary components, but high quality content is the very essence of AI.

We remain vigilant in protecting that priceless intellectual property. We are pleased to have partners in OpenAI and Meta that recognize the importance of our content, and remain optimistic that other platforms will choose compensation over confiscation, principle over plunder. To that end, we will woo and we will sue.

We will continue to pursue growth and increased profitability with diligent cost discipline and prudent capital stewardship with the clear aim of creating value for all News Corp shareholders.

First Quarter Results

The Company reported fiscal 2027 first quarter total revenues of $2.28 billion, a 6% increase compared to $2.14 billion in the prior year, primarily driven by higher revenues at Digital Real Estate Services, Book Publishing and Dow Jones. Results included a $43 million, or 2%, 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 for the quarter was $215 million, a 43% increase compared to $150 million in the prior year, primarily driven by higher Total Segment EBITDA, as discussed below, and higher Other, net, primarily due to a gain related to the divestiture of REA India's remaining business, partially offset by higher income tax expense.

The Company reported first quarter Total Segment EBITDA of $403 million, a 19% increase compared to $340 million in the prior year, primarily driven by the strong revenue growth discussed above. Adjusted Total Segment EBITDA (as defined in Note 2) increased 13%.

Net income per share attributable to News Corporation stockholders was $0.29 as compared to $0.20 in the prior year. Adjusted EPS (as defined in Note 3) were $0.28 compared to $0.22 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.

Contacts

News Corp Corporate Communications

Arthur Bochner

646-422-9671

abochner@newscorp.com

News Corp Investor Relations

Michael Florin

212-416-3363

mflorin@newscorp.com

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