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NWSA News Corporation — dividend yield, history & ex-dividend dates

NASDAQ Global Select· Semi-Annual dividend· Common Stock · Communication Services / Entertainment

$29.44 ▲ $0.06(0.20%) as of Sep 13, 2026 06:20 UTC
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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, live journalism events, video content, and podcasts. News Corporation also manages a substantial portfolio of daily, Sunday, weekly, and bi-weekly newspapers. Noteworthy titles include The Australian, The Weekend Australian, The Daily Telegraph, The Sunday Telegraph, Herald Sun, Sunday Herald Sun, The Courier Mail, The Sunday Mail, The Advertiser, Sunday Mail, The Sun, The Sun on Sunday, The Times, The Sunday Times, and the New York Post, complemented by various digital mastheads and associated online properties. Beyond news, the company publishes a broad range of books, encompassing general fiction, nonfiction, children's literature, and religious titles. It further delivers sports, entertainment, and news programming to pay-TV and streaming subscribers, as well as other commercial licensees, via cable, satellite, and internet distribution. Additionally, it secures broadcasting rights for live sporting events. Moreover, News Corporation extends its services to include property and real estate-related advertising and offerings via its websites and mobile applications, provides online real estate services, and offers financial services. The company was established in 2012 and maintains its primary corporate office in New York, New York.

Dividend Snapshot

StatusFlat
Latest Dividend$0.1000
Forward Annual$0.20
FrequencySemi-Annual
Last Ex-DateSep 09, 2026
1-Yr Growth0.0%
10-Yr Growth7.2%

Key Metrics

Current Yield

0.68%

The annual dividend as a percentage of the share price. A 3% yield is about $3 of dividends a year for every $100 invested at today's price.

Annualized Dividend

$0.2000

The most recent payment scaled to a full year by how often it's paid. A $0.25 quarterly dividend annualizes to $1.00.

Frequency

S Semi-Annual

How often the dividend is paid: Q = quarterly (4x a year), M = monthly, S = semi-annual, A = annual.

Rank Score

42.4

Our 0-100 house score blending yield, payout safety, growth and momentum. Higher means a stronger profile on those factors in our model — a research score, not advice or a recommendation to buy.

RSI (14)

47

Relative Strength Index (0-100), a price-momentum gauge. Above 70 is often called 'overbought', below 30 'oversold'. A technical signal, not a dividend metric.

52-Week Range

$22.40 – $31.19

The lowest and highest price over the past year — shows where today's price sits in its recent range.

Payout Ratio

35.60%

The share of GAAP earnings paid out as dividends. Lower leaves more cushion; above 100% means paying out more than the company earns. It shows n/a for BDCs, REITs and funds, which pay out of cash flow / net investment income rather than GAAP earnings, so this ratio doesn't apply.

Years Paying

10

How many years of payments we have on record. This can understate very long histories where our data doesn't reach far enough back.

Price / Book

1.62

Price-to-book ratio: share price divided by book value per share. A rough valuation gauge, most useful for asset-heavy sectors like REITs, banks and insurers.

S.A.F.E. Dividend Read

S.A.F.E. is our quick durability read on a dividend — the same four-check test used across the screener and our ranked lists. Solid: the payout is well covered and the overall model profile is strong. Accelerating: the dividend has grown over time, not stalled. Flawless: an unbroken record with no cuts or suspensions. Enduring: a long enough paying history to weather a cycle. All four met earns the S.A.F.E. flag.
S Solid
Below the Solid check (model rank 70+ and yield 2%+): rank 42/100, yield 0.68%.
A Accelerating
Dividend growth has stalled — 0 consecutive annual increase(s), under the 3 this check looks for.
F Flawless
No dividend cut in the available payment record.
E Enduring
10 year(s) of payments on record, under the 20 this check looks for.

Quote & Key Data

ExchangeNASDAQ Global SelectThe stock exchange where the shares trade, such as NYSE or Nasdaq.
Volume3,480,200How many shares changed hands in the latest session — a rough read on trading activity.
Open$29.47The price at the start of the latest trading session.
Day Range$29.23 – $29.68The lowest and highest price during the latest trading session.
Prev Close$29.38The closing price from the previous trading session.
Market Cap$13.82BThe company's total market value: share price times shares outstanding.
Shares Out469.36MThe total number of shares the company has issued.
EPS$1.03Earnings per share — profit divided by shares outstanding. Dividends are paid out of these earnings.
P/E28.6Price-to-earnings ratio: share price divided by earnings per share. A rough gauge of how richly the stock is valued.
Ex-DividendSep 09, 2026Buy before this date to receive the upcoming payment. Buy on or after it and the seller keeps that one.
Pay DateOct 07, 2026The date the dividend is actually paid into shareholders' accounts.

Dividend Growth

3-Yr Growth (CAGR)0.0%The dividend's average annual growth rate over the period, compounded. Steady growth signals a healthy, rising payout.
5-Yr Growth (CAGR)0.0%The dividend's average annual growth rate over the period, compounded. Steady growth signals a healthy, rising payout.
Consecutive Increases0 yrsThe number of years in a row the dividend has increased — a track record of reliability.

Why the Yield Moved (90 Days)

NWSA's dividend yield fell from 0.77% to 0.68% over the past ~90 days (-0.09 pp). Of that move, +0.00 pp came from changes in the dividend rate and -0.09 pp from the share price ($25.93 → $29.44). A yield that rises because the price fell is not an improvement in the payout itself.

Yield vs Its Own History

Current0.68%
1-Yr Average0.76%
Low / High0.64% – 0.89%
Percentile17%

Across 333 daily observations over the past 16 months, NWSA's current yield is higher than approximately 17% of them. Our stored price history for NWSA covers the past 16 months; 3- and 5-year averages are not yet computable from it and are deliberately not shown.

Adjusted Price History

Dividend History

Dividend Payment History

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Amount Type Declared Ex-Date Record Pay
$0.1000 S Regular Aug 05, 2026 Sep 09, 2026 Sep 09, 2026 Oct 07, 2026
$0.1000 S Regular Feb 05, 2026 Mar 11, 2026 Mar 11, 2026 Apr 08, 2026
$0.1000 S Regular Aug 05, 2025 Sep 10, 2025 Sep 10, 2025 Oct 08, 2025
$0.1000 S Regular Feb 05, 2025 Mar 12, 2025 Mar 12, 2025 Apr 09, 2025
$0.1000 S Regular Aug 08, 2024 Sep 11, 2024 Sep 11, 2024 Oct 09, 2024
$0.1000 S Regular Feb 07, 2024 Mar 12, 2024 Mar 13, 2024 Apr 10, 2024
$0.1000 S Regular Aug 10, 2023 Sep 12, 2023 Sep 13, 2023 Oct 11, 2023
$0.1000 S Regular Feb 09, 2023 Mar 14, 2023 Mar 15, 2023 Apr 12, 2023
$0.1000 S Regular Aug 08, 2022 Sep 13, 2022 Sep 14, 2022 Oct 12, 2022
$0.1000 S Regular Feb 03, 2022 Mar 15, 2022 Mar 16, 2022 Apr 13, 2022
$0.1000 S Regular Aug 05, 2021 Sep 14, 2021 Sep 15, 2021 Oct 13, 2021
$0.1000 S Regular Feb 04, 2021 Mar 16, 2021 Mar 17, 2021 Apr 14, 2021
$0.1000 S Regular Aug 17, 2020 Sep 15, 2020 Sep 16, 2020 Oct 14, 2020
$0.1000 S Regular Feb 06, 2020 Mar 10, 2020 Mar 11, 2020 Apr 15, 2020
$0.1000 S Regular Aug 08, 2019 Sep 10, 2019 Sep 11, 2019 Oct 16, 2019
$0.1000 S Regular Feb 07, 2019 Mar 12, 2019 Mar 13, 2019 Apr 17, 2019
$0.1000 S Regular Aug 09, 2018 Sep 11, 2018 Sep 12, 2018 Oct 17, 2018
$0.1000 S Regular Feb 08, 2018 Mar 13, 2018 Mar 14, 2018 Apr 18, 2018
$0.1000 S Regular Aug 11, 2017 Sep 12, 2017 Sep 13, 2017 Oct 18, 2017
$0.1000 S Regular Feb 10, 2017 Mar 13, 2017 Mar 15, 2017 Apr 19, 2017
$0.1000 S Regular Aug 09, 2016 Sep 12, 2016 Sep 14, 2016 Oct 19, 2016
$0.1000 S Regular Feb 11, 2016 Mar 07, 2016 Mar 09, 2016 Apr 13, 2016
$0.1000 S Regular Aug 13, 2015 Sep 14, 2015 Sep 16, 2015 Oct 21, 2015

Peer Comparison

Selected Entertainment dividend payers we cover, strongest DividendRank first — for context, not a recommendation.

TickerNameYield5-Yr GrowthStreakRank
VSNT Versant Media Group, Inc. Class A 4.03% - - 75
DIS The Walt Disney Company 1.41% -5.1% 2 yrs 61
TKCOF Toho Co., Ltd. 1.41% 12.0% 0 yrs 55
UMGNF Universal Music Group N.V. 3.30% - 4 yrs 51

NWSA dividend — frequently asked questions

Does News Corporation pay a dividend?

Yes. News Corporation (NWSA) currently pays a dividend. The annualized dividend is about $0.20 per share, a yield of approximately 0.68%.

What is News Corporation's dividend yield?

News Corporation's dividend yield is approximately 0.68%, based on the most recent regular payment annualized against the current share price. Yields move as the share price changes.

How often does News Corporation pay dividends?

News Corporation pays dividends semi-annually — 2 times per year.

How long has News Corporation paid dividends?

News Corporation has 10 years of dividend payments on record.

Data updated Sep 13, 2026. This research page is generated from Dividendly's structured market and dividend dataset using the approach described on our methodology and data sources pages. Data is automatically validated using defined rules and may also be periodically reviewed. Research only, not investment advice. Spotted a data error? Report it.

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