All three tenses have at least two readings, so the archetype blend applies as printed.
All nine metrics read as filed from the record.
What did they actually do?
Has it survived what it has been through?
2 warning events since 2017; the latest 2026-06-12.
From the record
News Corporation's filings since 2017 show 2 warning events of 2 kinds: a notice about its exchange listing (8-K item 3.01, the latest 2017-02-03); an auditor change (8-K item 4.01, the latest 2026-06-12) (its current reports).
A production reading, recomputed from the filings on every data build, read from EDGAR Nov 13, 2026.
What has it actually done, year after year?
+1.2% a year over 10 filed years; profitable in 7 of 10.
From the record
News Corporation's 10 filed years say what it did: revenue went from $8.1 billion in fiscal 2017 to $9.0 billion in fiscal 2026, up 1.2% a year; it rose in 7 of 9 years; the deepest fall was 23% from fiscal 2022 to fiscal 2023; net income was positive in 7 of 10 of those years (its annual reports).
What it rests on
A production reading, recomputed from the filings on every data build, read from EDGAR Nov 13, 2026.
How has it treated the people who own it?
Share count shrank 1.2% a year. 47% of cash flow returned. Insiders: 5 sales, 0 purchases.
From the record
Over the 3 fiscal years to 2026-06-30, News Corporation's diluted share count shrank about 1.2% a year, and dividends and buybacks returned about 47% of its operating cash flow over 3 years (its filed statements). Its officers and directors filed 5 sales and 0 purchases of their own stock on the open market in the year to 2026-10-09 (their Form 4 filings).
What it rests on
A production reading, recomputed from the filings on every data build, read from EDGAR Nov 13, 2026.
What are they doing right now?
Is it financially healthy right now?
ROE 6%: 6¢ of profit per shareholder dollar. Leverage 41%: owes 41¢ per asset dollar.
From the record
Return on equity: in the fiscal year ended 2026-06-30, News Corporation earned about 6 cents of profit for every dollar of shareholders' money. Leverage: it owed about 41 cents per dollar of assets, and net share issuance: its share count shrank 2.0% over the year (the filed statements).
What it rests on
A production reading, recomputed from the filings on every data build, read from EDGAR Nov 13, 2026.
How strong is its position in its industry?
top 27% of 21 in its family; net margin 6.3%.
From the record
News Corporation's standing among 21 graded names in its industry family: revenue of $9.0 billion in fiscal 2026 ranks in the top 5% by size; a net margin of 6.3% ranks in the top 33%; revenue growth of 4.1% a year over the last 3 filed years ranks in the top 43% (its annual reports).
What it rests on
A production reading, recomputed from the filings on every data build, read from EDGAR Nov 13, 2026.
What are the people in charge doing?
top 29% of 15 in its family for leadership; chief executive since 2013.
From the record
News Corporation's leadership, from its insiders' filings and its current reports: the chief executive on the record is Thomson, Robert J (Chief Executive Officer, as filed), filing under that title since 2013-06-18, 13.4 years (top 27% of its family); the 12 officers and directors filing in the last fifteen months have been on the record a median of 13.4 years (top 7%); 4 officer or director changes were reported on Form 8-K since 2023-11-13, against the 12 people in charge now (bottom 47%; fewer changes for each person reads higher) (the Form 4 record, its Form 8-K reports). Years count from a person's first filing in the SEC's data sets, which begin in 2006, so each is a floor.
What it rests on
A production reading, recomputed from the filings on every data build, read from EDGAR Nov 13, 2026.
What are they set up to do next?
How much room does it have to grow?
top 40% of 21 in its family for room to expand.
From the record
News Corporation's room to grow, from the newest filed statements (fiscal 2026): cash of $2.1 billion against debt of $2.0 billion leaves 0.7% of its assets as net cash, top 41% of its family; cash from operations less capital spending is 9% of revenue (top 38%) (its annual report).
What it rests on
A production reading, recomputed from the filings on every data build, read from EDGAR Nov 13, 2026.
What could actually drive growth from here?
top 28% of 21 in its family for growth drivers.
From the record
News Corporation's growth drivers, from the filed years to fiscal 2026: revenue grew 4.1% a year over the last three filed years against 1.2% over all 10, speeding up (top 15% of its family); the newest year grew 6.8% (top 33%); capital spending grew 7.1% a year (top 35%) (its annual reports). News Corporation reported 4 lines of business in fiscal 2026: Dow Jones at $2.5 billion (28%), Book Publishing at $2.3 billion (25%), News and Information Services at $2.2 billion (25%), and 1 more; 4 of 4 grew against the year before (its annual report).
What it rests on
A production reading, recomputed from the filings on every data build, read from EDGAR Nov 13, 2026.
Did its newest year beat what its own record pointed to?
bottom 43% of 20 in its family for expectations against reality.
From the record
News Corporation's newest year against its own record: revenue of $9.0 billion in fiscal 2026 came in 4% above the $8.7 billion its prior three years' pace pointed to (top 45% of its family); net income of $573 million against a prior three-year average of $532 million (bottom 40%); a net margin of 6.3% against 6.3% before (bottom 35%) (its annual reports).
What it rests on
A production reading, recomputed from the filings on every data build, read from EDGAR Nov 13, 2026.
The grade is the company against its own industry, from its filings. It is not a view on the share price. How the grade is made