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How News Corporation stacks up
NWS · against 56 other Communication Services companies of similar size
Valuation
46/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #36 of 57 · scores higher than 36% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score6 peers with a valuation score of 40–49, including NWS · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 46?
Weighted metrics compared with all Communication Services companies.Its metrics sit close to the Communication Services norm.
- less free cash flow for the price paid: weaker than 66% of peers. Free cash flow yield: 4.6% vs peer median 7.4%
- EBITDA yield is close to the peer norm. EBITDA yield: 8.5% vs peer median 8.6%
- Earnings yield is close to the peer norm. Earnings yield: 4.2% vs peer median 2.9%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = NWS, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | NWS | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 53 reported | 3.2% | 4.5% | 35% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 56 reported | 7.1% | 10.1% | 31% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 34 reported | 4.7% | 7.0% | 27% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 53 reported | 48.9% | 37.4% | 65% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around NWS| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 165.2B HKD (≈$21.1B) | 97 | 58 | |
| 1 | 118.3B HKD (≈$15.1B) | 97 | 70 | |
| 3 | 10.3B USD | 95 | 65 | |
| 4 | 14.8B USD | 92 | 50 | |
| 5 | 12.74T KRW (≈$9.2B) | 91 | 70 | |
| 32 | 91.9B HKD (≈$11.8B) | 53 | 48 | |
| 32 | 1.01T THB (≈$28.3B) | 53 | 52 | |
| 32 | 11.7B USD | 53 | 41 | |
| 35 | 11.0B USD | 48 | 36 | |
| 36 | 17.3B USD | 46 | 48 | |
| 36 | 192.8B SEK (≈$19.3B) | 46 | 37 | |
| 38 | 10.3B USD | 44 | 50 | |
| 39 | 10.4B GBP (≈$13.6B) | 41 | 50 | |
| 39 | 16.3B USD | 41 | 45 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score