News Corporation (NWSA) Dividend History

NASDAQ: NWSAYield, payment dates, growth and payout ratio.

NWSA latest dividend

$0.10last dividend per share
Ex-dividend dateSep 9Wednesday, 2026
Payment dateOct 7Wednesday, 2026

The next dividend has not been announced yet.

  • 2015paying since
  • —payments
  • 0.0%5-year growth a year
  • 0.67%forward yield

NWSA dividend income calculator

Dividend income a year
$20
Each payment
$5
Value of the shares
$3,003
Dividend yield
0.67%

At the latest close; forward annual dividend $0.20 per share, before tax.

NWSA dividends per share by year

Dividends per shareYield at year-end (right axis)

Calendar years by ex-dividend date. Yield = the year's dividends divided by the year-end share price.

NWSA dividend safety

Payout ratio (earnings)17.0%
Well covered · of trailing twelve-month earnings paid as dividends
Payout ratio (free cash flow)25.3%
Well covered · of fiscal 2026 free cash flow
Dividend growth (5 years)0.0%
Shrinking · a year on average
Years of increases0
Short record · consecutive calendar years with a higher dividend

Descriptive bands, not a rating.

NWSA yield on cost

News Corporation yield on cost
BoughtPrice paidYield on costDividends since% of price
1 year ago$26.020.77%$0.200.8%
3 years ago$21.890.91%$0.602.7%
5 years ago$23.550.85%$1.004.2%
10 years ago$13.511.48%$2.0014.8%

Today’s forward dividend as a yield on the price paid then, and the dividends one share has paid since (split-adjusted, before tax).

NWSA dividend payments

Payment

Each bar is one payment, by ex-dividend month (last 23 payments).

NWSA dividends by year

News Corporation dividends per share by year
YearDividends per shareGrowthYield (year-end)Payments
2025$0.200.0%0.77%2
2024$0.200.0%0.73%2
2023$0.200.0%0.81%2
2022$0.200.0%1.10%2
2021$0.200.0%0.90%2
2020$0.200.0%1.11%2
2019$0.200.0%1.41%2
2018$0.200.0%1.76%2
2017$0.200.0%1.23%2
2016$0.20—1.75%2
2015$0.10—0.75%1

NWSA dividend history

23 payments
News Corporation dividend payment history
Ex-dividend datePayment dateAmountChangeFrequency
2026-09-092026-10-07$0.1—Semiannual
2026-03-112026-04-08$0.1—Semiannual
2025-09-102025-10-08$0.1—Semiannual
2025-03-122025-04-09$0.1—Semiannual
2024-09-112024-10-09$0.1—Semiannual
2024-03-122024-04-10$0.1—Semiannual
2023-09-122023-10-11$0.1—Semiannual
2023-03-142023-04-12$0.1—Semiannual
2022-09-132022-10-12$0.1—Semiannual
2022-03-152022-04-13$0.1—Semiannual
2021-09-142021-10-13$0.1—Semiannual
2021-03-162021-04-14$0.1—Semiannual
2020-09-152020-10-14$0.1—Semiannual
2020-03-102020-04-15$0.1—Semiannual
2019-09-102019-10-16$0.1—Semiannual
2019-03-122019-04-17$0.1—Semiannual
Show all 23 payments
Ex-dividend datePayment dateAmountChangeFrequency
2018-09-112018-10-17$0.1—Semiannual
2018-03-132018-04-18$0.1—Semiannual
2017-09-122017-10-18$0.1—Semiannual
2017-03-132017-04-19$0.1—Semiannual
2016-09-122016-10-19$0.1—Semiannual
2016-03-072016-04-13$0.1—Semiannual
2015-09-142015-10-21$0.1—

Amounts per share, adjusted for stock splits. Highlighted rows are announced but not yet paid.

NWSA stock split history

News Corp has no stock splits on record.

NWSA dividend overview

News Corp pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share, a yield of 0.67% at the latest close. It paid $0.20 per share in 2025, unchanged from 2024. Over five years the dividend grew 0.0% a year on average and over ten years 7.2% a year. The payout ratio is 17.0% of trailing earnings.

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NWSA dividends FAQ

Does News Corp pay a dividend?

Yes. News Corp has paid a regular dividend since 2015, most recently $0.10 per share with an ex-dividend date of September 9, 2026.

What is News Corp's dividend yield?

News Corp's forward annual dividend is $0.20 per share, a dividend yield of 0.67% at the latest close of $30.03.

How fast is News Corp's dividend growing?

News Corp's dividend per share grew from $0.20 in 2020 to $0.20 in 2025, 0.0% a year on average over five years.

What is News Corp's dividend payout ratio?

News Corp pays out 17.0% of its trailing earnings as dividends and 25.3% of its free cash flow (fiscal 2026).

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