Does News Corporation (NWSA) Pay a Dividend? (2026)
Last updated July 2026
Short answer
Yes. News Corporation (NWSA) pays a dividend yielding about 0.69% as of August 2026, paid twice a year. The latest payment on record was $0.10 per share, ex-dividend March 11, 2026. The forward annual rate is roughly $0.20 per share, about $69 a year on a $10,000 position before tax. The payout takes about 19% of earnings. Figures are approximate and dated; verify the current number with your broker.
Does News Corporation (NWSA) pay a dividend?
Yes. News Corporation distributes a dividend yielding roughly 0.69% as of August 2026, paid twice a year. The most recent payment on record was $0.10 per share, with an ex-dividend date of March 11, 2026. Annualized, that is about $0.20 per share.
Figures are approximate, tied to August 2026 and drawn from the fiscal 2026 10-K and Q4 earnings release, so check live data before acting on any of them. The multiple looks full at first glance and cheaper on a parts basis: 62.0% of REA Group's ~A$23.2 billion market value is roughly ~A$14.4 billion, or about ~US$9.4 billion at ~0.65 US dollars per Australian dollar, which implies the market is assigning something under ~$6.5 billion to Dow Jones, HarperCollins, 80% of Move and the entire newspaper estate combined. Two caveats keep that arithmetic honest: ~$170 million of fiscal 2026 net income belonged to noncontrolling interests (mostly REA minorities and therefore not News Corp's to spend), and the Class A share class has no mechanism to force the discount closed.
NWSA dividend at a glance
| 2026-03-11 | $0.1 |
| 2025-09-10 | $0.1 |
| 2025-03-12 | $0.1 |
| 2024-09-11 | $0.1 |
| 2024-03-12 | $0.1 |
| 2023-09-12 | $0.1 |
NWSA dividend data as of August 2026, sourced from Yahoo Finance and may be delayed. Yield moves with price and payout; confirm the current dividend and ex-date with NWSA's investor relations page before relying on it.
Is the NWSA dividend covered?
News Corporation paid out about 19% of its earnings as dividends, so the payout is very well covered. A low ratio means the dividend has plenty of room and the company is keeping most of its profit to reinvest or buy back stock, which is also why the yield is modest.
Coverage is the question worth asking before yield. A dividend is only as good as the earnings behind it, and the highest yields on any screen are often the ones closest to being cut. Walnut is informational and is not an investment adviser.
How the NWSA dividend has changed
The latest payment of $0.10 per share compares with $0.10 in the equivalent payment a year earlier (March 12, 2025). That is a change of 0.0% over the year.
A single year says little on its own. What dividend-growth investors track is the multi-year record: whether the payout has risen through a downturn, and whether the raises have kept pace with inflation. That record is on NWSA's investor relations page.
What NWSA's dividend means for you
- Income: about $69 a year per $10,000 invested, before tax.
- Yield is a ratio, not a payment: it rises when the share price falls. A jump in yield without a raise in the dividend means the stock got cheaper, which may or may not be good news.
- Total return: for NWSA the dividend is one part of return and price change is usually the larger part. Compare total return, not yield, when weighing it against another holding.
- Reinvest or take the cash: a DRIP compounds the position automatically; taking the cash gives you income now. Either way it is taxable in a taxable account.
- If you want more yield: dedicated dividend names and funds target higher, steadier payouts. See the best dividend stocks and best dividend ETFs.
How NWSA dividends are taxed
Dividends from US common stock are usually qualified, which means they are taxed at long-term capital-gains rates rather than as ordinary income, as long as you held the shares for more than 60 days in the 121-day window around the ex-dividend date. Distributions from REITs and BDCs generally do not qualify and are taxed as ordinary income. Inside an IRA, Roth, or 401(k) none of this applies while the money stays in the account. Full detail is in how dividends are taxed. This is not tax advice.
The bottom line on the NWSA dividend
News Corporation (NWSA) pays about 0.69%, or roughly $0.20 per share a year. At that level the dividend is a modest supplement rather than the reason to own it: the case rests on total return. For the full picture see the NWSA guide. Walnut can show how NWSA fits your real portfolio. It is not an investment adviser.
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FAQ
Does News Corporation (NWSA) pay a dividend?
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Yes. News Corporation pays a dividend yielding roughly 0.69% as of August 2026, paid twice a year. The most recent payment on record was $0.10 per share with an ex-dividend date of March 11, 2026. That works out to a forward annual rate of about $0.20 per share. Yields move with the share price, so verify the current figure with your broker or NWSA's investor relations page before relying on it.
What is NWSA's dividend yield?
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About 0.69% as of August 2026. On a $10,000 position that is roughly $69 of dividend income a year before tax. For context, the S&P 500 yields around 1.2%, so NWSA yields meaningfully less than the broad market. A higher yield is not automatically better: it can reflect a falling share price as easily as a generous payout, so it is worth checking why the number is what it is.
How often does NWSA pay its dividend?
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News Corporation pays twice a year. The most recent payment on record had an ex-dividend date of March 11, 2026. To receive a given payment you have to own the shares before the ex-dividend date, not on the pay date. Confirm upcoming dates on NWSA's investor relations page, because boards can change both the amount and the timing.
When is NWSA's ex-dividend date?
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The ex-dividend date recorded in our August 2026 data pull is September 9, 2026. The ex-dividend date is the cutoff: buy on or after it and the seller keeps that payment, not you. Buying just before the ex-date to capture the dividend does not create free money, because the share price typically drops by roughly the dividend amount when the stock goes ex. Check NWSA's investor relations page for the next confirmed date.
Has News Corporation raised its dividend recently?
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Not in the last year. The latest payment of $0.10 per share is unchanged from the $0.10 paid a year earlier. A flat dividend is not necessarily a warning sign, but it does mean the income is losing ground to inflation.
Is NWSA's dividend safe?
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News Corporation paid out about 19% of its earnings as dividends, so the payout is very well covered. A low ratio means the dividend has plenty of room and the company is keeping most of its profit to reinvest or buy back stock, which is also why the yield is modest. Nobody can guarantee a dividend: boards cut them, and a high yield is sometimes the market pricing in exactly that. Walnut is not an investment adviser and this is not a recommendation.
How much would I earn in dividends from a $10,000 position in NWSA?
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At a yield of about 0.69%, roughly $69 a year before tax, spread across 2 payments. That is a snapshot, not a promise: the amount changes when the company changes its payout, and your yield on cost is fixed at the price you paid, not at today's price.
Are NWSA dividends qualified for tax purposes?
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Dividends from US common stock are usually qualified, meaning they are taxed at the lower long-term capital-gains rates, provided you held the shares for more than 60 days in the 121-day window around the ex-dividend date. Distributions from REITs, BDCs, and some pass-through structures are generally taxed as ordinary income instead. In an IRA or Roth the question does not arise. See our guide to how dividends are taxed. This is not tax advice.
Should I reinvest NWSA dividends?
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Most brokers offer automatic reinvestment (a DRIP) that puts each NWSA payment straight back into more shares, often fractional ones. Reinvesting compounds the position and is the standard choice when you do not need the cash yet. Taking the cash makes sense when you are spending the income or want to direct it elsewhere. Either way the dividend is taxable in a taxable account in the year it is paid, even if you never see the money.
Does NWSA pay a dividend, and does News Corp buy back stock?
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News Corp pays a semi-annual dividend of $0.10 per share on both Class A and Class B, so $0.20 annually, which at ~$28.70 per share is a yield near ~0.7%. Buybacks are the far larger return of capital: the company retired ~23.7 million shares for ~$643 million in fiscal 2026, more than four times the prior year's rate, and had ~$667 million remaining under the July 2025 authorization at June 30, 2026. Repurchases are disclosed frequently because News Corp also lists CHESS Depositary Interests on the ASX, which is why so many routine 8-K filings appear on its EDGAR page.
Walnut is informational, not investment advice. Dividend figures on this page come from a August 2026 data pull and are approximate; verify the current yield, amount, schedule, and policy with NWSA's investor relations page or your broker before acting on them.