NWSA Dividend History & Yield

News Corporation · NasdaqGS

Stock Communication Services Semi-annual payer Tech
$29.82
-1.88% today
as of Sep 8, 2026
TTM yield
0.67%
$0.20/share over the last 12 months
Forward yield
0.67%
$0.20/share indicated annual rate
Annual dividend
$0.20
per share, forward
Per payment
$0.10
per share, every half-year
Frequency
Semi-annual
2 payments a year
Next ex-dividend date
Sep 9, 2026 Declared
tomorrow
Next pay date
Oct 7, 2026
in 29 days
Last ex-dividend date
Mar 11, 2026
$0.10 per share
Payout ratio
19%
of earnings
Market cap
16.0B
P/E 29.0
5y dividend CAGR
+0.0%
annualised, regular payments
Growth streak
0 yrs
no current streak
Years paying
11.0
since Sep 14, 2015
1y total return
+2.1%
price +1.4% + dividends 0.7%

Upcoming dividend payments

Ex-datePay datePer sharePer 100 sharesStatus
Wed, Sep 9, 2026 (tomorrow) Oct 7, 2026 $0.10 $10.00 Declared
Wed, Mar 10, 2027 (in 183 days) Apr 8, 2027 $0.10 $10.00 Estimated
Wed, Sep 8, 2027 (in 365 days) Oct 7, 2027 $0.10 $10.00 Estimated

Estimated dates and amounts are projected from NWSA's recent payment pattern and will be replaced by declared figures when the company announces them. Total over the next 12 months: about $0.30 per share.

Dividend payment history

Last 22 payments per share. RegularSpecial

Last 22 payments per share from Sep 14, 2015 to Mar 11, 2026; most recent $0.10$0.00$0.06$0.12Sep 14, 2015: $0.10Sep '15Mar 7, 2016: $0.10Sep 12, 2016: $0.10Mar 13, 2017: $0.10Mar '17Sep 12, 2017: $0.10Mar 13, 2018: $0.10Sep 11, 2018: $0.10Sep '18Mar 12, 2019: $0.10Sep 10, 2019: $0.10Mar 10, 2020: $0.10Mar '20Sep 15, 2020: $0.10Mar 16, 2021: $0.10Sep 14, 2021: $0.10Sep '21Mar 15, 2022: $0.10Sep 13, 2022: $0.10Mar 14, 2023: $0.10Mar '23Sep 12, 2023: $0.10Mar 12, 2024: $0.10Sep 11, 2024: $0.10Sep '24Mar 12, 2025: $0.10Sep 10, 2025: $0.10Mar 11, 2026: $0.10Mar '26

Annual dividends per share

Annual dividend per share by calendar year, 2017 to 2026 (year to date)$0.00$0.125$0.252017: $0.20$0.2020172018: $0.20$0.2020182019: $0.20$0.2020192020: $0.20$0.2020202021: $0.20$0.2020212022: $0.20$0.2020222023: $0.20$0.2020232024: $0.20$0.2020242025: $0.20$0.2020252026 (YTD): $0.10$0.102026 YTD

How much NWSA do you need for monthly income?

Target incomeShares neededCapital at today's pricePer year
$100 / month6,000$178,920$1,200
$500 / month30,000$894,600$6,000
$1,000 / month60,000$1,789,200$12,000

Based on the forward yield of 0.67%. $10,000 in NWSA would currently pay about $67 a year ($6 a month on average). Model reinvestment and growth →

NWSA dividend history

Ex-datePay dateAmountChange
Mar 11, 2026 Apr 8, 2026 $0.10 +0.0%
Sep 10, 2025 Oct 8, 2025 $0.10 +0.0%
Mar 12, 2025 Apr 9, 2025 $0.10 +0.0%
Sep 11, 2024 Oct 9, 2024 $0.10 +0.0%
Mar 12, 2024 Apr 10, 2024 $0.10 +0.0%
Sep 12, 2023 Oct 11, 2023 $0.10 +0.0%
Mar 14, 2023 Apr 12, 2023 $0.10 +0.0%
Sep 13, 2022 Oct 12, 2022 $0.10 +0.0%
Mar 15, 2022 Apr 13, 2022 $0.10 +0.0%
Sep 14, 2021 Oct 13, 2021 $0.10 +0.0%
Mar 16, 2021 Apr 14, 2021 $0.10 +0.0%
Sep 15, 2020 Oct 14, 2020 $0.10 +0.0%
Mar 10, 2020 Apr 15, 2020 $0.10 +0.0%
Sep 10, 2019 Oct 16, 2019 $0.10 +0.0%
Mar 12, 2019 Apr 17, 2019 $0.10 +0.0%
Sep 11, 2018 Oct 17, 2018 $0.10 +0.0%
Mar 13, 2018 Apr 18, 2018 $0.10 +0.0%
Sep 12, 2017 Oct 18, 2017 $0.10 +0.0%
Mar 13, 2017 Apr 19, 2017 $0.10 +0.0%
Sep 12, 2016 Oct 19, 2016 $0.10 +0.0%
Mar 7, 2016 Apr 13, 2016 $0.10 +0.0%
Sep 14, 2015 Oct 21, 2015 $0.10

Payout risk check

Yield-trap heuristicLow risk

NWSA scores 0/100 on our yield-trap heuristic (low risk).

No warning flags: the payout ratio, yield level, 5-year cut history and price trend all look ordinary.

This is a rule-based screen computed from public data, not a rating or a recommendation. Read our guide to yield traps for what the signals mean.

About News Corporation

News Corporation, a media and information services company, creates and distributes authoritative and engaging content, and other products and services for consumers and businesses in the United States, Canada, Europe, Australasia, and internationally. It operates through five segments: Dow Jones, Digital Real Estate Services, Book Publishing, News Media, and Other.

Sector: Communication Services. Industry: Entertainment. First dividend on our records: Sep 14, 2015. 22 payments tracked.

NWSA dividend FAQ

When is NWSA's next ex-dividend date?

NWSA's next ex-dividend date is Sep 9, 2026 (tomorrow, declared by the company). You must own the shares before that date to receive the payment of about $0.10 per share, expected on Oct 7, 2026.

How often does NWSA pay dividends?

NWSA pays dividends twice a year, 2 times a year. The most recent payment was $0.10 per share with an ex-date of Mar 11, 2026.

What is NWSA's dividend yield?

NWSA's trailing 12-month dividend yield is 0.67%, based on $0.20 per share paid over the last year and a share price of $29.82. The forward yield, using the indicated annual rate of $0.20 per share, is 0.67%.

How much does NWSA pay per share?

NWSA pays about $0.10 per share each half-year, which works out to roughly $0.20 per share a year. 100 shares would collect about $20.00 a year.

Has NWSA grown or cut its dividend?

Over the last 5 years the regular payout has been flat at 0.0% a year (+0.0% over the last year). There has been no cut to a regular payment in the last 5 years.

How many shares of NWSA do I need to earn $100 a month?

At the current forward yield of 0.67%, you would need about 6,000 shares of NWSA (roughly $178,920 invested at today's price) to collect $1,200 a year, or $100 a month on average, before taxes. Payments arrive twice a year, so the monthly figure is an average.

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