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News Corporation Reports Second Quarter Results for Fiscal 2026
FISCAL 2026 SECOND QUARTER KEY FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Second quarter revenues were $2.36 billion, a 6% increase compared to $2.24 billion in the prior year,
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nFISCAL 2026 SECOND QUARTER KEY FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS\n\n\n\nSecond quarter revenues were $2.36 billion, a 6% increase compared to $2.24 billion in the prior year, driven by growth at the Dow Jones, Digital Real Estate Services and Book Publishing segments\n\n\n\nNet income from continuing operations in the quarter was $242 million, a 21% decrease compared to $306 million in the prior year, which benefited from an $87 million favorable gain on REA Group’s sale of PropertyGuru last year\n\n\n\nSecond quarter Total Segment EBITDA was $521 million, a 9% increase compared to $478 million in the prior year. Results include a $16 million one-time write-off primarily related to inventory at HarperCollins’ international operations\n\n\n\nFor the quarter, reported EPS from continuing operations were $0.34 as compared to $0.40 in the prior year - Adjusted EPS were $0.40 compared to $0.33 in the prior year\n\n\n\nDow Jones revenues for the quarter were $648 million, a robust 8% increase compared to the prior year, driven by 20% growth at Risk & Compliance, higher digital circulation revenues and record digital advertising revenues\n\n\n\nRevenues at Move, operator of Realtor.com®, were $143 million, a 10% increase from the prior year, driven by premium offerings, audience share gains and expansion in growth adjacencies\n\n\n\nBook Publishing revenues grew 6% for the quarter to $633 million, a quarterly record, driven by recent acquisitions, higher Christian Publishing and strong frontlist titles\n\n\n\nNews Corp to host Dow Jones Investor Briefing on March 16th in New York City\n\n\n\n NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nNews Corporation (“News Corp” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV) today reported financial results for the three months ended December 31, 2025.\n\n\nCommenting on the results, Chief Executive Robert Thomson said:\n\n\n“We are delighted to report excellent second quarter results with both revenue and profitability growth accelerating from the prior quarter, and we see favorable signs for the second half of our fiscal year. Revenues increased 6 percent to $2.4 billion for the quarter and profitability improved by a robust 9%.\n\n\nThe second quarter results were driven by sustained growth at Dow Jones and Digital Real Estate Services, which both achieved double-digit profit growth and have started the calendar y...