NEWS CORPORATION (NWS) Current Ratio
- Current ratio · latest quarter: Value 1.62×; Formula and calculation Current assets / current liabilities..
Current ratio
Overview →Financial period ending 2026-06-30; current quote (m). Amounts retain their stated periods and units.
| Metric | Value | Formula and calculation |
|---|---|---|
| Current ratio · latest quarter | 1.62× | Current assets / current liabilities. $4.48B ÷ $2.76B ≈ 1.62× |
Calculation inputs
| Input | Amount with unit | Raw financial data |
|---|---|---|
| Current assets | 4.48B USD | Assets, Current |
| Current obligations | 2.76B USD | Liabilities, Current |
| Cash and equivalents | 2.10B USD | Cash and Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value |
| Short-term securities | (m) | |
| Customer receivables | 1.76B USD | Accounts Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Current |
| Inventory | 302.00M USD | Inventory, Net |
| Payables | 412.00M USD | Accounts Payable, Current |
| Borrowing debt due within one year | 0.00 USD | Long-term Debt, Current Maturities |
Calculated history
Changes compare with the next older row (previous quarter), unless explicitly labeled otherwise. Rolling 12-month growth compares two successive quarter-end rolling totals; it is not year-over-year growth.
| Period ending | Current assets (USD) | Current obligations (USD) | Cash and equivalents (USD) | Short-term securities (USD) | Customer receivables (USD) | Inventory (USD) | Payables (USD) | Borrowing debt due within one year (USD) | Current ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | $4.48B | $2.76B | $2.10B | (m) | $1.76B | $302.00M | $412.00M | $0.00 | 1.62× |
| 2026-03-31 | $4.58B | $2.69B | $2.17B | (m) | $1.78B | $303.00M | $384.00M | $0.00 | 1.70× |
| 2025-12-31 | $4.57B | $2.52B | $2.05B | (m) | $1.89B | $306.00M | $425.00M | $25.00M | 1.81× |
| 2025-09-30 | $4.47B | $2.54B | $2.20B | (m) | $1.64B | $327.00M | $368.00M | $25.00M | 1.76× |
| 2025-06-30 | $4.81B | $2.61B | $2.40B | (m) | $1.56B | $327.00M | $335.00M | $25.00M | 1.84× |
| 2025-03-31 | $6.84B | $4.08B | $2.10B | (m) | $1.54B | $317.00M | $371.00M | $22.00M | 1.68× |
| 2024-12-31 | $6.45B | $3.73B | $1.75B | (m) | $1.66B | $296.00M | $365.00M | $19.00M | 1.73× |
| 2024-09-30 | $4.51B | $3.27B | $1.78B | (m) | $1.70B | $378.00M | $374.00M | $194.00M | 1.38× |
| 2024-06-30 | $4.37B | $3.06B | $1.87B | (m) | $1.42B | $266.00M | $254.00M | $9.00M | 1.43× |
| 2024-03-31 | $4.13B | $3.04B | $1.94B | (m) | $1.44B | $331.00M | $269.00M | $56.00M | 1.36× |
| 2023-12-31 | $4.00B | $2.78B | $1.72B | (m) | $1.52B | $297.00M | $243.00M | $58.00M | 1.44× |
| 2023-09-30 | $3.97B | $3.04B | $1.53B | (m) | $1.56B | $378.00M | $324.00M | $61.00M | 1.31× |
| 2023-06-30 | $4.05B | $3.17B | $1.76B | (m) | $1.35B | $290.00M | $292.00M | $0.00 | 1.28× |
| 2023-03-31 | $4.03B | $3.20B | $1.66B | (m) | $1.54B | $356.00M | $407.00M | $27.00M | 1.26× |
| 2022-12-31 | $3.76B | $2.94B | $1.33B | (m) | $1.64B | $328.00M | $308.00M | $27.00M | 1.28× |
| 2022-09-30 | $3.75B | $3.01B | $1.46B | (m) | $1.47B | $373.00M | $348.00M | $23.00M | 1.25× |
| 2022-06-30 | $4.09B | $3.52B | $1.82B | (m) | $1.50B | $311.00M | $411.00M | $293.00M | 1.16× |
| 2022-03-31 | $4.16B | $3.53B | $1.86B | (m) | $1.53B | $308.00M | $317.00M | $306.00M | 1.18× |
| 2021-12-31 | $4.60B | $3.23B | $2.18B | (m) | $1.67B | $248.00M | $351.00M | $302.00M | 1.42× |
| 2021-09-30 | $4.37B | $3.27B | $2.10B | (m) | $1.50B | $308.00M | $309.00M | $300.00M | 1.34× |
| 2021-06-30 | $4.46B | $3.23B | $2.24B | (m) | $1.50B | $253.00M | $321.00M | $28.00M | 1.38× |
| 2021-03-31 | $3.94B | $3.17B | $1.97B | (m) | $1.33B | $246.00M | $336.00M | $212.00M | 1.24× |
| 2020-12-31 | $3.60B | $2.86B | $1.56B | (m) | $1.44B | $203.00M | $291.00M | $212.00M | 1.26× |
| 2020-09-30 | $3.44B | $2.74B | $1.54B | (m) | $1.24B | $203.00M | $322.00M | $78.00M | 1.25× |
| 2020-06-30 | $3.46B | $2.68B | $1.52B | (m) | $1.20B | $348.00M | $351.00M | $76.00M | 1.29× |
| 2020-03-31 | $3.74B | $2.69B | $1.39B | (m) | $1.24B | $363.00M | $342.00M | $0.00 | 1.39× |
| 2019-12-31 | $3.72B | $2.73B | $1.27B | (m) | $1.57B | $358.00M | $375.00M | $0.00 | 1.36× |
| 2019-09-30 | $3.80B | $3.49B | $1.44B | (m) | $1.54B | $402.00M | $406.00M | $622.00M | 1.09× |
| 2019-06-30 | $4.05B | $3.34B | $1.64B | (m) | $1.54B | $348.00M | $411.00M | $449.00M | 1.21× |
| 2019-03-31 | $4.25B | $3.68B | $1.65B | (m) | $1.63B | $404.00M | $432.00M | $678.00M | 1.15× |
| 2018-12-31 | $4.43B | $3.71B | $1.62B | (m) | $1.85B | $400.00M | $625.00M | $744.00M | 1.19× |
| 2018-09-30 | $4.47B | $3.54B | $1.89B | (m) | $1.65B | $388.00M | $537.00M | $671.00M | 1.26× |
| 2018-06-30 | $4.39B | $3.29B | $2.03B | (m) | $1.61B | $376.00M | $605.00M | $462.00M | 1.33× |
| 2018-03-31 | $3.99B | $2.47B | $2.11B | (m) | $1.33B | $224.00M | $230.00M | $92.00M | 1.62× |
| 2017-12-31 | $3.72B | $2.27B | $1.86B | (m) | $1.38B | $216.00M | $216.00M | $94.00M | 1.64× |
| 2017-09-30 | $3.77B | $2.42B | $1.88B | (m) | $1.36B | $225.00M | $235.00M | $105.00M | 1.56× |
| 2017-06-30 | $3.81B | $2.45B | $2.02B | (m) | $1.28B | $208.00M | $222.00M | $103.00M | 1.56× |
| 2017-03-31 | $3.76B | $2.46B | $1.85B | (m) | $1.33B | $228.00M | $229.00M | $103.00M | 1.53× |
| 2016-12-31 | $3.59B | $2.33B | $1.56B | (m) | $1.53B | $226.00M | $240.00M | $87.00M | 1.54× |
| 2016-09-30 | $3.33B | $2.29B | $1.50B | (m) | $1.29B | $233.00M | $240.00M | $4.00M | 1.46× |
| 2016-06-30 | $3.89B | $2.44B | $1.83B | (m) | $1.23B | $218.00M | $217.00M | $3.00M | 1.59× |
| 2016-03-31 | $3.90B | $2.65B | $1.97B | (m) | $1.25B | $367.00M | $227.00M | $0.00 | 1.47× |
| 2015-12-31 | $3.79B | $2.10B | $1.88B | (m) | $1.35B | $254.00M | $248.00M | (m) | 1.81× |
| 2015-09-30 | $3.89B | $2.17B | $1.90B | (m) | $1.30B | $293.00M | $272.00M | (m) | 1.80× |
| 2015-06-30 | $4.01B | $2.11B | $1.95B | (m) | $1.28B | $299.00M | $238.00M | $0.00 | 1.90× |
| 2015-03-31 | $4.09B | $2.27B | $2.03B | (m) | $1.31B | $370.00M | $225.00M | (m) | 1.80× |
| 2014-12-31 | $4.05B | $2.33B | $1.92B | (m) | $1.45B | $274.00M | $320.00M | (m) | 1.74× |
| 2014-09-30 | $4.87B | $2.29B | $2.73B | (m) | $1.41B | $293.00M | $272.00M | (m) | 2.12× |
| 2014-06-30 | $5.27B | $2.26B | $3.15B | (m) | $1.39B | $310.00M | $276.00M | (m) | 2.33× |
| 2014-03-31 | $5.37B | $2.50B | $3.21B | (m) | $1.39B | $364.00M | $245.00M | (m) | 2.15× |
| 2013-12-31 | $5.11B | $2.29B | $2.91B | (m) | $1.48B | $277.00M | $242.00M | (m) | 2.23× |
| 2013-09-30 | $5.23B | $2.65B | $2.69B | (m) | $1.43B | $275.00M | $238.00M | (m) | 1.98× |
| 2013-06-30 | $4.64B | $2.17B | $2.38B | (m) | $1.33B | $301.00M | $242.00M | (m) | 2.14× |
(m) means missing inputs. Historical market-based ratios use the saved close on or immediately before period ending and that period’s reported shares; current quotes are not substituted. Five-year projections repeat historical CAGR, not analyst forecasts.