News (NWSA) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield 2.23% · Shareholder yield (TTM) 2.23%.
News
NWSA
TTM buyback yield
2.23%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
2.23%
5Y share count change
-3.1%
TTM buyback spend
$336.00M
SBC coverage (TTM)
N/A
Diluted vs basic shares (annual)
Weighted average shares from the income statement: diluted (EPS denominator and typical buyback-yield basis) compared with basic.
Shares outstanding (annual)
Year-over-year change in diluted weighted average shares (industry-standard for EPS and per-share capital return). Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year; red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Dividend & buyback yield
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation
TTM coverage: N/A (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $150.00M | $0.00 | $150.00M | 0.57B | -0.6% | 0.89% |
| 2024 | $117.00M | $0.00 | $117.00M | 0.57B | -0.9% | 0.75% |
| 2023 | $243.00M | $0.00 | $243.00M | 0.58B | -2.3% | 2.17% |
| 2022 | $179.00M | $0.00 | $179.00M | 0.59B | -0.2% | 1.96% |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.59B | 0.9% | — |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $69.00M | −$69.00M | 0.59B | 0.0% | — |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.59B | 0.9% | — |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.58B | 0.2% | — |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $38.00M | −$38.00M | 0.58B | -0.2% | — |
| 2016 | $41.00M | $55.00M | −$14.00M | 0.58B | -0.0% | 0.64% |
| 2015 | $30.00M | $53.00M | −$23.00M | 0.58B | 0.5% | 0.33% |
| 2014 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.58B | 0.1% | — |
| 2013 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.58B | 0.2% | — |
| 2012 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.58B | -0.0% | — |
| 2011 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.58B | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.58B | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)74% of headroom
Headroom $455.00M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does News buy back its own stock?
- Yes, News (NWSA) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
How much does News spend on share buybacks?
- Trailing twelve months (TTM) buyback spend is about $336.00M (sum of the last four quarterly cash-flow periods in our data). Figures are illustrative; verify in filings.
What is News's buyback yield?
- TTM buyback yield is about 2.23% (TTM buyback spend divided by market cap at the latest quarter-end in our data).
What is News's shareholder yield?
- Shareholder yield combines dividend yield and buyback yield. For the latest period we show approximately 2.23% combined (TTM-based where available).
Is News diluting shareholders?
- Compare stock-based compensation (SBC) to buybacks in the chart above. Net effect varies by year; see annual buyback vs SBC bars and the history table.
How has News's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about -3.1% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).