Current Yield
0.75%
TTM Dividend/Share
$0.20
Payment Frequency
Semi-Annual
Payout Ratio
10.7%
Consecutive Growth Years
0
Key takeaways
- News (NWSA) currently yields 0.75%, paying $0.20 per share over the trailing twelve months, distributed semi-annual.
- Payout ratio is 10.7% — the share of earnings distributed as dividends.
- 5 of 8 dividend safety checks passed.
- 5-year dividend CAGR of 0.00%.
Dividend health for News (NWSA)
Cash-flow, leverage and returns metrics that signal whether the dividend is well-covered and sustainable.
Chowder score | 0.8% |
FCF payout ratio | 8.0% |
Net debt / EBITDA | 0.6x |
Interest coverage | 42.92x |
ROIC (TTM) | 9.3% |
Dividend safety score for News (NWSA)
Checks covering payout coverage, free-cash-flow support, leverage and dividend-growth durability.
5 of 8 checks passed
Payout ratio below 75%
Payout ratio is 10.7%, well below the 75% threshold.
Free cash flow covers dividend
TTM FCF after dividends is $360M — FCF fully covers the payout.
No dividend cuts in 10+ years
No dividend cuts in the last 10 years.
Positive earnings growth trend
Earnings per share have declined over the past 5 years.
10+ years of consecutive growth
Only 0 consecutive year(s) of dividend growth.
FCF payout ratio below 70%
FCF payout ratio is 8.0%, below the 70% threshold.
Net Debt/EBITDA below 3x
Net Debt/EBITDA is 0.6x.
Dividend growth ≤ earnings growth (5Y)
Dividend growth (0.0%) exceeds EPS growth (-15.1%) — payout ratio expanding.
This analysis is for informational purposes only and is not financial advice. Safety scores and comparisons reflect historical data and do not predict future performance.
Per-payment dividend history
22 payments from 2015 to 2026 · Adj. Dividend is split-adjusted
| Mar 11, 2026 | Apr 8, 2026 | $0.1000 | $0.1000 |
| Sep 10, 2025 | Oct 8, 2025 | $0.1000 | $0.1000 |
| Mar 12, 2025 | Apr 9, 2025 | $0.1000 | $0.1000 |
| Sep 11, 2024 | Oct 9, 2024 | $0.1000 | $0.1000 |
| Mar 12, 2024 | Apr 10, 2024 | $0.1000 | $0.1000 |
| Sep 12, 2023 | Oct 11, 2023 | $0.1000 | $0.1000 |
| Mar 14, 2023 | Apr 12, 2023 | $0.1000 | $0.1000 |
| Sep 13, 2022 | Oct 12, 2022 | $0.1000 | $0.1000 |
| Mar 15, 2022 | Apr 13, 2022 | $0.1000 | $0.1000 |
| Sep 14, 2021 | Oct 13, 2021 | $0.1000 | $0.1000 |
| Mar 16, 2021 | Apr 14, 2021 | $0.1000 | $0.1000 |
| Sep 15, 2020 | Oct 14, 2020 | $0.1000 | $0.1000 |
- Mar 11, 2026$0.1000
- Sep 10, 2025$0.1000
- Mar 12, 2025$0.1000
- Sep 11, 2024$0.1000
- Mar 12, 2024$0.1000
- Sep 12, 2023$0.1000
- Mar 14, 2023$0.1000
- Sep 13, 2022$0.1000
- Mar 15, 2022$0.1000
- Sep 14, 2021$0.1000
- Mar 16, 2021$0.1000
- Sep 15, 2020$0.1000
Historical dividend yield for News (NWSA)
Dividend per share for News (NWSA)
CAGR (per year)1Y: 0.00%5Y: 0.00%10Y: 7.18%→ Stable
| Year | Total ($/share) | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $0.10 | 1 |
| 2016 | $0.20 | 2 |
| 2017 | $0.20 | 2 |
| 2018 | $0.20 | 2 |
| 2019 | $0.20 | 2 |
| 2020 | $0.20 | 2 |
| 2021 | $0.20 | 2 |
| 2022 | $0.20 | 2 |
| 2023 | $0.20 | 2 |
| 2024 | $0.20 | 2 |
| 2025 | $0.20 | 2 |
| 2026 | $0.10 | 1 |
Dividend growth for News (NWSA)
Year-over-year change in total annual dividend per share (split-adjusted, by ex-dividend year). Green is an increase, red a cut.
The table shows 0 year-over-year increases across 10 calendar years of data (2016–2025).
Dividend Increase Track Record
Year-over-year change in total annual DPS (dividends per share, split-adjusted), based on ex-dividend date.
| 2026 | $0.2000 | — | — |
| 2025 | $0.2000 | $0.2000 | 0.0% |
| 2024 | $0.2000 | $0.2000 | 0.0% |
| 2023 | $0.2000 | $0.2000 | 0.0% |
| 2022 | $0.2000 | $0.2000 | 0.0% |
| 2021 | $0.2000 | $0.2000 | 0.0% |
| 2020 | $0.2000 | $0.2000 | 0.0% |
| 2019 | $0.2000 | $0.2000 | 0.0% |
| 2018 | $0.2000 | $0.2000 | 0.0% |
| 2017 | $0.2000 | $0.2000 | 0.0% |
| 2016 | — | $0.2000 | — |
- 2026—
- 2025$0.2000
- 2024$0.2000
- 2023$0.2000
- 2022$0.2000
- 2021$0.2000
- 2020$0.2000
- 2019$0.2000
- 2018$0.2000
- 2017$0.2000
- 2016$0.2000
DPS sums split-adjusted amounts (adj. dividend) by ex-dividend calendar year—the same basis as the Adj. Dividend column in Dividend Payment History. The Dividend column can differ after stock splits. This table uses four decimals per annual total so the Change column matches the shown amounts; each payment row in Dividend Payment History also uses four.
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