Latest period
562M
YoY change
-0.6%
5Y CAGR
-0.6%
Peak year (FY2021)
593M
Latest annual
570M
Shares Outstanding history chart for News (NWSA) from 2016 to 2025
Latest: 570M
Shares Outstanding growth chart for News (NWSA) from 2016 to 2025
Latest: -0.6%
Shares Outstanding history table for News (NWSA) from 2010 to 2025
| FY2025 | 570M | -0.6% | -3.6M | ||
| FY2024 | 574M | -0.9% | -5.3M | ||
| FY2023 | 579M | -2.3% | -13.7M | ||
| FY2022 | 593M | -0.2% | -900K | ||
| FY2021 | 593M | +0.9% | +5.5M | ||
| FY2020 | 588M | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| FY2019 | 588M | +0.9% | +5.2M | ||
| FY2018 | 583M | +0.2% | +1.3M | ||
| FY2017 | 581M | -0.2% | -1.1M | ||
| FY2016 | 583M | -0.0% | -100K | ||
| FY2015 | 583M | +0.5% | +2.9M | ||
| FY2014 | 580M | +0.1% | +300K | ||
| FY2013 | 579M | +0.2% | +896K | ||
| FY2012 | 579M | -0.0% | -131K | ||
| FY2011 | 579M | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| FY2010 | 579M | — | — |
- FY2025570M-0.6%
- FY2024574M-0.9%
- FY2023579M-2.3%
- FY2022593M-0.2%
- FY2021593M+0.9%
- FY2020588M0.0%
- FY2019588M+0.9%
- FY2018583M+0.2%
- FY2017581M-0.2%
- FY2016583M-0.0%
- FY2015583M+0.5%
- FY2014580M+0.1%
- FY2013579M+0.2%
- FY2012579M-0.0%
- FY2011579M0.0%
- FY2010579M—
Shares Outstanding values are taken from News's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.
About Shares Outstanding at News (NWSA)
According to News's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported diluted shares outstanding is 562M. Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding is the share count used to compute per-share metrics like EPS. Buybacks lower it; new issuance, stock-based compensation, and convertible securities raise it. Multiply by the stock price for market capitalization.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
As of the 2025 fiscal year, News (NWSA) reported diluted shares outstanding of 570M – edged down 0.6% year-over-year.
Through 2020–2025 (5 years), News diluted shares outstanding delivered a -0.6% annualised rate; with a net decline across the window.
News diluted shares outstanding peaked at 593M in 2021; the latest annual figure is 570M in 2025 (4.0% below peak).
The record annual diluted shares outstanding stands at 593M, reached in 2021; the historical low of 570M was recorded in 2025.
News Shares Outstanding by Year
News Shares Outstanding 2025: 570M
In 2025, News reported diluted shares outstanding of 570M, edged down 0.6% below 2024. This figure represents the lowest annual value in the available history.
News Shares Outstanding 2024: 574M
News diluted shares outstanding in 2024 was 574M, edged down 0.9% below 2023.
News Shares Outstanding 2023: 579M
2023's diluted shares outstanding for News came in at 579M, edged down 2.3% below 2022.
News Shares Outstanding 2022: 593M
News posted diluted shares outstanding of 593M in 2022, edged down 0.2% below 2021.
News Shares Outstanding 2021: 593M
News diluted shares outstanding in 2021 was 593M.
See more financial history for News (NWSA).
Sector peers by Shares Outstanding
Communication Services peers of News (NWSA), ranked by their latest diluted shares outstanding
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