Latest period
$2.84B
YoY change
-27.5%
5Y CAGR
+3.0%
Peak year (2023)
$4.21B
Latest annual
$2.94B
Total Debt history chart for News (NWSA) from 2011 to 2025
Latest: $2.94B
Total Debt growth chart for News (NWSA) from 2011 to 2025
Latest: -27.5%
Total Debt history table for News (NWSA) from 2011 to 2025
| 2025 | $2.94B | -27.5% | −$1.11B | ||
| 2024 | $4.05B | -3.7% | −$154.00M | ||
| 2023 | $4.21B | +1.3% | +$52.00M | ||
| 2022 | $4.16B | +15.4% | +$555.00M | ||
| 2021 | $3.60B | +42.0% | +$1.06B | ||
| 2020 | $2.54B | +74.5% | +$1.08B | ||
| 2019 | $1.45B | -25.6% | −$499.00M | ||
| 2018 | $1.95B | +415.0% | +$1.57B | ||
| 2017 | $379.00M | +2.7% | +$10.00M | ||
| 2016 | $369.00M | — | +$369.00M | ||
| 2015 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 | ||
| 2014 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 | ||
| 2013 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 | ||
| 2012 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 | ||
| 2011 | $0.00 | — | — |
- 2025$2.94B-27.5%
- 2024$4.05B-3.7%
- 2023$4.21B+1.3%
- 2022$4.16B+15.4%
- 2021$3.60B+42.0%
- 2020$2.54B+74.5%
- 2019$1.45B-25.6%
- 2018$1.95B+415.0%
- 2017$379.00M+2.7%
- 2016$369.00M—
- 2015$0.00—
- 2014$0.00—
- 2013$0.00—
- 2012$0.00—
- 2011$0.00—
Total Debt values are taken from News's reported balance sheets (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 Total Debt at News (NWSA)
According to News's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported total debt is $2.84B. Total debt is the sum of short-term and long-term interest-bearing borrowings on the balance sheet (notes, bonds, term loans, lease liabilities). Useful for leverage and refinancing risk — compare with cash on hand for net leverage, and total liabilities for the broader obligations picture.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
In 2025, News (NWSA) total debt totalled $2.94B – declined 27.5% year-over-year.
News total debt has grown on net over the period, with a +3.0% compound annual growth rate over 2020–2025 (5 years).
The record annual total debt stands at $4.21B, reached in 2023; the historical low of $0.00 was recorded in 2011.
News Total Debt by Year
News Total Debt 2025: $2.94B
News total debt in 2025 was $2.94B, declined 27.5% below 2024.
News Total Debt 2024: $4.05B
2024's total debt for News came in at $4.05B, edged down 3.7% below 2023.
News Total Debt 2023: $4.21B
News posted total debt of $4.21B in 2023, edged up 1.3% from 2022. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
News Total Debt 2022: $4.16B
In 2022, News reported total debt of $4.16B, grew 15.4% from 2021.
News Total Debt 2021: $3.60B
News total debt in 2021 was $3.60B.
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