---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001564708-23-000546"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NWSA"
cik: "0001564708"
company_name: "NEWS CORP"
filed_at: "2023-11-09T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-08T06:41:17.622739+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# News Corp Q1 revenue up 1% to $2.50B, adjusted EPS $0.16 vs $0.12; Book Publishing EBITDA jumps 67%

## Summary
- Revenue $2.50B (+1% YoY); net income $58M vs $66M; GAAP EPS $0.05, adjusted EPS $0.16.
- Total Segment EBITDA $364M (+4% YoY); Dow Jones EBITDA +10%, Book Publishing EBITDA +67%.
- Digital Real Estate Services revenue down 4% to $403M; Move revenue -16% on lower real estate activity.
- Free cash flow negative $179M vs negative $135M prior; capital expenditures $124M.
- CEO cites AI content licensing discussions and structural review; Dow Jones professional info revenue up 14%.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001564708-23-000546
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NWSA
- cik: 0001564708
- company_name: NEWS CORP
- filed_at: 2023-11-09T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1564708/000156470823000546/0001564708-23-000546-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1564708/000156470823000546/nws-20231109.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001564708-23-000546
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001564708-23-000546.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001564708-23-000546.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  NEWS CORP reported the quarter ended September 30, 2023 results: revenue $2.50 billion, net income $58 million, EPS $0.05.
  - Period: the quarter ended September 30, 2023
  - Revenue: $2.50 billion
  - Net income: $58 million
  - EPS: $0.05
  - Result: reported results
  source text: --- EX-99.1 (EX-99.1) --- NEWS CORPORATION REPORTS FIRST QUARTER RESULTS FOR FISCAL 2024 FISCAL 2024 FIRST QUARTER KEY FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS • First quarter revenues were $2.50 billion, a 1% increase compared to $2.48 billion in the prior year, driven by growth at the Book Publishing and Dow Jones segments • Net income in the quarter was $58 million, compared
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1564708/000156470823000546/0001564708-23-000546-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.