News Corp (NWSA) · Nov 2, 2026 · Other events

News Corp buyback passes $565M, but daily filing adds no surprise

Buyback ongoing — $565.4M used of $1.0B authorization

News Corp’s buyback continues, with $565.4 million of the $1 billion authorization used. The daily filing adds execution detail, not a new capital-allocation shift.

News Corp is operating a media portfolio increasingly centered on Dow Jones, digital real estate and book publishing, its core growth engines; fiscal 2026 revenue rose 7% year over year, while Dow Jones segment EBITDA increased 13%. Against that backdrop, this filing is a capital-return update, not a change to the operating story.

The buyback is continuing at a routine pace. News Corp repurchased 58,482 Class A shares and 25,457 Class B shares on November 2, 2026, for a combined $2.56 million. The company says the program is authorized for up to $1 billion and that it has purchased approximately $565.4 million of shares to date. 〔0〕

MetricNovember 2, 2026Before November 2Authorization
Class A shares repurchased58,48213,950,249—
Class B shares repurchased25,4576,443,687—
Consideration paid$2.56M$562.88M$1.00B
Cumulative authorization used$565.44M—$1.00B

The filing does not materially change the capital-allocation signal. Roughly 56.5% of the authorization has been used, leaving about $434.6 million available, but the authorization, broker, open-market framework and stated rationale were already established. There is no new acceleration, expansion or change in funding priorities here.

Bottom line: This is confirmation that News Corp is still executing its existing buyback, not a fresh strategic development. It leaves the broader business story essentially unchanged.

Original filing on SEC EDGAR

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