Monitor the pace of remaining buy-back execution (~$467 million remaining) in future ASX notifications and quarterly filings for capital return trajectory.
Price Chart
Executive Summary
News Corp filed an 8-K to disclose daily buy-back notifications provided to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) under its $1 billion stock repurchase program. As of October 14, 2026, the company had repurchased approximately $532.9 million of Class A and Class B common stock, with $1.7 million in Class A and $0.8 million in Class B shares bought back on that day. This is a routine administrative filing with no material new information.
Key Facts
- News Corp is authorized to repurchase up to $1 billion of Class A and Class B common stock under the 2025 Repurchase Program.
- As of October 14, 2026, the company had purchased approximately $532,873,898 worth of Class A and Class B shares under the program.
- On October 14, 2026, the company bought back 58,482 Class A shares for $1,712,855.91 and 25,457 Class B shares for $820,512.20.
- The buy-back is conducted through Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC as broker.
- No ASX-listed CDIs are being repurchased under this program.
Financial Impact
Cumulative repurchases of approximately $532.9 million against a $1 billion authorization, representing ~53% completion. Daily buy-back activity is small relative to market cap.
Risk Factors
- Buy-back program may be suspended or modified based on market conditions or alternative capital allocation priorities.
- No minimum repurchase commitment, execution is at management's discretion.
Investment Themes
Documents Analyzed
This report is based on 6 SEC documents filed with EDGAR.
| Document | Accession Number |
|---|---|
| 8-K Filing (Primary) | 0001564708-26-000222 |
| Document: appendix3cclassb20261014.htm | 0001564708-26-000222 |
| Document: nws-20261014.htm | 0001564708-26-000222 |
| Document: 0001564708-26-000222-index-headers.html | 0001564708-26-000222 |
| Document: 0001564708-26-000222-index.html | 0001564708-26-000222 |
| Document: 0001564708-26-000222.txt | 0001564708-26-000222 |
Filters
| Type | Now | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oct 30, 2026 today | SC 13G | $29.28 | awaiting T+20 | awaiting T+20 | $29.12 (−0.55%) |
Oct 28, 2026 2d ago | 8-K | $29.45 | awaiting T+20 | awaiting T+20 | $29.12 (−1.12%) |
Oct 27, 2026 3d ago | 8-K | $29.31 | awaiting T+20 | awaiting T+20 | $29.12 (−0.65%) |
Oct 26, 2026 4d ago | 8-K | $29.97 | awaiting T+20 | awaiting T+20 | $29.12 (−2.82%) |
Oct 26, 2026 4d ago | 8-K | $30.59 | awaiting T+20 | awaiting T+20 | $29.12 (−4.81%) |
Oct 23, 2026 7d ago | Institutional Cluster | $30.74 | awaiting T+20 | awaiting T+20 | $29.12 (−5.25%) |
Oct 22, 2026 8d ago | 8-K | $30.74 | awaiting T+20 | awaiting T+20 | $29.12 (−5.25%) |
Oct 21, 2026 9d ago | 8-K | $31.08 | awaiting T+20 | awaiting T+20 | $29.12 (−6.31%) |
Oct 20, 2026 10d ago | 8-K | $30.43 | awaiting T+20 | awaiting T+20 | $29.12 (−4.30%) |
Oct 19, 2026 11d ago | 8-K | $30.65 | awaiting T+20 | awaiting T+20 | $29.12 (−4.99%) |
US Market Status
Subscribe to SecBot
Get Real-Time SEC Filing Intelligence
Comprehensive SEC filing analysis delivered the moment filings hit EDGAR. Sentiment scoring, impact analysis, and actionable insights for every material event.
Create a free account Live analysis, Telegram alerts, watchlists and the MCP server for subscribers