News
NWSA · Publishing
$30.74
1.1%SiriusXM
SIRI · Broadcasting
$27.63
0.3%The short version
- News is the larger business, with $9.0B of revenue in fiscal 2026 against $8.6B for SiriusXM.
- News grew revenue faster (6.8%, against −1.6%).
- SiriusXM turned more of its sales into free cash flow (14.6% FCF margin, against 9.0% FCF margin).
- News earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (8.9%, against 5.3%).
| Latest fiscal year | NWSA · FY26 | SIRI · FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $17.2B | $9.4B |
| Revenue | $9.0B | $8.6B |
| Free cash flow | $811M | $1.2B |
| Net income | $573M | $805M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 6.8% | −1.6% |
| 5-year growth | −0.7% | 1.3% |
| Share count change | −2.0% | 5.6% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | — | 52.4% |
| Operating margin | — | 17.2% |
| Net margin | 6.4% | 9.4% |
| FCF margin | 9.0% | 14.6% |
| Return on capital | 8.9% | 5.3% |
| Return on equity | 6.6% | 7.1% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | −$106M | $9.6B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −0.1x | 5.1x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $845M | $501M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | — | 11.1x |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 6 |
FY17
NWSA $8.1B
SIRI $5.4B
FY18
NWSA $9.0B
SIRI $5.8B
FY19
NWSA $10.1B
SIRI $7.8B
FY20
NWSA $9.0B
SIRI $8.0B
FY21
NWSA $9.4B
SIRI $8.7B
FY22
NWSA $10.4B
SIRI $9.0B
FY23
NWSA $8.0B
SIRI $9.0B
FY24
NWSA $8.3B
SIRI $8.7B
FY25
NWSA $8.5B
SIRI $8.6B
FY26
NWSA $9.0B
SIRI —
NWSA
SIRI
FY17
NWSA —
SIRI 30.3%
FY18
NWSA —
SIRI 29.9%
FY19
NWSA —
SIRI 21.1%
FY20
NWSA —
SIRI 10.7%
FY21
NWSA —
SIRI 23.2%
FY22
NWSA —
SIRI 21.3%
FY23
NWSA —
SIRI 20.2%
FY24
NWSA —
SIRI −17.4%
FY25
NWSA —
SIRI 17.2%
FY26
NWSA —
SIRI —
NWSA
SIRI
FY17
NWSA $238M
SIRI $1.6B
FY18
NWSA $393M
SIRI $1.5B
FY19
NWSA $356M
SIRI $1.7B
FY20
NWSA $342M
SIRI $1.7B
FY21
NWSA $847M
SIRI $1.6B
FY22
NWSA $855M
SIRI $1.6B
FY23
NWSA $745M
SIRI $1.2B
FY24
NWSA $741M
SIRI $1.0B
FY25
NWSA $571M
SIRI $1.2B
FY26
NWSA $811M
SIRI —
NWSA
SIRI
FY17
NWSA −4.8%
SIRI 16.8%
FY18
NWSA −8.5%
SIRI 28.1%
FY19
NWSA 2.7%
SIRI 20.9%
FY20
NWSA −12.6%
SIRI 6.5%
FY21
NWSA 5.0%
SIRI 12.4%
FY22
NWSA 8.6%
SIRI 6.7%
FY23
NWSA 2.6%
SIRI 6.5%
FY24
NWSA 4.5%
SIRI −5.3%
FY25
NWSA 7.8%
SIRI 5.3%
FY26
NWSA 8.9%
SIRI —
NWSA
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