News Corporation

ASX:NWS Stock Report

Market Cap: AU$26.2b

News Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

News' CEO is Robert Thomson, appointed in Jan 2013, has a tenure of 11.92 years. total yearly compensation is $20.33M, comprised of 14.8% salary and 85.2% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0% of the company’s shares, worth A$91.60K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 6.3 years and 11.5 years respectively.

Key information

Robert Thomson

Chief executive officer

US$20.3m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage14.8%
CEO tenure11.9yrs
CEO ownership0.0003%
Management average tenure6.3yrs
Board average tenure11.5yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Robert Thomson's remuneration changed compared to News's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Sep 30 2024n/an/a

US$355m

Jun 30 2024US$20mUS$3m

US$266m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

US$208m

Dec 31 2023n/an/a

US$228m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

US$139m

Jun 30 2023US$19mUS$3m

US$149m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

US$267m

Dec 31 2022n/an/a

US$299m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

US$467m

Jun 30 2022US$20mUS$3m

US$623m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

US$499m

Dec 31 2021n/an/a

US$496m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

US$492m

Jun 30 2021US$23mUS$3m

US$330m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

-US$53m

Dec 31 2020n/an/a

-US$862m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

-US$1b

Jun 30 2020US$14mUS$3m

-US$1b

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

-US$923m

Dec 31 2019n/an/a

-US$183m

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

-US$173m

Jun 30 2019US$15mUS$3m

US$155m

Mar 31 2019n/an/a

-US$166m

Dec 31 2018n/an/a

-US$1b

Sep 30 2018n/an/a

-US$1b

Jun 30 2018US$13mUS$2m

-US$2b

Compensation vs Market: Robert's total compensation ($USD20.33M) is above average for companies of similar size in the Australian market ($USD4.20M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Robert's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.

CEO

Robert Thomson (63 yo)

11.9yrs

Tenure

US$20,329,706

Compensation

Mr. Robert J. Thomson has been the Chief Executive Officer of News Corporation since January 2013. He served as Editor-in-Chief of Dow Jones & Company, Inc and Managing Editor of The Wall Street Journal fr...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Robert Thomson
CEO & Director11.9yrsUS$20.33m0.00035%
A$ 91.6k
Susan Panuccio
Chief Financial Officer7.8yrsUS$8.37m0.027%
A$ 7.1m
David Kline
Executive VP & CTO4.9yrsUS$3.19mno data
David Pitofsky
Executive VP & General Counsel9.8yrsUS$4.97m0.015%
A$ 3.8m
Ruth Allen
Executive VP & Chief Human Resources Officer2.9yrsUS$2.62mno data
Marygrace DeGrazio
Chief Accounting Officer2.4yrsno data0.0038%
A$ 999.8k
Michael Florin
Senior VP & Head of Investor Relations11.7yrsno datano data
Arthur Bochner
Executive VP & Chief Communications Officerno datano datano data
Anoushka Healy
Executive VP & Chief Strategy Officerno datano datano data
Michael Bunder
Senior VPno datano datano data
James Marcovitz
Senior VP & Deputy General Counselno datano datano data
Todd Thorpe
Executive VP & Global Head of Government Affairs2.9yrsno datano data

6.3yrs

Average Tenure

55.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: NWS's management team is seasoned and experienced (6.3 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Robert Thomson
CEO & Director11.5yrsUS$20.33m0.00035%
A$ 91.6k
Masroor Siddiqui
Independent Lead Director11.5yrsUS$370.30kno data
Lachlan Murdoch
Chairman of the Board11.5yrsUS$905.79k0.00028%
A$ 73.3k
Keith Murdoch
Chairman Emeritus1.1yrsUS$4.89m13.67%
A$ 3.6b
Michael Miller
Executive Chair of News Corp Australasia9.1yrsno datano data
José Aznar
Independent Director11.5yrsUS$338.73k0.00019%
A$ 49.7k
Natalie Bancroft
Independent Director11.5yrsUS$324.72k0.00037%
A$ 96.8k
Ana Pessoa
Independent Director11.5yrsUS$335.80kno data
Sarah Wood
Chairman of Unruly6.7yrsno datano data
Kelly Ayotte
Independent Director7.7yrsUS$320.30kno data

11.5yrs

Average Tenure

55yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: NWS's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 11.5 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/21 03:27
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/06/30

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Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

News Corporation is covered by 34 analysts. 13 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Mark McDonnellAPP Securities Pty Ltd.
Russell WrightBarclay Pearce Capital Pty Limited
Aryan NoroziBarrenjoey Markets Pty Limited