News Management
Management criteria checks 3/4
News' CEO is Robert Thomson, appointed in Jan 2013, has a tenure of 11.83 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 $59.28K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 6.3 years and 11.4 years respectively.
Key information
Robert Thomson
Chief executive officer
US$20.3m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 14.8% |
| CEO tenure | 11.8yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.0003% |
| Management average tenure | 6.3yrs |
| Board average tenure | 11.4yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
Why We Think News Corporation's (NASDAQ:NWSA) CEO Compensation Is Not Excessive At All
Nov 14
News Corporation Just Beat Earnings Expectations: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next
Nov 12News Corporation's (NASDAQ:NWSA) Share Price Matching Investor Opinion
Nov 08Is It Time To Consider Buying News Corporation (NASDAQ:NWSA)?
Oct 24Calculating The Fair Value Of News Corporation (NASDAQ:NWSA)
Aug 29Earnings Miss: News Corporation Missed EPS By 20% And Analysts Are Revising Their Forecasts
Aug 16News (NASDAQ:NWSA) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly
Aug 13News Corporation's (NASDAQ:NWSA) P/E Is On The Mark
Jul 31When Should You Buy News Corporation (NASDAQ:NWSA)?
Jul 16Investors Met With Slowing Returns on Capital At News (NASDAQ:NWSA)
Jul 02Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of News Corporation (NASDAQ:NWSA)
May 21Getting In Cheap On News Corporation (NASDAQ:NWSA) Might Be Difficult
Apr 21We Think News (NASDAQ:NWSA) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt
Apr 08Why News Corporation (NASDAQ:NWSA) Could Be Worth Watching
Mar 25Investors Met With Slowing Returns on Capital At News (NASDAQ:NWSA)
Mar 12News' (NASDAQ:NWSA) Soft Earnings Don't Show The Whole Picture
Feb 14Are Investors Undervaluing News Corporation (NASDAQ:NWSA) By 25%?
Feb 05Getting In Cheap On News Corporation (NASDAQ:NWSA) Might Be Difficult
Jan 09Here's Why News (NASDAQ:NWSA) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly
Dec 27Here's What To Make Of News' (NASDAQ:NWSA) Decelerating Rates Of Return
Dec 11Should You Investigate News Corporation (NASDAQ:NWSA) At US$22.01?
Nov 27Why We Think News Corporation's (NASDAQ:NWSA) CEO Compensation Is Not Excessive At All
Nov 09News Corporation (NASDAQ:NWSA) Shares Could Be 37% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate
Sep 30News (NASDAQ:NWSA) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet
Sep 14News' (NASDAQ:NWSA) Dividend Will Be $0.10
Aug 30News (NASDAQ:NWSA) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.10
Aug 15Investors Met With Slowing Returns on Capital At News (NASDAQ:NWSA)
Aug 03What Does News Corporation's (NASDAQ:NWSA) Share Price Indicate?
Jul 21Is There An Opportunity With News Corporation's (NASDAQ:NWSA) 36% Undervaluation?
Jun 09News (NASDAQ:NWSA) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly
May 26News (NASDAQ:NWSA) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly
Jan 30Is There An Opportunity With News Corporation's (NASDAQ:NWSA) 45% Undervaluation?
Dec 19Investors Will Want News' (NASDAQ:NWSA) Growth In ROCE To Persist
Dec 05CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$355m |
| Jun 30 2024 | US$20m | US$3m | US$266m |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$208m |
| Dec 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$228m |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$139m |
| Jun 30 2023 | US$19m | US$3m | US$149m |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$267m |
| Dec 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$299m |
| Sep 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$467m |
| Jun 30 2022 | US$20m | US$3m | US$623m |
| Mar 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$499m |
| Dec 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$496m |
| Sep 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$492m |
| Jun 30 2021 | US$23m | US$3m | US$330m |
| Mar 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | -US$53m |
| Dec 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$862m |
| Sep 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$1b |
| Jun 30 2020 | US$14m | US$3m | -US$1b |
| Mar 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$923m |
| Dec 31 2019 | n/a | n/a | -US$183m |
| Sep 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | -US$173m |
| Jun 30 2019 | US$15m | US$3m | US$155m |
| Mar 31 2019 | n/a | n/a | -US$166m |
| Dec 31 2018 | n/a | n/a | -US$1b |
| Sep 30 2018 | n/a | n/a | -US$1b |
| Jun 30 2018 | US$13m | US$2m | -US$2b |
Compensation vs Market: Robert's total compensation ($USD20.33M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD12.74M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Robert's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Robert Thomson (63 yo)
11.8yrs
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
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Director | 11.8yrs | US$20.33m | 0.00035% $ 59.3k | |
| Chief Financial Officer | 7.7yrs | US$8.37m | 0.027% $ 4.6m | |
| Executive VP & CTO | 4.8yrs | US$3.19m | no data | |
| Executive VP & General Counsel | 9.8yrs | US$4.97m | 0.015% $ 2.5m | |
| Executive VP & Chief Human Resources Officer | 2.8yrs | US$2.62m | no data | |
| Chief Accounting Officer | 2.3yrs | no data | 0.0038% $ 647.0k | |
| Senior VP & Head of Investor Relations | 11.6yrs | no data | no data | |
| Executive VP & Chief Communications Officer | no data | no data | no data | |
| Executive VP & Chief Strategy Officer | no data | no data | no data | |
| Senior VP | no data | no data | no data | |
| Senior VP & Deputy General Counsel | no data | no data | no data | |
| Executive VP & Global Head of Government Affairs | 2.8yrs | no data | no data |
6.3yrs
Average Tenure
55.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: NWSA's management team is seasoned and experienced (6.3 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Director | 11.4yrs | US$20.33m | 0.00035% $ 59.3k | |
| Independent Lead Director | 11.4yrs | US$370.30k | no data | |
| Chairman of the Board | 11.4yrs | US$905.79k | 0.00028% $ 47.4k | |
| Chairman Emeritus | less than a year | US$4.89m | 13.66% $ 2.3b | |
| Executive Chair of News Corp Australasia | 9yrs | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | 11.4yrs | US$338.73k | 0.00019% $ 32.2k | |
| Independent Director | 11.4yrs | US$324.72k | 0.00037% $ 62.7k | |
| Independent Director | 11.4yrs | US$335.80k | no data | |
| Chairman of Unruly | 6.6yrs | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | 7.6yrs | US$320.30k | no data |
11.4yrs
Average Tenure
55yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: NWSA's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 11.4 years average tenure).