• by Ray Schultz , November 6, 2025

News Corp. achieved total revenue of $2.14 billion -- a 2% increase YoY during the firm’s first quarter -- partly driven by a 6% hike in Dow Jones revenue to $586 million.

Net income from continuing operations totaled $150 million, a 1% increase over the prior year.

“Following a sterling performance in fiscal 2025 -- one that marked a record year for profitability on a continuing operations basis – News Corp continued to increase both revenue and profitability in the first quarter of fiscal 2026, led by strength at Dow Jones and Digital Real Estate Services, and bolstered by digital and AI-related revenues,” says Robert Thomson, CEO, News Corp. 

News Corp. also benefitted from a 16% hike in its risk & compliance business.

However, Thompson adds, “The positive results came despite an uncharacteristically weak performance in Book Publishing, which has been showing signs of improvement in recent weeks."  

In other results, Dow Jones Energy revenue was up 7% compared to the same period in fiscal 2025. In addition, Dow Jones’ digital subscription volume rose by $10 to $5.0 million, and total subscription volume exceeded 6.3 million subscriptions.

In addition, Dow Jones digital advertising saw 2% revenue growth overall, while total advertising revenue was flat during Q1.