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Fair Value
 12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]  
Fair Value FAIR VALUE
Fair value measurements are disclosed using a three-tiered fair value hierarchy which distinguishes market participant assumptions into the following categories: (i) inputs that are quoted prices in active markets (“Level 1”); (ii) inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable, including quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities (“Level 2”); and (iii) inputs that require the entity to use its own assumptions about market participant assumptions (“Level 3”).
The following tables present information about financial assets and redeemable noncontrolling interests carried at fair value on a recurring basis:
Fair value measurements
As of June 30, 2026
Total Level 1Level 2Level 3
(in millions)
Investments in equity securities$467 $467 
(a)
$— $— 
Redeemable noncontrolling interests(63)— — (63)
(b)
Total$404 $467 $— $(63)
Fair value measurements
As of June 30, 2025
Total Level 1Level 2Level 3
(in millions)
Investments in equity securities$1,249 $1,249 
(a)
$— $— 
Redeemable noncontrolling interests(261)— — (261)
(b)
Total$988 $1,249 $— $(261)
(a)
The investments categorized as Level 1 primarily represent an investment in equity securities of Flutter Entertainment plc (“Flutter”) with a readily determinable fair value.
(b)
See Note 20—Additional Financial Information. The Company utilizes both the market and income approach valuation techniques for its Level 3 fair value measures. Inputs to such measures could include observable market data obtained from independent sources such as broker quotes and recent market transactions for similar assets. It is the Company’s policy to maximize the use of observable inputs in the measurement of its Level 3 fair value measurements. To the extent observable inputs are not available, the Company utilizes unobservable inputs based upon the assumptions market participants would use in valuing the redeemable noncontrolling interests. Examples of utilized unobservable inputs are future cash flows and long-term growth rates.
In connection with the combination of The Stars Group Inc. and Flutter in May 2020, FOX Sports received the right to acquire an 18.6% equity interest in FanDuel Group (“FanDuel”), a majority-owned subsidiary of Flutter, at a price set forth in the relevant agreement (structured as a 10-year option), which has been the subject of arbitration proceedings. In January 2023, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York confirmed and entered the arbitrator’s ruling affirming FOX Sports’ 10-year call option expiring in December 2030 to acquire 18.6% of FanDuel for $3.7 billion, with a 5% annual escalator. As of June 30, 2026, the option exercise price is approximately $4.7 billion. FOX has no obligation to commit capital towards this opportunity unless and until it exercises the option. In addition, Flutter cannot pursue an initial public offering for FanDuel without FOX’s consent or approval from the arbitrator who presided over a FOX-Flutter arbitration in 2021 and 2022.
Financial Instruments
The carrying value of the Company’s financial instruments exclusive of borrowings, such as cash and cash equivalents, receivables and payables approximates fair value.
The following table sets forth the fair value and carrying value of the Company’s Borrowings:
As of June 30,
20262025
(in millions)
Borrowings
Fair value$6,541 $6,625 
Carrying value$6,606 $6,602 
Fair value is generally determined by reference to market values resulting from trading on a national securities exchange or in an over-the-counter market (a Level 1 measurement).
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis
The Company’s assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis include investments accounted for using the equity method and the measurement alternative method, long-lived assets, indefinite-lived intangible assets and goodwill. The Company reviews the carrying amounts of such assets whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amounts may not be recoverable or at least annually for indefinite-lived intangible assets and goodwill. Any resulting asset impairment would require that the asset be recorded at its fair value. The resulting fair value measurements of the assets are considered to be Level 3 measurements. In addition, investments accounted for using the measurement alternative method are recorded at fair value as a result of observable price changes in orderly transactions for the identical or a similar investment of the same issuer.