v3.26.3
Pay vs Performance Disclosure - USD ($)
 12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Jun. 30, 2025
Jun. 30, 2024
Jun. 30, 2023
Jun. 30, 2022
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure, Table
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Value of Initial
Fixed $100
Investment Based on:
​ ​ ​ ​ ​
Adjusted
Total Segment
EBITDA(g)
(in millions)
​
​ Fiscal
Year 		​ ​
SCT Total for
PEO(a)
​ ​
CAP to PEO(b)
​ ​
Average SCT
Total for Non-
PEO NEOs(a)
​ ​
Average CAP
to Non-PEO
NEOs(b)
​ ​
NWSA
TSR(c)
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NWS
TSR(d)
​ ​
Peer
Group
TSR(e)
​ ​
Net Income
(in millions)(f)
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​ 2026 ​ ​ ​ $ 19,745,396 ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 20,705,320 ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 4,968,538 ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 4,470,004 ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 103 ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 124 ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 49 ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 743 ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 1,568 ​ ​
​ 2025 ​ ​ ​ $ 20,623,729 ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 24,422,935 ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 5,287,654 ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 5,314,978 ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 119 ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 145 ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 70 ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 1,340 ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 1,754 ​ ​
​ 2024 ​ ​ ​ $ 20,329,706 ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 32,163,862 ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 4,717,502 ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 5,819,756 ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 110 ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 121 ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 68 ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 354 ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 1,566 ​ ​
​ 2023 ​ ​ ​ $ 19,304,587 ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 25,630,201 ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 5,630,497 ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 6,952,622 ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 77 ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 83 ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 71 ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 187 ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 1,529 ​ ​
​ 2022 ​ ​ ​ $ 19,689,398 ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 4,556,712 ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 6,243,099 ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 2,896,841 ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 62 ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 67 ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 71 ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 760 ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 1,807 ​ ​
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(a)
The PEO was Mr. Thomson for all fiscal years shown and the Non-PEO NEOs were: Ms. Chandrashekar, Mr. Pitofsky, Mr. Delany and Ms. Allen for fiscal 2026; Ms. Chandrashekar, Mr. Pitofsky, Mr. Kline (former Chief Technology Officer), Ms. Allen and Ms. Susan Panuccio (former CFO) for fiscal 2025; Mr. K.R. Murdoch (former Executive Chair of the Company), Ms. Panuccio, Mr. Pitofsky, Mr. Kline and Ms. Allen for fiscal 2024; and Mr. K.R. Murdoch, Ms. Panuccio and Mr. Pitofsky for fiscal 2022 and 2023. Ms. Chandrashekar and Ms. Panuccio each served as an executive officer of the Company for approximately 6 months of fiscal 2025. Mr. K.R. Murdoch retired as Executive Chair of the Company as of November 15, 2023, and thus served as an executive officer of the Company for approximately 4.5 months of fiscal 2024.
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(b)
The following tables describe the adjustments made to calculate fiscal 2026 CAP from the fiscal 2026 SCT Total. Pursuant to the applicable rules, the amounts in the “Stock Awards” and “Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings” columns from the “Summary Compensation Table” ​(the “SCT”) are subtracted from the SCT Totals and the values reflected in the tables below are added or subtracted, as applicable:
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​
Fiscal Year
​ ​
2026
​
​
SCT Total for PEO
 ​ ​ ​ $ 19,745,396 ​ ​
​
“Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings” reported in the SCT
​ ​ ​ ​ (1,000) ​ ​
​
“Stock Awards” reported in the SCT
​ ​ ​ ​ (10,013,270) ​ ​
​
Change in fair value from prior fiscal year end to vesting date of awards granted in prior fiscal years that vested during the fiscal year
​ ​ ​ ​ 634,986 ​ ​
​
Change in fair value from prior to current fiscal year end of awards granted in prior fiscal years that were outstanding and unvested as of fiscal year end
​ ​ ​ ​ (3,400,732) ​ ​
​
Fair value as of fiscal year end of awards granted during fiscal year that remain unvested
​ ​ ​ ​ 13,739,940 ​ ​
​
Total adjustments
 ​ ​ ​ ​ 959,924 ​ ​
​
CAP to PEO
 ​ ​ ​ $ 20,705,320 ​ ​
​
Fiscal Year
​ ​
2026
​
​
Average SCT Total for Non-PEO NEOs
 ​ ​ ​ $ 4,968,538 ​ ​
​
“Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings” reported in the SCT
​ ​ ​ ​ — ​ ​
​
“Stock Awards” reported in the SCT
​ ​ ​ ​ (1,659,088) ​ ​
​
Change in fair value from prior fiscal year end to vesting date of awards granted in prior fiscal years that vested during the fiscal year
​ ​ ​ ​ 46,356 ​ ​
​
Change in fair value from prior to current fiscal year end of awards granted in prior fiscal years that were outstanding and unvested as of fiscal year end
​ ​ ​ ​ (338,648) ​ ​
​
Fair value as of fiscal year end of awards granted during fiscal year that remain unvested
​ ​ ​ ​ 1,452,846 ​ ​
​
Total adjustments
 ​ ​ ​ ​ (498,534) ​ ​
​
Average CAP to Non-PEO NEOs
 ​ ​ ​ $ 4,470,004 ​ ​
​
(c)
Reflects the cumulative TSR of a $100 investment in the Company’s Class A Common Stock on June 25, 2021, including the reinvestment of all dividends.
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(d)
Reflects the cumulative TSR of a $100 investment in the Company’s Class B Common Stock on June 25, 2021, including the reinvestment of all dividends.
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(e)
Reflects the cumulative TSR of a $100 investment in the S&P 1500 Media Index on June 25, 2021, including the reinvestment of all dividends (“Peer Group TSR”).
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(f)
Reflects net income as reported in the Company’s audited financial statements in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the applicable fiscal year. Net income for fiscal 2025 includes a pre-tax gain of  $716 million within Net Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax from the sale of Foxtel Group.
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(g)
A description of adjusted Total Segment EBITDA, as calculated for purposes of our incentive compensation program, is available in “Compensation Discussion and Analysis—Executive Summary—Aligning Compensation with Company Performance.”
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Company Selected Measure Name adjusted Total Segment EBITDA        
Named Executive Officers, Footnote
(a)
The PEO was Mr. Thomson for all fiscal years shown and the Non-PEO NEOs were: Ms. Chandrashekar, Mr. Pitofsky, Mr. Delany and Ms. Allen for fiscal 2026; Ms. Chandrashekar, Mr. Pitofsky, Mr. Kline (former Chief Technology Officer), Ms. Allen and Ms. Susan Panuccio (former CFO) for fiscal 2025; Mr. K.R. Murdoch (former Executive Chair of the Company), Ms. Panuccio, Mr. Pitofsky, Mr. Kline and Ms. Allen for fiscal 2024; and Mr. K.R. Murdoch, Ms. Panuccio and Mr. Pitofsky for fiscal 2022 and 2023. Ms. Chandrashekar and Ms. Panuccio each served as an executive officer of the Company for approximately 6 months of fiscal 2025. Mr. K.R. Murdoch retired as Executive Chair of the Company as of November 15, 2023, and thus served as an executive officer of the Company for approximately 4.5 months of fiscal 2024.
       
Peer Group Issuers, Footnote
(e)
Reflects the cumulative TSR of a $100 investment in the S&P 1500 Media Index on June 25, 2021, including the reinvestment of all dividends (“Peer Group TSR”).
       
PEO Total Compensation Amount $ 19,745,396 $ 20,623,729 $ 20,329,706 $ 19,304,587 $ 19,689,398
PEO Actually Paid Compensation Amount $ 20,705,320 24,422,935 32,163,862 25,630,201 4,556,712
Adjustment To PEO Compensation, Footnote
(b)
The following tables describe the adjustments made to calculate fiscal 2026 CAP from the fiscal 2026 SCT Total. Pursuant to the applicable rules, the amounts in the “Stock Awards” and “Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings” columns from the “Summary Compensation Table” ​(the “SCT”) are subtracted from the SCT Totals and the values reflected in the tables below are added or subtracted, as applicable:
​
​
Fiscal Year
​ ​
2026
​
​
SCT Total for PEO
 ​ ​ ​ $ 19,745,396 ​ ​
​
“Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings” reported in the SCT
​ ​ ​ ​ (1,000) ​ ​
​
“Stock Awards” reported in the SCT
​ ​ ​ ​ (10,013,270) ​ ​
​
Change in fair value from prior fiscal year end to vesting date of awards granted in prior fiscal years that vested during the fiscal year
​ ​ ​ ​ 634,986 ​ ​
​
Change in fair value from prior to current fiscal year end of awards granted in prior fiscal years that were outstanding and unvested as of fiscal year end
​ ​ ​ ​ (3,400,732) ​ ​
​
Fair value as of fiscal year end of awards granted during fiscal year that remain unvested
​ ​ ​ ​ 13,739,940 ​ ​
​
Total adjustments
 ​ ​ ​ ​ 959,924 ​ ​
​
CAP to PEO
 ​ ​ ​ $ 20,705,320 ​ ​
       
Non-PEO NEO Average Total Compensation Amount $ 4,968,538 5,287,654 4,717,502 5,630,497 6,243,099
Non-PEO NEO Average Compensation Actually Paid Amount $ 4,470,004 5,314,978 5,819,756 6,952,622 2,896,841
Adjustment to Non-PEO NEO Compensation Footnote
(b)
The following tables describe the adjustments made to calculate fiscal 2026 CAP from the fiscal 2026 SCT Total. Pursuant to the applicable rules, the amounts in the “Stock Awards” and “Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings” columns from the “Summary Compensation Table” ​(the “SCT”) are subtracted from the SCT Totals and the values reflected in the tables below are added or subtracted, as applicable:
​
Fiscal Year
​ ​
2026
​
​
Average SCT Total for Non-PEO NEOs
 ​ ​ ​ $ 4,968,538 ​ ​
​
“Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings” reported in the SCT
​ ​ ​ ​ — ​ ​
​
“Stock Awards” reported in the SCT
​ ​ ​ ​ (1,659,088) ​ ​
​
Change in fair value from prior fiscal year end to vesting date of awards granted in prior fiscal years that vested during the fiscal year
​ ​ ​ ​ 46,356 ​ ​
​
Change in fair value from prior to current fiscal year end of awards granted in prior fiscal years that were outstanding and unvested as of fiscal year end
​ ​ ​ ​ (338,648) ​ ​
​
Fair value as of fiscal year end of awards granted during fiscal year that remain unvested
​ ​ ​ ​ 1,452,846 ​ ​
​
Total adjustments
 ​ ​ ​ ​ (498,534) ​ ​
​
Average CAP to Non-PEO NEOs
 ​ ​ ​ $ 4,470,004 ​ ​
       
Compensation Actually Paid vs. Total Shareholder Return [MISSING IMAGE: bc_captsr-pn.jpg]        
Compensation Actually Paid vs. Net Income [MISSING IMAGE: bc_capnetincomeadj-pn.jpg]        
Compensation Actually Paid vs. Company Selected Measure [MISSING IMAGE: bc_capnetincomeadj-pn.jpg]        
Total Shareholder Return Vs Peer Group [MISSING IMAGE: bc_captsr-pn.jpg]        
Tabular List, Table
Most Important Financial Performance Measures for Fiscal 2026
The four items listed below represent the most important financial performance metrics used to determine CAP for fiscal 2026 as further described in the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” within the sections titled “Fiscal 2026 Annual Cash Incentives” and “Grant of Fiscal 2026-2028 Long-Term Equity Incentive.”
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Adjusted Total Segment EBITDA
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Cumulative adjusted earnings per share (EPS)
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Cumulative adjusted free cash flow (FCF)
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Relative TSR percentile
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Peer Group Total Shareholder Return Amount $ 49 70 68 71 71
Net Income (Loss) $ 743,000,000 $ 1,340,000,000 $ 354,000,000 $ 187,000,000 $ 760,000,000
Company Selected Measure Amount 1,568,000,000 1,754,000,000 1,566,000,000 1,529,000,000 1,807,000,000
PEO Name Mr. Thomson        
Additional 402(v) Disclosure
Our executive compensation program is aligned with our business strategy and with creating long-term stockholder value by paying for performance, with a significant portion of NEOs’ target compensation “at risk,” variable and performance-based.
It is important to note that CAP does not necessarily reflect the actual compensation earned or received by an NEO in the stated fiscal year as such value depends on a variety of factors. For example, PSUs granted to the NEOs are fully at risk for financial performance during the three-year performance period and for stock price performance until their vesting date.
The information contained in this section will not be incorporated into any filings under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except to the extent the Company specifically incorporates such information by reference.
CEO Realized Pay Table
The supplemental table and graph below compare the pre-tax amounts actually paid to Mr. Thomson as detailed below (“realized pay”) to the disclosed SCT Total and CAP for the fiscal years indicated.
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Fiscal Year
​ ​
Realized Pay(a)
​ ​
SCT Total
​ ​
CAP
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​ 2026 ​ ​ ​ $ 24,449,716 ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 19,745,396 ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 20,705,320 ​ ​
​ 2025 ​ ​ ​ $ 20,993,251 ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 20,623,729 ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 24,422,935 ​ ​
​ 2024 ​ ​ ​ $ 26,674,435 ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 20,329,706 ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 32,163,862 ​ ​
​ 2023 ​ ​ ​ $ 27,395,444 ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 19,304,587 ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 25,630,201 ​ ​
​ 2022 ​ ​ ​ $ 25,694,939 ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 19,689,398 ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 4,556,712 ​ ​
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(a)
Realized pay comprises base salary, annual cash incentive actually paid on account of performance during the applicable fiscal year and actual payouts/settlements of long-term equity incentives during the applicable fiscal year, all of which amounts are pre-tax, as set forth in the following table:
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Fiscal Year
​ ​
Salary
​ ​
Annual Cash Incentive
​ ​
Long-Term Equity Incentives
​ ​
Realized Pay
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​ 2026 ​ ​ ​ $ 3,000,000 ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 6,166,667 ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 15,283,049 ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 24,449,716 ​ ​
​ 2025 ​ ​ ​ $ 3,000,000 ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 6,806,667 ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 11,186,584 ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 20,993,251 ​ ​
​ 2024 ​ ​ ​ $ 3,000,000 ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 6,166,667 ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 17,507,768 ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 26,674,435 ​ ​
​ 2023 ​ ​ ​ $ 3,000,000 ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 5,426,667 ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 18,968,777 ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 27,395,444 ​ ​
​ 2022 ​ ​ ​ $ 3,057,692 ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 8,133,333 ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 14,503,914 ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 25,694,939 ​ ​
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As disclosed in the adjustments to calculate CAP above, SEC rules require the Company to include in the calculation of CAP the increase or decrease in the fair value of equity awards that are outstanding and unvested as of each fiscal year end, which can lead to significant volatility in CAP from year to year.
Mr. Thomson’s fiscal 2026 target compensation was approximately 84% “at risk.” His employment agreement, dated as of June 20, 2025, or the Thomson Agreement, provides for (i) an annual base salary of  $3,000,000; (ii) an annual bonus with a target of  $5,000,000; and (iii) an annual long-term equity incentive with a target of $10,500,000.
Mr. Thomson’s base salary has remained unchanged since July 2018 at $3,000,000, as has his target annual cash incentive at $5,000,000. Increases to Mr. Thomson’s target compensation from July 2018 to date have been solely in the form of his target long-term equity incentive, which is “at risk” for both Company financial performance and stock price; it was increased by $1,000,000, $2,000,000 and $1,500,000 for fiscal 2020, fiscal 2023 and fiscal 2025, respectively. Since July 2018, at least $1,000,000 of Mr. Thomson’s target long-term equity incentive must be solely based on the achievement of relative TSR.
        
Total Shareholder Return Amount, Class A $ 103 $ 119 $ 110 $ 77 $ 62
Total Shareholder Return Amount, Class B 124 $ 145 $ 121 $ 83 $ 67
Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) from Disposal of Discontinued Operation, before Income Tax $ 716,000,000        
Measure:: 1          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Name Adjusted Total Segment EBITDA        
Non-GAAP Measure Description
(g)
A description of adjusted Total Segment EBITDA, as calculated for purposes of our incentive compensation program, is available in “Compensation Discussion and Analysis—Executive Summary—Aligning Compensation with Company Performance.”
       
Measure:: 2          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Name Cumulative adjusted earnings per share (EPS)        
Measure:: 3          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Name Cumulative adjusted free cash flow (FCF)        
Measure:: 4          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Name Relative TSR percentile        
PEO          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount $ 959,924        
PEO | Aggregate Change in Present Value of Accumulated Benefit for All Pension Plans Reported in Summary Compensation Table          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount (1,000)        
PEO | Aggregate Grant Date Fair Value of Equity Award Amounts Reported in Summary Compensation Table          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount (10,013,270)        
PEO | Year-end Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Covered Year that are Outstanding and Unvested          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 13,739,940        
PEO | Year-over-Year Change in Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Prior Years That are Outstanding and Unvested          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount (3,400,732)        
PEO | Change in Fair Value as of Vesting Date of Prior Year Equity Awards Vested in Covered Year          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 634,986        
Non-PEO NEO          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount (498,534)        
Non-PEO NEO | Aggregate Change in Present Value of Accumulated Benefit for All Pension Plans Reported in Summary Compensation Table          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount        
Non-PEO NEO | Aggregate Grant Date Fair Value of Equity Award Amounts Reported in Summary Compensation Table          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount (1,659,088)        
Non-PEO NEO | Year-end Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Covered Year that are Outstanding and Unvested          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 1,452,846        
Non-PEO NEO | Year-over-Year Change in Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Prior Years That are Outstanding and Unvested          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount (338,648)        
Non-PEO NEO | Change in Fair Value as of Vesting Date of Prior Year Equity Awards Vested in Covered Year          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount $ 46,356