Financial Analysis
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Filing evidence summary
Constructive evidenceCoverage 3/5 core metrics8 filing-based checks were evaluable.
Backward-looking filed evidence under visible rules - not a rating, forecast or investment advice. Missing data is never scored.
Evidence signals
- No current rule-based risk flags
8 filing-based checks were evaluable.
Why this surfaced
The full financial analysis shows each value, threshold, and sector limitation.
- Revenue expanded
Latest reported annual revenue changed +6.8% from the prior reported annual observation.
Why this surfaced
Direction threshold: above +2% constructive; below -2% caution; otherwise monitor. This is not labeled one-year growth when filing periods have a gap. Period end 2026-06-30.
- Free cash flow was positive
Latest reported free cash flow was $811M.
Why this surfaced
Free cash flow = operating cash flow minus capital expenditures; positive is supporting evidence, not a valuation conclusion. Period end 2026-06-30.
Core trend metrics
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Where to look next
Risk checks
Financial movement
- Cash→ flat
- Long-term debt→ flat
- Inventory→ flat
- Receivables→ flat
- Current assets→ flat
Source & freshness
- Source
- SEC EDGAR XBRL
- Fetched
- 2026-09-13
- Latest period end
- 2026-06-30
- Filings
- EDGAR ↗
Reported segment mix
figures as filed · share of the filed sum · change vs the prior period in the same filing- Dow Jones Segment$2.5B27.7%+7.1% yoy
- Book Publishing Segment$2.29B25.3%+6.5% yoy
- News And Information Services Segment$2.23B24.7%+2.6% yoy
- Digital Real Estate Services Segment$2.02B22.3%+11.9% yoy
- All Other Segments$00.0%no prior
Members sum to the consolidated $9.03B for this period.
- Circulation And Subscription$3.2B35.5%+6.4% yoy
- Consumer$2.19B24.2%+6.7% yoy
- Real Estate$1.57B17.4%+11.4% yoy
- Advertising$1.39B15.4%+1.8% yoy
- Other Product Or Service$678M7.5%+9.5% yoy
Members sum to the consolidated $9.03B for this period.
- United States And Canada$4.37Bshare n/a+6.0% yoy
- United States$4.2Bshare n/a+5.0% yoy
- Australasia And Other$2.83Bshare n/a+8.0% yoy
- Australia$2.4Bshare n/a+9.1% yoy
- Europe$1.83Bshare n/a+7.0% yoy
- United Kingdom$1.3Bshare n/a+8.3% yoy
member sum exceeds the consolidated figure: this axis carries more than one breakdown, so shares are not computed.
- Dow Jones Segment$619M28.3%+7.7% yoy
- Book Publishing Segment$555M25.4%+8.0% yoy
- News And Information Services Segment$538M24.6%+4.7% yoy
- Digital Real Estate Services Segment$473M21.6%+16.5% yoy
- Other Services$00.0%no prior
- All Other Segments$00.0%no prior
Change is against the same quarter a year earlier, as reported in the same 10-Q.
Source: SEC DERA Financial Statement and Notes data sets. Dimensional XBRL facts on the business-segment, product/service and geographic axes; the engine keeps the accession of every figure. Descriptive and educational, not advice.
Peer percentiles
latest fiscal year ending 2026-06-30 · among 4,090 US-listed filers · 127 in Communication| Metric | Value | vs all filers | vs sector |
|---|---|---|---|
Revenue latest fiscal-year revenue as filed | $9.0B | 87thof 3,266 top third | 90thof 122 top third |
Revenue growth latest fiscal-year revenue vs the prior fiscal year | 6.8% | 52ndof 3,105 middle third | 58thof 117 middle third |
Net margin net income ÷ revenue | 6.3% | 62ndof 3,230 middle third | 74thof 120 top third |
Free-cash-flow margin (operating cash flow − |capex|) ÷ revenue | 9.0% | 64thof 2,659 middle third | 65thof 103 middle third |
Return on equity net income ÷ stockholders' equity (positive equity only) | 6.7% | 56thof 3,538 middle third | 62ndof 99 middle third |
Days sales outstanding receivables ÷ revenue × 365 · lower is ranked higher | 71 days | 26thof 2,384 bottom third | 20thof 106 bottom third |
Net debt ÷ operating cash flow net debt ÷ operating cash flow (OCF > 0) · lower is ranked higher | -0.1× | 80thof 1,535 top third | 93rdof 62 top third |
Cash conversion operating cash flow ÷ net income (net income > 0) | 2.2× | 70thof 2,253 top third | 44thof 58 middle third |
Cash-flow accrual ratio (net income − operating cash flow) ÷ average total assets · lower is ranked higher | -4.3% | 47thof 3,875 middle third | 26thof 117 bottom third |
Each filer's latest fiscal year as stored by the nightly crawl; fiscal year ends differ across the universe. A metric ranks only filers for which it is computable from filed facts. Ties split; a rank reads "better than N% of filers" in the metric's own direction. Descriptive and educational, not a rating.
Earnings quality
latest fiscal year ending 2026-06-30 · accruals and cash conversion as filedPer fiscal year from filed facts: cash conversion = operating cash flow / net income (net income > 0); cash-flow accrual ratio = (net income - operating cash flow) / average total assets; balance-sheet accrual ratio = change in net operating assets / average net operating assets, NOA = (assets - cash) - (liabilities - debt). Descriptive; a missing input yields a missing ratio. High accrual ratios and cash conversion well below one are the measures the accruals literature associates with less persistent earnings; they are screens to read the cash-flow statement with, not conclusions. The per-year series is part of Pro risk analysis.
Point-in-time ledger
first-reported vs latest filing · periods since 2020-01-01 · 27 changed periods| Line item | Period | First reported | Latest filing | Change | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt issued ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt | fiscal year 2023-06-30 | $514M 10-K 2023-08-15 | $0 10-K 2025-08-06 | -100.0% | first · latest · 3 filings carry it |
| Debt issued ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt | fiscal year 2024-06-30 | $1.27B 10-K 2024-08-13 | $278M 10-K 2026-08-07 | -78.1% | first · latest · 3 filings carry it |
| Debt issued ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt | quarter 2024-09-30 | $153M 10-Q 2024-11-08 | $56M 10-Q 2025-11-07 | -63.4% | first · latest |
| Depreciation and amortization DepreciationAndAmortization | fiscal year 2023-06-30 | $714M 10-K 2023-08-15 | $415M 10-K 2025-08-06 | -41.9% | first · latest · 3 filings carry it |
| Depreciation and amortization DepreciationAndAmortization | quarter 2024-09-30 | $189M 10-Q 2024-11-08 | $112M 10-Q 2025-11-07 | -40.7% | first · latest |
| Depreciation and amortization DepreciationAndAmortization | quarter 2024-03-31 | $192M 10-Q 2024-05-09 | $114M 10-Q 2025-05-09 | -40.6% | first · latest |
| Depreciation and amortization DepreciationAndAmortization | fiscal year 2024-06-30 | $734M 10-K 2024-08-13 | $440M 10-K 2026-08-07 | -40.0% | first · latest · 3 filings carry it |
| Depreciation and amortization DepreciationAndAmortization | quarter 2023-12-31 | $179M 10-Q 2024-02-08 | $110M 10-Q 2025-02-06 | -38.5% | first · latest |
| Capital expenditure PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment | fiscal year 2023-06-30 | $499M 10-K 2023-08-15 | $347M 10-K 2025-08-06 | -30.5% | first · latest · 3 filings carry it |
| Capital expenditure PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment | fiscal year 2024-06-30 | $496M 10-K 2024-08-13 | $357M 10-K 2026-08-07 | -28.0% | first · latest · 3 filings carry it |
| Long-term debt LongTermDebt | balance at 2024-06-30 | $2.91B 10-K 2024-08-13 | $2.1B 10-K 2025-08-06 | -27.7% | first · latest · 5 filings carry it |
| Capital expenditure PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment | quarter 2024-09-30 | $95M 10-Q 2024-11-08 | $75M 10-Q 2025-11-07 | -21.1% | first · latest |
| Revenue RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax | fiscal year 2023-06-30 | $9.88B 10-K 2023-08-15 | $8.01B 10-K 2025-08-06 | -18.9% | first · latest · 3 filings carry it |
| Revenue RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax | quarter 2024-09-30 | $2.58B 10-Q 2024-11-08 | $2.1B 10-Q 2025-11-07 | -18.7% | first · latest |
| Revenue RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax | fiscal year 2024-06-30 | $10.1B 10-K 2024-08-13 | $8.25B 10-K 2026-08-07 | -18.2% | first · latest · 3 filings carry it |
| Revenue RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax | quarter 2024-03-31 | $2.42B 10-Q 2024-05-09 | $1.99B 10-Q 2025-05-09 | -17.7% | first · latest |
| Revenue RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax | quarter 2023-12-31 | $2.59B 10-Q 2024-02-08 | $2.13B 10-Q 2025-02-06 | -17.4% | first · latest |
| Goodwill Goodwill | balance at 2023-06-30 | $5.14B 10-K 2023-08-15 | $4.29B 10-K 2025-08-06 | -16.5% | first · latest · 6 filings carry it |
| Goodwill Goodwill | balance at 2024-06-30 | $5.19B 10-K 2024-08-13 | $4.34B 10-K 2026-08-07 | -16.4% | first · latest · 6 filings carry it |
| Intangibles IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill | balance at 2024-06-30 | $2.32B 10-K 2024-08-13 | $1.95B 10-K 2025-08-06 | -16.1% | first · latest · 5 filings carry it |
| Deferred revenue (current) ContractWithCustomerLiabilityCurrent | balance at 2024-06-30 | $551M 10-K 2024-08-13 | $483M 10-K 2025-08-06 | -12.3% | first · latest · 5 filings carry it |
| Receivables AccountsReceivableNetCurrent | balance at 2024-06-30 | $1.5B 10-K 2024-08-13 | $1.42B 10-K 2025-08-06 | -5.5% | first · latest · 5 filings carry it |
| Cash CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue | balance at 2024-06-30 | $1.96B 10-K 2024-08-13 | $1.87B 10-K 2026-08-07 | -4.5% | first · latest · 6 filings carry it |
| Cash CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue | balance at 2023-06-30 | $1.83B 10-K 2023-08-15 | $1.76B 10-K 2025-08-06 | -3.9% | first · latest · 6 filings carry it |
| Cash CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue | balance at 2023-12-31 | $1.72B 10-Q 2024-02-08 | $1.71B 10-Q 2025-02-06 | -1.0% | first · latest |
| Cash CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue | balance at 2024-09-30 | $1.78B 10-Q 2024-11-08 | $1.76B 10-Q 2025-11-07 | -0.8% | first · latest |
| Cash CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue | balance at 2024-03-31 | $1.94B 10-Q 2024-05-09 | $1.93B 10-Q 2025-05-09 | -0.8% | first · latest |
First filing reporting each period vs the latest filing carrying it (10-K and 10-Q only, periods since 2020, the extractor's winning tag per concept); a change under 0.5% is treated as rounding; share counts re-presented by an integer split ratio are listed as split adjustments, not restatements. A change can be a restatement, a reclassification or a re-tagging in a later comparative column; the two filings are linked so the reader can see which. Descriptive, not a verdict.
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