News Corp Extends Share Buyback, Spent $468.46M

By Ahmed Jamerson • Thursday, September 10 13:04 • Permanent Link

News Corp said it had bought back 58,482 shares on the previous day for US$1.73 million, extending a repurchase program that has already consumed US$304.67 million in cash on that day’s activity alone and about US$468.46 million in total since launch.

The company reported 11,727,932 shares repurchased before the previous day, with the latest purchases bringing the total amount spent under the 2025 Repurchase Program to roughly US$468.46 million. That leaves about US$531.54 million of the authorized US$1 billion program still available.

The company’s latest filing showed the highest price paid for the stock at US$31.58 on Aug. 27, 2026, and the lowest at US$22.20 on Feb. 9, 2026. On the previous day alone, the shares were bought at an average cost of about US$29.58, based on US$1.73 million spent on 58,482 shares. Today the company's shares have moved -0.66% to a price of $29.415. For more information, read the company's full 8-K submission here.

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