Is News Corporation (NWSA) halal? Halal. Based on AAOIFI screening, News Corporation passes both qualitative (business activity) and quantitative (financial ratio) screens with a compliance score of 62/100 (Grade: B).

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NWSA — Is News Corporation Halal?

Halal

News Corporation

NASDAQCommunication ServicesUS

$26.84

-1.46%

About News Corporation

News Corporation, a media and information services company, creates and distributes authoritative and engaging content, and other products and services for consumers and businesses worldwide. It operates in six segments: Digital Real Estate Services, Subscription Video Services, Dow Jones, Book Publishing, News Media, and Other. The company distributes content and data products, including The Wall Street Journal, Barron's, MarketWatch, Investor's Business Daily, Factiva, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, Dow Jones Newswires, and OPIS through various media channels, such as newspapers, newswires, websites, mobile apps, newsletters, magazines, proprietary databases, live journalism, video, and podcasts. It also owns and operates daily, Sunday, weekly, and bi-weekly newspapers comprising The Australian, The Weekend Australian, The Daily Telegraph, The Sunday Telegraph, Herald Sun, Sunday Herald Sun, The Courier Mail, The Sunday Mail, The Advertiser, Sunday Mail, The Sun, The Sun on Sunday, The Times, The Sunday Times, and New York Post, as well as digital mastheads and other websites. In addition, the company publishes general fiction, nonfiction, children's, and religious books; provides sports, entertainment, and news services to pay-TV and streaming subscribers, and other commercial licensees through cable, satellite, and internet distribution; and broadcasts rights to live sporting events. Further, it offers property and property-related advertising and services on its websites and mobile applications; online real estate services; and financial services. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

Sector: Communication Services · Industry: Entertainment

Shariah Compliance Status

Based on AAOIFI screening standards

B

Acceptable

Acceptable but room for improvement

62Score

Business Activity Screen

Passed

Checks if the business is involved in prohibited activities (alcohol, gambling, pork, conventional banking, etc.)

Peripheral exposure (still halal — purify this share)
3.0%

Primary business is permissible. AAOIFI allows up to 5% revenue from incidental non-compliant sources, provided the share is purified.

  • Entertainment: estimated 3.0% peripheral exposure (AAOIFI industry average)

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Financial Ratio Screen

Passed

Financial ratios must be below AAOIFI thresholds

Debt / Market Cap13.2% / 30.0%

Compliance History

Halal — unchanged since May 2026.

No status changes recorded since we began tracking.

Tracked since May 2026. Updates automatically on each re-screen.

Screened: Jun 3, 2026Fiscal: 2026-2026-Q3Source: FMP

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Financial Overview

Market Cap

15.1B

Price

$26.84

Sector

Communication Services

Industry

Entertainment

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Disclaimer: This screening is for informational purposes only and does not constitute financial, legal, or religious advice. Compliance is evaluated using AAOIFI financial standards (debt, deposits, and prohibited income ratios) and publicly available data. Ethical, political, social, or environmental considerations are outside the scope of this screening. Individual scholars and methodologies may differ. Always consult a qualified Islamic finance advisor before making investment decisions.