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Fox (FOX) Q2 FY2026 earnings: revenue $5.2 billion, up 2.0% on the year

Fox Corp. (FOX) reported revenue of $5.2 billion for Q2 FY2026, the quarter ended 31 December 2025, up 2.0% on the same quarter a year earlier. Net income was $229 million, down 38.6% on the year, and diluted earnings per share $0.52. The figures are the company's own, from the 10-Q it filed with the SEC on 4 February 2026.

Revenue
$5.2 billion
+2.0% on the year · +38.6% on the quarter
Q3 FY2024Q2 FY2026
Operating margin
n/a
Q3 FY2024Q2 FY2026
Net income
$229 million
-38.6% on the year · -61.8% on the quarter
Q3 FY2024Q2 FY2026
Diluted EPS
$0.52
-35.8% on the year · -60.6% on the quarter
Q3 FY2024Q2 FY2026

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What management said

  • Revenue rose 2% to $5.18 billion: Total revenues were $5.18 billion, up $104 million or 2%. Distribution rose 4%, advertising rose 1%, and content and other was essentially unchanged.
  • Net income and per-share earnings fell: Net income was $247 million against $388 million. Net income attributable to Fox stockholders was $229 million, or $0.52 per share, against $373 million, or $0.81.
  • Cable revenue rose 5% to $2.28 billion: Segment revenues were $2.28 billion, up $110 million. Content and other rose $25 million on higher sports sublicensing revenues.
Read the earnings call summary

Income statement (profit and loss)

$ millionQ2 FY2026Q1 FY2026Q2 FY2025On the quarterOn the yearLast 8 quarters
Revenue5,1823,7385,078+38.6%+2.0%
Selling, general and administrative595552525+7.8%+13.3%
Interest expense120100117+20.0%+2.6%
Pre-tax income322799515-59.7%-37.5%
Income tax75.0190127-60.5%-40.9%
Effective tax rate23.3%23.8%24.7%
Net income229599373-61.8%-38.6%
Net margin4.4%16.0%7.3%
Diluted EPS$0.52$1.32$0.81-60.6%-35.8%
$ million except per share.
Read moreFree cash flow is operating cash flow less capital expenditure; the effective tax rate is income tax over pre-tax income; margins are the line over revenue. Gross profit is revenue less cost of revenue, and operating income is revenue less the company's own total costs, where the statement does not print those lines. Those four are arithmetic on the filed numbers; everything else is as filed. Money is in $ million as the company files it, or in $ billion by the switch above the tables; per share figures and share counts are as they are. A quarter marked † is shown as the company last restated it in a later filing, so it compares with the quarters around it on one basis; rest on a figure for the one first filed. EPS is as filed.

Cash flow

$ millionQ2 FY2026Q1 FY2026Q2 FY2025On the quarterOn the yearLast 8 quarters
Operating cash flow-669-130-362
Capital expenditure12210474.0+17.3%+64.9%
Free cash flow-791-234-436
Free cash flow margin-15.3%-6.3%-8.6%
Cash from investing-138-255-162
Cash from financing-1,544-598-206
Depreciation and amortisation10098.097.0+2.0%+3.1%
Share-based compensation32.028.034.0+14.3%-5.9%
Buybacks1,550250250+520.0%+520.0%
Dividends paid9.01383.0-93.5%+200.0%
Diluted shares, weighted441m455m462m-3.1%-4.5%

Cash flow lines for the quarter; where the company files them year to date, the quarter is the difference between two filings.

Balance sheet

$ millionQ2 FY2026Q1 FY2026Q2 FY2025On the quarterOn the yearLast 8 quarters
Shareholders' equity10,92812,20811,495-10.5%-4.9%
Non-controlling interest110103116+6.8%-5.2%
Redeemable equity84.081.0200+3.7%-58.0%
Debt6,6046,6037,200+0.0%-8.3%
Operating lease liabilities849808852+5.1%-0.4%
Other liabilities2,8962,9633,159-2.3%-8.3%
Total liabilities and equity21,47122,76623,022-5.7%-6.7%
Fixed assets1,7391,7051,671+2.0%+4.1%
Goodwill3,6383,6373,543+0.0%+2.7%
Intangible assets2,9512,9603,020-0.3%-2.3%
Investments1,4891,6351,517-8.9%-1.8%
Cash and equivalents2,0174,3683,322-53.8%-39.3%
Receivables3,5572,8103,492+26.6%+1.9%
Inventory8285091,171+62.7%-29.3%
Other assets5,2525,1425,286+2.1%-0.6%
Total assets21,47122,76623,022-5.7%-6.7%

Questions

What was Fox's revenue in Q2 FY2026?

Fox (FOX) reported revenue of $5.2 billion for Q2 FY2026, the quarter ended 31 December 2025, up 2.0% on the same quarter a year earlier.

How much did Fox earn in Q2 FY2026?

Net income for Q2 FY2026 was $229 million, down 38.6% on the year, and diluted earnings per share $0.52.

When did Fox report Q2 FY2026 results?

Fox filed its 10-Q for the quarter ended 31 December 2025 with the SEC on 4 February 2026.

Quarterly results, the last 20 quarters

Q2 FY2022Q3 FY2022Q4 FY2022 *Q1 FY2023Q2 FY2023Q3 FY2023Q4 FY2023 *Q1 FY2024Q2 FY2024Q3 FY2024Q4 FY2024 *Q1 FY2025Q2 FY2025Q3 FY2025Q4 FY2025 *Q1 FY2026 †Q2 FY2026Q3 FY2026Q4 FY2026 *Q1 FY2027
Revenue4,4413,4553,0333,1924,6054,0843,0323,2074,2343,4473,0923,5645,0784,3713,2873,7385,1823,9944,2124,571
SG&A468485552448550528523480495510539502525551590552595546637567
Interest expense98.092.090.087.089.086.087.091.011999.096.010211794.090.010012089.092.0114
Pre-tax income-95.0390447845437-51.05055611319614511,1135154749597993222369211,283
Tax raten/a26%31%27%27%n/a27%26%12%27%29%25%25%25%25%24%23%26%24%25%
Net income-85.0283306605313-54.0375407109666319827373346717599229166691943
Net margin-2%8%10%19%7%-1%12%13%3%19%10%23%7%8%22%16%4%4%16%21%
Diluted EPS-$0.15$0.50$0.55$1.10$0.58-$0.10$0.75$0.82$0.23$1.40$0.68$1.78$0.81$0.75$1.57$1.32$0.52$0.38$1.62$2.20
Operating cash flow-6851,607933270-5311,5684931.0-5361,476899158-3622,0151,513-130-6691,902867616
Capital expenditure68.070.011674.079.084.012071.079.083.011264.074.074.0119104122135141113
Free cash flow-7531,537817196-6101,484373-70.0-6151,39378794.0-4361,9411,394-234-7911,767726503
Buybacks2472512522502501,2502502502502502502502502502502501,5501001000.0
Dividends paid0.014512.01478.01368.01357.01309.01313.013310.01389.012812.0131
Filing10-Q10-Q10-K10-Q10-Q10-Q10-K10-Q10-Q10-Q10-K10-Q10-Q10-Q10-K10-Q10-Q10-Q10-K10-Q
Each quarter as filed, linked to its filing.
Read more* The fourth quarter is the full year less the first three quarters, because the company files the year and not the quarter on its own. A quarter marked † is shown as the company last restated it in a later filing, so it compares with the quarters around it on one basis; rest on a figure for the one first filed. EPS is as filed. Money is in $ million as the company files it, or in $ billion by the switch above the tables; per share figures and the share count are as they are. Free cash flow is operating cash flow less capital expenditure; the effective tax rate is income tax over pre-tax income; margins are the line over revenue. Gross profit is revenue less cost of revenue, and operating income is revenue less the company's own total costs, where the statement does not print those lines. Cash flow lines filed year to date are the difference between two filings. Shares outstanding are at the period end where the balance sheet tags them, otherwise the count on the filing's cover page. A derived fourth-quarter EPS is left blank when a split in the year makes the arithmetic meaningless.

10-Q for the period ended 31 December 2025, filed 4 February 2026: the filing.