Fox 10-Q 2025-12-31
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
| x | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | ||||
| For the quarterly period ended December 31, 2025 |
or
| ☐ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from _________ to _________
Commission File Number 001-38776
FOX CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 83-1825597 | |||||||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |||||||
| 1211 Avenue of the Americas | ||||||||||||||
| New York, | New York | 10036 | ||||||||||||
| (Address of principal executive offices and Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (212) 852-7000
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbols | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||||||
| Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | FOXA | The Nasdaq Global Select Market | ||||||
| Class B Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | FOX | The Nasdaq Global Select Market |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes x No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
| Large accelerated filer | x | Accelerated filer | o | |||||||||||
| Non-accelerated filer | o | Smaller reporting company | o | |||||||||||
| Emerging growth company | o |
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No x
As of January 30, 2026, 200,693,856 shares of Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, and 224,702,222 shares of Class B Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, were outstanding.
FOX CORPORATION
FORM 10-Q
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Item 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Readers should carefully review this document and the other documents filed by Fox Corporation (“FOX” or the “Company”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). This section should be read together with the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements and related notes appearing elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, (“fiscal”) 2025 as filed with the SEC on August 6, 2025 (the “2025 Form 10-K”). The Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements are referred to as the “Financial Statements” herein.
INTRODUCTION
Management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations is intended to help provide an understanding of the Company’s financial condition, changes in financial condition and results of operations. This discussion is organized as follows:
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Overview of the Company’s Business**—This section provides a general description of the Company’s businesses, as well as developments that occurred during the three and six months ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 that the Company believes are important in understanding its results of operations and financial condition or to disclose known trends.
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Results of Operations**—This section provides an analysis of the Company’s results of operations for the three and six months ended December 31, 2025 and 2024. This analysis is presented on both a consolidated and a segment basis. In addition, a brief description is provided of significant transactions and events that impact the comparability of the results being analyzed.
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Liquidity and Capital Resource****s**—This section provides an analysis of the Company’s cash flows for the six months ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, as well as a discussion of the Company’s outstanding debt and commitments, both firm and contingent, that existed as of December 31, 2025. Included in the discussion of outstanding debt is a discussion of the amount of financial capacity available to fund the Company’s future commitments and obligations, as well as a discussion of other financing arrangements.
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Caution Concerning Forward-Looking Statements**—This section provides a description of the use of forward-looking information appearing in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. Such information is based on management’s current expectations about future events which are subject to change and to inherent risks and uncertainties. Refer to Part I., Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in the 2025 Form 10-K for a discussion of the risk factors applicable to the Company.
OVERVIEW OF THE COMPANY’S BUSINESS
The Company is a news, sports and entertainment company, which manages and reports its businesses in four operating segments: Cable Network Programming, Television, Credible and the FOX Studio Lot with the following two reportable segments:
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Cable Network Programming**, which produces and licenses news and sports content distributed through traditional cable television systems, direct broadcast satellite operators and telecommunication companies (“traditional MVPDs”), virtual multi-channel video programming distributors (“virtual MVPDs”) and other digital platforms, primarily in the U.S.
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Television**, which produces, acquires, markets and distributes programming through the FOX broadcast network, advertising-supported video-on-demand (“AVOD”) service Tubi, 29 full power broadcast television stations, including 11 duopolies, and other digital platforms, primarily in the U.S. Eighteen of the broadcast television stations are affiliated with the FOX Network and 11 are affiliated with MyNetworkTV. The segment also includes various production companies that produce content for the Company and third parties.
The Credible and the FOX Studio Lot operating segments do not meet the criteria under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) to be separately reported as a reportable segment or aggregated with other operating segments, and as such are presented as part of Corporate and Other, which is not a reportable segment. Corporate and Other principally consists of FOX One, the Company’s direct-to-consumer subscription
streaming service launched in August 2025, Credible, the FOX Studio Lot and corporate overhead costs. The FOX Studio Lot, located in Los Angeles, California, provides television and film production services along with office space, studio operation services and includes all operations of the facility.
We use the term "MVPDs" to refer collectively to traditional MVPDs and virtual MVPDs.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Results of Operations—For the three and six months ended December 31, 2025 versus the three and six months ended December 31, 2024.
The following table sets forth the Company’s operating results for the three and six months ended December 31, 2025, as compared to the three and six months ended December 31, 2024:
| For the three months ended December 31, | For the six months ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | Change | % Change | 2025 | 2024 | Change | % Change | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in millions, except %) | Better/(Worse) | Better/(Worse) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distribution(a) | $ | 2,002 | $ | 1,933 | $ | 69 | 4 | % | $ | 3,917 | $ | 3,801 | $ | 116 | 3 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Advertising | 2,455 | 2,422 | 33 | 1 | % | 3,867 | 3,751 | 116 | 3 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Content and other | 725 | 723 | 2 | — | % | 1,136 | 1,090 | 46 | 4 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total revenues | 5,182 | 5,078 | 104 | 2 | % | 8,920 | 8,642 | 278 | 3 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating expenses | (3,895) | (3,776) | (119) | (3) | % | (5,979) | (5,794) | (185) | (3) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative | (595) | (525) | (70) | (13) | % | (1,184) | (1,027) | (157) | (15) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | (100) | (97) | (3) | (3) | % | (198) | (188) | (10) | (5) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Restructuring, impairment and other corporate matters | (14) | (170) | 156 | 92 | % | (6) | (196) | 190 | 97 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equity earnings of affiliates | 3 | 4 | (1) | (25) | % | 2 | 7 | (5) | (71) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense, net | (98) | (80) | (18) | (23) | % | (148) | (130) | (18) | (14) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-operating other, net | (161) | 81 | (242) | ** | (286) | 314 | (600) | ** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income before income tax expense | 322 | 515 | (193) | (37) | % | 1,121 | 1,628 | (507) | (31) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income tax expense | (75) | (127) | 52 | 41 | % | (265) | (408) | 143 | 35 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | 247 | 388 | (141) | (36) | % | 856 | 1,220 | (364) | (30) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | (18) | (15) | (3) | (20) | % | (28) | (20) | (8) | (40) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income attributable to Fox Corporation stockholders | $ | 229 | $ | 373 | $ | (144) | (39) | % | $ | 828 | $ | 1,200 | $ | (372) | (31) | % |
| (a) | The Company generates distribution revenue from agreements with MVPDs for cable network programming and retransmission fees for the broadcast of the Company’s owned and operated television stations and from subscription fees for the Company’s direct-to-consumer streaming services. In addition, the Company generates distribution revenue from agreements with independently owned television stations that are affiliated with the FOX Network. | |||||||||||||
| ** | not meaningful |
Overview
For the three months ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
The Company’s revenues increased $104 million or 2% for the three months ended December 31, 2025, as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2025, primarily due to higher distribution and advertising revenues. The increase of $69 million or 4% in distribution revenue was primarily due to the impact of higher average rates per subscriber and higher fees received from television stations that are affiliated with the FOX Network of approximately $115 million, partially offset by the approximately $45 million impact of a lower average number of subscribers. The increase of $33 million or 1% in advertising revenue was due to the approximately $500 million impact principally led by higher linear pricing, continued digital growth led by the Tubi AVOD service and the broadcast of additional Major League Baseball (“MLB”) postseason games. This increase was partially offset by the approximately $465 million impact of lower political advertising revenue due to the absence of the 2024 presidential and congressional elections and lower ratings.
Operating expenses increased $119 million or 3% for the three months ended December 31, 2025, as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2025, primarily due to approximately $180 million of higher sports programming rights amortization and production costs and higher digital content costs. This increase was partially offset by lower entertainment programming rights amortization and production costs and lower newsgathering costs led by the absence of the 2024 presidential election.
Selling, general and administrative expenses increased $70 million or 13% for the three months ended December 31, 2025, as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2025, primarily due to costs associated with the marketing of the launch of FOX One and higher employee costs.
For the six months ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
The Company’s revenues increased $278 million or 3% for the six months ended December 31, 2025, as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2025, due to higher distribution, advertising and content and other revenues. The increase of $116 million or 3% in distribution revenue was primarily due to the impact of higher average rates per subscriber and higher fees received from television stations that are affiliated with the FOX Network of approximately $270 million, partially offset by the approximately $155 million impact of a lower average number of subscribers. The increase of $116 million or 3% in advertising revenue was due to the approximately $515 million impact principally due to higher linear pricing, continued digital growth led by the Tubi AVOD service and the broadcast of additional MLB postseason games, partially offset by lower ratings. The revenue increase was also partially offset by the approximately $400 million impact of lower political advertising revenue due to the absence of the 2024 presidential and congressional elections. The increase of $46 million or 4% in content and other revenues was primarily due to higher sports sublicensing revenue partially offset by lower entertainment content and other revenues led by the timing of deliveries.
Operating expenses increased $185 million or 3% for the six months ended December 31, 2025, as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2025, primarily due to higher sports programming rights amortization and production costs and higher digital content costs.
Selling, general and administrative expenses increased $157 million or 15% for the six months ended December 31, 2025, as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2025, primarily due to costs associated with the marketing of the launch of FOX One and higher employee costs.
Restructuring, impairment and other corporate matters—See Note 11—Additional Financial Information to the accompanying Financial Statements under the heading “Restructuring, Impairment and Other Corporate Matters.”
Interest expense, net— Interest expense, net increased $18 million for both the three and six months ended December 31, 2025, respectively, as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2025, primarily due to lower interest income as a result of lower average cash and cash equivalent balances, partially offset by a lower average amount of debt outstanding.
Non-operating other, net—See Note 11—Additional Financial Information to the accompanying Financial Statements under the heading “Non-Operating Other, net.”
Income tax expense—The Company’s tax provision and related effective tax rate of 23% and 24% for the three and six months ended December 31, 2025, respectively, was higher than the statutory rate of 21% primarily due to state taxes.
The Company's tax provision and related effective tax rate of 25% for the three and six months ended December 31, 2024 was higher than the statutory rate of 21% primarily due to state taxes and other permanent items.
Net income—Net income decreased $141 million or 36% and $364 million or 30% for the three and six months ended December 31, 2025, as compared to the corresponding periods of fiscal 2025, primarily due to a change in fair value of the Company’s investments in equity securities, partially offset by lower legal settlement and other costs associated with the discontinuation of Venu Sports in fiscal 2025. These changes resulted in lower income before income tax expense and a corresponding lower provision for income tax.
Segment Analysis
The Company’s operating segments have been determined in accordance with the Company’s internal management structure, which is organized based on operating activities. The Company evaluates performance based upon several factors, of which the primary financial measure is Segment EBITDA (defined below). Due to the integrated nature of these operating segments, estimates and judgments are made in allocating certain assets, revenues and expenses. Intersegment transactions principally relate to the sublicensing of sports content, direct-to-consumer streaming services and rental of studio and administrative space, which are recorded consistently with the recognition of transactions with third parties and are eliminated in consolidation.
Segment EBITDA is defined as Revenues less Operating expenses and Selling, general and administrative expenses. Segment EBITDA does not include: Depreciation and amortization, Restructuring, impairment and other corporate matters, Equity earnings (losses) of affiliates, Interest expense, net, Non-operating other, net and Income tax expense. Effective July 1, 2025, the Company no longer removes the impact of amortization of cable distribution investments when calculating Segment EBITDA. Prior periods were not restated as the impact of the change is immaterial to the calculation. Management believes that Segment EBITDA is an appropriate measure for evaluating the operating performance of the Company’s operating segments because it is the primary measure used by the Company’s chief operating decision maker, the Chief Executive Officer, to monitor actual versus budget and prior fiscal year financial results, forecast future periods and perform competitive analyses to evaluate performance and allocate resources.
The following tables set forth the Company’s Revenues and Segment EBITDA for the three and six months ended December 31, 2025, as compared to the three and six months ended December 31, 2024:
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| 2025 | 2024 | Change | % Change | 2025 | 2024 | Change | % Change | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in millions, except %) | Better/(Worse) | Better/(Worse) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cable Network Programming | $ | 2,275 | $ | 2,165 | $ | 110 | 5 | % | $ | 3,937 | $ | 3,762 | $ | 175 | 5 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Television | 2,937 | 2,961 | (24) | (1) | % | 4,987 | 4,914 | 73 | 1 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Corporate and Other | 124 | 58 | 66 | ** | 213 | 123 | 90 | 73 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eliminations | (154) | (106) | (48) | (45) | % | (217) | (157) | (60) | (38) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total revenues | $ | 5,182 | $ | 5,078 | $ | 104 | 2 | % | $ | 8,920 | $ | 8,642 | $ | 278 | 3 | % |
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| Segment EBITDA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cable Network Programming | $ | 687 | $ | 657 | $ | 30 | 5 | % | $ | 1,487 | $ | 1,405 | $ | 82 | 6 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Television | 143 | 205 | (62) | (30) | % | 542 | 577 | (35) | (6) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Corporate and Other | (138) | (81) | (57) | (70) | % | (272) | (153) | (119) | (78) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA(a) | $ | 692 | $ | 781 | $ | (89) | (11) | % | $ | 1,757 | $ | 1,829 | $ | (72) | (4) | % |
| (a) | For a discussion of Adjusted EBITDA and a reconciliation of Net income to Adjusted EBITDA, see “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below. | ||||
| ** | not meaningful |
Cable Network Programming (44% of the Company’s revenues for the first six months of fiscal 2026 and 2025)
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| Revenues | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distribution | $ | 1,163 | $ | 1,109 | $ | 54 | 5 | % | $ | 2,253 | $ | 2,171 | $ | 82 | 4 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Advertising | 491 | 460 | 31 | 7 | % | 836 | 781 | 55 | 7 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Content and other | 621 | 596 | 25 | 4 | % | 848 | 810 | 38 | 5 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total revenues | 2,275 | 2,165 | 110 | 5 | % | 3,937 | 3,762 | 175 | 5 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating expenses | (1,426) | (1,354) | (72) | (5) | % | (2,129) | (2,056) | (73) | (4) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative | (162) | (158) | (4) | (3) | % | (321) | (309) | (12) | (4) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of cable distribution investments | — | 4 | (4) | (100) | % | — | 8 | (8) | (100) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Segment EBITDA | $ | 687 | $ | 657 | $ | 30 | 5 | % | $ | 1,487 | $ | 1,405 | $ | 82 | 6 | % |
For the three months ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
Revenues at the Cable Network Programming segment increased $110 million or 5% for the three months ended December 31, 2025, as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2025, due to higher distribution, advertising and content and other revenues. Distribution revenue increased $54 million or 5% as higher average rates per subscriber were partially offset by a decrease in the average number of subscribers. The increase of $31 million or 7% in advertising revenue was primarily due to higher news and sports pricing partially offset by lower ratings. The increase of $25 million or 4% in content and other revenues was primarily due to higher sports sublicensing revenue.
Cable Network Programming Segment EBITDA increased $30 million or 5% for the three months ended December 31, 2025, as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2025, due to the revenue increases noted above, partially offset by higher expenses. Operating expenses increased $72 million or 5% primarily due to higher sports programming rights amortization and production costs led by expanded international soccer rights. This increase was partially offset by lower newsgathering costs led by the absence of the 2024 presidential election. Selling, general and administrative expenses increased $4 million or 3% primarily due to higher employee costs.
For the six months ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
Revenues at the Cable Network Programming segment increased $175 million or 5% for the six months ended December 31, 2025, as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2025, due to higher distribution, advertising and content and other revenues. Distribution revenue increased $82 million or 4% as higher average rates per subscriber were partially offset by a decrease in the average number of subscribers. The increase of $55 million or 7% in advertising revenue was primarily due to higher news and sports pricing partially offset by lower ratings. The increase of $38 million or 5% in content and other revenues was primarily due to higher sports sublicensing revenue.
Cable Network Programming Segment EBITDA increased $82 million or 6% for the six months ended December 31, 2025, as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2025, due to the revenue increases noted above, partially offset by higher expenses. Operating expenses increased $73 million or 4% primarily due to higher sports programming rights amortization and production costs led by expanded international soccer rights. This increase was partially offset by lower newsgathering costs led by the absence of the 2024 presidential election. Selling, general and administrative expenses increased $12 million or 4% primarily due to higher employee costs.
Television (56% and 57% of the Company’s revenues for the first six months of fiscal 2026 and 2025, respectively)
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| Revenues | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Advertising | $ | 1,964 | $ | 1,962 | $ | 2 | — | % | $ | 3,031 | $ | 2,970 | $ | 61 | 2 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distribution | 831 | 824 | 7 | 1 | % | 1,652 | 1,630 | 22 | 1 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Content and other | 142 | 175 | (33) | (19) | % | 304 | 314 | (10) | (3) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total revenues | 2,937 | 2,961 | (24) | (1) | % | 4,987 | 4,914 | 73 | 1 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating expenses | (2,521) | (2,499) | (22) | (1) | % | (3,906) | (3,832) | (74) | (2) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative | (273) | (257) | (16) | (6) | % | (539) | (505) | (34) | (7) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Segment EBITDA | $ | 143 | $ | 205 | $ | (62) | (30) | % | $ | 542 | $ | 577 | $ | (35) | (6) | % |
For the three months ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
Revenues at the Television segment decreased $24 million or 1% for the three months ended December 31, 2025, as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2025, due to lower content and other revenues, partially offset by higher advertising and distribution revenues. The increase of $2 million in advertising revenue was primarily due to sports programming led by the broadcast of additional MLB postseason games and higher pricing partially offset by lower ratings. Also contributing to this increase was continued digital growth led by the Tubi AVOD service. These were partially offset by lower political advertising revenue principally due to the absence of the 2024 presidential and congressional elections. The increase of $7 million or 1% in distribution revenue was primarily due to higher average rates per subscriber partially offset by a lower average number of subscribers at the Company’s owned and operated television stations and higher fees received from television stations that are affiliated with the FOX Network. The decrease of $33 million or 19% in content and other revenues was primarily due to lower entertainment content and other revenues led by the timing of deliveries.
Television Segment EBITDA decreased $62 million or 30% for the three months ended December 31, 2025, as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2025, due to the revenues decrease noted above and higher expenses. Operating expenses increased $22 million or 1% primarily due to higher sports programming rights amortization and production costs principally due to higher MLB postseason and National Football League (“NFL”) costs and higher digital content costs, partially offset by lower entertainment programming rights amortization and production costs. Selling, general and administrative expenses increased $16 million or 6% primarily due to higher employee costs.
For the six months ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
Revenues at the Television segment increased $73 million or 1% for the six months ended December 31, 2025, as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2025, due to higher advertising and distribution revenues, partially offset by lower content and other revenues. The increase of $61 million or 2% in advertising revenue was primarily due to sports programming led by the broadcast of additional MLB postseason games and higher pricing partially offset by lower ratings. Also contributing to this increase was continued digital growth led by the Tubi AVOD service. These were partially offset by lower political advertising revenue principally due to the absence of the 2024 presidential and congressional elections. The increase of $22 million or 1% in distribution revenue was primarily due to higher average rates per subscriber partially offset by a lower average number of subscribers at the Company’s owned and operated television stations and higher fees received from television stations that are affiliated with the FOX Network. The decrease of $10 million or 3% in content and other revenues was primarily due to lower entertainment content and other revenues led by the timing of deliveries.
Television Segment EBITDA decreased $35 million or 6% for the six months ended December 31, 2025, as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2025, as the revenue increases noted above were more than offset by higher expenses. Operating expenses increased $74 million or 2% primarily due to higher digital content costs and higher sports programming rights amortization and production costs principally due to higher NFL, college football and MLB costs partially offset by the absence of both the WWE and the broadcast of the UEFA European Championship in the current year. Selling, general and administrative expenses increased $34 million or 7% primarily due to higher employee costs.
Corporate and Other
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| (in millions, except %) | Better/(Worse) | Better/(Worse) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues | $ | 124 | $ | 58 | $ | 66 | ** | $ | 213 | $ | 123 | $ | 90 | 73 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating expenses | (88) | (16) | (72) | ** | (133) | (36) | (97) | ** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative | (174) | (123) | (51) | (41) | % | (352) | (240) | (112) | (47) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Segment EBITDA | $ | (138) | $ | (81) | $ | (57) | (70) | % | $ | (272) | $ | (153) | $ | (119) | (78) | % |
| ** | not meaningful |
For the three and six months ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
Revenues within Corporate and Other for the three and six months ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 include distribution revenue at FOX One and revenues generated by Credible and the operation of the FOX Studio Lot. Operating expenses for the three and six months ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 include costs associated with the launch of FOX One and advertising and promotional expenses at Credible. Selling, general and administrative expenses for the three and six months ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 primarily relate to employee costs, professional fees, FOX One marketing costs and the costs of operating the FOX Studio Lot.
Corporate and Other EBITDA decreased $57 million or 70% and $119 million or 78% for the three and six months ended December 31, 2025, respectively, as compared to the corresponding periods of fiscal 2025, primarily due to costs associated with the launch of FOX One, led by marketing and content costs, which more than offset related distribution revenue.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Adjusted EBITDA is defined as Revenues less Operating expenses and Selling, general and administrative expenses. Adjusted EBITDA does not include: Depreciation and amortization, Restructuring, impairment and other corporate matters, Equity earnings (losses) of affiliates, Interest expense, net, Non-operating other, net and Income tax expense. Effective July 1, 2025, the Company no longer removes the impact of amortization of cable distribution investments when calculating Adjusted EBITDA. Prior periods were not restated as the impact of the change is immaterial to the calculation.
Management believes that information about Adjusted EBITDA assists all users of the Company’s Financial Statements by allowing them to evaluate changes in the operating results of the Company’s portfolio of businesses separate from non-operational factors that affect Net income, thus providing insight into both operations and the other factors that affect reported results. Adjusted EBITDA provides management, investors and equity analysts a measure to analyze the operating performance of the Company’s business and its enterprise value against historical data and competitors’ data, although historical results, including Adjusted EBITDA, may not be indicative of future results (as operating performance is highly contingent on many factors, including customer tastes and preferences).
Adjusted EBITDA is considered a non-GAAP financial measure and should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for, net income, cash flow and other measures of financial performance reported in accordance with GAAP. In addition, this measure does not reflect cash available to fund requirements and excludes items, such as depreciation and amortization and impairment charges, which are significant components in assessing the Company’s financial performance. Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.
The following table reconciles Net income to Adjusted EBITDA for the three and six months ended December 31, 2025, as compared to the three and six months ended December 31, 2024:
| For the three months ended December 31, | For the six months ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | 247 | $ | 388 | $ | 856 | $ | 1,220 | |||||||||||||||
| Add | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of cable distribution investments | — | 4 | — | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 100 | 97 | 198 | 188 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Restructuring, impairment and other corporate matters | 14 | 170 | 6 | 196 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Equity earnings of affiliates | (3) | (4) | (2) | (7) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense, net | 98 | 80 | 148 | 130 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Non-operating other, net | 161 | (81) | 286 | (314) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Income tax expense | 75 | 127 | 265 | 408 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 692 | $ | 781 | $ | 1,757 | $ | 1,829 |
The following table sets forth the computation of Adjusted EBITDA for the three and six months ended December 31, 2025, as compared to the three and six months ended December 31, 2024.
| For the three months ended December 31, | For the six months ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues | $ | 5,182 | $ | 5,078 | $ | 8,920 | $ | 8,642 | |||||||||||||||
| Operating expenses | (3,895) | (3,776) | (5,979) | (5,794) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative | (595) | (525) | (1,184) | (1,027) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of cable distribution investments | — | 4 | — | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 692 | $ | 781 | $ | 1,757 | $ | 1,829 |
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Current Financial Condition
The Company has approximately $2.0 billion of cash and cash equivalents as of December 31, 2025 and an unused five-year $1.0 billion unsecured revolving credit facility (See Note 5—Borrowings to the accompanying Financial Statements). The Company also has access to the worldwide capital markets, subject
to market conditions. As of December 31, 2025, the Company was in compliance with all of the covenants under the revolving credit facility, and it does not anticipate any noncompliance with such covenants.
The principal uses of cash that affect the Company’s liquidity position include the following: the acquisition of rights and related payments for entertainment and sports programming; operational expenditures including production costs; marketing and promotional expenses; expenses related to broadcasting the Company’s programming; employee and facility costs; capital expenditures; acquisitions, including redeemable noncontrolling interests; income taxes, interest and dividend payments; debt repayments; legal settlements; and stock repurchases.
The Company has evaluated, and expects to continue to evaluate, possible acquisitions and dispositions of certain businesses and assets. Such transactions may be material and may involve cash, the Company’s securities or the assumption of additional indebtedness.
Sources and Uses of Cash
Net cash used in operating activities for the six months ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 was as follows (in millions):
| For the six months ended December 31, | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||||
| Net cash used in operating activities | $ | (799) | $ | (204) |
The increase in net cash used in operating activities during the six months ended December 31, 2025, as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2025, was primarily due to lower political advertising receipts due to the absence of the 2024 presidential and congressional elections, higher sports programming payments and tax payments, partially offset by lower restructuring payments.
Net cash used in investing activities for the six months ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 was as follows (in millions):
| For the six months ended December 31, | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | $ | (393) | $ | (240) |
The increase in net cash used in investing activities during the six months ended December 31, 2025, as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2025, was primarily due to an increase in the Company’s investments and capital expenditures.
Net cash used in financing activities for the six months ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 was as follows (in millions):
| For the six months ended December 31, | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||||
| Net cash used in financing activities | $ | (2,142) | $ | (553) |
The increase in net cash used in financing activities during the six months ended December 31, 2025, as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2025, was primarily due to activity under the stock repurchase program, including the $1.5 billion accelerated share repurchase transaction (See Note 6—Stockholders’ Equity to the accompanying Financial Statements under the heading “Stock Repurchase Program”), and the Company’s purchase of noncontrolling interest.
Stock Repurchase Program
See Note 6—Stockholders’ Equity to the accompanying Financial Statements under the heading “Stock Repurchase Program.”
Dividends
Subsequent to December 31, 2025, the Company declared a semi-annual dividend of $0.28 per share on both the Class A Common Stock and the Class B Common Stock. The dividend declared is payable on March 25, 2026 with a record date for determining dividend entitlements of March 4, 2026.The Company expects to continue to pay semi-annual dividends, although each dividend is subject to approval by the Company’s Board of Directors.
Debt Instruments
Borrowings include senior notes (See Note 5—Borrowings to the accompanying Financial Statements).
Ratings of the Senior Notes
The following table summarizes the Company’s credit ratings as of December 31, 2025:
| Rating Agency | Senior Debt | Outlook | ||||||||||||
| Moody’s | Baa2 | Stable | ||||||||||||
| Standard & Poor’s | BBB | Stable |
Revolving Credit Agreement
The Company has an unused five-year $1.0 billion unsecured revolving credit facility with a maturity date of June 2028 (See Note 5—Borrowings to the accompanying Financial Statements).
Commitments and Contingencies
See Note 8—Commitments and Contingencies to the accompanying Financial Statements.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES
There have been no material changes to the accounting policies and estimates as described in Part II., Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates” in the 2025 Form 10-K.
CAUTION CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This document contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements other than statements of historical or current fact are “forward-looking statements” for purposes of federal and state securities laws, including any statements regarding (i) future earnings, revenues or other measures of the Company’s financial performance; (ii) the Company’s plans, strategies and objectives for future operations; (iii) proposed new programming or other offerings; (iv) future economic conditions or performance; (v) future share repurchases; and (vi) assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. Forward-looking statements may include, among others, the words “may,” “will,” “should,” “likely,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “projects,” “believes,” “estimates,” “outlook” or any other similar words.
Although the Company’s management believes that the expectations reflected in any of the Company’s forward-looking statements are reasonable, actual results could differ materially from those projected or assumed in any forward-looking statements. The Company’s future financial condition and results of operations, as well as any forward-looking statements, are subject to change and to inherent risks and uncertainties, such as those disclosed or incorporated by reference in our filings with the SEC. Important factors that could cause the Company’s actual results, performance and achievements to differ materially from those estimates or projections contained in the Company’s forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, government regulation, economic, strategic, political and social conditions and the following factors:
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evolving technologies and distribution platforms and offerings and changes in consumer behavior as consumers seek more control over when, where and how they consume content, and related impacts on advertisers and MVPDs;
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declines in advertising expenditures due to various factors such as the economic prospects of advertisers or the economy, evolving technologies and distribution platforms and related changes in consumer behavior and shifts in advertisers’ expenditures, the evolving digital advertising market, major sports events and election cycles, and audience measurement methodologies’ ability to accurately reflect actual multiplatform viewership levels;
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further declines in the number of subscribers to MVPD services;
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the failure to enter into or renew on favorable terms, or at all, affiliation or carriage agreements or arrangements through which the Company makes its content available for viewing through online video platforms;
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the highly competitive nature of the industry in which the Company’s businesses operate;
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the popularity of the Company’s content, including special sports events; and the continued popularity of the sports franchises, leagues and teams for which the Company has acquired programming rights;
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the Company’s ability to renew programming rights, particularly sports programming rights, on sufficiently favorable terms, or at all;
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damage to the Company’s brands or reputation;
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the inability to realize the anticipated benefits of the Company’s acquisitions, investments and other strategic initiatives, and the effects of any combination or significant acquisition, disposition or other similar transaction involving the Company;
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the loss of key personnel;
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labor disputes, including labor disputes involving professional sports leagues whose games or events the Company has the right to broadcast;
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lower than expected valuations associated with the Company’s reporting units, indefinite-lived intangible assets, investments or long-lived assets;
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a degradation, failure or misuse of the Company’s network and information systems and other technology relied on by the Company that causes a disruption of services or improper disclosure of personal data or other confidential information;
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content piracy and signal theft and the Company’s ability to protect its intellectual property rights;
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the failure to comply with laws, regulations, rules, industry standards or contractual obligations relating to privacy and personal data protection;
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changes in tax, federal communications or other laws, regulations, practices or the interpretation or enforcement thereof;
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the impact of any investigations or fines from governmental authorities, including Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) rules and policies and FCC decisions regarding revocation, renewal or grant of station licenses, waivers and other matters;
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the failure or destruction of satellites or transmitter facilities the Company depends on to distribute its programming;
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unfavorable litigation outcomes or investigation results that require the Company to pay significant amounts or lead to onerous operating procedures;
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changes in GAAP or other applicable accounting standards and policies;
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the Company’s ability to secure additional capital on acceptable terms; and
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the other risks and uncertainties detailed in Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in the 2025 Form 10-K.
Forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report speak only as of the date hereof, and forward-looking statements in documents that are incorporated by reference hereto speak only as of the date of those documents. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update or release any revisions to any forward-looking statement made herein or to report any events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the
occurrence of unanticipated events or to conform such statements to actual results or changes in our expectations, except as required by law.
Item 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
There have been no material changes in the market risks reported in the 2025 Form 10-K.
Item 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
**(a)**Disclosure Controls and Procedures
The Company’s management, with the participation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report. Based on such evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of the end of such period, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective in recording, processing, summarizing and reporting on a timely basis, information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act and were effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
**(b)**Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the Company’s second quarter of fiscal 2026 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
PART II
Item 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
See Note 8—Commitments and Contingencies to the accompanying Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements of FOX under the heading “Legal and Other Contingencies” for a discussion of the Company’s legal proceedings.
Item 1A. RISK FACTORS
There have been no material changes to the risk factors described in the section titled “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on August 6, 2025.
ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
Below is a summary of the Company’s repurchases of its Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Class A Common Stock”), and Class B Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Class B Common Stock” and, together with the Class A Common Stock, the “Common Stock”), during the three months ended December 31, 2025:
| Total number of shares purchased**(a)** | Average price paid per share**(b)** | Approximate dollar value of shares that may yet be purchased under the program**(b)(c)** | |||||||||||||||
| (in millions) | |||||||||||||||||
| October 1, 2025 - October 31, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
| Class A common stock | 839,843 | $ | 59.53 | ||||||||||||||
| Class B common stock | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| November 1, 2025 - November 30, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
| Class A common stock(d) | 8,548,313 | 81.89 | |||||||||||||||
| Class B common stock(d) | 10,878,803 | 73.54 | |||||||||||||||
| December 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
| Class A common stock | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| Class B common stock | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| Total | |||||||||||||||||
| Class A common stock(d) | 9,388,156 | 79.89 | |||||||||||||||
| Class B common stock(d) | 10,878,803 | 73.54 | |||||||||||||||
| 20,266,959 | $ | 3,600 |
| (a) | The Company has not made any purchases of Common Stock other than in connection with the publicly announced stock repurchase program described below. | ||||
| (b) | These amounts exclude any fees, commissions, excise taxes or other costs associated with the share repurchases. | ||||
| (c) | The Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) previously authorized a stock repurchase program, under which the Company can repurchase $7 billion of Common Stock. In August 2025, the Board authorized incremental stock repurchases of an additional $5 billion of Common Stock. With this increase, the Company’s total stock repurchase authorization is now $12 billion. The program has no time limit and may be modified, suspended or discontinued at any time. |
| (d) | In October 2025, in connection with the stock repurchase program, the Company entered into an accelerated share repurchase agreement in which the Company paid a third-party financial institution $700 million and $800 million and received initial deliveries of approximately 8.5 million and 10.9 million shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, respectively, representing 80% of the value of such payments in shares, calculated at a price of $65.51 and $58.83 per share, respectively (See Note 6—Stockholders’ Equity to the accompanying Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements of FOX under the heading “Stock Repurchase Program”). |
In total, the Company repurchased approximately 25 million shares of Common Stock for approximately $1.8 billion during the six months ended December 31, 2025.
ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
Not applicable.
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Not applicable.
Item 5. OTHER INFORMATION
On December 2, 2025, Lachlan K. Murdoch, the Company’s Executive Chair and Chief Executive Officer, and John P. Nallen, the Company’s President and Chief Operating Officer, each adopted a plan intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (a “Rule 10b5-1 plan”). Each plan provides for the future potential exercise of vested stock options (which are scheduled to expire in 2026) and the associated sale of up to (a) 952,384 shares of Class A Common Stock in the case of Mr. Murdoch’s plan and (b) 459,115 shares of Class A Common Stock in the case of Mr. Nallen’s plan. Each plan expires on August 5, 2026, or earlier either upon the completed sale of all shares subject to such plan or in certain other circumstances. Also on December 2, 2025, Mr. Murdoch adopted a Rule 10b5-1 plan for the future potential transfer by him of 175,372 shares of Class A Common Stock to a family trust, subject to certain conditions, which plan expires on August 5, 2026, or earlier in certain circumstances.
Item 6. EXHIBITS
(a) Exhibits.
| 31.1 | Chief Executive Officer Certification required by Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.* | |||||||
| 31.2 | Chief Financial Officer Certification required by Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.* | |||||||
| 32.1 | Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002.** | |||||||
| 101 | The following financial information from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2025 formatted in Inline XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended December 31, 2025 and 2024; (ii) Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three and six months ended December 31, 2025 and 2024; (iii) Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2025 (unaudited) and June 30, 2025 (audited); (iv) Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended December 31, 2025 and 2024; (v) Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Equity for the three and six months ended December 31, 2025 and 2024; and (vi) Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.* | |||||||
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted in Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101). |
| * | Filed herewith. | |||||||||||||
| ** | Furnished herewith. |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| Fox Corporation (Registrant) | |||||||||||
| By: | /s/ Steven Tomsic | ||||||||||
| Steven Tomsic | |||||||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | |||||||||||
| Date: February 4, 2026 |