FOX
Fox CorpEvidence as of 2026-09-19The desk's Snapshot
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Overview · Fox Corp
Fox Corporation operates as a news, sports, and entertainment company in the United States (U.S.). The company operates through Cable Network Programming; Television; and Other, Corporate and Eliminations segments. The Cable Network Programming segment produces and licenses news, business news, and sports content for distribution through traditional and virtual multi-channel video programming distributors (MVPDs) and…
Management team
- Mr. John P. Nallen · President & COOFind on LinkedIn
- Mr. Viet D. Dinh · Special AdvisorFind on LinkedIn
- Mr. Adam G. Ciongoli J.D. · Chief Legal & Policy OfficerFind on LinkedIn
- Mr. Steven Silvester Tomsic · Chief Financial OfficerFind on LinkedIn
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Moneyta sentiment
Where the published evidence leans after the desk debated it, not a rating or a recommendation.
−0.6 on a −2 to +2 scale.
What builds the score
Solid bars are analyst rubric scores; faded bars are computed directly from data. Claims dropped in debate count for nothing; weakened claims count at half weight.
Editor's note
Written after the debate settled. The rest of the page is the evidence behind it.
The evidence balance is Cautious (‑0.6 of a possible +2; confidence high). Revenue from contracts rose from $ 3,738,000,000 in Q1 2026 (fiscal quarter ended 2025-09-30) to $ 5,182,000,000 in Q2 2026 (fiscal quarter ended 2025-12-31), then fell to $ 3,994,000,000 in Q3 2026 (fiscal quarter ended 2026-03-31). Diluted EPS showed a clear sequential decline across those same three reported quarters: $ 1.32 in Q1 2026, $ 0.52 in Q2 2026, and $ 0.38 in Q3 2026.
Share count has been declining over the period reported, with weighted average diluted shares outstanding moving from 455,000,000 in Q1 2026 to 441,000,000 in Q2 2026 and 432,000,000 in Q3 2026; the company recorded a cash outflow for repurchase of common stock of $ 250,000,000 in Q1 2026. Long‑term noncurrent debt has been roughly stable across balance dates at about $ 6,602,000,000 to $ 6,606,000,000. Reported cash is $ 2,818,000,000, implying net debt of $ 3,788,000,000 against a reported enterprise value of $ 3,788,000,058.
How this note was made
every stage ran before the note was writtenAnalyst desk
Mercer, Oakes, Nash, Ellis, Yates, Talbot and Archer. The desk: named AI agents, not people. Each reads one slice of the evidence and nothing else (no outside knowledge, no browsing), so every finding traces to a source you can open.
Reads the XBRL figures companies file with the SEC (revenue, margins, income, debt and share count, quarter by quarter) and reports which way the trend is running.
Revenue from contracts was $3,738,000,000 for fiscal Q1 2026 (2025-07-01 to 2025-09-30, 3mo).
XBRL companyfacts · 0001628280-25-047354Revenue from contracts was $5,182,000,000 for fiscal Q2 2026 (2025-10-01 to 2025-12-31, 3mo), above the prior quarter's $3,738,000,000.
XBRL companyfacts · 0001628280-26-005285Reads the filings themselves, above all the year-over-year diff of Item 1A risk factors: which risks a company added, dropped or quietly reworded since its last annual report.
Which filings the desk reads
The desk reads the annual 10-K in full: its risk factors, and how they changed since last year. Quarterly 10-Qs and event filings (8-Ks, insider Form 4s) are listed for context but not read line by line: the 10-K is where the material risk disclosures live. A brand-new company, or one we have only just begun tracking, may have no annual report on file yet; its risk analysis fills in once that lands.
The company disclosed a Merger Agreement entered on June 14, 2026 under which Roku will become a wholly owned subsidiary of FOX and that completion is subject to stockholder approvals and antitrust and other regulatory clearances.
Item 1A risk-factor diff · 0001628280-26-053960 vs 0001628280-25-038077The Merger Agreement contains customary termination rights and provides for termination fees of approximately $866 million in certain circumstances and approximately $1.2 billion in certain other circumstances related to failure to obtain specified consents or approvals.
Item 1A risk-factor diff · 0001628280-26-053960 vs 0001628280-25-038077Reads the signal panel above (momentum, volatility, drawdown, relative strength and beta) and ranks each against the whole research universe rather than judging it in isolation.
Beta to SPY is 0.08 and correlation with SPY is 0.03 on 2026-09-18, indicating very low market sensitivity versus the research universe's benchmark.
Moneyta signal set · 2026-09-18Price momentum readings are positive: momentum_3m is +23.0%, momentum_6m is +11.0%, and momentum_12_1 is +15.7%, with rank_momentum_6m at the 55th percentile of 561 and rank_momentum_12_1 at the 55th percentile of 561.
Moneyta signal set · 2026-09-18weakened in debateReads which funds hold the name and at what weight, plus insider Form 4 filings, to show the exposure you may already carry through index funds.
Institutional 13F-reported holdings total $6.45B as of the 13F period ended 2026-06-30.
13F holdings · 511 filers · as of 2026-06-30The 13F report shows a reported quarter value change of -77.6% versus the prior reported quarter (value_qoq_pct = -77.6) in the data as of the 13F period ended 2026-06-30.
13F holdings · 511 filers · as of 2026-06-30Reads recent headlines that are genuinely about this company, ignoring rating chatter and market-wide stories. Findings argue in the debate but never move the sentiment score.
A headline reports Lachlan K. Murdoch transferred nearly 150,000 Fox Corp shares to a family trust on 16 September 2026.
News · kalkinemedia.com · 2026-09-16Several syndicated comparison/head-to-head pieces examine FOX alongside other communication-services names and investor metrics, published by thelincolnianonline.com on 14 September 2026 and 4 September 2026.
News · thelincolnianonline.com · 2026-09-14Reads parsed Forms 3/4/5: who bought or sold, at what size, and whether a 10b5-1 plan was involved. Flags clustered open-market officer buying; treats plan sales as routine and never counts a fund or 10%-holder as an officer.
MURDOCH LACHLAN K (Executive Chair, CEO) reported sales of 27,865 shares valued at "$1.9M" and 26,649 shares valued at "$1.8M" on 15 August 2026, and also reported multiple acquisitions (code M) totaling 145,633 shares across filings with zero transaction value; the trading-plan field is null in the filing.
Form 4 · MURDOCH LACHLAN K (Executive Chair, CEO) · $0 code M · 2026-08-15MURDOCH KEITH RUPERT (insider) reported sales of 19,447 shares valued at "$1.3M" on 15 August 2026 and also reported acquisitions (code M) of 35,841 shares with zero reported value; the trading-plan field is null in the filing.
Form 4 · MURDOCH KEITH RUPERT (insider) · $0 code M · 2026-08-15Reads the implied-expectations math built from the company's own filings (the growth rate today's price would justify, and the multiples beside it) and argues whether the market's bar looks high or low for this business. Never turns the math into a target.
The trailing twelve-month price/earnings ratio is 19.44.
Valuation inputs · SEC XBRL + stored EOD closeFree cash flow for the trailing twelve months is negative $14,000,000 and free cash flow per share is negative $0.0324.
Valuation inputs · SEC XBRL + stored EOD closeDebate and risk review
A bull and a bear contest the claims and the chair rules on each; the risk review stress-tests what survived.
A bull and a bear argue the analysts' claims across two rounds, then a chair rules on each one. Only what survives feeds the score. The argument is shown, not hidden, so you can judge the reasoning yourself.
Several facts in the record support a constructive read: sequential revenue increased from fiscal Q1 to Q2 2026, management reduced share count across three reported quarters while executing a $250M repurchase in Q1, institutional ownership remains material with named large holders, and market signals show low benchmark sensitivity (beta ~0.08) alongside positive price momentum over 3–12 months. These items together indicate revenue momentum in part of the period, active capital-return and share-reduction behavior, and continued institutional participation — evidence that underpins a favorable operational and market-read narrative. In responding to bearish points, the merger-related indebtedness disclosure and negative trailing free cash flow are definitive facts in the filings, but the record also shows sizable reported cash and stable long-term debt levels prior to the merger disclosure; likewise, elevated short-term volatility and some insider sales appear in the data, yet low correlation with the benchmark and recent momentum metrics temper a pure market-beta interpretation. Evidence strength: revenue, share-count reduction, and repurchase filings are primary (direct company filings); institutional holdings and named top holders are primary 13F data; momentum, beta, and volatility are strong (quant signals); merger and related debt warnings are primary (company disclosure) and therefore material but should be weighed alongside cash and debt balance sheet entries.
Chair's verdict, claim by claim
Fragility · computed, not argued
balanced0.30
41 surviving claims rest on 21 distinct sources; the heaviest analyst carries 17% of them, and 99% of what the desk raised survived the debate.
The evidence base is moderately broad but not robustly diversified: 41 surviving claims draw on 21 distinct sources, so individual sources still carry meaningful weight. One analyst or contributor accounting for 17% of claims and a 99% survival rate from internal debate suggest the desk’s conclusions were hard to overturn internally, which raises confidence in consistency but also implies potential confirmation concentration — treat the read as informative but somewhat fragile to new, contrary primary data.
Peer context · computed, not argued
12-1 momentum ranks 3rd of 10 in Entertainment (as of 2026-09-18).
6-month relative strength ranks 5th of 10 in Entertainment (as of 2026-09-18).
90-day volatility ranks 4th of 10 in Entertainment (as of 2026-09-18).
dividend yield ranks 2nd of 9 in Entertainment (as of 2026-09-18).
Disconfirming evidence · base rates · falsifiers
Context
Outside consensus, and where this name already sits in your own portfolio.
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What this was built from
Every figure on this page traces to one of these. The desk reads only what is listed here (no outside knowledge, no browsing), and each card shows who read it and what it contributed to the score.
12 filings· 3 cited
SEC XBRL filings
Quarterly figures as filed with the SEC, read straight from EDGAR's structured data, not retyped or estimated.
Read by Mercer+0.1 to the score
12 documents· 2 cited
SEC filing documents
The filings themselves, including the year-over-year comparison of Item 1A risk factors.
Read by Oakes−0.8 to the score
1 signal set
Moneyta signal set
Computed from our own end-of-day price history and ranked against the whole research universe. No AI involved.
Read by Nash−0.2 to the score
3 holdings records· 1 cited
Fund holdings
Which funds hold this name and at what weight, plus insider Form 4 filings.
Read by Ellis+0.2 to the score
8 headlines· 2 cited
News coverage
Recent headlines about this company, rating chatter excluded and nothing published after the report date.
Read by Yatesnothing survived
5 filings· 2 cited
Insider filings
Parsed Forms 3/4/5 from EDGAR: named insiders, share counts, prices, and 10b5-1 plan state, with stated and inferred flags kept apart.
Read by Talbot−1.0 to the score
1 computation
Valuation inputs
TTM cash-flow figures from the company's own XBRL filings, priced with the stored closing price. Implied growth and multiples only; no fair-value dollar figure reaches the desk, by design.
Read by Archercontext only
1 record· 0 cited
Company profile
Sector, industry and company details.
1 record· 0 cited
Analyst consensus
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Written by AI, checked against sources
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