Seven West Media hits five-year price low as SCA merger looms

Tim Burrowes

December 18, 2025 5:13

Seven West Media’s share price has slumped to the lowest point since the early days of the Covid emergency more than five years ago.

SWM stock fell by 7.7% on Thursday, taking the company down to a market capitalisation of $178m.

SWM’s shareholders will vote next week on a merger with Southern Cross Austereo, which also fell today, losing 1.9%.

The combined market cap of the two companies is $366m, a fall of more than 12% since the merger was announced 11 weeks ago.

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Tim Burrowes

Tim Burrowes is the publisher of Mumbrella and Unmade. He co-founded Mumbrella in 2008 and sister title Unmade in 2021. He's worked in the UK, Middle East, Asia & Australia and has specialised in writing about the communications world for the last 25 years. He wrote the book Media Unmade, published in 2021, and became the presenter of MediaLand on ABC Radio National in 2025.