New York Times Co (NYT)

The New York Times Company, together with its subsidiaries, creates, collects, and distributes news and information worldwide. It operates through two segments, The New York Times Group and The Athletic. It offers The New York Times (The Times) through company's mobile application, website, printed newspaper, and associated content, such as podcast. The company offers The Athletic, a sports media product; Cooking, a recipe product; Games, a puzzle games product; and Audio, an audio product. In addition, the company offers a portfolio of advertising products and services to advertisers, such as luxury goods, technology, and financial companies, to promote products, services or brands on digital platforms in the form of display ads, audio and video, in print in the form of column-inch ads, and at live events; and Wirecutter, a product review and recommendation product. Further, the company licenses content to digital aggregators in the business, professional, academic and library markets, and third-party digital platforms; articles, graphics, and photographs, including newspapers, magazines, and websites; and for use in television, films, and books, as well as provide rights to reprint articles, and create and sell new digests. Additionally, the company engages in commercial printing and distribution for third parties; and operates the NYTimes.com website. The company was founded in 1851 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

Ticker
NYT
Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Communication Services
Industry
Publishing
Market cap
$10.93B
52-week range
$57.97 - $87.10

Valuation

Share price
$68.36 (close of Nov 6, 2026)
P/E (TTM)
27.13x
Price to book
5.34x
Price to free cash flow
18.42x
Enterprise value
$10.26B
Book value per share
$12.79

Price performance

PeriodChange
1 day+4.25%
5 days-2.58%
1 month+6.70%
3 months+5.54%
6 months-18.31%
Year to date-1.53%
1 year+13.97%
3 years+65.00%
5 years+36.34%
10 years+524.29%
All time+5,920.70%

Short interest

As of
Oct 15, 2026
Short % of float
11.86%
Shares short
18.69M
Days to cover
8.92
Change since prior report
+1.80%
Source
FINRA consolidated short interest

Profitability and growth

Return on equity
16.85%
Return on invested capital
15.61%
Return on assets
11.48%
Return on capital employed
18.52%
Gross margin
47.12%
Net margin
12.18%
EBITDA margin
18.29%
Revenue growth
9.24%
Net income growth
17.07%
Free cash flow growth
44.36%

Cash flow and balance sheet

Free cash flow yield (TTM)
5.43%
Current ratio
1.52x
Net debt to EBITDA
-1.11x

Latest reported year

Period end
Dec 31, 2025
Fiscal year
2025
Revenue
$2.82B
Cost of revenue
$1.49B
Gross profit
$1.33B
EBITDA
$516.56M
Net income
$343.98M
Earnings per share
$2.11
Research and development
$264.35M
Shares outstanding
163.16M

Income statement by year

Period endRevenueGross profitNet incomeEPS
2025-12-31$2.82B$1.33B$343.98M$2.11
2024-12-31$2.59B$1.19B$293.82M$1.79
2023-12-31$2.43B$1.08B$232.39M$1.41
2022-12-31$2.31B$962.96M$173.91M$1.04
2021-12-26$2.07B$973.98M$219.97M$1.31
2020-12-27$1.78B$762.19M$100.10M$0.60
2019-12-29$1.81B$761.40M$139.97M$0.84
2018-12-30$1.75B$742.05M$125.68M$0.76
2017-12-31$1.68B$991.66M$4.30M$0.03
2016-12-25$1.56B$841.02M$29.07M$0.18

Margins and returns by year

Period endGross marginNet marginReturn on equityReturn on capital
2025-12-3147.12%12.18%16.85%15.61%
2024-12-3145.85%11.36%15.25%13.31%
2023-12-3144.36%9.58%13.18%11.43%
2022-12-3141.72%7.53%10.87%8.43%
2021-12-2646.94%10.60%14.28%12.24%
2020-12-2742.73%5.61%7.54%11.63%
2019-12-2942.02%7.72%11.92%12.22%
2018-12-3042.44%7.19%12.05%9.17%
2017-12-3159.18%0.26%0.48%7.74%
2016-12-2554.07%1.87%3.44%9.98%

Cash and debt by year

Period endCashDebt
2025-12-31$642.16M-
2024-12-31$565.92M-
2023-12-31$451.57M-
2022-12-31$347.36M-
2021-12-26$661.05M-
2020-12-27$595.16M-
2019-12-29$432.22M-
2018-12-30$612.80M$247.00M
2017-12-31$491.50M$243.00M
2016-12-25$550.23M$240.20M

Free cash flow by year

Period endFree cash flowStock-based compensation
2025-12-31$550.50M$74.18M
2024-12-31$381.34M$67.50M
2023-12-31$337.95M$54.78M
2022-12-31$113.73M$35.31M
2021-12-26$234.46M$22.21M
2020-12-27$263.48M$14.44M
2019-12-29$144.46M$12.95M
2018-12-30$79.63M$12.96M
2017-12-31$1.96M$14.81M
2016-12-25$73.78M$12.43M

Dividend history

Most recent payment
Oct 7, 2026
Paid in the last twelve months
$0.87
Payment dateDividend per share
2026-10-07$0.23
2026-07-08$0.23
2026-04-01$0.23
2026-01-06$0.18
2025-10-08$0.18
2025-07-09$0.18
2025-04-01$0.18
2025-01-10$0.13

Investor relations

Past earnings dates

ReportedFiscal periodEPS estimate
2026-11-04Sep 2026$0.65
2026-08-05Jun 2026$0.67
2026-05-06Mar 2026$0.49
2026-02-04Dec 2025$0.88
2025-11-05Sep 2025$0.54
2025-08-06Jun 2025$0.50
2025-05-07Mar 2025$0.35
2025-02-05Dec 2024$0.74

Filings and sources

Company website
nytco.com
SEC filings
10-K, 10-Q and 8-K on EDGAR
Earnings calendar
All upcoming reports

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