Communication Services
The New York Times Company(NYT)
Live Price
Offline$76.88
+2.17% today
1Y Change
+32.15%
Window
Jun 26, 2025 โ Jun 16, 2026
- Market Cap
- $12.75B
- Revenue Growth
- +9.2%
- EPS Growth
- +17.9%
- Dividend Yield
- 1.0%
Coverage: 244 bars ยท Jun 26, 2025 โ Jun 16, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
The New York Times Company (NYT) is a Communication Services stock with a market cap of $12.75B and listed on NYSE. The stock last traded around $76.88 and up 32.1% across the available one-year price window (Jun 26, 2025 โ Jun 16, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +9.2%, EPS growth of +17.9%, a dividend yield of 1.0%. What stands out right now is revenue +9.2%, EPS +17.9%, free cash flow +44.4% with operating margin 15.4% and ROIC 14.2%. The dividend is present but secondary, with a yield around 1.0%. Valuation already assumes a fairly strong business story at P/E 37.2 and price/sales 4.5. Stock Foundry combines NYT price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Communication Services peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Above sector median
+9.2% vs +5.5% peer median
Operating Margin
Above sector median
+15.4% vs +3.6% peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on May 6, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating story is still moving forward
Revenue is running at +9.2% and EPS at +17.9%, with operating margin around 15.4%.
Shareholder return is still part of the story
The stock is still offering a dividend yield around 1.0%, which matters if the thesis depends on income as much as growth.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged +2.5% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 2 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 May 6, 2026 | โ | -4.2% | -8.0% | -10.1% |
2026 Feb 4, 2026 | +1.1% | +2.2% | +5.5% | +21.2% |
2025 Nov 5, 2025 | +10.7% | +4.1% | +9.8% | +11.2% |
Benchmark Edge
NYT vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
NYT
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Normalized return
SPY
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S&P 500
Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
NYT Max Drawdown
-14.98%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
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Trailing 1Y
Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for NYT and SPY.
Company Overview
The New York Times Company
New York Stock Exchange
The New York Times Company, together with its subsidiaries, provides news and information for readers and viewers across various platforms worldwide. It offers The New York Times (The Times), a daily and Sunday newspaper in the United States, as well as international edition of The Times; and operates the NYTimes.com Website. The company also transmits articles, graphics, and photographs from The Times and other publications to approximately 1,500 newspapers, magazines, and websites; licenses electronic databases to resellers in the business, professional, and library markets; and offers magazine licensing, news digests, book development, and rights and permissions. In addition, it engages in the live events business, which hosts physical and virtual live events to connect audiences with journalists and outside thought leaders; direct-sold website, mobile application, podcast, email, and video advertisements, as well as digital advertising services; operates Wirecutter, a product review and recommendation products; develops mobile applications, including games and cooking products; prints and distributes products for third parties; and offers other products and services. The company was founded in 1851 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
- Leadership
- Meredith A. Kopit Levien
- IPO Date
- May 3, 1973
- Employees
- 5.9k
- Street Address
- 620 Eighth Avenue
- Mailing
- New York City, NY, 10018
- Region
- New York City, NY, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 212 556 1234
- Last Updated
- May 3, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 37.2
- EV/EBITDA
- 23.1
- Price/Sales
- 4.5
- Price/Book
- 6.3
Growth
- Revenue
- +9.2%
- EPS
- +17.9%
- Free Cash Flow
- +44.4%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 51.1%
- Operating Margin
- 15.4%
- Net Margin
- 12.2%
- ROE
- 17.5%
- ROIC
- 14.2%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 0.02
- Current Ratio
- 1.54
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
Next Step
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