The New York Times Company
NYT Communication Services Publishing
The New York Times Company’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $2.8 billion, up 9.24% from fiscal 2024.
- Revenue
- +9.66%
- EPS
- +20.7%
- Free cash flow
- −14.8%
Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier
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The New York Times Company (NYT) Return on assets
The New York Times Company's return on assets over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 13.8%, up 2.1 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (11.8%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.20% (fiscal 2017) to 11.8% (fiscal 2025) — the current reading is the highest in ten years. That is above the Publishing industry median of 2.76% and above the Communication Services sector median of 0.00%.
Return on assets, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on assets | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 11.8% | 1.20 |
| FY2024 | 10.6% | 1.72 |
| FY2023 | 8.86% | 2.04 |
| FY2022 | 6.82% | (2.21) |
| FY2021 | 9.03% | 4.48 |
| FY2020 | 4.55% | (1.98) |
| FY2019 | 6.53% | 0.68 |
| FY2018 | 5.85% | 5.65 |
| FY2017 | 0.20% | (1.06) |
| FY2016 | 1.26% | (1.28) |
Against its own ten years
Return on assets against peers
| Company | Return on assets |
|---|---|
| NYT The New York Times Company | 13.8% |
| WLYB John Wiley & Sons, Inc. compare | 7.01% |
| WLY John Wiley & Sons, Inc. compare | 7.01% |
| SCHL Scholastic Corporation compare | 3.08% |
| EDUC Educational Development Corporation compare | 2.76% |
| PSO Pearson, PLC compare | 0.00% |
| TNMG TNL Mediagene compare | 0.00% |
| TDAY USA TODAY Co., Inc. compare | −0.31% |
| LEE Lee Enterprises, Incorporated compare | −1.52% |
| Publishing industry median | 2.76% |
| Communication Services sector median | 0.00% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Return on assets is
ROA tells an investor how much profit a company earns for shareholders from the assets it uses to run its business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets (latest quarter)
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