Stocks · Communication Services · Publishing
The New York Times Company NYT
$64.00 +2.07% Close, Oct 5, 2026 · NYSE · Market cap $10.18B
High qualityLow risk
Next earnings report: Nov 4, 2026
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Three things to know
- At 26.7× trailing earnings, the shares trade at the lowest P/E of the company's past five years.
- Earnings beat analyst estimates in each of the last 14 quarters (average surprise over the last four: +11.5%).
- The stock is in a downtrend: below its 200-day average, with the 50-day average below the 200-day.
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Communication Services sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 6, 2026.
Growth68Positive
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Top 38%
- EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Top 39%
- FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Top 30%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRTop 46%
- Revenue growth accelerationTop 42%
Quality91Exceptional
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalTop 8%
- Gross marginBottom 49%
- Operating marginTop 23%
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Bottom 30%
- Accruals (lower is better)Top 45%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 18%
- Interest coverTop 1%
Value69Positive
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldTop 31%
- Free-cash-flow yieldTop 46%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueTop 49%
- Sales / enterprise valueBottom 24%
- P/E vs own 5-year history (lower is better)Top 11%
Momentum45Neutral
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthTop 32%
- 6-month returnBottom 18%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Top 33%
- Distance from 52-week highTop 41%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Bottom 18%
Revisions54Neutral
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersTop 39%
- Consecutive EPS beatsTop 3%
- Share of analysts rating BuyBottom 21%
- Upside to consensus price targetBottom 43%
Stability94Exceptional
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Top 48%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsTop 11%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Top 9%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 18%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 10.4% | 10.8% | ↑ |
| EPS growth (YoY) | 26.6% | 23.7% | ↓ |
| Gross margin | 50.0% | 51.7% | ↑ |
| Operating margin | 14.5% | 16.3% | ↑ |
| FCF margin | 16.9% | 20.9% | ↑ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | 10.8% | 10.4% | ↑ | Top 38% |
| EPS growth (TTM, YoY) | 23.7% | 26.6% | ↓ | Top 39% |
| Gross margin | 51.7% | 50.0% | ↑ | Bottom 49% |
| Operating margin | 16.3% | 14.5% | ↑ | Top 23% |
| Net margin | 13.2% | 11.9% | ↑ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 20.9% | 16.9% | ↑ | — |
| Return on invested capital | 16.3% | — | Top 8% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | 7.0% | — | Top 46% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Above 1× means profits are backed by cash.
- 1.68×
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- -8.9%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 2.6%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- +1.1 pp
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- -0.38×
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- 766.2×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 1.24%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- 0.64%
- Shareholder yield
- 1.88%
- Share count change, 1 year
- -0.8%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- -0.4%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 5, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 14
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 8 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- +11.5%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- -2.0%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 4 of 8
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $84.00
- Target vs current price
- +31.3%
- Analysts with a rating
- 17
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 35%
- Consensus rating
- Hold
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2026 | +4.1% | -13.4% | -15.7% | -10.4% | — |
| May 6, 2026 | +30.2% | +8.3% | +0.9% | -2.7% | -3.1% |
| Feb 4, 2026 | +1.1% | -6.3% | -2.1% | +12.3% | +9.4% |
| Nov 5, 2025 | +10.7% | -0.2% | +9.1% | +11.2% | +27.6% |
| Aug 6, 2025 | +16.0% | +15.5% | +8.2% | +9.7% | +4.6% |
| May 7, 2025 | +17.1% | -0.0% | +3.9% | +6.0% | -0.7% |
| Feb 5, 2025 | +8.1% | -11.9% | -11.3% | -16.0% | -7.4% |
| Nov 4, 2024 | +9.8% | -7.7% | -1.0% | -4.7% | -4.5% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2026 | $0.69 | $0.66 | +4.1% | $762.5M |
| May 6, 2026 | $0.61 | $0.47 | +30.2% | $712.2M |
| Feb 4, 2026 | $0.89 | $0.88 | +1.1% | $802.3M |
| Nov 5, 2025 | $0.59 | $0.53 | +10.7% | $700.8M |
| Aug 6, 2025 | $0.58 | $0.50 | +16.0% | $685.9M |
| May 7, 2025 | $0.41 | $0.35 | +17.1% | $635.9M |
| Feb 5, 2025 | $0.80 | $0.74 | +8.1% | $726.6M |
| Nov 4, 2024 | $0.45 | $0.41 | +9.8% | $640.2M |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (trailing) | 26.7× | 31.8× | 0th | Top 31% |
| P/E (forward) | 22.5× | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 16.2× | — | — | Top 49% |
| EV / Sales | 3.34× | — | — | Bottom 24% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 6.12% | — | — | Top 46% |
| Earnings yield | 3.75% | — | — | Top 31% |
P/E over the past five years
Range 26.9× – 56.7× since Jun 27, 2021. Each point: price on the filing date divided by trailing-twelve-month EPS known then.
What moved the stock over the past year
- Price return, 1 year
- +15.1%
- Earnings per share growth (TTM)
- +23.7%
- Change in P/E multiple
- -14.6%
Most of the move came from earnings growth.
Technical state
Trend checklist
- ✗ Price above 20-day average
- ✗ Price above 50-day average
- ✗ Price above 200-day average
- ✗ 50-day average above 200-day
- ✗ MACD histogram positive
Trend quality
- Days above the 50-day average
- 0
- Days above the 200-day average
- 0
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- -4.0%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- +0.2%
- Distance from 50-day average
- -5.2%
- Distance from 200-day average
- -13.1%
- RSI (14)
- 43.6
- Relative volume
- 0.58×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 45.1%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 96th percentile · High for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 0.20
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.11
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -25.5%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -27.9%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26, 2021 | Jun 30, 2022 | -50.3% | 360 days | 589 days (Nov 1, 2024) |
| Apr 7, 2026 | Sep 23, 2026 | -27.9% | 117 days | Not yet recovered |
| Nov 1, 2024 | Apr 8, 2025 | -20.2% | 106 days | 36 days (May 30, 2025) |
| Oct 5, 2020 | Nov 10, 2020 | -16.6% | 26 days | 16 days (Dec 3, 2020) |
| Aug 6, 2025 | Oct 10, 2025 | -11.8% | 46 days | 21 days (Nov 10, 2025) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $10.18B
- P/E (TTM)
- 26.7
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- $2.40
- Revenue (TTM)
- $2.98B
- Dividend yield
- 1.64%
- 52-week range
- $54.10 – $87.10
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $2.07B | $2.31B | $2.43B | $2.59B | $2.82B |
| Gross profit | $1.04B | $1.10B | $1.18B | $1.28B | $1.44B |
| Operating income | $268.0M | $202.0M | $276.3M | $351.1M | $450.7M |
| Net income | $220.0M | $173.9M | $232.4M | $293.8M | $344.0M |
| EPS (diluted) | $1.31 | $1.04 | $1.40 | $1.77 | $2.09 |
| Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $640.2M | $726.6M | $635.9M | $685.9M | $700.8M | $802.3M | $712.2M | $762.5M |
| Net income | $64.1M | $123.7M | $49.6M | $82.9M | $81.6M | $129.8M | $87.9M | $93.4M |
| EPS (diluted) | $0.39 | $0.75 | $0.30 | $0.50 | $0.50 | $0.79 | $0.54 | $0.57 |
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $269.1M | $150.7M | $360.6M | $410.5M | $584.5M |
| Capital expenditure | -$34.6M | -$37.0M | -$22.7M | -$29.2M | -$34.0M |
| Free cash flow | $234.5M | $113.7M | $337.9M | $381.3M | $550.5M |
| Dividends paid | -$45.3M | -$56.8M | -$69.5M | -$82.9M | -$110.4M |
| Net share buybacks | $2.5M | -$105.1M | -$44.6M | -$85.0M | -$165.3M |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $660.8M
- Total assets
- $2.98B
- Total liabilities
- $937.0M
- Total debt
- $0
- Net debt
- -$232.7M
- Shareholders’ equity
- $2.05B
As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 5, 2026).
Dividends
| Ex-date | Amount | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 2026 | $0.23 | Oct 22, 2026 |
| Jul 8, 2026 | $0.23 | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Apr 1, 2026 | $0.23 | Apr 16, 2026 |
| Jan 6, 2026 | $0.18 | Jan 16, 2026 |
| Oct 8, 2025 | $0.18 | Oct 23, 2025 |
| Jul 9, 2025 | $0.18 | Jul 24, 2025 |
| Apr 1, 2025 | $0.18 | Apr 17, 2025 |
| Jan 10, 2025 | $0.13 | Jan 23, 2025 |
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 13,533,377
- Days to cover
- 6.25
- Change vs previous report
- +7.7%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.
Stock splits
- Jul 2, 1998
- 2-for-1
- Oct 6, 1986
- 2-for-1
- Dec 22, 1983
- 3-for-1