NYT vs TDAY
NEW York Times Co. and USA Today Co. Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | NYT | TDAY |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $2.8B | $2.3B |
| Net income | $344.0M | $1.7M |
| Gross margin | 50.8% | 38.7% |
| Net margin | 12.2% | 0.1% |
| Return on equity | 17.3% | 1.1% |
| Diluted EPS | $2.09 | $0.01 |
| Dividend / share | $0.72 | · |
| Payout ratio | 32.1% | · |
| Free cash flow | $550.5M | $62.9M |
| Equity | $2.0B | $155.1M |
| Net debt / equity | · | 5.57× |
| Current ratio | 1.54× | 0.75× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 9.6% | −7.5% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 28.0% | · |
NYT bills 1.2× the revenue of TDAY, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (12.2% against 0.1%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | NYT | TDAY |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $2.8B | $2.3B |
| FY2024 | $2.6B | $2.5B |
| FY2023 | $2.4B | $2.7B |
| FY2022 | $2.3B | $2.9B |
| FY2021 | $2.1B | $3.2B |
| FY2020 | $1.8B | $3.4B |
| FY2019 | $1.8B | $1.9B |
| FY2018 | $1.7B | $1.5B |
| FY2017 | $1.7B | $1.3B |
| FY2016 | $1.6B | $1.3B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | NYT | TDAY |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $344.0M | $1.7M |
| FY2024 | $293.8M | $-26.4M |
| FY2023 | $232.4M | $-27.8M |
| FY2022 | $173.9M | $-78.0M |
| FY2021 | $220.0M | $-135.0M |
| FY2020 | $100.1M | $-670.5M |
| FY2019 | $140.0M | $-119.8M |
| FY2018 | $125.7M | $18.2M |
| FY2017 | $4.3M | $-915,000 |
| FY2016 | $29.1M | $31.6M |
12 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +$522,692,000 | NYT |
| FY2024 | +$76,604,000 | NYT |
| FY2023 | −$237,398,000 | TDAY |
| FY2022 | −$636,982,000 | TDAY |
| FY2021 | −$1,133,206,000 | TDAY |
| FY2020 | −$1,622,031,000 | TDAY |
| FY2019 | −$55,725,000 | TDAY |
| FY2018 | +$222,574,000 | NYT |
| FY2017 | +$333,635,000 | NYT |
| FY2016 | +$299,986,000 | NYT |
| FY2015 | +$383,400,000 | NYT |
| FY2014 | +$936,205,000 | NYT |
The higher-revenue side has changed between NYT and TDAY over this period. The gap has narrowed since the earliest year compared.
12 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
12 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +12.1 pp | NYT |
| FY2024 | +12.4 pp | NYT |
| FY2023 | +10.6 pp | NYT |
| FY2022 | +10.2 pp | NYT |
| FY2021 | +14.8 pp | NYT |
| FY2020 | +25.4 pp | NYT |
| FY2019 | +14.2 pp | NYT |
| FY2018 | +6.1 pp | NYT |
| FY2017 | +0.5 pp | NYT |
| FY2016 | −1.0 pp | TDAY |
| FY2015 | −1.7 pp | TDAY |
| FY2014 | +2.5 pp | NYT |
The higher net margin has changed hands between NYT and TDAY over this period.
12 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
TDAY's net margin has been more volatile than NYT's over the 12 comparable fiscal years — 6.1 percentage points of standard deviation against 3.8.
12 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between NYT and TDAY over these 12 fiscal years — NYT led in 10 and TDAY in 2.
12 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
TDAY's return on equity has been more volatile than NYT's over the 12 comparable fiscal years — 28.2 percentage points of standard deviation against 5.2.
12 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between NYT and TDAY over these 12 fiscal years — NYT led in 10 and TDAY in 2.
12 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.