Last 48 quarters of trend data · Communication Services · Publishing & Digital Media
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | 27.15 | 26.54 | 30.69 | 38.76 | 21.97 | 28.70 | 27.99 | 41.33 | 17.35 | 35.69 | 32.01 | 45.02 | 18.56 | 32.19 | 35.16 | 74.77 | 18.87 | 31.78 | 20.04 | 418.68 | 29.45 |
| — | -7.5% | +9.7% | -6.2% | +26.6% | -19.6% | -12.5% | -8.2% | -6.5% | +10.9% | -9.0% | -39.8% | -1.7% | +1.3% | +75.4% | -82.1% | -35.9% | -20.8% | -41.9% | +723.0% | -86.3% | |
| P/S Ratio | 3.65 | 3.36 | 3.74 | 4.81 | 3.56 | 3.37 | 3.35 | 3.22 | 2.97 | 3.61 | 3.39 | 3.01 | 3.00 | 2.85 | 2.75 | 2.87 | 2.02 | 2.13 | 2.24 | 3.68 | 3.43 |
| — | -0.1% | +11.6% | +49.6% | +19.8% | -6.6% | -1.1% | +6.7% | -1.2% | +26.6% | +23.3% | +5.1% | +48.9% | +33.9% | +22.9% | -22.2% | -41.1% | -50.0% | -39.9% | -15.1% | -19.8% | |
| P/B Ratio | 5.52 | 5.05 | 5.57 | 6.85 | 5.59 | 4.77 | 4.75 | 4.34 | 4.48 | 4.99 | 4.70 | 4.10 | 4.61 | 4.12 | 4.04 | 4.08 | 3.37 | 3.02 | 3.23 | 5.30 | 5.29 |
| — | +6.0% | +17.2% | +57.8% | +24.9% | -4.4% | +1.2% | +6.0% | -2.8% | +21.1% | +16.1% | +0.4% | +36.9% | +36.4% | +25.3% | -23.0% | -36.3% | -48.7% | -38.3% | -12.6% | -19.4% | |
| P/FCF | 18.71 | 15.19 | 15.49 | 42.04 | 18.11 | 11.81 | 22.27 | 22.76 | 15.02 | 19.49 | 29.19 | 38.36 | 15.58 | 17.28 | 25.29 | 35.93 | 23.82 | 19.38 | 60.99 | — | 41.86 |
| — | +28.6% | -30.4% | +84.7% | +20.5% | -39.4% | -23.7% | -40.7% | -3.6% | +12.7% | +15.4% | +6.8% | -34.6% | -10.8% | -58.5% | — | -43.1% | -19.3% | +127.4% | — | +65.4% | |
| EV / EBITDA | 18.33 | 17.67 | 19.71 | 28.28 | 14.76 | 17.85 | 17.27 | 24.28 | 12.45 | 22.65 | 20.19 | 24.39 | 12.87 | 18.85 | 19.51 | 30.23 | 11.16 | 14.84 | 16.72 | 63.79 | 17.85 |
| — | -1.0% | +14.1% | +16.5% | +18.6% | -21.2% | -14.4% | -0.5% | -3.3% | +20.1% | +3.5% | -19.3% | +15.3% | +27.1% | +16.7% | -52.6% | -37.5% | -53.0% | -15.3% | +120.3% | -17.1% | |
| EV / EBIT | 24.17 | 19.47 | 22.32 | 34.38 | 16.69 | 21.20 | 20.09 | 31.13 | 13.58 | 26.46 | 23.62 | 31.09 | 14.06 | 23.41 | 25.54 | 48.39 | 13.90 | 21.86 | 14.02 | 323.74 | 21.29 |
| — | -8.2% | +11.1% | +10.4% | +22.9% | -19.9% | -15.0% | +0.1% | -3.4% | +13.0% | -7.5% | -35.8% | +1.1% | +7.1% | +82.2% | -85.1% | -34.7% | -21.1% | -42.6% | +727.9% | -93.5% |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 50.8% | 51.4% | 51.8% | 46.2% | 54.2% | 54.3% | 50.6% | 47.4% | 53.5% | 48.2% | 48.4% | 46.7% | 52.5% | 48.0% | 47.5% | 45.3% | 50.2% | 46.2% | 45.9% | 47.6% | 52.8% |
| — | -5.4% | +2.3% | -2.6% | +1.4% | +12.8% | +4.6% | +1.5% | +1.9% | +0.3% | +1.7% | +3.0% | +4.5% | +4.0% | +3.6% | -5.0% | -4.9% | -6.8% | -7.4% | +1.5% | +4.0% | |
| Operating Margin | 16.0% | 15.9% | 15.5% | 13.5% | 20.7% | 15.0% | 15.5% | 9.2% | 20.2% | 12.0% | 12.7% | 8.1% | 19.1% | 10.6% | 9.4% | 5.0% | 13.9% | 9.3% | 9.3% | 1.2% | 15.8% |
| — | +6.1% | -0.4% | +46.5% | +2.5% | +24.8% | +22.3% | +13.4% | +5.8% | +12.8% | +34.6% | +63.5% | +37.0% | +14.1% | +1.5% | +325.5% | -12.0% | -3.2% | -36.8% | -89.3% | +0.2% | |
| Net Margin | 12.2% | 12.7% | 12.3% | 12.3% | 16.2% | 11.7% | 12.1% | 7.8% | 17.0% | 10.0% | 10.5% | 6.8% | 16.2% | 9.0% | 7.9% | 4.0% | 10.6% | 6.7% | 11.1% | 0.9% | 11.8% |
| — | +8.7% | +1.3% | +58.4% | -5.0% | +16.3% | +15.3% | +14.5% | +4.8% | +11.8% | +33.0% | +70.9% | +53.2% | +34.0% | -29.1% | +352.8% | -9.8% | -37.7% | +2.0% | -89.9% | +498.5% |
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 17.3% | 4.8% | 4.6% | 4.3% | 6.5% | 4.2% | 4.3% | 2.6% | 6.5% | 3.5% | 3.7% | 2.3% | 6.4% | 3.3% | 2.9% | 1.4% | 4.5% | 2.4% | 4.1% | 0.3% | 4.6% |
| — | +14.1% | +6.3% | +67.3% | -1.4% | +18.9% | +17.7% | +12.9% | +1.9% | +6.7% | +26.1% | +63.8% | +42.7% | +38.3% | -28.1% | +351.4% | -3.0% | -37.2% | +4.0% | -89.8% | +499.7% | |
| ROA | 11.8% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 3.0% | 4.4% | 2.9% | 3.0% | 1.8% | 4.4% | 2.4% | 2.5% | 1.5% | 4.2% | 2.1% | 1.9% | 0.9% | 2.8% | 1.5% | 2.5% | 0.2% | 2.8% |
| — | +13.1% | +6.8% | +69.0% | -0.1% | +21.5% | +21.0% | +17.3% | +5.7% | +10.6% | +31.6% | +69.8% | +49.0% | +46.5% | -23.2% | +380.8% | +1.0% | -35.8% | +4.5% | -89.6% | +517.0% | |
| ROIC | 18.7% | 5.0% | 4.9% | 4.0% | 7.0% | 4.5% | 4.6% | 2.5% | 6.4% | 3.6% | 3.8% | 2.4% | 6.6% | 3.4% | 3.1% | 1.5% | 5.0% | 2.8% | 2.9% | 0.4% | 5.8% |
| — | +10.9% | +5.0% | +55.9% | +8.3% | +27.2% | +21.8% | +7.0% | -2.2% | +4.0% | +23.2% | +57.4% | +31.8% | +22.4% | +8.0% | +317.0% | -13.9% | -14.4% | -43.2% | -89.9% | +2.7% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 0.02 | — | — | — | 0.02 | — | — | — | 0.02 | — | — | — | 0.02 | — | — | — | 0.04 | — | — | — | 0.04 |
| — | — | — | — | +23.5% | — | — | — | -20.6% | — | — | — | -34.2% | — | — | — | -10.5% | — | — | — | +4.1% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 0.09 | — | — | — | 0.26 | — | — | — | 0.22 | — | — | — | 0.28 | — | — | — | 0.51 | — | — | — | 0.58 |
| — | — | — | — | +17.1% | — | — | — | -21.9% | — | — | — | -44.5% | — | — | — | -12.2% | — | — | — | +7.5% | |
| Current Ratio | 1.54 | 1.52 | 1.58 | 1.60 | 1.54 | 1.52 | 1.48 | 1.44 | 1.53 | 1.35 | 1.32 | 1.25 | 1.28 | 1.19 | 1.27 | 1.17 | 1.15 | 0.98 | 0.89 | 0.82 | 1.70 |
| — | -0.0% | +6.8% | +11.1% | +1.0% | +13.1% | +12.2% | +15.5% | +19.4% | +13.5% | +4.0% | +6.5% | +11.3% | +21.5% | +43.2% | +42.9% | -32.6% | -44.4% | -55.1% | -54.0% | -0.8% | |
| Quick Ratio | 1.54 | 1.52 | 1.58 | 1.60 | 1.54 | 1.52 | 1.48 | 1.44 | 1.53 | 1.35 | 1.32 | 1.25 | 1.28 | 1.19 | 1.27 | 1.17 | 1.15 | 0.98 | 0.89 | 0.82 | 1.70 |
| — | -0.0% | +6.8% | +11.1% | +1.0% | +13.1% | +12.2% | +15.5% | +19.4% | +13.5% | +4.0% | +6.5% | +11.3% | +21.5% | +43.2% | +42.9% | -32.6% | -44.4% | -55.1% | -54.0% | -0.8% | |
| Interest Coverage | 387.68 | — | — | — | 579.02 | 315.87 | 326.55 | 258.94 | 613.76 | 328.09 | 346.57 | 222.73 | 543.12 | 250.95 | 258.28 | 129.06 | 369.83 | 214.60 | 543.03 | 40.71 | 413.61 |
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The New York Times Company's current P/E is 27.1x. The average P/E over the last 4 quarters is 29.5x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
The New York Times Company's current operating margin is 16.0%. Margins have been compressing over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
Quarterly financial ratios reveal short-term trend shifts — margin compression, debt spikes, or valuation re-ratings — that annual figures smooth over. They're essential for active investors tracking The New York Times Company's business trajectory between earnings reports.