The company's financial position appears increasingly vulnerable, evidenced by a debt-to-equity ratio that has climbed to 8.00 as of 2026Q1, alongside a current ratio of 0.79 that suggests limited short-term liquidity.
| Metric | TTM | Dec'25 | Dec'24 | Dec'23 | Dec'22 | Dec'21 | Dec'20 | Dec'19 | Dec'18 | Dec'17 | Dec'16 | Dec'15 | Dec'14 | Dec'13 | Dec'12 | Dec'11 |
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| Total Current Assets | 394.77M | 389.18M | 425.89M | 444.24M | 507.78M | 577.26M | 636.69M | 779.12M | 297.61M | 263.2M | 370.35M | 331.91M | 244.18M | 137.17M | 115.73M | 113.46M |
| Cash & Short-Term Investments | 85.17M | 90.21M | 106.3M | 100.18M | 94.25M | 130.76M | 170.72M | 156.04M | 48.65M | 43.06M | 172.25M | 146.64M | 123.71M | 31.81M | 34.53M | 19.21M |
| Cash Only | 85.17M | 90.21M | 106.3M | 100.18M | 94.25M | 130.76M | 170.72M | 156.04M | 48.65M | 43.06M | 172.25M | 146.64M | 123.71M | 31.81M | 34.53M | 19.21M |
| Short-Term Investments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Accounts Receivable | 226.51M | 223.55M | 239.64M | 266.1M | 289.42M | 328.73M | 314.31M | 438.52M | 174.27M | 151.69M | 138.12M | 136.25M | 80.15M | 71.4M | 54.69M | 59.24M |
| Days Sales Outstanding | 35.9 | 35.44 | 34.86 | 36.46 | 35.87 | 37.4 | 33.69 | 85.69 | 41.68 | 41.26 | 40.16 | 41.59 | 44.85 | 50.46 | 40.86 | 42.01 |
| Inventory | 11.01M | 12.89M | 20.91M | 26.79M | 45.22M | 37.66M | 35.08M | 55.09M | 25.02M | 18.65M | 18.17M | 15.74M | 9.82M | 7.7M | 6.02M | 6.02M |
| Days Inventory Outstanding | 3.23 | 2.98 | 4.94 | 5.78 | 8.87 | 7.23 | 6.29 | 16.88 | 10.56 | 9.17 | 9.48 | 8.75 | 9.73 | 10.47 | 8.19 | 7.79 |
| Other Current Assets | 72.08M | 62.52M | 18.78M | 14.96M | 32.68M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.73M | 26.42M | 23.1M | 18.73M | 17.1M | 21.72M | 14.68M | 7.35M |
| Total Non-Current Assets | 1.41B | 1.45B | 1.61B | 1.74B | 1.89B | 2.25B | 2.47B | 3.24B | 1.15B | 1.02B | 965.68M | 868.35M | 580.91M | 552.78M | 354.03M | 397.34M |
| Property, Plant & Equipment | 281.45M | 300.97M | 384.94M | 460.82M | 539.32M | 687.32M | 879.78M | 1.12B | 339.61M | 373.12M | 381.32M | 384.82M | 283.79M | 270.19M | 116.51M | 130.94M |
| Fixed Asset Turnover | 7.30x | 7.65x | 6.52x | 5.78x | 5.46x | 4.67x | 3.87x | 1.66x | 4.49x | 3.60x | 3.29x | 3.11x | 2.30x | 1.91x | 4.19x | 3.93x |
| Goodwill | 518.44M | 518.76M | 530.03M | 533.88M | 533.17M | 533.71M | 534.09M | 914.33M | 310.74M | 236.56M | 227.95M | 171.12M | 134.04M | 125.91M | 13.74M | 13.96M |
| Intangible Assets | 322.48M | 337.85M | 430.37M | 524.35M | 613.36M | 713.15M | 824.65M | 1.01B | 486.05M | 403.49M | 351.48M | 303.57M | 156.74M | 145.4M | 218.98M | 246.66M |
| Long-Term Investments | 22.6M | 7.56M | 9.6M | 0 | 9.99M | 0 | 0 | 0 | -8.28M | -8.08M | -7.79M | -845K | 431K | 4.9M | 0 | 0 |
| Other Non-Current Assets | 212.96M | 204.98M | 198.33M | 180.84M | 133.33M | 284.23M | 143.47M | 112.88M | 9.86M | 7.18M | 4.93M | 5.69M | 3.09M | 2.99M | 4.8M | 5.78M |
| Total Assets | 1.8B | 1.84B | 2.04B | 2.18B | 2.39B | 2.83B | 3.11B | 4.02B | 1.44B | 1.28B | 1.34B | 1.2B | 825.1M | 689.95M | 469.77M | 510.8M |
| Asset Turnover | 1.20x | 1.25x | 1.23x | 1.22x | 1.23x | 1.13x | 1.10x | 0.46x | 1.06x | 1.05x | 0.94x | 1.00x | 0.79x | 0.75x | 1.04x | 1.01x |
| Asset Growth % | -26.5% | -9.95% | -6.47% | -8.87% | -15.36% | -9.03% | -22.67% | 178.43% | 12.49% | -3.93% | 11.31% | 45.47% | 19.59% | 46.87% | -8.03% | - |
| Total Current Liabilities | 499.28M | 517.78M | 545.6M | 533.51M | 617.04M | 662.53M | 741.3M | 718.45M | 247.84M | 203.66M | 195.87M | 175.55M | 95.07M | 102.42M | 73.04M | 71.53M |
| Accounts Payable | 285.1M | 144.4M | 154.16M | 142.22M | 189.09M | 157.26M | 131.8M | 147M | 16.61M | 15.75M | 20.13M | 9.57M | 9.31M | 10.97M | 9.4M | 8.22M |
| Days Payables Outstanding | 45.18 | 33.43 | 36.41 | 30.68 | 37.1 | 30.19 | 23.65 | 45.03 | 7.01 | 7.74 | 10.51 | 5.32 | 9.22 | 14.93 | 12.79 | 10.64 |
| Short-Term Debt | 100.94M | 102.75M | 74.3M | 63.75M | 60.45M | 69.46M | 128.44M | 3.3M | 12.39M | 2.72M | 14.39M | 3.51M | 2.25M | 4.31M | 6.65M | 4.6M |
| Deferred Revenue (Current) | 430.07M | 105.4M | 108M | 120.5M | 153.65M | 184.84M | 186.01M | 218.82M | 105.19M | 88.16M | 77.99M | 62.29M | 35.81M | 30.62M | 25.22M | 27.17M |
| Other Current Liabilities | 3.26M | 165.23M | 160.24M | 121.62M | 116.1M | 179.86M | 186.48M | 206.78M | 76.4M | 60.61M | 53.83M | 70.83M | 33.88M | 699K | 25.25M | 23.29M |
| Current Ratio | 0.79x | 0.75x | 0.78x | 0.83x | 0.82x | 0.87x | 0.86x | 1.08x | 1.20x | 1.29x | 1.89x | 1.89x | 2.57x | 1.34x | 1.58x | 1.59x |
| Quick Ratio | 0.77x | 0.73x | 0.74x | 0.78x | 0.75x | 0.81x | 0.81x | 1.01x | 1.10x | 1.20x | 1.80x | 1.80x | 2.47x | 1.26x | 1.50x | 1.50x |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | -6.06 | 4.99 | 3.39 | 11.57 | 7.64 | 14.45 | 16.33 | 57.54 | 45.23 | 42.68 | 39.13 | 45.02 | 45.36 | 46 | 36.27 | 39.16 |
| Total Non-Current Liabilities | 1.16B | 1.16B | 1.34B | 1.33B | 1.48B | 1.64B | 2B | 2.32B | 478.8M | 405.5M | 385.19M | 377.64M | 245.9M | 192.17M | 1.23B | 1.24B |
| Long-Term Debt | 895.65M | 884.92M | 1.01B | 980.87M | 1.1B | 1.16B | 1.47B | 1.64B | 428.18M | 357.19M | 338.86M | 350.27M | 216.55M | 177.7M | 1.17B | 1.18B |
| Capital Lease Obligations | 582.49M | 146.42M | 167.73M | 203.87M | 219.11M | 254.97M | 274.46M | 297.66M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deferred Tax Liabilities | 33.42M | 8.14M | 4.93M | 2.03M | 1.44M | 28.81M | 6.86M | 9.05M | 8.28M | 8.08M | 7.79M | 3.99M | 7.09M | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Non-Current Liabilities | 119.56M | 125.28M | 163.74M | 143.65M | 159.27M | 189.35M | 251.61M | 372.09M | 40.79M | 40.22M | 38.54M | 20.25M | 22.25M | 14.47M | 63.44M | 68.27M |
| Total Liabilities | 1.66B | 1.68B | 1.89B | 1.86B | 2.1B | 2.3B | 2.75B | 3.04B | 726.64M | 609.15M | 581.06M | 553.19M | 340.97M | 294.59M | 1.3B | 1.32B |
| Total Debt | 1.13B | 1.13B | 1.29B | 1.29B | 1.43B | 1.49B | 1.87B | 1.94B | 440.57M | 359.91M | 353.25M | 356.92M | 222.05M | 182.01M | 1.17B | 1.18B |
| Net Debt | 1.05B | 1.04B | 1.18B | 1.19B | 1.33B | 1.36B | 1.7B | 1.78B | 391.92M | 316.86M | 181M | 210.28M | 98.34M | 150.2M | 1.14B | 1.16B |
| Debt / Equity | 8.00x | 7.34x | 8.43x | 4.08x | 4.83x | 2.81x | 5.16x | 1.97x | 0.61x | 0.53x | 0.47x | 0.55x | 0.46x | 0.46x | - | - |
| Debt / EBITDA | 4.12x | 4.51x | 11.35x | 5.34x | 9.61x | 4.75x | - | 10.70x | 3.08x | 3.30x | 2.74x | 2.09x | 3.27x | 0.20x | 16.67x | 14.95x |
| Net Debt / EBITDA | 3.81x | 4.15x | 10.41x | 4.93x | 8.97x | 4.33x | - | 9.84x | 2.74x | 2.91x | 1.40x | 1.23x | 1.45x | 0.16x | 16.18x | 14.71x |
| Interest Coverage | 1.25x | 0.87x | 0.26x | 0.94x | 0.29x | 0.35x | -2.09x | -2.25x | 1.55x | 0.99x | 1.99x | 2.03x | 1.73x | 11.33x | - | 0.61x |
| Total Equity | 141.44M | 154.61M | 152.63M | 317.31M | 295.37M | 529.62M | 362.96M | 983.21M | 718.77M | 674.39M | 754.97M | 647.07M | 484.13M | 395.36M | -834.16M | -805.63M |
| Equity Growth % | -28.62% | 1.3% | -51.9% | 7.43% | -44.23% | 45.92% | -63.08% | 36.79% | 6.58% | -10.67% | 16.68% | 33.66% | 22.45% | 147.4% | -3.54% | - |
| Book Value per Share | 0.85 | 1.06 | 1.07 | 2.27 | 2.16 | 3.93 | 2.76 | 14.53 | 12.31 | 12.72 | 16.66 | 14.64 | 15.14 | 13.18 | -27.81 | -26.85 |
| Total Shareholders' Equity | 141.94M | 155.11M | 153.14M | 317.79M | 295.74M | 532.1M | 364.11M | 981.36M | 717.22M | 674.39M | 754.97M | 647.07M | 484.13M | 395.36M | -831.96M | -803.97M |
| Common Stock | 1.6M | 1.6M | 1.59M | 1.59M | 1.53M | 1.45M | 1.4M | 1.29M | 605K | 534K | 531K | 445K | 375K | 300K | 568K | 568K |
| Retained Earnings | -1.03B | -1.05B | -1.05B | -1.03B | -999.4M | -921.4M | -786.44M | -115.96M | 3.77M | -2.77M | 16.29M | 44.75M | 4M | 7.21M | -1.61B | -1.58B |
| Treasury Stock | -26.35M | -23.61M | -20.54M | -17.39M | -14.74M | -8.15M | -4.9M | -2.88M | -1.87M | -1.08M | -417K | 0 | 0 | 0 | -310K | -310K |
| Accumulated OCI | -62.75M | -58.91M | -56.16M | -65.54M | -101.23M | 60M | 50.17M | 8.2M | -6.88M | -5.46M | -3.98M | -3.16M | -4.47M | 458K | -52.64M | -54.36M |
| Minority Interest | -499K | -499K | -505K | -472K | -369K | -2.48M | -1.15M | 1.85M | 1.55M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.2M | -1.67M |
High leverage and liquidity
As reported in recent financial filings, TDAY's equity base has contracted from $317.8M in 2023Q4 to $141.9M in 2026Q1, signaling a weakening financial position as the company struggles to navigate the secular decline of its legacy print operations while funding a costly digital pivot.
The consistent decline in equity suggests that ongoing operational losses and restructuring costs are eroding the company's net worth. Investors should monitor whether this trajectory stabilizes as the digital marketing solutions segment matures or if further capital impairment is likely.
Based on the company's reported figures, the debt-to-equity ratio has surged from 4.08 in 2023Q4 to 8.00 in 2026Q1, indicating that TDAY's reliance on debt financing has intensified significantly as it attempts to manage its high-fixed-cost structure during a period of revenue contraction.
This elevated leverage profile suggests that interest obligations may consume a disproportionate share of operating cash flow, leaving little room for error. The reliance on debt appears to be a necessity-driven strategy to maintain liquidity rather than a proactive capital allocation choice.
According to quarterly balance sheet data, TDAY's current ratio has remained consistently below 1.0, hovering at 0.79 in 2026Q1, which implies that the company may face challenges in meeting its short-term obligations without relying on external financing or further asset divestitures.
The persistent sub-unity current ratio suggests a structural liquidity constraint that warrants close monitoring by investors. This lack of a meaningful cash buffer may force management to prioritize debt service over necessary investments in the digital transformation of the business.
As evidenced by the company's balance sheet, net PPE has declined from $460.8M in 2023Q4 to $281.5M in 2026Q1, reflecting a deliberate reduction in physical infrastructure, though the $518.4M in goodwill remains a significant portion of total assets that may be subject to future impairment.
The reduction in PPE suggests an ongoing effort to shed capital-intensive printing assets, yet the substantial goodwill balance indicates that past acquisitions continue to carry significant weight on the balance sheet. This asset mix highlights the difficulty of transitioning from a physical-heavy model to a digital-first organization.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying TDAY stock.
As of 2025, USA TODAY Co., Inc. (TDAY) had total assets of $1.84B including $389.2M in current assets.
USA TODAY Co., Inc. (TDAY) carries total debt of $1.13B, offset by $90.2M in cash and short-term investments. Comparing total debt to cash helps evaluate the company's debt burden and net leverage.
USA TODAY Co., Inc. (TDAY) has total shareholders' equity (book value) of $155.1M ($1.06 book value per share). Book value represents the net worth of the company belonging to common stock holders.
USA TODAY Co., Inc. (TDAY) reported a current ratio of 0.75x. A current ratio above 1.0x indicates that the company has more current assets than current liabilities, suggesting sufficient short-term liquidity.