profit from every $100 of sales.
$0$100
The New York Times
$72.81+1.89% today
+12.9% in 1 year
1-year low $61.891-year high $85.86
Trading in the middle of its range for the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2020 to 2025.
0%20% a year
You pay $33.85 for every $1 of profit it makes in a year.
CheapExpensive
It holds more cash than debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What The New York Times sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from $2.31 billion in 2022 to $2.82 billion in 2025, with $344 million of profit last year.
SalesProfit
The New York Times handed back 50% of the cash it generated last year.
Buybacks $165M$110M
Free cash flow 2025$551M
Bought back its own shares$165M
Paid as dividends$110M
Cash vs. debt$255M vs. $37M
The New York Times vs. similar companies
The New York Times grows in the middle of these 5 and is priced in the middle for its profits.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| The New York Times | 33.8× · Expensive | ||
 Informa | 1,096.5× · Very expensive | ||
 Pearson | 23.7× · Fair price | ||
 Jiangsu Phoenix Publishing & Media | 13.1× · Cheap | ||
 Kadokawa | 68.2× · Very expensive |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads The New York Times's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,784 | 2,075 | 2,308 | 2,426 | 2,586 | 2,825 | |
| – | – | 1,099 | 1,177 | 1,276 | 1,435 | |
| 176 | 268 | 256 | 291 | 359 | 451 | |
| – | – | 329 | 399 | 476 | 548 | |
| 100 | 220 | 174 | 232 | 294 | 344 | |
| 0.60 | 1.31 | 1.04 | 1.40 | 1.77 | 2.09 | |
| – | – | 47.6% | 48.5% | 49.4% | 50.8% | |
| 9.9% | 12.9% | 11.1% | 12.0% | 13.9% | 16.0% | |
| 5.6% | 10.6% | 7.5% | 9.6% | 11.4% | 12.2% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 2,308 | 2,564 | 2,534 | 2,715 | 2,841 | 2,997 |
| Cash | 286 | 320 | 221 | 289 | 199 | 255 |
| Total debt | – | – | 59 | 43 | 37 | 37 |
| Total liabilities | – | – | 934 | 951 | 914 | 956 |
| 1,326 | 1,539 | 1,598 | 1,763 | 1,927 | 2,041 | |
| 168 | 169 | 167 | 166 | 166 | 165 | |
| 10.5% | 13.8% | 11.3% | 13.3% | 15.5% | 17.2% | |
| 7.6% | 14.3% | 10.9% | 13.2% | 15.2% | 16.9% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 298 | 269 | 151 | 361 | 411 | 584 | |
| 34 | 35 | 37 | 23 | 29 | 34 | |
| 263 | 234 | 114 | 338 | 381 | 551 | |
| Dividends paid | 38 | 45 | 57 | 69 | 83 | 110 |
| 0 | 0 | 105 | 45 | 85 | 165 | |
| 14 | 22 | 35 | 55 | 67 | 74 |
Valuation
- 33.8×
- 26.7×
- 1.19
- 6.0×
- 4.1×
- 21.1×
- 20.9×
- 4.7%
- 3.0%
- 1.0%
Profitability
- 50.8%
- 16.0%
- 12.2%
- 19.9%
- 16.3%
- 13.7%
- 19.2%
- 13.4%
- 20.8%
- 9.2%
Growth
- +9.6%
- +28.4%
- +44.4%
- +23.8%
- −0.7%
Financial health
- -0.3×
- 0.00
- 0.0%
- 485.2×
- 1.60
- 1.60
- 1.01
How it ranks in Communication Services
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Top 14%of 436
Top 39%of 438
Bottom 27%of 347
Top 34%of 440
Bottom 43%of 440
What analysts expect
- Average price target
- $67.00
- Range
- $60.00 – $75.00
These targets were collected on May 20, 2026 and our analyst feed has not updated since, so we no longer compare them with today's price.
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2026 | 0.61 | 0.49 | +24.5% |
| Feb 4, 2026 | 0.89 | 0.88 | +1.1% |
| Nov 5, 2025 | 0.59 | 0.53 | +10.7% |
| Aug 6, 2025 | 0.58 | 0.50 | +16.0% |
| May 7, 2025 | 0.41 | 0.35 | +17.1% |
| Feb 5, 2025 | 0.80 | 0.74 | +8.1% |
| Nov 4, 2024 | 0.45 | 0.41 | +9.8% |
| Aug 7, 2024 | 0.45 | 0.40 | +12.5% |
1.0%of the share price, paid each year
On $1,000 invested$10a year at today's yield, before tax
+23.8%2020 to 2025
Raised7 yearsin a row, in our data
Paid per share, each year
$0.16 in 2015 → $0.67 in 2025
How safe it looks
32.1% of its profit
Room to growStretchedMore than it earns: 20.0%
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Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
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The seven classic investing rulebooks
3/7Passes 3 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Warren Buffett
65Pass
Benjamin Graham
43No pass
Philip Fisher
70Pass
Peter Lynch
76Pass
Joel Greenblatt
22No pass
Charlie Munger
59No pass
Terry Smith
56No pass
Questions about The New York Times
Is The New York Times a good stock to buy?
A solid business, but the price is high. 3 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the The New York Times AI analysis
What does The New York Times do?
The New York Times Company, together with its subsidiaries, provides news and information for readers and viewers across various platforms worldwide. It is in Publishing, based in New York, NY, United States, with 6,000 employees.
Does The New York Times pay a dividend?
Yes. At today's price the dividend is 1.0% a year, about 32% of its yearly profit. In 2025 it paid out $110 million in dividends.
Is The New York Times stock halal?
Yes. The New York Times passes our halal screen: its business is permitted and its debt is 0.3% of its market value, under the 30% limit. How we check
How has The New York Times stock done over the past year?
Up 12.9% over the past twelve months, to $72.81. It traded between $61.89 and $85.86 and is 15.2% below its high.
Who are The New York Times's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are Informa, Pearson, Jiangsu Phoenix Publishing & Media and Kadokawa. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with The New York Times's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 13, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.