profit from every $100 of sales.
$0$100
USA Today
$7.09+3.35% today
+45.6% in 1 year
1-year low $4.411-year high $9.03
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, 2022 to 2025.
0%20% a year
You pay $599.30 for every $1 of profit it makes in a year.
CheapExpensive
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What USA Today sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from $2.95 billion in 2022 to $2.30 billion in 2025, with $1.75 million of profit last year.
SalesProfit
USA Today vs. similar companies
USA Today grows the slowest 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| USA Today | 599.3× · Very expensive | ||
 Informa | 1,096.5× · Very expensive | ||
 The New York Times | 33.8× · Expensive | ||
 Pearson | 23.7× · Fair price | ||
 Jiangsu Phoenix Publishing & Media | 13.1× · Cheap |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads USA Today'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 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,945 | 2,664 | 2,509 | 2,302 | |
| 1,085 | 972 | 964 | 891 | |
| 49 | 84 | 85 | 112 | |
| 213 | 268 | 183 | 262 | |
| -78 | -28 | -26 | 2 | |
| -0.57 | -0.20 | -0.18 | 0.01 | |
| 36.8% | 36.5% | 38.4% | 38.7% | |
| 1.6% | 3.2% | 3.4% | 4.9% | |
| -2.6% | -1.0% | -1.1% | 0.1% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 2,394 | 2,181 | 2,040 | 1,837 |
| Cash | 94 | 100 | 106 | 90 |
| Total debt | 1,426 | 1,294 | 1,287 | 1,134 |
| Total liabilities | 2,098 | 1,864 | 1,888 | 1,683 |
| 296 | 318 | 153 | 155 | |
| 137 | 140 | 146 | 175 | |
| 1.4% | 5.2% | 1.5% | 5.9% | |
| -26.4% | -8.7% | -17.2% | 1.1% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 95 | 100 | 114 | |
| 45 | 38 | 50 | 51 | |
| -5 | 56 | 51 | 63 | |
| Dividends paid | – | – | – | – |
| 7 | 3 | – | – | |
| 17 | 17 | 13 | 9 |
Valuation
- 599.3×
- 52.1×
- –
- 5.8×
- 0.5×
- 16.7×
- 8.0×
- 6.0%
- 0.2%
- 0.0%
Profitability
- 38.7%
- 4.9%
- 0.1%
- 11.9%
- 6.0%
- 3.6%
- 15.9%
- 1.6%
- 9.2%
- –
Growth
- −7.9%
- –
- +23.9%
- –
- +8.5%
Financial health
- 4.0×
- 7.31
- 62.8%
- 1.0×
- 0.75
- 0.77
- 1.27
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.
Bottom 43%of 436
Bottom 23%of 438
Bottom 6%of 440
Bottom 49%of 440
What analysts expect
- Average price target
- $5.55
- Range
- $5.10 – $6.00
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2026 | 0.09 | -0.08 | +216.6% |
| Feb 26, 2026 | -0.21 | -0.17 | −23.5% |
| Oct 30, 2025 | -0.21 | -0.13 | −68.0% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 0.45 | -0.11 | +509.1% |
| May 1, 2025 | -0.09 | -0.03 | −200.0% |
| Feb 20, 2025 | 0.07 | -0.03 | +333.3% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | -0.04 | -0.07 | +42.9% |
| Aug 1, 2024 | 0.19 | -0.06 | +416.7% |
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Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
0/7Passes 0 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
19No pass
Benjamin Graham
2No pass
Philip Fisher
24No pass
Peter Lynch
6No pass
Joel Greenblatt
14No pass
Charlie Munger
9No pass
Terry Smith
16No pass
Questions about USA Today
Is USA Today a good stock to buy?
A business with weak numbers, priced as if everything goes right. 0 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 USA Today AI analysis
What does USA Today do?
USA TODAY Co., Inc. operates as a media and digital marketing solutions company in the United States. It operates through three segments: Domestic Gannett Media, Newsquest, and Digital Marketing Solutions. It is in Publishing.
Does USA Today pay a dividend?
No. USA Today does not pay a dividend at the moment.
Is USA Today stock halal?
No. USA Today does not pass our halal screen: its debt is 108% of its market value, at or above the 33% limit. How we check
How has USA Today stock done over the past year?
Up 45.6% over the past twelve months, to $7.09. It traded between $4.41 and $9.03 and is 21.5% below its high.
Who are USA Today's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are Informa, The New York Times, Pearson and Jiangsu Phoenix Publishing & Media. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with USA Today's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 13, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.