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NEW YORK TIMES CO NYT

NYSE · stock · Newspapers: Publishing or Publishing & Printing · website · IPO 1980-03-17 · LEI

NEW YORK TIMES CO statistics & valuation

P / E33.4×
P / S4.1×
P / B5.6×
P / FCF20.8×
Net margin12.2%
FCF margin19.5%
Return on capital18.5%
Graham number -62.3%$24.12

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($24.12); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
1.90% 0.30% 7.20% 7.70% 5.60% 10.60% 7.50% 9.60% 11.40% 12.20% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
7.20% 10.50% 10.90% 9.70% 9.90% 12.90% 8.70% 11.40% 13.60% 15.30% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
3.40% 0.50% 12.10% 11.90% 7.50% 14.30% 10.90% 13.20% 15.20% 16.90% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
162.8M 164.3M 166.9M 167.5M 168.0M 168.5M 167.1M 165.7M 165.8M 164.9M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$139.5M $60.1M $5.5M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
1.30% 0.20% 5.70% 6.70% 4.30% 8.60% 6.90% 8.60% 10.30% 11.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
4.70% 0.10% 4.60% 8.00% 14.80% 11.30% 4.90% 13.90% 14.70% 19.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.28× 0.27× 0.24× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$0.18 $0.03 $0.75 $0.83 $0.60 $1.31 $1.04 $1.40 $1.77 $2.09 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

NEW YORK TIMES CO trades at about 30.6× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 30.6×–775×, median 35.1×).

30.6× 775×

Shaded band = 10-year range (30.6×–775×); dot = today's 30.6×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Operating margin15.3%13.6%11.4%8.7%12.9%9.9%9.7%10.9%10.5%7.2%
Net margin12.2%11.4%9.6%7.5%10.6%5.6%7.7%7.2%0.3%1.9%
FCF margin19.5%14.7%13.9%4.9%11.3%14.8%8.0%4.6%0.1%4.7%
Return on assets11.5%10.3%8.6%6.9%8.6%4.3%6.7%5.7%0.2%1.3%
Return on equity16.9%15.2%13.2%10.9%14.3%7.5%11.9%12.1%0.5%3.4%
Debt / equity0.24×0.27×0.28×
Current ratio1.541.531.281.151.701.721.641.331.802.00

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.