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USA TODAY Co., Inc. TDAY

NYSE · stock · Newspapers: Publishing or Publishing & Printing · website · IPO 2014-02-04

USA TODAY Co., Inc. statistics & valuation

Market cap$1.2B
P / E700.4×
P / S0.5×
P / B7.9×
P / FCF19.5×
Net margin0.1%
Return on equity1.1%
FCF margin2.7%
Net debt$864.0M
Enterprise value USD$2.1B
Graham number -92.9%$0.49

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 ($0.49); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
2.50% -0.10% 1.20% -6.40% -19.70% -4.20% -2.60% -1.00% -1.10% 0.10% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
4.80% 2.50% 3.80% -7.90% -13.20% 3.40% -1.10% 3.20% -1.70% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
4.20% -0.10% 2.50% -12.20% -184.10% -25.40% -26.40% -8.70% -17.20% 1.10% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
45.3M 53.2M 60.3M 129.0M 138.1M 142.3M 146.2M 148.9M 147.4M 147.1M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$190.5M $325.3M $396.6M $1.48B $1.43B $1.10B $1.07B $944.4M $973.5M $864.0M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
2.40% -0.10% 1.30% -3.00% -21.60% -4.80% -3.30% -1.30% -1.30% 0.10% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
6.70% 7.40% 6.40% 0.60% 0.60% 2.70% -0.20% 2.10% 2.00% 2.70% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.48× 0.55× 0.62× 1.67× 4.39× 2.32× 3.93× 3.29× 7.05× 6.15× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$0.70 -$0.02 $0.31 -$1.77 -$5.09 -$1.00 -$0.57 -$0.20 -$0.18 $0.01 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

USA TODAY Co., Inc. trades at about 686× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 11.3×–592×, median 44.1×).

11.3× 686×

Shaded band = 10-year range (11.3×–592×); dot = today's 686×.

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 margin—-1.7%3.2%-1.1%3.4%-13.2%-7.9%3.8%2.5%4.8%
Net margin0.1%-1.1%-1.0%-2.6%-4.2%-19.7%-6.4%1.2%-0.1%2.5%
FCF margin2.7%2.0%2.1%-0.2%2.7%0.6%0.6%6.4%7.4%6.7%
Return on assets0.1%-1.3%-1.3%-3.3%-4.8%-21.6%-3.0%1.3%-0.1%2.4%
Return on equity1.1%-17.2%-8.7%-26.4%-25.4%-184.1%-12.2%2.5%-0.1%4.2%
Debt / equity6.15×7.05×3.29×3.93×2.32×4.39×1.67×0.62×0.55×0.48×
Current ratio0.750.780.830.820.870.861.081.201.291.89

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