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Publishing stocks

10 US-listed companies in publishing, with $20.5bn of combined revenue in their latest fiscal years. News Corp (Class A) is the largest ($9.0bn). The fastest grower with at least $100m of revenue in both years is NEW York Times Co, up 9.2%. The median company grew −2.7% with a net margin of 3.6%.

Companies10
Combined revenue$20.5bn
Median revenue growth−2.7%
Median net margin3.6%
Median return on equity6.7%
#CompanyRevenueGrowthNet marginROEFiscal year
1 News Corp (Class A)NWSA $9.0bn 6.8% 6.3% 6.6% 2026
2 NEW York Times CoNYT $2.8bn 9.2% 12.2% 17.3% 2025
3 People IncPPLI $2.4bn −8.7% −4.3% −2.0% 2025
4 USA Today Co., Inc.TDAY $2.3bn −8.3% 0.1% 1.1% 2025
5 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.WLY $1.7bn −0.1% 13.2% 27.7% 2026
6 Scholastic CorpSCHL $1.6bn −2.7% 3.6% 6.7% 2026
7 LEE Enterprises, IncLEE $562m −8.0% −6.7% — 2025
8 Daily Journal CorpDJCO $88m 25.4% 127.9% 33.5% 2025
9 TNL MediageneTNMG $45m −7.2% −99.0% — 2025
10 Educational Development CorpEDUC $23m −33.0% 10.1% 5.6% 2026

Medians cover companies with at least $100m of revenue (growth: in both years). Growth is the latest fiscal year against the year before and includes acquisitions.

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Figures from each company's latest annual report filed with the SEC (10-K or 20-F), as reported, with the fiscal year shown. Not investment advice. How we read filings: methodology.