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NEW York Times Co key statistics and ratios

In fiscal 2025, NEW York Times Co had return on equity of 17.3% and a net margin of 12.2%. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.

Financial ratios

US$ thousands unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Fiscal year2009Dec 20092010Dec 20102011Dec 20112012Dec 20122013Dec 20132014Dec 20142015Dec 20152016Dec 20162017Dec 20172018Dec 20182019Dec 20192020Dec 20202021Dec 20212022Dec 20222023Dec 20232024Dec 20242025Dec 2025LTMJun 2026
Net margin0.8%5.4%−2.4%8.5%4.1%2.1%4.0%1.9%0.3%7.2%7.7%5.6%10.6%7.5%9.6%11.4%12.2%13.2%
Return on equity3.3%17.0%−6.3%22.7%8.7%4.2%8.1%3.5%0.5%13.0%12.7%8.0%15.4%11.1%13.8%15.9%17.3%19.2%
Return on assets0.6%3.4%−1.2%4.8%2.4%1.3%2.5%1.3%0.2%5.8%6.5%4.6%9.0%6.8%8.9%10.6%11.8%13.1%
Effective tax rate58.4%37.7%32.4%36.6%40.0%−11.9%35.0%14.5%93.5%27.6%14.9%12.6%24.3%26.3%23.1%23.4%23.8%21.3%
R&D as % of revenue—————————4.8%5.9%7.5%7.8%8.8%9.4%9.6%9.4%9.2%
SG&A as % of revenue47.2%45.9%44.2%44.6%44.8%47.9%45.2%46.8%48.6%0.0%0.0%———————
Dividends ÷ net income———0.0%9.3%74.6%42.1%89.1%605.3%21.0%22.6%38.4%20.6%32.7%29.9%28.2%32.1%32.1%

Returns use average equity or assets over the year. Return on equity is left blank when equity is negative or so small that the ratio says nothing (above ±200%); interest cover is left blank above 200 times. Price-based ratios such as P/E are on the valuation page.

Financial health

1 of 1 checks passed · June 30, 2026
What it owns · $3.0bn
Short-term assets $1.0bnLonger-term assets $2.0bn
What it owes, and who funded it · $2.7bn
Short-term liabilities $648mShareholders' equity $2.0bn
  • Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $1.0bn of assets due within a year against $648m of liabilities due within a year.
  • Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities Not assessable from the reported split. Not assessable.
  • More cash than debt Cash or debt not separately reported. Not assessable.
  • Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Equity or debt not reported. Not assessable.
  • Debt burden no higher than five years ago Five-year comparison not available. Not assessable.
  • A year's operating cash flow covers at least 20% of debt Cash flow or debt not reported. Not assessable.
  • Operating profit covers interest at least five times over Interest not separately reported. Not assessable.

From NEW York Times Co's latest balance sheet as filed. Checks are fixed, documented rules (methodology), counted only where the company reports the figures — a dot means the filing doesn't break the item out. Descriptions of reported data, not advice.

Moat

52 /100

Moderate moat

How hard NEW York Times's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 10 years of its own filings: returns on capital, pricing power, profit durability, cash conversion and discipline.

  • Returns on capital 10 / 20

    Net income has been a median 7.0% of total assets over 10 years.

  • Durability 12 / 20

    Operating margin has been a median 11.0%; its worst year was 7.4%.

  • Cash conversion 14 / 20

    Free cash flow was positive in 9 of 10 years, at a median 10.4% of revenue.

  • Discipline 17 / 20

    The diluted share count fell 2.3% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 1.1% of revenue.

AI disruption exposure: High. In this industry, the core product is information work that AI systems increasingly perform. The score above includes a 15-point deduction for that exposure (67 before it).

A rules-based reading of reported figures, not a forecast and not investment advice. How the score is built: methodology.

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Figures from NEW York Times Co's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 20, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to NEW York Times Co.