New York Times Company (NYT)
Communication Services · Digital News and Journalism Publishing
The New York Times is a digital-first news and journalism company that monetizes premium content through paid subscriptions, advertising, and licensing.
What New York Times Company does
The New York Times Company is a media and digital news organization that creates and distributes high-quality journalism across multiple platforms. The company generates revenue primarily through digital subscriptions (the majority of revenue), advertising, and affiliate/licensing deals. It operates in a highly competitive digital media landscape competing with news aggregators, search engines, social media platforms, streaming services, and AI companies. The company invests heavily in content creation, product development, and technology to maintain audience engagement and grow its subscriber base.
Themes: ["Digital subscriptions / paywall model","Premium journalism and news","Audience engagement and retention","Digital advertising","Content licensing and affiliate revenue","AI and generative AI content use / litigation"]
Fundamentals
- Price$74.30 as of 2026-07-09 close
- Market cap$12.0B as of 2026-07-10
- 1-year return+33.1% as of 2026-07-09 close
- P/E31.27 as of 2026-07-10
- Net margin+13.2% as of 2026-07-10
- Gross margin+51.1% as of 2026-07-10
- ROE+19.2% as of 2026-07-10
- Debt / equity0.00 as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue growth (YoY)+10.4% as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+7.0% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.95 as of 2026-07-10
Dividend: yield +1.2%; 5-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC XBRL).
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Intense competition from news aggregators, search engines, social media platforms, streaming services, and AI companies that can distribute news more efficiently or for free","Dependence on third-party platforms (search engines, social media, mobile app stores) for content discovery and traffic, while competing with those same platforms for user attention","Generative AI companies using NY Times content without permission to train models and compete, combined with ongoing litigation costs related to unauthorized AI use of intellectual property"]
Competitors & peers
- The Washington Post
- Wall Street Journal (News Corp)
- Google News and Search (Alphabet)
- Apple News+
- Facebook/Meta
- ChatGPT and OpenAI
- CNN and broadcast news networks
- Substack and independent newsletter platforms
Fundamentals: Finnhub, as of 2026-07-10. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-07-09.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & Finnhub, shown with their as-of date.