NYT vs PLBY
NYT: The New York Times Company is a leading digital-first news and lifestyle subscription business leveraging its premium journalism to drive sustained reader engagement and revenue growth. PLBY: A legacy consumer media and lifestyle brand leveraging the Playboy name across print, digital content, and licensed merchandise, struggling with declining revenues and profitability pressures.
Side-by-side fundamentals
| Metric | NYT | PLBY | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price as of 2026-07-22 close | $72.99 | $1.27 | |
| Market cap as of 2026-07-23 | $11.9B | $147M | |
| P/E as of 2026-07-23 | 31.02 | n/a | |
| PEG as of 2026-07-23 | 2.41 | n/a | |
| Net margin as of 2026-07-23 | +13.2% | -6.2% | NYT higher |
| Gross margin as of 2026-07-23 | +51.1% | +70.9% | PLBY higher |
| Operating margin as of 2026-07-23 | +15.8% | -2.8% | NYT higher |
| ROE as of 2026-07-23 | +19.2% | -53.0% | NYT higher |
| ROA as of 2026-07-23 | +13.2% | -2.7% | NYT higher |
| Debt / equity as of 2026-07-23 | 0.00 | 4.70 | NYT lower |
| Revenue growth (YoY) as of 2026-07-23 | +10.4% | -18.4% | NYT higher |
| Revenue CAGR (3y) SEC XBRL | +7.0% | -13.3% | NYT higher |
| Dividend yield as of 2026-07-23 | +1.3% | n/a | |
| Dividend streak (yrs) SEC XBRL | 5 | 0 | NYT higher |
| Beta as of 2026-07-23 | 0.95 | 1.90 | |
| 1-year return as of 2026-07-22 close | +36.6% | -33.9% | NYT higher |
Fundamentals: Finnhub, as of 2026-07-23. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-07-22.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & Finnhub, shown with their as-of date; "Edge" cells are a pure numeric comparison, not a recommendation.