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U.S. Publishing Industry Analysis

UpdatedDec 07, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies15
  • 7D0.3%
  • 3M-5.1%
  • 1Y-3.9%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Publishing industry has remained flat, although notably John Wiley & Sons declined by 11%. As for the longer term, the industry has declined 3.9% in the last year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 15% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.S. Publishing Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 07 Dec 2025US$29.2bUS$16.9bUS$998.5m16.7x29.2x1.7x
Tue, 04 Nov 2025US$28.6bUS$16.8bUS$982.5m20.5x29.1x1.7x
Thu, 02 Oct 2025US$31.1bUS$16.8bUS$1.0b22x31x1.8x
Sat, 30 Aug 2025US$30.9bUS$17.0bUS$992.3m25.7x31.2x1.8x
Mon, 28 Jul 2025US$29.7bUS$18.8bUS$932.2m17.6x31.8x1.6x
Wed, 25 Jun 2025US$30.0bUS$18.8bUS$952.7m27.6x31.5x1.6x
Fri, 23 May 2025US$29.1bUS$18.8bUS$909.5m25x32x1.5x
Sun, 20 Apr 2025US$27.0bUS$18.8bUS$753.2m34.2x35.9x1.4x
Tue, 18 Mar 2025US$27.7bUS$18.8bUS$724.1m36x38.3x1.5x
Thu, 13 Feb 2025US$29.4bUS$18.9bUS$546.9m33.5x53.8x1.6x
Sat, 11 Jan 2025US$28.6bUS$18.7bUS$456.4m36.4x62.6x1.5x
Mon, 09 Dec 2024US$30.8bUS$18.7bUS$489.6m32.9x62.9x1.6x
Wed, 06 Nov 2024US$28.8bUS$18.7bUS$343.2m31.2x84x1.5x
Fri, 04 Oct 2024US$28.8bUS$18.7bUS$345.3m33.4x83.5x1.5x
Sun, 01 Sep 2024US$29.9bUS$18.8bUS$242.8m60.7x123.2x1.6x
Tue, 30 Jul 2024US$29.1bUS$18.6bUS$137.1m73x212.1x1.6x
Thu, 27 Jun 2024US$28.4bUS$18.7bUS$178.8m26.1x158.8x1.5x
Sat, 25 May 2024US$26.8bUS$18.8bUS$221.9m26.4x120.9x1.4x
Mon, 22 Apr 2024US$24.6bUS$18.8bUS$317.6m24.8x77.3x1.3x
Wed, 20 Mar 2024US$26.2bUS$18.9bUS$341.3m30.6x76.7x1.4x
Fri, 16 Feb 2024US$26.4bUS$19.0bUS$444.7m21.1x59.3x1.4x
Sun, 14 Jan 2024US$26.1bUS$18.9bUS$316.6m19.7x82.3x1.4x
Tue, 12 Dec 2023US$24.3bUS$18.9bUS$276.5m21.6x88x1.3x
Thu, 09 Nov 2023US$23.0bUS$18.9bUS$327.1m21x70.5x1.2x
Sat, 07 Oct 2023US$22.5bUS$18.9bUS$272.5m38.2x82.6x1.2x
Mon, 04 Sep 2023US$24.0bUS$19.0bUS$375.6m61.6x63.9x1.3x
Wed, 02 Aug 2023US$22.4bUS$19.3bUS$457.3m38.6x49x1.2x
Fri, 30 Jun 2023US$21.9bUS$19.2bUS$432.1m38x50.6x1.1x
Sun, 28 May 2023US$20.9bUS$19.3bUS$406.6m30.9x51.4x1.1x
Tue, 25 Apr 2023US$20.7bUS$19.4bUS$370.4m33.1x56x1.1x
Thu, 23 Mar 2023US$19.7bUS$19.4bUS$374.3m30.5x52.7x1x
Sat, 18 Feb 2023US$22.9bUS$20.3bUS$433.0m31x52.9x1.1x
Mon, 16 Jan 2023US$21.9bUS$20.4bUS$588.1m24.4x37.2x1.1x
Wed, 14 Dec 2022US$21.2bUS$20.3bUS$624.5m23.4x33.9x1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

33.9x


Total Market Cap: US$21.2bTotal Earnings: US$624.5mTotal Revenue: US$20.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Publishing Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 65.9x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the American Publishing industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 29.2x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 65.9x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.4x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.7x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Publishing industry have grown 17% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have declined 6.0% per year.
  • This means that less sales are being generated overall, but since cost of doing business is lower, profits have been increasing.

Industry Comparison

How does U.S. Publishing compare with similar industries?

US Market0.50%
Telecom0.83%
Media1.58%
Publishing0.29%
Cable and Satellite3.67%
Advertising1.21%
Broadcasting-3.36%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
NWSA NewsUS$26.041.4%
+US$188.0m
-11.3%PE30.7x
TDAY USA TODAYUS$5.5110.0%
+US$71.5m
4.2%PE8.2x
NYT New York TimesUS$64.750.4%
+US$40.6m
15.2%PE31.1x