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U.S. Publishing Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 20, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies13
  • 7D2.0%
  • 3M-1.2%
  • 1Y12.4%
  • YTDn/a

The Publishing industry is up 2.0% in the last week, with News up 1.7%. During this same period, the Lee Enterprises underperformed, falling 13%. This means that the industry has gained 12% over the past year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 18% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 20 Jan 2025US$28.6bUS$18.7bUS$456.4m37.1x62.6x1.5x
Wed, 18 Dec 2024US$30.2bUS$18.7bUS$489.6m32x61.7x1.6x
Fri, 15 Nov 2024US$30.4bUS$18.8bUS$429.7m31.8x70.8x1.6x
Sun, 13 Oct 2024US$28.6bUS$18.7bUS$345.3m33.8x82.8x1.5x
Tue, 10 Sep 2024US$28.1bUS$18.7bUS$333.6m57x84.1x1.5x
Thu, 08 Aug 2024US$27.7bUS$18.6bUS$165.8m68.4x166.9x1.5x
Sat, 06 Jul 2024US$28.7bUS$18.7bUS$176.9m34.3x162.5x1.5x
Mon, 03 Jun 2024US$27.8bUS$18.8bUS$221.9m26.7x125.5x1.5x
Wed, 01 May 2024US$24.4bUS$18.8bUS$317.6m24.9x76.9x1.3x
Fri, 29 Mar 2024US$26.7bUS$18.9bUS$333.8m30.6x79.9x1.4x
Sun, 25 Feb 2024US$26.4bUS$18.9bUS$383.8m27.3x68.9x1.4x
Tue, 23 Jan 2024US$26.0bUS$18.9bUS$316.6m20.9x82.1x1.4x
Thu, 21 Dec 2023US$25.3bUS$18.9bUS$278.3m19x91.1x1.3x
Sat, 18 Nov 2023US$23.4bUS$18.9bUS$334.1m21.5x69.9x1.2x
Mon, 16 Oct 2023US$22.9bUS$18.9bUS$272.5m39.7x84.1x1.2x
Wed, 13 Sep 2023US$23.8bUS$18.9bUS$301.2m41x79x1.3x
Fri, 11 Aug 2023US$23.5bUS$19.2bUS$483.1m42.3x48.6x1.2x
Sun, 09 Jul 2023US$21.9bUS$19.2bUS$432.1m38.3x50.7x1.1x
Tue, 06 Jun 2023US$21.4bUS$19.3bUS$406.6m31.3x52.6x1.1x
Thu, 04 May 2023US$20.4bUS$19.4bUS$370.5m32.7x55.1x1.1x
Sat, 01 Apr 2023US$20.5bUS$19.4bUS$370.4m33.2x55.4x1.1x
Mon, 27 Feb 2023US$21.8bUS$20.2bUS$488.2m29.4x44.6x1.1x
Wed, 25 Jan 2023US$22.0bUS$20.4bUS$589.2m24.6x37.4x1.1x
Fri, 23 Dec 2022US$20.2bUS$20.4bUS$588.1m22.1x34.4x1x
Sun, 20 Nov 2022US$21.2bUS$20.3bUS$653.4m22.3x32.5x1x
Tue, 18 Oct 2022US$18.1bUS$20.4bUS$900.4m17.9x20x0.9x
Thu, 15 Sep 2022US$19.9bUS$20.4bUS$921.6m18.4x21.6x1x
Sat, 13 Aug 2022US$22.3bUS$20.4bUS$1.0b19.3x22.2x1.1x
Mon, 11 Jul 2022US$19.0bUS$20.1bUS$903.0m18.6x21.1x0.9x
Wed, 08 Jun 2022US$21.6bUS$20.1bUS$904.0m20.5x23.9x1.1x
Fri, 06 May 2022US$23.6bUS$20.4bUS$832.8m22.5x28.3x1.2x
Sun, 03 Apr 2022US$27.2bUS$20.3bUS$869.1m26.7x31.3x1.3x
Tue, 01 Mar 2022US$29.3bUS$23.2bUS$1.1b23.6x26.6x1.3x
Thu, 27 Jan 2022US$27.5bUS$22.9bUS$995.2m23.1x27.7x1.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

27.7x


Total Market Cap: US$27.5bTotal Earnings: US$995.2mTotal Revenue: US$22.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Publishing Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 62.9x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the American Publishing industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 62.8x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.2x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.5x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Publishing industry have declined 23% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 6.4% per year.
  • This means overall sales from these companies are declining and profits are subsequently falling as well.

Industry Comparison

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

US Market3.25%
Telecom1.59%
Media2.63%
Publishing1.97%
Advertising4.29%
Cable and Satellite2.47%
Broadcasting-0.42%
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$27.431.7%
+US$253.1m		14.1%PE43.9x
NYT New York TimesUS$51.862.1%
+US$173.8m		8.0%PE30.4x
WLY John Wiley & SonsUS$44.014.5%
+US$103.2m		34.4%PS1.4x
SCHL ScholasticUS$20.005.4%
+US$28.9m		-47.8%PS0.4x
GCI GannettUS$4.980.6%
+US$4.2m		109.2%PS0.3x
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Latest News

NYT

US$51.86

New York Times

7D

2.1%

1Y

8.0%

SCHL

US$20.00

Scholastic

7D

5.4%

1Y

-47.8%

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LEE

US$12.15

Lee Enterprises

7D

-15.4%

1Y

15.6%

WLY

US$44.01

John Wiley & Sons

7D

4.5%

1Y

34.4%

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Jan 06

NWSA

US$27.43

News

7D

1.7%

1Y

14.1%

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Dec 30
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GCI

US$4.98

Gannett

7D

0.6%

1Y

109.2%

DALN

US$6.79

DallasNews

7D

-3.7%

1Y

60.5%