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U.S. Publishing Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 27, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies11
  • 7D4.2%
  • 3M-4.7%
  • 1Y11.9%
  • YTDn/a

In the last week, the Publishing industry is up 4.2%, with News up 4.9%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 12%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 20% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 27 Apr 2025US$28.1bUS$18.8bUS$753.2m35.9x37.3x1.5x
Tue, 25 Mar 2025US$27.7bUS$18.8bUS$753.2m36.2x36.8x1.5x
Thu, 20 Feb 2025US$30.0bUS$18.9bUS$546.9m33.7x54.8x1.6x
Sat, 18 Jan 2025US$28.6bUS$18.7bUS$456.4m37.1x62.7x1.5x
Mon, 16 Dec 2024US$30.1bUS$18.7bUS$489.6m32.2x61.4x1.6x
Wed, 13 Nov 2024US$30.8bUS$18.8bUS$432.2m32.3x71.2x1.6x
Fri, 11 Oct 2024US$28.8bUS$18.7bUS$345.3m33.6x83.5x1.5x
Sun, 08 Sep 2024US$28.2bUS$18.7bUS$333.6m56.9x84.4x1.5x
Tue, 06 Aug 2024US$27.9bUS$18.6bUS$165.8m66.9x168.4x1.5x
Thu, 04 Jul 2024US$28.7bUS$18.7bUS$176.9m34.3x162.5x1.5x
Sat, 01 Jun 2024US$27.6bUS$18.8bUS$221.9m26.7x124.5x1.5x
Mon, 29 Apr 2024US$24.8bUS$18.8bUS$317.6m25.2x78.1x1.3x
Wed, 27 Mar 2024US$26.4bUS$18.9bUS$333.8m29.6x79.1x1.4x
Fri, 23 Feb 2024US$26.2bUS$19.0bUS$439.5m23.6x59.7x1.4x
Sun, 21 Jan 2024US$25.4bUS$18.9bUS$316.6m20.4x80.3x1.3x
Tue, 19 Dec 2023US$25.1bUS$18.9bUS$278.1m18.7x90.2x1.3x
Thu, 16 Nov 2023US$23.3bUS$18.9bUS$334.1m21.4x69.8x1.2x
Sat, 14 Oct 2023US$22.9bUS$18.9bUS$272.5m39.7x84.1x1.2x
Mon, 11 Sep 2023US$23.8bUS$18.9bUS$301.2m41.2x78.9x1.3x
Wed, 09 Aug 2023US$23.5bUS$19.2bUS$498.3m40.9x47.2x1.2x
Fri, 07 Jul 2023US$21.8bUS$19.2bUS$432.1m38x50.4x1.1x
Sun, 04 Jun 2023US$21.4bUS$19.3bUS$406.6m31.7x52.6x1.1x
Tue, 02 May 2023US$20.9bUS$19.4bUS$370.5m33.3x56.5x1.1x
Thu, 30 Mar 2023US$20.2bUS$19.4bUS$370.4m32.6x54.4x1x
Sat, 25 Feb 2023US$21.8bUS$20.2bUS$488.2m29.4x44.7x1.1x
Mon, 23 Jan 2023US$21.7bUS$20.4bUS$589.2m24.5x36.9x1.1x
Wed, 21 Dec 2022US$19.9bUS$20.4bUS$588.1m21.7x33.9x1x
Fri, 18 Nov 2022US$21.3bUS$20.3bUS$653.4m22.3x32.6x1x
Sun, 16 Oct 2022US$18.1bUS$20.4bUS$900.4m17.9x20x0.9x
Tue, 13 Sep 2022US$20.7bUS$20.4bUS$921.6m19x22.5x1x
Thu, 11 Aug 2022US$21.7bUS$20.4bUS$1.0b19.1x21.6x1.1x
Sat, 09 Jul 2022US$19.0bUS$20.1bUS$903.0m18.6x21.1x0.9x
Mon, 06 Jun 2022US$21.3bUS$20.1bUS$904.0m21x23.6x1.1x
Wed, 04 May 2022US$24.3bUS$20.3bUS$869.2m23.8x28x1.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

28x


Total Market Cap: US$24.3bTotal Earnings: US$869.2mTotal Revenue: US$20.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Publishing Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 64.4x202320242025
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 37.0x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 64.4x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.3x 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 4.7% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 2.6% 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 Market4.78%
Telecom6.03%
Media3.67%
Publishing4.24%
Advertising5.18%
Cable and Satellite3.37%
Broadcasting2.51%
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$27.134.9%
+US$719.3m
12.0%PE35.9x
NYT New York TimesUS$51.213.9%
+US$317.3m
18.6%PE28.5x
WLY John Wiley & SonsUS$43.571.7%
+US$38.8m
13.6%PE56.8x
SCHL ScholasticUS$17.688.5%
+US$36.8m
-51.5%PE25.4x
DALN DallasNewsUS$5.1812.9%
+US$3.2m
45.9%PE211.6x
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