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U.S. Publishing Industry Analysis

UpdatedMar 06, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies11
  • 7D2.4%
  • 3M7.6%
  • 1Y13.4%
  • YTDn/a

In the last week, the Publishing industry is up 2.4%, with New York Times up 3.9%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 13%. Looking forward, 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
Fri, 06 Mar 2026US$30.5bUS$17.1bUS$882.7m30.6x34.5x1.8x
Sun, 01 Feb 2026US$31.3bUS$16.9bUS$1.0b16.1x31.1x1.9x
Tue, 30 Dec 2025US$30.0bUS$16.9bUS$1.0b16x29.8x1.8x
Thu, 27 Nov 2025US$29.0bUS$16.9bUS$994.0m19.7x29.2x1.7x
Sat, 25 Oct 2025US$28.2bUS$16.8bUS$1.0b20.3x28.2x1.7x
Mon, 22 Sep 2025US$31.1bUS$17.0bUS$996.8m22x31.2x1.8x
Wed, 20 Aug 2025US$30.9bUS$17.0bUS$992.3m25.5x31.1x1.8x
Fri, 18 Jul 2025US$30.1bUS$18.8bUS$952.7m25.3x31.6x1.6x
Sun, 15 Jun 2025US$29.0bUS$18.9bUS$937.2m19.2x30.9x1.5x
Tue, 13 May 2025US$29.2bUS$18.8bUS$908.4m28.1x32.1x1.6x
Thu, 10 Apr 2025US$24.9bUS$18.8bUS$753.2m34.7x33.1x1.3x
Sat, 08 Mar 2025US$28.1bUS$18.8bUS$725.1m37x38.8x1.5x
Mon, 03 Feb 2025US$29.2bUS$18.7bUS$460.1m38.4x63.6x1.6x
Wed, 01 Jan 2025US$28.7bUS$18.7bUS$456.4m37.3x63x1.5x
Fri, 29 Nov 2024US$30.5bUS$18.8bUS$429.7m31.9x71x1.6x
Sun, 27 Oct 2024US$28.7bUS$18.7bUS$345.3m33.8x83x1.5x
Tue, 24 Sep 2024US$28.6bUS$18.7bUS$333.6m56.4x85.8x1.5x
Thu, 22 Aug 2024US$29.1bUS$18.8bUS$242.8m59.3x119.8x1.5x
Sat, 20 Jul 2024US$29.1bUS$18.6bUS$137.1m68.3x212.5x1.6x
Mon, 17 Jun 2024US$27.7bUS$18.7bUS$178.8m25.6x155.1x1.5x
Wed, 15 May 2024US$26.4bUS$18.8bUS$220.6m25.5x119.7x1.4x
Fri, 12 Apr 2024US$25.3bUS$18.8bUS$317.6m25.5x79.6x1.3x
Sun, 10 Mar 2024US$26.6bUS$18.9bUS$341.3m30.6x78x1.4x
Tue, 06 Feb 2024US$25.8bUS$18.9bUS$316.6m19.7x81.6x1.4x
Thu, 04 Jan 2024US$25.7bUS$18.9bUS$316.6m20.2x81.2x1.4x
Sat, 02 Dec 2023US$24.3bUS$18.9bUS$334.1m21.1x72.7x1.3x
Mon, 30 Oct 2023US$22.0bUS$18.9bUS$275.5m28.6x80x1.2x
Wed, 27 Sep 2023US$22.2bUS$18.9bUS$272.5m37.7x81.4x1.2x
Fri, 25 Aug 2023US$23.3bUS$19.0bUS$375.6m59.4x62x1.2x
Sun, 23 Jul 2023US$22.3bUS$19.3bUS$455.7m38.5x49x1.2x
Tue, 20 Jun 2023US$21.5bUS$19.2bUS$432.1m37.2x49.7x1.1x
Thu, 18 May 2023US$21.1bUS$19.3bUS$406.6m31.6x51.9x1.1x
Sat, 15 Apr 2023US$20.8bUS$19.4bUS$370.4m33.4x56.1x1.1x
Mon, 13 Mar 2023US$19.7bUS$19.4bUS$378.3m30.8x52x1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

52x


Total Market Cap: US$19.7bTotal Earnings: US$378.3mTotal Revenue: US$19.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Publishing Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 65.1x202420252026
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 34.5x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 65.1x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.5x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.8x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Publishing industry have grown 33% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have declined 4.2% 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 Market-1.24%
Telecom0.0058%
Media3.71%
Publishing2.35%
Advertising6.03%
Broadcasting4.15%
Cable and Satellite2.51%
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
NYT New York TimesUS$81.953.9%
+US$413.9m		73.0%PE38.4x
WLY John Wiley & SonsUS$34.7313.6%
+US$218.1m		-20.5%PE17.9x
SCHL ScholasticUS$35.463.6%
+US$31.0m		75.6%PS0.6x
LEE Lee EnterprisesUS$9.023.9%
+US$7.6m		8.0%PS0.4x
TDAY USA TODAYUS$6.420.3%
+US$2.9m		81.4%PE535.9x

Latest News

SCHL
US$35.46
Scholastic
7D
3.6%
1Y
75.6%
TDAY
US$6.42
USA TODAY
7D
0.3%
1Y
81.4%
NWSA
US$24.28
News
7D
-0.2%
1Y
-14.1%
NYT
US$81.95
New York Times
7D
3.9%
1Y
73.0%

NYT: Future Returns Will Depend On Maintaining Rich P/E Assumptions

Analysts have raised their fair value estimate for New York Times to $60.00 from $55.00, citing updated assumptions about revenue growth, profit margins, and future P/E that are consistent with recent price target increases from several research firms. Analyst Commentary The latest Street research around New York Times centers on a cluster of price target revisions, including updates from JPMorgan and several other firms.
WLY
US$34.73
John Wiley & Sons
7D
13.6%
1Y
-20.5%
LEE
US$9.02
Lee Enterprises
7D
3.9%
1Y
8.0%