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U.S. Publishing Industry Analysis

UpdatedJul 16, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies16
  • 7D-0.9%
  • 3M13.0%
  • 1Y-0.5%
  • YTDn/a

The Publishing industry has been flat over the last week, but New York Times has lost 3.6%. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 3.1% in that time. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 14% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 16 Jul 2025US$30.6bUS$18.8bUS$952.7m25.9x32.1x1.6x
Fri, 13 Jun 2025US$29.4bUS$18.9bUS$937.2m20.9x31.4x1.6x
Sun, 11 May 2025US$29.2bUS$18.8bUS$908.4m28x32.1x1.6x
Tue, 08 Apr 2025US$25.7bUS$18.8bUS$753.2m31.9x34.2x1.4x
Thu, 06 Mar 2025US$27.7bUS$18.8bUS$634.1m31.7x43.7x1.5x
Sat, 01 Feb 2025US$29.2bUS$18.7bUS$461.5m38.4x63.4x1.6x
Mon, 30 Dec 2024US$29.1bUS$18.7bUS$456.4m37.8x63.8x1.6x
Wed, 27 Nov 2024US$30.9bUS$18.8bUS$429.7m32x72x1.6x
Fri, 25 Oct 2024US$28.4bUS$18.7bUS$345.3m33.3x82.3x1.5x
Sun, 22 Sep 2024US$28.6bUS$18.7bUS$333.6m56.4x85.8x1.5x
Tue, 20 Aug 2024US$29.0bUS$18.8bUS$242.8m59.4x119.5x1.5x
Thu, 18 Jul 2024US$29.8bUS$18.7bUS$176.9m35x168.6x1.6x
Sat, 15 Jun 2024US$27.9bUS$18.7bUS$178.8m25.6x155.9x1.5x
Mon, 13 May 2024US$26.1bUS$18.8bUS$220.6m25.5x118.4x1.4x
Wed, 10 Apr 2024US$25.7bUS$18.8bUS$317.6m25.6x81x1.4x
Fri, 08 Mar 2024US$26.5bUS$18.9bUS$341.3m30.6x77.7x1.4x
Sun, 04 Feb 2024US$26.3bUS$18.9bUS$316.6m19.7x83.1x1.4x
Tue, 02 Jan 2024US$26.2bUS$18.9bUS$316.6m20.4x82.8x1.4x
Thu, 30 Nov 2023US$24.3bUS$18.9bUS$334.1m20.4x72.6x1.3x
Sat, 28 Oct 2023US$22.0bUS$18.9bUS$275.5m28.6x80x1.2x
Mon, 25 Sep 2023US$22.3bUS$18.9bUS$272.5m38.6x81.9x1.2x
Wed, 23 Aug 2023US$23.3bUS$19.0bUS$375.6m59.4x62.1x1.2x
Fri, 21 Jul 2023US$22.5bUS$19.2bUS$432.1m39.3x52.1x1.2x
Sun, 18 Jun 2023US$21.5bUS$19.2bUS$431.8m37.2x49.8x1.1x
Tue, 16 May 2023US$21.1bUS$19.3bUS$369.4m31.5x57x1.1x
Thu, 13 Apr 2023US$20.6bUS$19.4bUS$370.4m33.2x55.7x1.1x
Sat, 11 Mar 2023US$19.7bUS$19.4bUS$378.3m30.8x52x1x
Mon, 06 Feb 2023US$23.7bUS$20.4bUS$589.2m26.8x40.3x1.2x
Wed, 04 Jan 2023US$20.7bUS$20.4bUS$588.1m22.8x35.2x1x
Fri, 02 Dec 2022US$22.1bUS$20.3bUS$653.4m23x33.8x1.1x
Sun, 30 Oct 2022US$19.2bUS$20.4bUS$896.2m20x21.4x0.9x
Tue, 27 Sep 2022US$17.6bUS$20.4bUS$900.4m17.8x19.5x0.9x
Thu, 25 Aug 2022US$20.9bUS$20.4bUS$953.3m19.1x21.9x1x
Sat, 23 Jul 2022US$20.0bUS$20.1bUS$903.0m19.7x22.2x1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

22.2x


Total Market Cap: US$20.0bTotal Earnings: US$903.0mTotal Revenue: US$20.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Publishing Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 65.1x202320242025
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 32.0x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 65.1x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.3x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.6x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Publishing industry have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have declined 2.3% per year.
  • This means that the cost of doing business could be reducing since sales have declined but profits have remained steady.

Industry Comparison

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

US Market0.15%
Telecom0.47%
Media-2.69%
Publishing-0.93%
Advertising0.95%
Broadcasting-0.039%
Cable and Satellite-4.69%
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$29.670.7%
+US$111.6m		4.3%PE35.9x
DALN DallasNewsUS$13.67203.1%
+US$49.0m		314.2%PE2.5x
LEE Lee EnterprisesUS$6.614.9%
+US$1.9m		-35.4%PS0.07x

Latest News

WLY
US$40.80
John Wiley & Sons
7D
-4.4%
1Y
-15.6%

When Should You Buy John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:WLY)?

Jul 16
When Should You Buy John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:WLY)?
NWSA
US$29.67
News
7D
0.7%
1Y
4.3%
DALN
US$13.67
DallasNews
7D
203.1%
1Y
314.2%
SCHL
US$21.17
Scholastic
7D
-1.0%
1Y
-44.3%

Scholastic: Challenged, As Expected

Jul 05
NYT
US$54.37
New York Times
7D
-3.6%
1Y
1.2%

When Should You Buy The New York Times Company (NYSE:NYT)?

Jul 03
When Should You Buy The New York Times Company (NYSE:NYT)?
GCI
US$3.68
Gannett
7D
-0.8%
1Y
-26.4%
LEE
US$6.61
Lee Enterprises
7D
4.9%
1Y
-35.4%