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U.S. Publishing Industry Analysis

UpdatedDec 19, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies13
  • 7D1.7%
  • 3M-2.5%
  • 1Y5.1%
  • YTDn/a

The Publishing industry has stayed flat over the last week. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 4.2% in that time. Earnings are forecast to grow by 15% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 19 Dec 2025US$29.9bUS$16.9bUS$998.5m16.1x29.9x1.8x
Sun, 16 Nov 2025US$29.2bUS$16.9bUS$994.0m19.5x29.4x1.7x
Tue, 14 Oct 2025US$27.5bUS$16.8bUS$1.0b20x27.4x1.6x
Thu, 11 Sep 2025US$30.4bUS$17.0bUS$1.0b22.7x30.3x1.8x
Sat, 09 Aug 2025US$30.3bUS$17.0bUS$992.3m24.6x30.5x1.8x
Mon, 07 Jul 2025US$30.7bUS$18.8bUS$952.7m27.5x32.3x1.6x
Wed, 04 Jun 2025US$29.3bUS$18.8bUS$909.5m25.4x32.2x1.6x
Fri, 02 May 2025US$28.3bUS$18.8bUS$753.2m35.8x37.6x1.5x
Sun, 30 Mar 2025US$27.3bUS$18.8bUS$753.2m35.2x36.2x1.5x
Tue, 25 Feb 2025US$28.4bUS$18.8bUS$634.1m32.3x44.8x1.5x
Thu, 23 Jan 2025US$29.0bUS$18.7bUS$456.4m37.8x63.4x1.5x
Sat, 21 Dec 2024US$29.1bUS$18.7bUS$461.5m37.8x63x1.6x
Mon, 18 Nov 2024US$29.9bUS$18.8bUS$429.7m30.7x69.5x1.6x
Wed, 16 Oct 2024US$28.9bUS$18.7bUS$345.3m33.7x83.8x1.5x
Fri, 13 Sep 2024US$27.7bUS$18.7bUS$333.6m55.6x82.9x1.5x
Sun, 11 Aug 2024US$29.0bUS$18.8bUS$242.8m59.3x119.5x1.5x
Tue, 09 Jul 2024US$28.6bUS$18.7bUS$176.9m34.1x161.7x1.5x
Thu, 06 Jun 2024US$27.7bUS$18.8bUS$221.9m26.2x124.9x1.5x
Sat, 04 May 2024US$24.9bUS$18.8bUS$222.5m25.8x112.1x1.3x
Mon, 01 Apr 2024US$26.5bUS$18.9bUS$333.8m30.6x79.4x1.4x
Wed, 28 Feb 2024US$26.4bUS$18.9bUS$383.8m27.7x68.8x1.4x
Fri, 26 Jan 2024US$26.4bUS$18.9bUS$316.6m20.7x83.3x1.4x
Sun, 24 Dec 2023US$25.4bUS$18.9bUS$278.3m18.9x91.3x1.3x
Tue, 21 Nov 2023US$23.5bUS$18.9bUS$334.1m21.5x70.2x1.2x
Thu, 19 Oct 2023US$23.4bUS$18.9bUS$272.5m39.5x85.9x1.2x
Sat, 16 Sep 2023US$23.2bUS$18.9bUS$301.2m40.4x77x1.2x
Mon, 14 Aug 2023US$24.1bUS$19.0bUS$365.1m61.4x66.1x1.3x
Wed, 12 Jul 2023US$22.4bUS$19.2bUS$432.1m39.2x51.8x1.2x
Fri, 09 Jun 2023US$21.6bUS$19.3bUS$406.6m31.9x53.2x1.1x
Sun, 07 May 2023US$20.6bUS$19.3bUS$383.8m32.8x53.6x1.1x
Tue, 04 Apr 2023US$20.6bUS$19.4bUS$370.4m33.5x55.6x1.1x
Thu, 02 Mar 2023US$21.4bUS$20.2bUS$488.2m28.8x43.8x1.1x
Sat, 28 Jan 2023US$22.7bUS$20.4bUS$589.2m25.3x38.5x1.1x
Mon, 26 Dec 2022US$20.6bUS$20.4bUS$588.1m22.4x35.1x1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

35.1x


Total Market Cap: US$20.6bTotal Earnings: US$588.1mTotal Revenue: US$20.4bTotal 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 29.9x 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 1.8x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Publishing industry have grown 19% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have declined 6.1% 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-2.05%
Telecom-1.35%
Media2.51%
Publishing1.69%
Cable and Satellite5.28%
Advertising0.74%
Broadcasting-3.27%
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$70.633.9%
+US$431.8m		33.6%PE33.9x
NWSA NewsUS$26.230.5%
+US$62.0m		-5.0%PE30.9x
TDAY USA TODAYUS$5.622.4%
+US$18.6m		10.4%PE8.4x
WLY John Wiley & SonsUS$31.140.6%
+US$10.5m		-29.8%PE16.1x

Latest News

NYT
US$70.63
New York Times
7D
3.9%
1Y
33.6%
SCHL
US$28.77
Scholastic
7D
-0.9%
1Y
15.8%
WLY
US$31.14
John Wiley & Sons
7D
0.6%
1Y
-29.8%
NWSA
US$26.23
News
7D
0.5%
1Y
-5.0%

NWSA: Media Licensing And Social Media Deal Participation Will Drive Future Upside

Analysts have modestly raised their price target to approximately $36.69 per share. This reflects incremental confidence in the company’s stable growth outlook, an unchanged fair value assessment, and slightly refined assumptions for the discount rate, revenue growth, profit margins, and future valuation multiples.
LEE
US$4.00
Lee Enterprises
7D
-1.5%
1Y
-73.6%
TDAY
US$5.62
USA TODAY
7D
2.4%
1Y
10.4%

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