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U.S. Publishing Industry Analysis

UpdatedSep 18, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies13
  • 7D3.5%
  • 3M8.0%
  • 1Y7.7%
  • YTDn/a

The Publishing industry is up 3.5% in the last week, with News up 5.1%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 7.7%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 13% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 19 Sep 2025US$30.7bUS$17.0bUS$1.0b22.6x30.5x1.8x
Sun, 17 Aug 2025US$31.0bUS$17.0bUS$992.3m25.1x31.2x1.8x
Tue, 15 Jul 2025US$30.5bUS$18.8bUS$952.7m26.9x32x1.6x
Thu, 12 Jun 2025US$29.5bUS$18.8bUS$909.5m27.3x32.4x1.6x
Sat, 10 May 2025US$29.2bUS$18.8bUS$908.4m28x32.1x1.6x
Mon, 07 Apr 2025US$25.7bUS$18.8bUS$753.2m32.5x34.2x1.4x
Wed, 05 Mar 2025US$28.0bUS$18.8bUS$634.1m31.6x44.2x1.5x
Fri, 31 Jan 2025US$29.3bUS$18.7bUS$456.4m38.3x64.1x1.6x
Sun, 29 Dec 2024US$29.1bUS$18.7bUS$456.4m37.8x63.8x1.6x
Tue, 26 Nov 2024US$30.7bUS$18.8bUS$429.7m32.2x71.4x1.6x
Thu, 24 Oct 2024US$28.6bUS$18.7bUS$345.3m33.2x82.8x1.5x
Sat, 21 Sep 2024US$28.8bUS$18.7bUS$333.6m56.4x86.4x1.5x
Mon, 19 Aug 2024US$29.0bUS$18.8bUS$242.8m58.5x119.5x1.5x
Wed, 17 Jul 2024US$29.2bUS$18.7bUS$176.9m35.3x165.1x1.6x
Fri, 14 Jun 2024US$27.9bUS$18.8bUS$221.9m25.6x125.6x1.5x
Sun, 12 May 2024US$26.1bUS$18.8bUS$220.6m25.5x118.4x1.4x
Tue, 09 Apr 2024US$25.7bUS$18.8bUS$317.6m25.3x80.8x1.4x
Thu, 07 Mar 2024US$26.0bUS$18.9bUS$383.8m30.4x67.6x1.4x
Sat, 03 Feb 2024US$26.3bUS$18.9bUS$316.6m19.7x83.1x1.4x
Mon, 01 Jan 2024US$26.2bUS$18.9bUS$316.6m20.4x82.8x1.4x
Wed, 29 Nov 2023US$24.4bUS$18.9bUS$334.1m20.7x72.9x1.3x
Fri, 27 Oct 2023US$22.3bUS$18.9bUS$275.5m28.8x80.8x1.2x
Sun, 24 Sep 2023US$22.3bUS$18.9bUS$272.5m38.6x81.9x1.2x
Tue, 22 Aug 2023US$23.5bUS$19.0bUS$375.6m59.3x62.5x1.2x
Thu, 20 Jul 2023US$22.8bUS$19.2bUS$432.1m39.6x52.7x1.2x
Sat, 17 Jun 2023US$21.5bUS$19.2bUS$431.8m37.2x49.8x1.1x
Mon, 15 May 2023US$20.7bUS$19.3bUS$369.4m31.5x56x1.1x
Wed, 12 Apr 2023US$20.9bUS$19.4bUS$370.4m33.8x56.4x1.1x
Fri, 10 Mar 2023US$19.9bUS$19.4bUS$382.6m31.3x52.1x1x
Sun, 05 Feb 2023US$23.7bUS$20.4bUS$589.2m26.8x40.3x1.2x
Tue, 03 Jan 2023US$20.4bUS$20.4bUS$588.1m22.5x34.7x1x
Thu, 01 Dec 2022US$22.3bUS$20.3bUS$653.4m23.6x34.1x1.1x
Sat, 29 Oct 2022US$19.2bUS$20.4bUS$896.2m20x21.4x0.9x
Mon, 26 Sep 2022US$18.0bUS$20.4bUS$900.4m19.2x20x0.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

20x


Total Market Cap: US$18.0bTotal Earnings: US$900.4mTotal Revenue: US$20.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Publishing Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 65.6x202320242025
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 30.5x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 65.6x.
  • 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 3.7% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have declined 6.0% 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 Market1.17%
Telecom3.02%
Media-0.13%
Publishing3.47%
Broadcasting8.03%
Advertising-0.46%
Cable and Satellite-2.64%
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$30.453.2%
+US$514.1m		14.7%PE35.7x
GCI GannettUS$4.381.6%
+US$10.0m		-21.9%PE5.4x
LEE Lee EnterprisesUS$5.3521.0%
+US$5.8m		-37.9%PS0.06x
DALN DallasNewsUS$15.377.0%
+US$5.4m		249.3%PS0.7x
SCHL ScholasticUS$27.540.6%
+US$4.0m		-14.0%PS0.4x

Latest News

SCHL
US$27.54
Scholastic
7D
0.6%
1Y
-14.0%
NYT
US$58.48
New York Times
7D
-0.1%
1Y
7.2%

Returns Are Gaining Momentum At New York Times (NYSE:NYT)

Sep 16
Returns Are Gaining Momentum At New York Times (NYSE:NYT)
NWSA
US$30.45
News
7D
3.2%
1Y
14.7%
WLY
US$41.16
John Wiley & Sons
7D
-2.3%
1Y
-11.3%
GCI
US$4.38
Gannett
7D
1.6%
1Y
-21.9%
LEE
US$5.35
Lee Enterprises
7D
21.0%
1Y
-37.9%
DALN
US$15.37
DallasNews
7D
7.0%
1Y
249.3%