USA TODAY Co., Inc.

NYSE:TDAY Stock Report

Market Cap: US$630.4m

USA TODAY Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 2/6

USA TODAY has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 68.2%, while the Media industry saw earnings growing at 10.8% annually. Revenues have been declining at an average rate of 7.5% per year. USA TODAY's return on equity is 49.7%, and it has net margins of 4.1%.

Key information

68.23%

Earnings growth rate

69.70%

EPS growth rate

Media Industry Growth13.17%
Revenue growth rate-7.46%
Return on equity49.68%
Net Margin4.11%
Last Earnings Update30 Sep 2025

Recent past performance updates

Gannett's (NYSE:GCI) Profits May Be Overstating Its True Earnings Potential

Nov 07
Gannett's (NYSE:GCI) Profits May Be Overstating Its True Earnings Potential

Gannett's (NYSE:GCI) Earnings Might Be Weaker Than You Think

May 08
Gannett's (NYSE:GCI) Earnings Might Be Weaker Than You Think

Recent updates

Gannett's (NYSE:GCI) Profits May Be Overstating Its True Earnings Potential

Nov 07
Gannett's (NYSE:GCI) Profits May Be Overstating Its True Earnings Potential

Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE:GCI) Just Reported Third-Quarter Earnings: Have Analysts Changed Their Mind On The Stock?

Nov 02
Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE:GCI) Just Reported Third-Quarter Earnings: Have Analysts Changed Their Mind On The Stock?

Gannett Co., Inc.'s (NYSE:GCI) Prospects Need A Boost To Lift Shares

Oct 10
Gannett Co., Inc.'s (NYSE:GCI) Prospects Need A Boost To Lift Shares

New Revenue Sources And Cost Savings Improve Gannett's Outlook (Rating Upgrade)

Aug 15

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Aug 04
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Gannett's (NYSE:GCI) Returns Have Hit A Wall

Jul 19
Gannett's (NYSE:GCI) Returns Have Hit A Wall

Gannett's (NYSE:GCI) Earnings Might Be Weaker Than You Think

May 08
Gannett's (NYSE:GCI) Earnings Might Be Weaker Than You Think

Gannett Co., Inc.: A Deep Value Turnaround With Hidden Optionality

Mar 30

Benign Growth For Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE:GCI) Underpins Stock's 26% Plummet

Mar 09
Benign Growth For Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE:GCI) Underpins Stock's 26% Plummet

Gannett (NYSE:GCI) Seems To Be Using A Lot Of Debt

Jan 23
Gannett (NYSE:GCI) Seems To Be Using A Lot Of Debt

Gannett: Digitization Efforts Already Priced In

Jan 20

Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE:GCI) Stock Catapults 31% Though Its Price And Business Still Lag The Industry

Oct 10
Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE:GCI) Stock Catapults 31% Though Its Price And Business Still Lag The Industry

After Summer Surge, Gannett No Longer Seems To Be A Value Buy

Sep 23

Is Gannett (NYSE:GCI) Using Too Much Debt?

Aug 27
Is Gannett (NYSE:GCI) Using Too Much Debt?

Gannett Digital Revenue On The Rise, But No Profits Yet

Jul 02

Gannett Co., Inc.'s (NYSE:GCI) Shares Bounce 33% But Its Business Still Trails The Industry

Jun 11
Gannett Co., Inc.'s (NYSE:GCI) Shares Bounce 33% But Its Business Still Trails The Industry

Gannett Co., Inc.'s (NYSE:GCI) Price Is Right But Growth Is Lacking

Mar 22
Gannett Co., Inc.'s (NYSE:GCI) Price Is Right But Growth Is Lacking

Gannett: 4 Reasons Why I Am Cautious

Dec 12

Gannett: Cash Flows Are Buried By Debt

Sep 27

Gannett: Some Risks, But Artificial Intelligence Could Imply Undervaluation

Jul 07

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How USA TODAY makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

NYSE:TDAY Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 252,339966660
30 Jun 252,3901166910
31 Mar 252,445517060
31 Dec 242,509-267140
30 Sep 242,557-1147160
30 Jun 242,598-967160
31 Mar 242,630-1237250
31 Dec 232,664-287260
30 Sep 232,725287250
30 Jun 232,790-247410
31 Mar 232,866-657680
31 Dec 222,945-787940
30 Sep 223,041-1338370
30 Jun 223,123-648410
31 Mar 223,17948310
31 Dec 213,208-1358070
30 Sep 213,257-2357950
30 Jun 213,271-2818170
31 Mar 213,234-7338270
31 Dec 203,406-6709280
30 Sep 203,229-6439310
30 Jun 202,792-6318270
31 Mar 202,429-1917450
31 Dec 191,868-1205930
29 Sep 191,585-115110
30 Jun 191,58815110
31 Mar 191,573105120
30 Dec 181,526185010
30 Sep 181,504314930
01 Jul 181,441354800
01 Apr 181,37524600
31 Dec 171,342-14460
24 Sep 171,281-134260
25 Jun 171,271-84190
26 Mar 171,263234190
25 Dec 161,255324150
25 Sep 161,255744240
26 Jun 161,261774240
27 Mar 161,245794170
27 Dec 151,196684060
27 Sep 151,049233410
28 Jun 15902122950
29 Mar 15761-32480
28 Dec 14652-32120

Quality Earnings: TDAY has a large one-off gain of $37.5M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 30th September, 2025.

Growing Profit Margin: TDAY became profitable in the past.


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: TDAY has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by 68.2% per year.

Accelerating Growth: TDAY has become profitable in the last year, making the earnings growth rate difficult to compare to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: TDAY has become profitable in the last year, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Media industry (9.5%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: Whilst TDAY's Return on Equity (49.68%) is outstanding, this metric is skewed due to their high level of debt.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/11/21 11:22
End of Day Share Price 2025/11/21 00:00
Earnings2025/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

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Management10 years
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Analyst Sources

USA TODAY Co., Inc. is covered by 9 analysts. 5 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Jason BazinetCitigroup Inc
Matthew CondonCitizens JMP Securities, LLC
Andrew BooneCitizens JMP Securities, LLC