New York Times (NYT) Cost of Revenue (2009 - 2026)
New York Times' Cost of Revenue was $367.84 million in Q2 2026, up 8.6% from $338.78 million a year earlier and up 1.4% from the prior quarter.
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New York Times (NYT) Cost of Revenue (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, New York Times' Cost of Revenue was $1.45 billion through Jun 30, 2026, up 7.7% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $1.39 billion, up 6.1% from FY2024.
- Cost of Revenue has now increased for five consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 7.7% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Cost of Revenue was $1.31 billion in FY2024 (+4.8%), $1.25 billion in FY2023 (+3.3%), $1.21 billion in FY2022 (+16.3%) and $1.04 billion in FY2021 (+8.4%).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Cost of Revenue since Q4 2018.
- Compared with a year earlier, Cost of Revenue has increased for ten straight quarters, with growth averaging 6.7% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Cost of Revenue over five years was Q2 2022 (growth of 19.6%); the worst was Q4 2023 (a decline of 3.3%).
- Per Business Quant data, NYT's Cost of Revenue in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was $362.94 million (Q1 2026), $367.22 million (Q4 2025) and $349.08 million (Q3 2025).
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