New York Times (NYT) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
New York Times (NYT) reported Operating Margin of 15.87% for Q3 2026, up 0.91 percentage points from 14.95% a year earlier and up 0.39 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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New York Times (NYT) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026, New York Times' Operating Margin came in at 16.16%, up 1.01 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 15.28%, up 1.70 percentage points from FY2024.
- Operating Margin has increased for three consecutive years, with a five-year change of +5.39 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Operating Margin came in at 13.58% in FY2024 (+2.19 pp), 11.39% in FY2023 (+2.64 pp), 8.75% in FY2022 (-4.17 pp) and 12.92% in FY2021 (+3.04 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Operating Margin spans a low of 1.17% in Q1 2022 and a high of 20.18% in Q4 2024.
- Year over year, Operating Margin gained in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.54 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Operating Margin in five years was Q4 2023 (a gain of 5.15 percentage points); the low point was Q1 2022 (a drop of 9.75 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 15.48% (Q2 2026), 12.72% (Q1 2026) and 20.14% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Skydance | 38.27 Bn | 31.11 Bn | 2.37 Bn | 5.24% |
| 2 | Fox | 28.80 Bn | 14.55 Bn | - | 18.79% |
| 3 | Omnicom | 24.00 Bn | 6.07 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 15.44% |
| 4 | News | 14.59 Bn | 7.22 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | New York Times | 11.58 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 395.07 Mn | 15.87% |
| 6 | Pearson | 11.06 Bn | 8.20 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 10.73 Bn | 10.18 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 22.25% |
| 8 | Nexstar Media | 6.41 Bn | 5.06 Bn | 1.20 Bn | 24.94% |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.99 Bn | -5.80 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Versant Media | 4.96 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 715.00 Mn | 6.90% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 15.87% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 15.48% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 12.72% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 20.14% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 14.95% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 15.54% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 9.22% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 20.18% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 11.99% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 12.70% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 8.13% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 19.08% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 10.62% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 9.44% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.98% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 13.93% |
| Sep 25, 2022 | 9.31% |
| Jun 26, 2022 | 9.30% |
| Mar 27, 2022 | 1.17% |
| Sep 26, 2021 | 9.62% |
API Access
New York Times Operating Margin API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=NYT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "NYT", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=NYT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();