New York Times (NYT) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
New York Times (NYT) reported Operating Margin of 15.48% for Q2 2026, down 0.06 percentage points from 15.54% a year earlier but up 2.76 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 Jun 30, 2026, New York Times' Operating Margin came in at 15.95%, up 1.50 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 +1.59 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 Q2 2026 came in at 12.72% (Q1 2026), 20.14% (Q4 2025) and 14.95% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.50 Bn | 63.16 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 2.72% |
| 2 | Fox | 27.18 Bn | 13.09 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.60 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 14.06% |
| 4 | News | 16.19 Bn | 8.39 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 11.39 Bn | 9.31 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 10.30 Bn | 7.79 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 15.48% |
| 7 | Pearson | 10.14 Bn | 7.28 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.74 Bn | 8.32 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 21.85% |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 6.25 Bn | 6.19 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Wpp | 5.52 Bn | -6.28 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Dec 26, 2021 | 15.84% |
| 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();