New York Times (NYT) Payout Ratio (2014 - 2026)
New York Times' (NYT) Payout Ratio came in at 0.32 for Q2 2026, up 9.0% from 0.29 a year earlier and up 3.6% from the prior quarter.
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New York Times (NYT) Payout Ratio (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Since Q4 2014, New York Times has reported Payout Ratio for 47 quarters.
- In prior years, New York Times' Payout Ratio was 0.28 in FY2024 (-5.7%), 0.30 in FY2023 (-8.5%), 0.33 in FY2022 (+58.4%) and 0.21 in FY2021 (-46.3%).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Payout Ratio since Q3 2023.
- On a year-over-year basis, Payout Ratio has increased in each of the last five quarters, with growth averaging 2.2% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Payout Ratio in the past five years was Q4 2022, with growth of 58.4%; the weakest was Q4 2021, with a decline of 46.3%.
- According to Business Quant data, Payout Ratio for the three prior quarters was 0.31 (Q1 2026), 0.32 (Q4 2025) and 0.30 (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.62 Bn | 63.29 Bn | 4.10 Bn |
| 2 | Fox | 27.00 Bn | 12.91 Bn | - |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.21 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 1.30 Bn |
| 4 | News | 15.94 Bn | 8.14 Bn | - |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 11.45 Bn | 9.37 Bn | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 10.22 Bn | 7.71 Bn | 394.61 Mn |
| 7 | Pearson | 10.20 Bn | 7.34 Bn | - |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.72 Bn | 8.30 Bn | 1.44 Bn |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 5.91 Bn | 5.85 Bn | - |
| 10 | Wpp | 5.33 Bn | -6.48 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.32 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.31 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.32 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.30 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.29 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.28 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.28 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.28 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.28 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.29 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.30 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.34 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.36 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.31 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.33 |
| Sep 25, 2022 | 0.31 |
| Jun 26, 2022 | 0.26 |
| Mar 27, 2022 | 0.26 |
| Dec 26, 2021 | 0.21 |
| Sep 26, 2021 | 0.27 |
API Access
New York Times Payout Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=payout-ratio&ticker=NYT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payout-ratio", "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=payout-ratio&ticker=NYT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();