New York Times (NYT) Return on Assets [ROA] (2010 - 2026)
New York Times' Return on Assets [ROA] was 13.44% in Q2 2026, up 1.88 percentage points from 11.57% a year earlier and up 0.39 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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New York Times (NYT) Return on Assets [ROA] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Assets [ROA] at New York Times came in at 11.78%, up 1.21 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] has now increased for three consecutive years, with a five-year change of +7.20 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Assets [ROA] was 10.58% in FY2024 (+1.71 pp), 8.87% in FY2023 (+2.05 pp), 6.82% in FY2022 (-2.21 pp) and 9.03% in FY2021 (+4.44 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] in data going back to Q3 2010.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Assets [ROA] has increased for 12 straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.74 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Assets [ROA] over five years was Q4 2021 (a gain of 4.21 percentage points); the worst was Q4 2022 (a drop of 1.85 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, NYT's Return on Assets [ROA] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 13.06% (Q1 2026), 11.69% (Q4 2025) and 11.87% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.62 Bn | 63.29 Bn | 4.10 Bn | -3.21% |
| 2 | Fox | 26.41 Bn | 12.32 Bn | - | 7.80% |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.49 Bn | 3.19 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 0.97% |
| 4 | News | 15.94 Bn | 8.13 Bn | - | 4.78% |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 10.35 Bn | 8.27 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Pearson | 10.28 Bn | 7.42 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | New York Times | 10.22 Bn | 7.71 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 13.44% |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.64 Bn | 8.22 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 3.24% |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 6.29 Bn | 6.23 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Wpp | 5.45 Bn | -6.36 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 13.44% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 13.06% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 11.69% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 11.87% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 11.57% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 10.87% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 10.49% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 10.32% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 10.19% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 9.40% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.85% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 7.69% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 7.12% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 7.65% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.89% |
| Sep 25, 2022 | 6.88% |
| Jun 26, 2022 | 7.58% |
| Mar 27, 2022 | 7.21% |
| Dec 26, 2021 | 8.74% |
| Sep 26, 2021 | 6.68% |
API Access
New York Times Return on Assets [ROA] 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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=NYT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=NYT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();