New York Times (NYT) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 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] (2009 - 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 | Skydance | 40.81 Bn | 33.65 Bn | 2.37 Bn | 0.71% |
| 2 | Fox | 28.36 Bn | 14.11 Bn | - | 9.11% |
| 3 | Omnicom | 24.24 Bn | 6.32 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 1.61% |
| 4 | News | 14.40 Bn | 7.03 Bn | - | 5.22% |
| 5 | New York Times | 11.56 Bn | 8.99 Bn | 395.07 Mn | 13.62% |
| 6 | Pearson | 10.96 Bn | 8.09 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 10.86 Bn | 10.31 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 3.31% |
| 8 | Nexstar Media | 6.37 Bn | 5.01 Bn | 1.20 Bn | 2.07% |
| 9 | Wpp | 6.05 Bn | -5.75 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Versant Media | 4.82 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 715.00 Mn | 5.72% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 13.62% |
| 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 | 6.28% |
| Jun 26, 2022 | 6.96% |
| Mar 27, 2022 | 6.08% |
| 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();