Growth Metrics

New York Times (NYT) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)

New York Times' Return on Capital Employed history spans 16 years, with the latest figure at 0.19% for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Return on Capital Employed rose 3.0% year-over-year to 0.19%; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached 0.19%, up 3.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 0.19%, 3.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q4 2025 was 0.19% at New York Times, up from 0.19% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 0.19% in Q4 2025 and bottomed at 0.1% in Q2 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 0.14% (2021), against an average of 0.14%.
  • The largest annual shift saw Return on Capital Employed rose 4bps in 2021 before it dropped -3bps in 2022.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 0.14% in 2021, then fell by -24bps to 0.1% in 2022, then surged by 32bps to 0.14% in 2023, then rose by 17bps to 0.16% in 2024, then increased by 18bps to 0.19% in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for NYT's Return on Capital Employed are 0.19% (Q4 2025), 0.19% (Q3 2025), and 0.18% (Q2 2025).