New York Times (NYT) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
New York Times' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 20.89% for Q2 2026, up 3.16 percentage points from 17.73% a year earlier and up 1.16 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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New York Times (NYT) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, New York Times' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 19.16%, up 2.94 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased in each of the last three years, with a five-year change of +8.86 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 16.22% in FY2024 (+2.49 pp), 13.73% in FY2023 (+3.51 pp), 10.21% in FY2022 (-4.07 pp) and 14.28% in FY2021 (+3.98 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in data going back to Q3 2010.
- Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for 13 consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.89 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years came in Q4 2021 (a gain of 3.54 percentage points), and the weakest in Q4 2022 (a drop of 3.35 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows NYT's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at 19.72% (Q1 2026), 18.97% (Q4 2025) and 18.68% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Skydance | 40.81 Bn | 33.65 Bn | 2.37 Bn | 5.02% |
| 2 | Fox | 28.36 Bn | 14.11 Bn | - | 15.51% |
| 3 | Omnicom | 24.24 Bn | 6.32 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 6.52% |
| 4 | News | 14.40 Bn | 7.03 Bn | - | 12.15% |
| 5 | New York Times | 11.56 Bn | 8.99 Bn | 395.07 Mn | 21.26% |
| 6 | Pearson | 10.96 Bn | 8.09 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 10.86 Bn | 10.31 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 6.94% |
| 8 | Nexstar Media | 6.37 Bn | 5.01 Bn | 1.20 Bn | 8.76% |
| 9 | Wpp | 6.05 Bn | -5.75 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Versant Media | 4.82 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 715.00 Mn | 9.72% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 21.26% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 20.89% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 19.72% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 18.97% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 18.68% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 17.73% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 16.18% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 16.04% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 15.67% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 15.22% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 13.97% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 13.68% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 12.27% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 11.72% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 11.39% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 10.34% |
| Sep 25, 2022 | 8.06% |
| Jun 26, 2022 | 9.07% |
| Mar 27, 2022 | 9.22% |
| Sep 26, 2021 | 13.52% |
API Access
New York Times Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] 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=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=NYT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=NYT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();