New York Times (NYT) Return on Equity [ROE] (2010 - 2026)
New York Times (NYT) recorded Return on Equity [ROE] of 19.40% in Q2 2026, up 2.63 percentage points from 16.77% a year earlier and up 0.49 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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New York Times (NYT) Return on Equity [ROE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, New York Times reported Return on Equity [ROE] of 17.34%, up 1.41 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Equity [ROE] has increased for three straight years, with a five-year change of +9.27 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 15.92% in FY2024 (+2.08 pp), 13.84% in FY2023 (+2.77 pp), 11.07% in FY2022 (-4.26 pp) and 15.34% in FY2021 (+7.27 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since Q3 2013.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Equity [ROE] has increased for 12 consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.22 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Equity [ROE] in the last five years was a gain of 6.81 percentage points in Q4 2021, against a drop of 3.55 percentage points in Q4 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 18.91% (Q1 2026), 17.10% (Q4 2025) and 17.25% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.70 Bn | 63.36 Bn | 4.10 Bn | -9.26% |
| 2 | Fox | 28.93 Bn | 14.74 Bn | - | 15.15% |
| 3 | Omnicom | 23.00 Bn | 5.09 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 4.78% |
| 4 | News | 17.20 Bn | 8.68 Bn | - | 8.03% |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.94 Bn | 9.05 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 11.19 Bn | 8.68 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 19.40% |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 9.16 Bn | 8.74 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 7.45% |
| 8 | Skydance | 7.66 Bn | 5.58 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.74 Bn | -6.30 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Nexstar Media | 5.14 Bn | 3.97 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 8.25% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 19.40% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 18.91% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 17.10% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 17.25% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 16.77% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 15.90% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 15.55% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 15.33% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 15.19% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 14.29% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 13.62% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 11.85% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 11.07% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 12.06% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 11.07% |
| Sep 25, 2022 | 11.23% |
| Jun 26, 2022 | 12.59% |
| Mar 27, 2022 | 12.09% |
| Dec 26, 2021 | 14.61% |
| Sep 26, 2021 | 11.14% |
API Access
New York Times Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=NYT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=NYT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();