Growth Metrics

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

New York Times' Return on Invested Capital history spans 16 years, with the latest figure at 0.4% for Q3 2025.

  • For Q3 2025, Return on Invested Capital rose 11.0% year-over-year to 0.4%; the TTM value through Sep 2025 reached 0.4%, up 11.0%, while the annual FY2024 figure was 0.15%, 2.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital for Q3 2025 was 0.4% at New York Times, up from 47.11% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Invested Capital topped out at 0.4% in Q3 2025 and bottomed at 47.11% in Q2 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Invested Capital is 0.13% (2021), against an average of 2.32%.
  • The largest annual shift saw Return on Invested Capital grew 22bps in 2024 before it plummeted -4731bps in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Invested Capital shows it stood at 0.13% in 2021, then fell by -30bps to 0.09% in 2022, then soared by 31bps to 0.12% in 2023, then surged by 180bps to 0.35% in 2024, then rose by 14bps to 0.4% in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for NYT's Return on Invested Capital are 0.4% (Q3 2025), 47.11% (Q2 2025), and 0.25% (Q1 2025).