New York Times (NYT) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026)
New York Times (NYT) recorded Shares Outstanding of 162.04 million in Q2 2026, down 0.8% from 163.33 million a year earlier and unchanged from the prior quarter.
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New York Times (NYT) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, New York Times reported Shares Outstanding of 163.16 million, down 0.8% from FY2024.
- Annual Shares Outstanding has declined for four straight years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -0.5% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Shares Outstanding came in at 164.43 million in FY2024 (-0.2%), 164.72 million in FY2023 (-1.3%), 166.87 million in FY2022 (-0.6%) and 167.93 million in FY2021 (+0.6%).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Shares Outstanding since Q4 2017.
- On a year-over-year basis, Shares Outstanding has declined for 17 consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 0.6% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Shares Outstanding in the last five years was growth of 0.6% in Q4 2021, against a decline of 1.7% in Q2 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 162.04 million (Q1 2026), 163.16 million (Q4 2025) and 163.02 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.70 Bn | 63.36 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 2.51 Bn |
| 2 | Fox | 27.65 Bn | 13.46 Bn | - | 431.00 Mn |
| 3 | Omnicom | 22.55 Bn | 4.64 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 279.90 Mn |
| 4 | News | 16.72 Bn | 8.21 Bn | - | 556.50 Mn |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.86 Bn | 8.97 Bn | - | 651.30 Mn |
| 6 | New York Times | 10.98 Bn | 8.46 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 162.04 Mn |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 9.09 Bn | 8.67 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 337.00 Mn |
| 8 | Skydance | 7.82 Bn | 5.74 Bn | - | 1.10 Bn |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.88 Bn | -6.16 Bn | - | 215.20 Mn |
| 10 | Nexstar Media | 5.02 Bn | 3.85 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 30.62 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 162.04 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 162.04 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 163.16 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 163.02 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 163.33 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 163.78 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 164.43 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 164.42 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 164.54 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 164.63 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 164.72 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 164.57 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 164.71 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 164.98 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 166.87 Mn |
| Sep 25, 2022 | 166.43 Mn |
| Jun 26, 2022 | 167.64 Mn |
| Mar 27, 2022 | 167.87 Mn |
| Dec 26, 2021 | 167.93 Mn |
| Sep 26, 2021 | 168.03 Mn |
API Access
New York Times Shares Outstanding 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=shares-outstanding&ticker=NYT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding", "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=shares-outstanding&ticker=NYT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();