Usa Today (TDAY) Debt to Equity (2012 - 2026)

Usa Today's (TDAY) quarterly Debt to Equity came in at $5.12 in Q1 2026, up 1.1% year-on-year from $5.07 in Q1 2025, and up 11.07% quarter-over-quarter from $4.61 in Q4 2025.

Usa Today (TDAY) Debt to Equity (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Usa Today has disclosed Debt to Equity across 15 years of filings, most recently posting $5.12 for Q1 2026.

  • Debt to Equity for Q1 2026 came in at $5.12, up 1.1% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $5.12 (up 1.1% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $4.61, down 15.22% from the prior year.
  • Debt to Equity came in at $5.12 for Q1 2026 at Usa Today, up from $4.61 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Debt to Equity ranged from a high of $5.44 in Q4 2024 to a low of $1.64 in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Debt to Equity is $2.56 (2022), against an average of $3.03.
  • Across the five-year window, Debt to Equity slipped 22.61% in 2023 and jumped 174.52% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Usa Today's Debt to Equity stood at $2.56 in 2022, then retreated by 22.61% to $1.98 in 2023, then surged by 174.52% to $5.44 in 2024, then declined by 15.22% to $4.61 in 2025, then gained by 11.07% to $5.12 in 2026.
  • The last three Debt to Equity figures came in at $5.12 (Q1 2026), $4.61 (Q4 2025), and $3.79 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt/Equity (Qtr)
1 Pearson 13.48 Bn 13.03 Bn - 0.41
2 New York Times 12.54 Bn 11.90 Bn -372.70 Mn -
3 John Wiley & Sons 2.34 Bn 2.24 Bn 302.26 Mn 1.08
4 Usa Today 1.19 Bn 1.10 Bn 221.13 Mn 5.12
5 Scholastic 1.03 Bn 926.92 Mn 178.80 Mn -
6 Lee Enterprises 142.56 Mn 91.60 Mn 59.21 Mn -143.95
7 TNL Mediagene 97.70 Mn 95.77 Mn - 5.33
8 Educational Development 11.90 Mn 10.56 Mn 2.47 Mn -
9 Pearson - - - 0.41
10 John Wiley & Sons - - 302.26 Mn 1.08

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 5.12
Dec 31, 2025 4.61
Sep 30, 2025 3.79
Jun 30, 2025 3.17
Mar 31, 2025 5.07
Dec 31, 2024 5.44
Sep 30, 2024 2.35
Jun 30, 2024 2.37
Mar 31, 2024 2.64
Dec 31, 2023 1.98
Sep 30, 2023 1.99
Jun 30, 2023 2.18
Mar 31, 2023 2.25
Dec 31, 2022 2.56
Sep 30, 2022 2.56
Jun 30, 2022 1.79
Mar 31, 2022 1.64
Dec 31, 2021 1.58
Sep 30, 2021 1.55
Jun 30, 2021 1.75