Usa Today (TDAY) Free Cash Flow (2013 - 2026)

Usa Today's (TDAY) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at $6.4 million in Q1 2026, down 34.7% year-on-year from $9.8 million in Q1 2025, and down 79.29% quarter-over-quarter from $30.8 million in Q4 2025.

Usa Today (TDAY) Free Cash Flow (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Usa Today has disclosed Free Cash Flow across 14 years of filings, most recently posting $6.4 million for Q1 2026.

  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at $6.4 million, down 34.7% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $59.5 million (up 16.5% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $62.9 million, up 23.88% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow came in at $6.4 million for Q1 2026 at Usa Today, down from $30.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $38.4 million in Q2 2023 to a low of -$43.3 million in Q2 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $9.8 million (2025), against an average of $10.1 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow tumbled 287.66% in 2022 and soared 902.14% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Usa Today's Free Cash Flow stood at -$1.6 million in 2022, then soared by 877.79% to $12.7 million in 2023, then tumbled by 130.1% to -$3.8 million in 2024, then jumped by 902.14% to $30.8 million in 2025, then slumped by 79.29% to $6.4 million in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $6.4 million (Q1 2026), $30.8 million (Q4 2025), and $4.9 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Pearson 13.48 Bn 13.03 Bn - -
2 New York Times 12.54 Bn 11.90 Bn -372.70 Mn 157.62 Mn
3 John Wiley & Sons 2.34 Bn 2.24 Bn 302.26 Mn 166.96 Mn
4 Usa Today 1.19 Bn 1.10 Bn 221.13 Mn 6.38 Mn
5 Scholastic 1.03 Bn 926.92 Mn 178.80 Mn -43.90 Mn
6 Lee Enterprises 142.56 Mn 91.60 Mn 59.21 Mn -6.82 Mn
7 TNL Mediagene 97.70 Mn 95.77 Mn - -
8 Educational Development 11.90 Mn 10.56 Mn 2.47 Mn -2.10 Mn
9 Pearson - - - -
10 John Wiley & Sons - - 302.26 Mn 166.96 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 6.38 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 6.38 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 30.78 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 30.78 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 4.87 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 4.87 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 17.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 17.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 9.76 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 9.76 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -3.84 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -3.84 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 19.76 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 19.76 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 25.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 25.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 9.45 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 9.45 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 12.75 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 12.75 Mn