Usa Today (TDAY) Gross Margin (2019 - 2026)
Usa Today's (TDAY) quarterly Gross Margin came in at 40.32% in Q1 2026, up 271.0% year-on-year from 10.87% in Q1 2025, and down 2.77% quarter-over-quarter from 41.47% in Q4 2025.
Usa Today (TDAY) Gross Margin (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Usa Today has disclosed Gross Margin across 8 years of filings, most recently posting 40.32% for Q1 2026.
- Gross Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 40.32%, up 271.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 39.38% (up 72.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 38.72%, up 31.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin came in at 40.32% for Q1 2026 at Usa Today, down from 41.47% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Gross Margin ranged from a high of 99.97% in Q2 2023 to a low of 154.38% in Q4 2022.
- The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 38.54% (2025), against an average of 37.61%.
- Across the five-year window, Gross Margin sank 19748 bps in 2022 and jumped 19169 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
- Usa Today's Gross Margin stood at 154.38% in 2022, then jumped by 124 bps to 37.31% in 2023, then grew by 6 bps to 39.51% in 2024, then advanced by 5 bps to 41.47% in 2025, then declined by 3 bps to 40.32% in 2026.
- The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 40.32% (Q1 2026), 41.47% (Q4 2025), and 37.18% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pearson | 13.48 Bn | 13.03 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | New York Times | 12.54 Bn | 11.90 Bn | -372.70 Mn | -46.45% |
| 3 | John Wiley & Sons | 2.34 Bn | 2.24 Bn | 302.26 Mn | 73.71% |
| 4 | Usa Today | 1.19 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 221.13 Mn | 40.32% |
| 5 | Scholastic | 1.03 Bn | 926.92 Mn | 178.80 Mn | 54.33% |
| 6 | Lee Enterprises | 142.56 Mn | 91.60 Mn | 59.21 Mn | 48.55% |
| 7 | TNL Mediagene | 97.70 Mn | 95.77 Mn | - | - |
| 8 | Educational Development | 11.90 Mn | 10.56 Mn | 2.47 Mn | 59.10% |
| 9 | Pearson | - | - | - | - |
| 10 | John Wiley & Sons | - | - | 302.26 Mn | 73.71% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 40.32% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 41.47% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 37.18% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 38.54% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 37.61% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 39.51% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 38.62% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 38.82% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 36.71% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 37.31% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 36.27% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 99.97% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 35.69% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -154.38% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 36.02% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 99.96% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 99.85% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 43.10% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 39.98% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 99.90% |