Usa Today (TDAY) Operating Expenses (2013 - 2026)
Usa Today's Operating Expenses came in at $156.72 million for Q2 2026, down 11.2% from $176.42 million a year earlier but up 2.5% from the prior quarter.
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Usa Today (TDAY) Operating Expenses (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Usa Today reported Operating Expenses of $627.61 million, down 68.2% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $757.74 million, down 70.3% from FY2024.
- Operating Expenses has declined in each of the last five years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -27.8% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Operating Expenses was $2.55 billion in FY2024 (-1.0%), $2.58 billion in FY2023 (-13.5%), $2.98 billion in FY2022 (-3.9%) and $3.1 billion in FY2021 (-19.6%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Operating Expenses is $148.46 million (Q4 2025) to $801.95 million (Q4 2021).
- Year-over-year, Operating Expenses has declined for seven consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 41.0% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Operating Expenses over five years came in Q1 2024 (growth of 5.7%), and the weakest in Q4 2025 (a decline of 75.9%).
- Business Quant data shows TDAY's Operating Expenses at $152.97 million (Q1 2026), $148.46 million (Q4 2025) and $169.45 million (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.50 Bn | 63.16 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 8.48 Bn |
| 2 | Fox | 27.18 Bn | 13.09 Bn | - | 2.38 Bn |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.60 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 5.64 Bn |
| 4 | News | 16.19 Bn | 8.39 Bn | - | 991.00 Mn |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 11.39 Bn | 9.31 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 10.30 Bn | 7.79 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 644.44 Mn |
| 7 | Pearson | 10.14 Bn | 7.28 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.74 Bn | 8.32 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 1.69 Bn |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 6.25 Bn | 6.19 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Usa Today | 933.76 Mn | 595.99 Mn | 208.25 Mn | 156.72 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 156.72 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 152.97 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 148.46 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 169.45 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 176.42 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 561.80 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 615.17 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 618.46 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 632.87 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 685.65 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 651.55 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 617.93 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 658.85 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 648.96 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 715.92 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 743.05 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 769.88 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 750.06 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 801.95 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 769.08 Mn |
API Access
Usa Today Operating Expenses 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=operating-expenses&ticker=TDAY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-expenses", "ticker": "TDAY", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-expenses&ticker=TDAY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();