Usa Today (TDAY) Operating Margin (2013 - 2026)
Usa Today's (TDAY) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 12.43% in Q1 2026, up 1072.0% year-on-year from 1.06% in Q1 2025, and down 22.76% quarter-over-quarter from 16.09% in Q4 2025.
Usa Today (TDAY) Operating Margin (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Usa Today has disclosed Operating Margin across 14 years of filings, most recently posting 12.43% for Q1 2026.
- Operating Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 12.43%, up 1072.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 10.98% (up 1029.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 5.81%, up 751.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin came in at 12.43% for Q1 2026 at Usa Today, down from 16.09% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 16.09% in Q4 2025 to a low of 7.85% in Q1 2024.
- The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 2.01% (2023), against an average of 2.78%.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Margin plunged 1083 bps in 2024 and jumped 1511 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- Usa Today's Operating Margin stood at 2.02% in 2022, then surged by 32 bps to 2.67% in 2023, then sank by 63 bps to 0.98% in 2024, then surged by 1537 bps to 16.09% in 2025, then slipped by 23 bps to 12.43% in 2026.
- The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 12.43% (Q1 2026), 16.09% (Q4 2025), and 6.96% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pearson | 13.48 Bn | 13.03 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | New York Times | 12.54 Bn | 11.90 Bn | -372.70 Mn | 20.14% |
| 3 | John Wiley & Sons | 2.34 Bn | 2.24 Bn | 302.26 Mn | 15.31% |
| 4 | Usa Today | 1.19 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 221.13 Mn | 12.43% |
| 5 | Scholastic | 1.03 Bn | 926.92 Mn | 178.80 Mn | -8.17% |
| 6 | Lee Enterprises | 142.56 Mn | 91.60 Mn | 59.21 Mn | 7.00% |
| 7 | TNL Mediagene | 97.70 Mn | 95.77 Mn | - | - |
| 8 | Educational Development | 11.90 Mn | 10.56 Mn | 2.47 Mn | -54.89% |
| 9 | Pearson | - | - | - | - |
| 10 | John Wiley & Sons | - | - | 302.26 Mn | 15.31% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 12.43% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 16.09% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.96% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 8.38% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.71% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.98% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -0.98% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.09% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -7.85% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.67% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.35% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.01% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.98% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.02% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -3.50% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -2.83% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -0.26% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.97% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 3.89% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 5.65% |