Usa Today (TDAY) Operating Margin (2013 - 2026)
Usa Today's Operating Margin was 9.61% in Q2 2026, up 1.23 percentage points from 8.38% a year earlier but down 2.82 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Usa Today (TDAY) Operating Margin (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Usa Today's Operating Margin was 11.34% through Jun 30, 2026, up 8.87 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 5.81%, up 7.51 percentage points from FY2024.
- Operating Margin shows a five-year change of +18.96 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Operating Margin was -1.71% in FY2024 (-4.95 pp), 3.24% in FY2023 (+4.38 pp), -1.14% in FY2022 (-4.54 pp) and 3.40% in FY2021 (+16.55 pp).
- Quarterly Operating Margin has moved between -7.85% (Q1 2024) and 16.09% (Q4 2025) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Operating Margin has increased for six straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +5.48 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Operating Margin over five years was Q4 2025 (a gain of 15.11 percentage points); the worst was Q1 2024 (a drop of 10.83 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, TDAY's Operating Margin in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 12.43% (Q1 2026), 16.09% (Q4 2025) and 6.96% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.50 Bn | 63.16 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 2.72% |
| 2 | Fox | 27.18 Bn | 13.09 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.60 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 14.06% |
| 4 | News | 16.19 Bn | 8.39 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 11.39 Bn | 9.31 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 10.30 Bn | 7.79 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 15.48% |
| 7 | Pearson | 10.14 Bn | 7.28 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.74 Bn | 8.32 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 21.85% |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 6.25 Bn | 6.19 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Usa Today | 933.76 Mn | 595.99 Mn | 208.25 Mn | 9.61% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 9.61% |
| 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% |
API Access
Usa Today Operating Margin 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-margin&ticker=TDAY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "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-margin&ticker=TDAY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();