Usa Today (TDAY) Return on Sales [ROS] (2013 - 2026)
Usa Today (TDAY) recorded Return on Sales [ROS] of 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.
Usa Today (TDAY) Return on Sales [ROS] (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Usa Today's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 11.34% as of Jun 30, 2026, up 8.87 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 5.81%, up 7.51 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Sales [ROS] has a five-year change of +18.96 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Sales [ROS] came in at -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 Return on Sales [ROS] has ranged from -7.85% in Q1 2024 to 16.09% in Q4 2025 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Sales [ROS] has increased for six consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +5.48 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Sales [ROS] in the last five years was a gain of 15.11 percentage points in Q4 2025, against a drop of 10.83 percentage points in Q1 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 12.43% (Q1 2026), 16.09% (Q4 2025) and 6.96% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.60 Bn | 63.26 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 2.72% |
| 2 | Fox | 26.84 Bn | 12.75 Bn | - | 21.87% |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.35 Bn | 3.05 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 14.06% |
| 4 | News | 15.97 Bn | 8.16 Bn | - | 11.90% |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 10.53 Bn | 8.45 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Pearson | 10.25 Bn | 7.39 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | New York Times | 10.06 Bn | 7.55 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 15.48% |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.67 Bn | 8.25 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 21.85% |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 5.97 Bn | 5.91 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Usa Today | 1.04 Bn | 697.29 Mn | 208.25 Mn | 9.61% |
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% |
Usa Today Return on Sales [ROS] 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=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=TDAY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=TDAY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();