Usa Today (TDAY) Share-based Compensation (2013 - 2026)
Usa Today's Share-based Compensation came in at $2.5 million for Q2 2026, up 19.1% from $2.1 million a year earlier and up 19.1% from the prior quarter.
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Usa Today (TDAY) Share-based Compensation (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Usa Today reported Share-based Compensation of $8.81 million, down 21.2% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $9.15 million, down 26.9% from FY2024.
- Share-based Compensation has declined in each of the last five years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -19.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Share-based Compensation was $12.52 million in FY2024 (-24.4%), $16.57 million in FY2023 (-1.1%), $16.75 million in FY2022 (-9.2%) and $18.44 million in FY2021 (-30.0%).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Share-based Compensation since Q1 2025.
- Year-over-year, Share-based Compensation increased in two of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 18.9%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Share-based Compensation over five years came in Q4 2021 (growth of 31.0%), and the weakest in Q2 2025 (a decline of 40.2%).
- Business Quant data shows TDAY's Share-based Compensation at $2.1 million (Q1 2026), $2.31 million (Q4 2025) and $1.9 million (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Stock Comp. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.70 Bn | 63.36 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 190.00 Mn |
| 2 | Fox | 28.87 Bn | 14.68 Bn | - | 42.00 Mn |
| 3 | Omnicom | 22.69 Bn | 4.78 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 25.80 Mn |
| 4 | News | 17.02 Bn | 8.51 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.88 Bn | 8.99 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 11.24 Bn | 8.72 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 19.99 Mn |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 9.17 Bn | 8.75 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 48.00 Mn |
| 8 | Skydance | 7.82 Bn | 5.74 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.72 Bn | -6.32 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Usa Today | 1.03 Bn | 695.01 Mn | 208.25 Mn | 2.50 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.31 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.90 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.10 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.28 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.91 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.51 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.83 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.84 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.94 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.05 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.74 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.47 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.39 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.39 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.64 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 4.60 Mn |
API Access
Usa Today Share-based Compensation 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=share-based-compensation&ticker=TDAY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "share-based-compensation", "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=share-based-compensation&ticker=TDAY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();