USA Today/$TDAY
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About USA Today
USA Today Co Inc is a diversified media company with national and local reach, dedicated to empowering and enriching communities. It prioritizes a digital-first approach, focusing on audience growth and engagement while diversifying revenue streams. Through its trusted brands, including the USA TODAY NETWORK, comprised of the national publication, USA TODAY, and local media organizations, including a network of local properties, in the United States, and Newsquest, a wholly-owned subsidiary operating in the United Kingdom, provide essential journalism, local content, and digital experiences to audiences and businesses. Its digital marketing solutions brand, LocaliQ, supports small and medium-sized businesses with digital marketing products and solutions.
- Ticker
- $TDAY
- Sector
- Communication
- Primary listing
- NYSE
- Employees
- 9,500
- Headquarters
- Pittsford, United States
- Website
- www.usatodayco.com
USA Today Metrics
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$1B
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-$0.28
1.40
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Price and volume
Market cap
$1B
Beta
1.4
52-week high
$9.21
52-week low
$3.52
Average daily volume
2.5M
Financial strength
Current ratio
0.81
Quick ratio
0.62
Long term debt to equity
6.599
Total debt to equity
7.256
Interest coverage (TTM)
1.63%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
287.697
Gross margin (TTM)
39.47%
Net profit margin (TTM)
-1.81%
Operating margin (TTM)
6.49%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
160.04%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$230,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
4.76%
Return on equity (TTM)
-20.66%
Valuation
Price to revenue (TTM)
0.455
Price to book
6.59
Price to tangible book (TTM)
-1.51
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
16.494
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
6.06%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
0.421
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
-6.67%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
-137.91%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
-7.19%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
5.87%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
16.75%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
-16.73%
What the Analysts think about USA Today
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Digital is becoming a larger share of the business: it made up 47.4% of second-quarter revenue, while digital-only subscription revenue rose 6.8% and ARPU reached a record $10.47. Management expects digital revenue to exceed 50% of total revenue in 2026. (Morningstar)
Cost control is improving cash generation despite the difficult transition. Operating expenses fell about 8% year on year, the company posted its second consecutive quarter of positive net income, free cash flow rose about 11%, and it paid down $17.7 million of debt in the quarter. (SEC filing, Morningstar)
The company is building several monetisation routes beyond traditional advertising. Digital other revenue grew 20.2% year on year, while LocaliQ's core-platform revenue rose 7% sequentially, with record ARPU and a wider customer base supporting management's digital growth thesis. (StockAnalysis, SEC filing)
The revenue decline remains broad rather than confined to print. Second-quarter revenue fell 8.3% year on year, and USA TODAY Media, Newsquest and LocaliQ all reported lower segment revenue, showing that digital progress is not yet offsetting the wider contraction. (SEC filing, AlphaStreet)
Audience and advertising are under pressure at the same time. Average monthly unique visitors fell to 158 million from 180 million in the previous quarter, while digital advertising revenue dropped 9.2% because of lower page views, search changes and the loss of a programmatic partner. (PPC Land, SEC filing)
The balance sheet leaves limited room for execution mistakes. At the end of June, the company had $970.5 million of debt against $86.7 million of cash, while its term loan carried an effective interest rate of 8.9%; digital-only paid subscriptions also fell 16% year on year, suggesting that higher ARPU is partly masking weaker volumes. (SEC filing, PPC Land)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 29 Sept 2026.
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Funds containing USA Today
Fund name | Fund size | $TDAY weighting |
|---|---|---|
SPDR Russell 2000 US Small Cap£R2SC | $5.3B | 0.03% |
SPDR Russell 2000 US Small Cap€R2US | $5.3B | 0.03% |
SPDR MSCI USA Small Cap Value Weighted$USSC | $1.1B | 0.02% |
Xtrackers MSCI World Small Cap$XSWC | $183M | 0.01% |
iShares MSCI World Small Cap$WSML | $9B | 0.01% |
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