News vs New York Times
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KIRA’s take AI analyst
I put News and New York Times side by side, using each one’s latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- News is the larger business, with $9.0B of revenue in fiscal 2026 against $2.8B for New York Times, about 3.2 times as much.
- New York Times grew revenue faster (9.2%, against 6.8%).
- New York Times turned more of its sales into free cash flow (19.5% FCF margin, against 9.0%).
- New York Times earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (23.8%, against 8.9%).
Who comes out ahead
Of the 9 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
News
NWSA
1/9
Share count change
New York Times
NYT
8/9
Revenue growth5-year growthNet marginFCF marginReturn on capitalReturn on equityPiotroski F-scoreNet debt / EBITDA
Side by side
Best in the row
| Latest fiscal year | NWSA FY26 | NYT FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $17.1B | $11.5B |
| Revenue | $9.0B | $2.8B |
| Free cash flow | $811M | $551M |
| Net income | $573M | $344M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 6.8% | 9.2% |
| 5-year growth | −0.7% | 9.6% |
| Share count change | −2.0% | −0.5% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | — | — |
| Operating margin | — | 15.3% |
| Net margin | 6.4% | 12.2% |
| FCF margin | 9.0% | 19.5% |
| Return on capital | 8.9% | 23.8% |
| Return on equity | 6.6% | 17.3% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | −$106M | −$642M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −0.1x | −1.2x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $845M | $276M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | — | 29.4x |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 7 |
Ten years
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Return on capital
Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.