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New York Times Co

NYT · Communication Services

Last earnings Aug 5, 2026

Key results

Revenuequarter

3.2 percent

Total digital-only average revenue per user ( ARPU ) increased 3.2 percent year-over-year to $9.64 largely driven by subscribers transitioning from promotional to higher prices and price increases on certain tenured subscribers.

SEC original ↗New York Times Co — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Aug 6, 2025

Growth in both digital subscribers and ARPU drove a year-over-year increase in digital subscription revenues of 15.1 percent.

SEC original ↗New York Times Co — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Aug 6, 2025

Digital advertising revenues increased 18.7 percent year-over-year primarily due to new advertising supply in areas of strong marketer demand.

SEC original ↗New York Times Co — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Aug 6, 2025

Affiliate, licensing and other revenues increased 5.8 percent year-over-year as a result of higher licensing revenues and Wirecutter affiliate referral revenues.

SEC original ↗New York Times Co — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Aug 6, 2025

Subscription Revenues Total subscription revenues increased 9.6 percent to $481.4 million in the second quarter of 2025.

SEC original ↗New York Times Co — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Aug 6, 2025

Subscription revenuequarter

15.1 percent

Subscription revenues from digital-only products increased 15.1 percent to $350.4 million due to an increase in bundle and multiproduct revenues and an increase in other single-product subscription revenues, partially offset by a decrease in news-only subscription revenues.

SEC original ↗New York Times Co — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Aug 6, 2025

Print subscription revenues decreased 2.8 percent to $131.1 million, primarily due to lower domestic home-delivery revenues.

SEC original ↗New York Times Co — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Aug 6, 2025

Advertising Revenues Total advertising revenues increased 12.4 percent to $134.0 million in the second quarter of 2025.

SEC original ↗New York Times Co — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Aug 6, 2025

AI analysis

Q2 2025 · reported Aug 6, 2025

Based on: Earnings release + parent 8-K + 10-Q — transcript not held

Revenue · Q2 2025
3.2 percent
EX-99 · Aug 6, 2025
Subscription revenue · Q2 2025
15.1 percent
EX-99 · Aug 6, 2025

Headline figures

MetricQ2 2025Prior qtrYear ago
Revenue3.2 percent——
Subscription revenue15.1 percent——

EX-99 · Aug 6, 2025

Guidance · company-stated

Capital expenditures

“approximately $40 million”

Guidance stated in the release for the third quarter of 2024; figures as stated.

Next earningsNo verified date on fileNo date is estimated or imported

Capital allocation

Capex$10M
Revenue16%

On June 13, 2025, the Company entered into an amendment and restatement of the credit facility that increased the committed amount from $350 million to $400 million and extended the maturity date from July 27, 2027, to June 13, 2030.

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Event summary

The New York Times Company Reports Second-Quarter 2025 Results

Based on: Earnings release + parent 8-K + 10-Q — transcript not held

Guidance & outlook

Capital expenditures: “Capital expenditures approximately $40 million”

Capital expenditures (“the third quarter of 2024”)
“The New York Times Company Digital-only subscription revenues increase 13 - 16% Total subscription revenues increase 8 - 10% Digital advertising revenues increase low-double-digits Total advertising revenues increase low-to-mid-single-digits Affiliate, licensing and other revenues increase high-single-digits Adjusted operating costs increase 5 - 6% The Company expects the following on a pre-tax basis in 2025 Depreciation and amortization approximately $80 million, which includes approximately $28 million of acquired intangible assets amortization, Interest income and other, net approximately $40 million, and Capital expenditures approximately $40 million.”

Guidance stated in the release for the third quarter of 2024; figures as stated.

Capital allocation

On June 13, 2025, the Company entered into an amendment and restatement of the credit facility that increased the committed amount from $350 million to $400 million and extended the maturity date from July 27, 2027, to June 13, 2030.

SEC original ↗New York Times Co — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Aug 6, 2025

As of June 30, 2025, there were no outstanding borrowings under this credit facility, and the Company did not have other outstanding debt.

SEC original ↗New York Times Co — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Aug 6, 2025

Shares Repurchases During the quarter ended June 30, 2025, the Company repurchased 460,136 shares of its Class A Common Stock for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $23.6 million.

SEC original ↗New York Times Co — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Aug 6, 2025

As of August 1, 2025, approximately $422.2 million remains available and authorized for repurchases.

SEC original ↗New York Times Co — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Aug 6, 2025

Capital Expenditures Capital expenditures totaled approximately $10 million in the second quarter of 2025 compared with approximately $9 million in the second quarter of 2024.

SEC original ↗New York Times Co — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Aug 6, 2025

The New York Times Company Digital-only subscription revenues increase 13 - 16% Total subscription revenues increase 8 - 10% Digital advertising revenues increase low-double-digits Total advertising revenues increase low-to-mid-single-digits Affiliate, licensing and other revenues increase high-single-digits Adjusted operating costs increase 5 - 6% The Company expects the following on a pre-tax basis in 2025 Depreciation and amortization approximately $80 million, which includes approximately $28 million of acquired intangible assets amortization, Interest income and other, net approximately $40 million, and Capital expenditures approximately $40 million.

SEC original ↗New York Times Co — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Aug 6, 2025

Strategy & priorities

Meredith Kopit Levien, president and chief executive officer, The New York Times Company, said, We had a great second quarter across the board, and our strategy continues to work as designed.

SEC original ↗New York Times Co — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Aug 6, 2025

That, combined with a strong balance sheet, means we can keep investing in the unparalleled journalism and best-in-class product portfolio that we see as our enduring advantage.

SEC original ↗New York Times Co — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Aug 6, 2025

All of which makes us confident that continued execution against our strategy will deliver even more value to even more people, and result in a larger and more profitable business.

SEC original ↗New York Times Co — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Aug 6, 2025

Terms such as aim, anticipate, believe, confidence, contemplate, continue, conviction, could, drive, estimate, expect, forecast, future, goal, guidance, intend, likely, may, might, objective, opportunity, optimistic, outlook, plan, position, potential, predict, project, seek, should, strategy, target, will, would or similar statements or variations of such words and other similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain such terms.

SEC original ↗New York Times Co — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Aug 6, 2025

The Company considers free cash flow as providing useful information to management and investors about the amount of cash that is available to be used to strengthen the Company s balance sheet, for strategic opportunities, including investing in the Company s business and strategic acquisitions, and or for the return of capital to stockholders in the form of dividends and stock repurchases.

SEC original ↗New York Times Co — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Aug 6, 2025

Risks & headwinds

Second quarter 2025 results included the following special items $3.5 million of pre-tax litigation-related costs ($2.6 million or $0.02 per share after tax) in connection with a lawsuit against Microsoft Corporation and Open AI Inc.

SEC original ↗New York Times Co — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Aug 6, 2025

and various of its corporate affiliates alleging unlawful and unauthorized copying and use of the Company s journalism and other content in connection with their development of generative artificial intelligence products ( Generative AI Litigation Costs ).

SEC original ↗New York Times Co — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Aug 6, 2025

Management determined to report Generative AI Litigation Costs as a special item beginning in the first quarter of 2024 because, unlike other litigation expenses, the Generative AI Litigation Costs arise from a discrete, complex and unusual proceeding and do not, in management s view, reflect the Company s ongoing business operational performance.

SEC original ↗New York Times Co — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Aug 6, 2025

Se cond quarter 2024 results included the following special item $2.0 million of Generative AI Litigation Costs ($1.5 million or $0.01 per share after tax).

SEC original ↗New York Times Co — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Aug 6, 2025

Operating costs in the second quarters of 2025 and 2024 included Generative AI Litigation Costs of $3.5 million and $2.0 million, respectively.

SEC original ↗New York Times Co — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Aug 6, 2025

Forward-looking statements are based upon our current expectations, estimates and assumptions and involve risks and uncertainties that change over time actual results could differ materially from those predicted by such forward-looking statements.

SEC original ↗New York Times Co — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Aug 6, 2025

Competitors

Competitors & peers

Same GICS sector — classification peers, not declared competitors

Documents

Filings

30 documents

Earnings releases

11 documents

Presentations

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Transcripts

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