The New York Times dividend and valuation

NYT · NYSE · USD

$64.25Change from previous close: +0.28%Absolute change: +$0.18

Close · October 7, 2026

Valuation

The New York Times paid $0.82 per share in dividends over the last 12 months (yield 1.3%). Last ex-dividend date: July 8, 2026. The P/E ratio is 26.7. The average price target of 9 analysts is $78.56.

Data as of October 7, 2026

Valuation multiples

Market cap
$10.33B
Enterprise value
$9.67B
P/E (trailing 12 months)
26.7
Forward P/E
20.4
PEG
3.79
Price/book
5.05
Price/sales
3.50
EV/EBITDA
17.3
EV/revenue
3.28

Profitability and growth

Gross margin
51.0%
Operating margin
17.1%
Net margin
13.3%
ROE
19.7%
ROA
10.4%
ROIC
27.1%
Revenue growth (year over year)
11.3%
Earnings growth (year over year)
14.0%

Financial health

Total cash
$660.81M
Total debt
$0
Current ratio
1.58
Quick ratio
1.39
Altman Z-Score
9.96
Piotroski F-Score
7.00

Dividends

Annual dividend per share
$0.82
Dividend yield
1.3%
Payout ratio
34.2%
Ex-dividend date
July 8, 2026

Analysts and estimates

Average price target
$78.56
Median price target
$76.00
High price target
$90.00
Low price target
$63.00
Analysts with a price target
9
Consensus
Buy
Forward EPS
$3.14
EPS estimate, current year
$2.86

Shares and trading

Beta
0.92
Average volume
2.47M
Shares outstanding
160.5M
Float
133.67M
Institutional ownership
95.8%
Insider ownership
11.3%
Short interest (% of float)
8.6%
Short ratio (days)
7.09