The New York Times Company ranks near the peer group median, with growth as the main structural support while profitability remains the clearest constraint.
Peer-relative scores, weakest to strongest
The New York Times Company is a media and news publishing business with a strong focus on digital subscriptions.
NYT trades as a momentum story, not a media compounder. The market prices a 17.5% operating margin but focuses primarily on subscriber growth, because NYT’s revenue is tightly linked to subscription numbers, making each quarter a test of growth. Minor deviations can cause sharp price swings, as reflected in 41.3% one-year volatility. NYT is more digitized and subscriber-driven than traditional media peers, which increases the market’s sensitivity to short-term growth signals. In this setup, the market quickly reprices the stock in response to subscriber momentum—one weak quarter is enough to trigger a sharp rerating.
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This analysis is rule-based and descriptive. Peer-relative scores are derived from functional peer group comparisons using publicly available financial data. Scores reflect structural positioning only and do not constitute investment advice, a buy or sell recommendation, or a forecast of future performance. AssetNext peer scores are recalculated periodically as new data becomes available.
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Four dimension scores drive the overall peer score: Growth (revenue trajectory and expansion dynamics), Quality (margin structure and capital efficiency), Valuation (peer-relative pricing on standard multiples), and Stability (earnings consistency and financial predictability). Each dimension is scored 0–100 relative to the peer group, then combined into an overall peer score using equal weighting.
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