New York Times (NYT) Expected to Announce Quarterly Earnings on Wednesday

New York Times (NYSE:NYT) is expected to release its Q3 2026 results before the market opens on Wednesday, November 4th. Analysts expect New York Times to announce earnings of $0.64 per share and revenue of $767.21 million for the quarter. Parties may visit the company’s upcoming Q3 2026 earnings report for the latest details on the call scheduled for Wednesday, November 4, 2026 at 8:00 AM ET.

New York Times (NYSE:NYT) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The company reported $0.69 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.67 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $762.46 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $752.01 million. New York Times had a net margin of 13.19% and a return on equity of 22.64%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 11.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.58 earnings per share. On average, analysts expect New York Times to post $2.83 EPS for the current fiscal year and $3.08 EPS for the next fiscal year.

New York Times Stock Performance

Shares of New York Times stock opened at $69.94 on Tuesday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $67.38 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $73.33. New York Times has a fifty-two week low of $56.48 and a fifty-two week high of $87.10. The company has a market cap of $11.28 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.89, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.79 and a beta of 0.93.

New York Times Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 22nd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, October 7th were issued a $0.23 dividend. This represents a $0.92 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, October 7th. New York Times’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 38.33%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on NYT shares. UBS Group set a $82.00 price target on shares of New York Times in a research note on Tuesday, September 15th. Guggenheim upgraded shares of New York Times from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $70.00 to $82.00 in a research report on Tuesday, September 15th. Barclays decreased their price objective on shares of New York Times from $66.00 to $63.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of New York Times from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 8th. Finally, Morgan Stanley cut their target price on shares of New York Times from $90.00 to $75.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Sunday, October 11th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have assigned a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $82.70.

Key Stories Impacting New York Times

Here are the key news stories impacting New York Times this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Copyright lawsuit could strengthen content-licensing leverage. The Times sued privacy-focused browser Brave, alleging that it scraped and unlawfully distributed New York Times content to customers including Anthropic, Perplexity, Mistral, xAI and Cohere. A favorable outcome could protect the company’s intellectual property, support future licensing revenue and reinforce its position in negotiations with artificial-intelligence companies. New York Times and other outlets sue web browser Brave over alleged content scraping
• Positive Sentiment: Heavy midterm coverage may support audience engagement. Polling, live election updates and analysis of Senate races dominate the recent publishing slate. Increased election interest and early-voting turnout could drive traffic, digital subscriptions and advertising demand, although the articles do not provide specific subscriber or revenue figures. Midterm Elections Live Updates: Early Voting Turnout Surges, Offering Promising Signs for Democrats
• Neutral Sentiment: The broader content mix remains extensive but financially ambiguous. Coverage spans politics, business, health, international affairs, culture and sports, including reporting on tariffs, market volatility and election security. This breadth can help sustain the Times’ brand and reader retention, but no item indicates a material change to guidance, operating costs or near-term earnings. After Tech Sell-Off, Investors Brace for More Market Volatility
• Negative Sentiment: The Brave litigation introduces execution and legal-risk uncertainty. The case could require significant legal resources, and any recovery or licensing benefit is uncertain until the allegations are resolved. Investors may therefore treat the lawsuit as a long-term strategic opportunity rather than an immediate earnings catalyst.

About New York Times

The New York Times Company (NYSE: NYT) is a media and technology company best known for publishing The New York Times, a daily newspaper founded in 1851 by Henry Jarvis Raymond and George Jones. The company produces journalism across national and international news, business, politics, culture, science, sports and other topics through print and digital platforms.

In addition to its core news operation, the company offers a range of subscription products and digital services, including NYT Cooking, Games, Audio and The Athletic, a subscription-based sports media platform.