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USA TODAY

NYQ:TDAY · US36472T1097
MediaLarge

360

63
EV / EBIT24
Price / Owner Earnings62
Owner Earnings Yield60
Dividend Yield1
Price/Sales57
EV / Gross Profit68
Price/Book5
Return on Capital63
Cash Return on Capital78
Return on Equity88
EBIT Margin35
Gross Profitability83
Cash Conversion79
Accruals48
Owner Earnings Margin50
Sales growth10
Profit Growth29
Long-Term EPS Growth56
Owner Earnings Growth29
Reinvestment26
Price momentum94
Debt load15
Refinancing23
Debt Payback28
Liquidity51
Analyst ratings50
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside28
Market mood31
Value Creation8/20creating some value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

USA TODAY clears its cost of capital, but the record is mixed across the five tests. Real value creation, just not yet consistent.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustryMedia
SizeLarge
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNYSE
Founded2013
Employees3,958
Websiteusatodayco.com
ISINUS36472T1097
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Indices
Artificial Intelligence & Big Data
Themes
Ad NetworkSearch Engine OptimizationSocial Media AdvertisingContent CreationDigital MediaMarketing AutomationAd TargetingBrand MarketingAdvertisingBroadcastingPublishing

Description

USA TODAY Co., Inc. operates as a media and digital marketing solutions company. The company operates as a diversified media company with expansive reach at the national and local level, dedicated to empowering and enriching communities. The compan…

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

USA TODAY Co., Inc. sits in the middle of our grid: average quality, average price, no obvious signal in either direction.

On valuation, the picture is attractive. The owner-earnings multiple stands at 8.4×; owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year.

Growth is moderate; the safety picture is stretched. The company scores 8/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value.

No flags apply to this company at this time: accounts, balance sheet, and cash quality all pass. A clean bill of health is meaningful, not just the absence of a warning. This analysis describes numbers; it is not investment advice.

360° rank · history

1007550250
6
2023202420252026

All-time high

30

Aug 2023

All-time low

3

Jan 2023

Average rank

12

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
57
89
91
98
Price/Earnings
6
80
73
58
Price/Book
5
30
67
91
Dividend Yield
1
1
1
1
Value (overall)
4
33
72
55

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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