New York Times Company (The) (NYT) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Reported EPS
- $0.69
- Estimate
- $0.67
- Surprise
- +3.6%
- Revenue (period 2026-06-30)
- $762.5M
- Score today
- 5.8/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
New York Times Company (The) (NYT) beat the $0.67 estimate with diluted EPS of $0.69 — a clear 3.6% upside surprise.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates NYT Hold at 5.8/10; no pre/post engine snapshot brackets this report.
4 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +3.6% surprise compares with a +11.4% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2026-11-04.
What supports the rating
- Strong earnings beat streak (4/4)
- High-quality business
What argues against it
- Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining
- Target reached (2.9% upside)
- Momentum score 4.2/10 — below 4.5 minimum
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $65.69
- Price target
- $67.57
- Stop
- $61.16
- Upside to target
- +2.9%
- Reward-to-risk
- 0.4:1
The stock trades at 27.1× trailing but 21.0× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Risk check: RSI 23 — a level conventionally read as oversold.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-08-23 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
NYT at TrendMatrix's latest read
Communication and media names are subscriber-economics stories; engagement and ARPU trends behind the print drive the reaction.
- Industry
- Publishing
- Market cap
- $10.59B
- P/E (fwd)
- 21.0
- P/E (ttm)
- 27.1
- 52-week range
- $54.10–$87.10
- Off 52-week high
- 24.6%
- RSI (14)
- 23
- Volume vs avg
- 0.79×
- Score today
- 5.8/10