USA TODAY Co. (TDAY) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Reported EPS
- $0.06
- Estimate
- -$0.02
- Surprise
- +441.1%
- Revenue (period 2026-06-30)
- $536.3M
- Score at report (before → after)
- 5.2 → 5.2/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
USA TODAY Co. (TDAY) beat the -$0.02 estimate with diluted EPS of $0.06 — a large 441.1% upside surprise. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Buy (Wait) (5.2/10) to Sell at 5.2/10 after the report.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates TDAY Sell at 4.7/10.
2 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +441.1% surprise compares with a +99.1% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2026-11-05.
What argues against it
- Concentration risk — Counterparty: single creditor (majority of indebtedness)
- Quality below floor (2.6 < 4.0)
- Momentum score 1.9/10 — 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
- $6.47
- Price target
- $7.69
- Stop
- $6.02
- Upside to target
- +18.9%
- Reward-to-risk
- 1.3:1
Risk check: RSI 13 — a level conventionally read as oversold.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-08-23 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
TDAY 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
- $949.9M
- P/E (fwd)
- 21.6
- 52-week range
- $3.42–$9.21
- Off 52-week high
- 29.8%
- RSI (14)
- 13
- Volume vs avg
- 0.82×
- Score today
- 4.7/10