USA TODAY CO INC (TDAY) Stock Fundamental Analysis

NYSE:TDAY • US36472T1097

5.85 USD
-0.14 (-2.34%)
At close: Feb 24, 2026
5.85 USD
0 (0%)
After Hours: 2/24/2026, 8:04:00 PM
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Fundamental Rating

3

TDAY gets a fundamental rating of 3 out of 10. The analysis compared the fundamentals against 91 industry peers in the Media industry. There are concerns on the financial health of TDAY while its profitability can be described as average. TDAY has a valuation in line with the averages, but it does not seem to be growing.


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

  • TDAY had positive earnings in the past year.
  • In the past year TDAY had a positive cash flow from operations.
  • TDAY had negative earnings in each of the past 5 years.
  • TDAY had a positive operating cash flow in each of the past 5 years.
TDAY Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFTDAY Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 -200M -400M -600M

1.2 Ratios

  • The Return On Assets of TDAY (5.00%) is better than 85.71% of its industry peers.
  • TDAY's Return On Equity of 49.55% is amongst the best of the industry. TDAY outperforms 98.90% of its industry peers.
  • Looking at the Return On Invested Capital, with a value of 2.74%, TDAY is in line with its industry, outperforming 54.95% of the companies in the same industry.
  • TDAY had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 3.12%. This is below the industry average of 7.04%.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 5%
ROE 49.55%
ROIC 2.74%
ROA(3y)-1.94%
ROA(5y)-6.43%
ROE(3y)-17.44%
ROE(5y)-52.37%
ROIC(3y)3.12%
ROIC(5y)3.83%
TDAY Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICTDAY Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 -50 -100 -150

1.3 Margins

  • Looking at the Profit Margin, with a value of 4.11%, TDAY is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 76.92% of the companies in the same industry.
  • TDAY's Operating Margin of 2.07% is in line compared to the rest of the industry. TDAY outperforms 49.45% of its industry peers.
  • TDAY's Operating Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
  • TDAY's Gross Margin of 38.24% is in line compared to the rest of the industry. TDAY outperforms 48.35% of its industry peers.
  • In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of TDAY has declined.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 2.07%
PM (TTM) 4.11%
GM 38.24%
OM growth 3Y-20.34%
OM growth 5Y42.81%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-1.94%
GM growth 5Y-1.87%
TDAY Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsTDAY Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 20 40

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

  • The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), so TDAY is destroying value.
  • Compared to 1 year ago, TDAY has less shares outstanding
  • TDAY has more shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
  • TDAY has a worse debt/assets ratio than last year.
TDAY Yearly Shares OutstandingTDAY Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 50M 100M
TDAY Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsTDAY Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 1B 2B 3B 4B

2.2 Solvency

  • TDAY has an Altman-Z score of 0.75. This is a bad value and indicates that TDAY is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
  • The Altman-Z score of TDAY (0.75) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
  • The Debt to FCF ratio of TDAY is 34.36, which is on the high side as it means it would take TDAY, 34.36 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
  • TDAY has a Debt to FCF ratio (34.36) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
  • TDAY has a Debt/Equity ratio of 4.65. This is a high value indicating a heavy dependency on external financing.
  • Looking at the Debt to Equity ratio, with a value of 4.65, TDAY is doing worse than 78.02% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 4.65
Debt/FCF 34.36
Altman-Z 0.75
ROIC/WACC0.36
WACC7.52%
TDAY Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFTDAY Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 500M 1B 1.5B

2.3 Liquidity

  • TDAY has a Current Ratio of 0.69. This is a bad value and indicates that TDAY is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • TDAY has a worse Current ratio (0.69) than 74.73% of its industry peers.
  • TDAY has a Quick Ratio of 0.69. This is a bad value and indicates that TDAY is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • Looking at the Quick ratio, with a value of 0.67, TDAY is doing worse than 71.43% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 0.69
Quick Ratio 0.67
TDAY Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesTDAY Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 200M 400M 600M

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

  • The Earnings Per Share has grown by an impressive 125.93% over the past year.
  • Looking at the last year, TDAY shows a decrease in Revenue. The Revenue has decreased by -8.56% in the last year.
  • The Revenue has been growing slightly by 6.08% on average over the past years.
EPS 1Y (TTM)125.93%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-92.86%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-8.56%
Revenue growth 3Y-7.86%
Revenue growth 5Y6.08%
Sales Q2Q%-8.43%

3.2 Future

  • The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 43.50% on average over the next years. This is a very strong growth
  • The Revenue is expected to decrease by -4.04% on average over the next years.
EPS Next Y77.33%
EPS Next 2Y59.16%
EPS Next 3Y43.5%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year-8.4%
Revenue Next 2Y-5.05%
Revenue Next 3Y-4.04%
Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

  • When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is decreasing.
TDAY Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesTDAY Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 1B 2B 3B 4B
TDAY Yearly EPS VS EstimatesTDAY Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 0 -1 -2 -3

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • With a Price/Earnings ratio of 27.86, TDAY can be considered very expensive at the moment.
  • Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Earnings ratio of TDAY indicates a somewhat cheap valuation: TDAY is cheaper than 63.74% of the companies listed in the same industry.
  • When comparing the Price/Earnings ratio of TDAY to the average of the S&P500 Index (26.98), we can say TDAY is valued inline with the index average.
  • The Price/Forward Earnings ratio is 20.31, which indicates a rather expensive current valuation of TDAY.
  • Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of TDAY is on the same level as its industry peers.
  • Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 28.01, TDAY is valued a bit cheaper.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 27.86
Fwd PE 20.31
TDAY Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsTDAY Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 10 20 30

4.2 Price Multiples

  • Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, TDAY is valued a bit cheaper than 65.93% of the companies in the same industry.
  • Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio of TDAY is on the same level as its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 30.42
EV/EBITDA 8.13
TDAY Per share dataTDAY EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 5 10 15

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • TDAY's low PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a rather cheap valuation of the company.
  • TDAY's earnings are expected to grow with 43.50% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.
PEG (NY)0.36
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y59.16%
EPS Next 3Y43.5%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

  • TDAY does not give a dividend.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

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USA TODAY CO INC

NYSE:TDAY (2/24/2026, 8:04:00 PM)

After market: 5.85 0 (0%)

5.85

-0.14 (-2.34%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS IndustryGroupMedia & Entertainment
GICS IndustryMedia
Earnings (Last)10-30
Earnings (Next)02-26
Inst Owners82.05%
Inst Owner ChangeN/A
Ins Owners4.53%
Ins Owner Change1.08%
Market Cap860.59M
Revenue(TTM)2.34B
Net Income(TTM)96.13M
Analysts78.18
Price Target6.65 (13.68%)
Short Float %13.07%
Short Ratio13.8
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DP0%
Div Incr YearsN/A
Div Non Decr YearsN/A
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)1
Avg EPS beat(2)329.33%
Min EPS beat(2)-155.33%
Max EPS beat(2)814%
EPS beat(4)2
Avg EPS beat(4)284.68%
Min EPS beat(4)-155.33%
Max EPS beat(4)814%
EPS beat(8)3
Avg EPS beat(8)108.39%
EPS beat(12)5
Avg EPS beat(12)74.48%
EPS beat(16)6
Avg EPS beat(16)-179.05%
Revenue beat(2)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-3.52%
Min Revenue beat(2)-3.72%
Max Revenue beat(2)-3.33%
Revenue beat(4)0
Avg Revenue beat(4)-4.16%
Min Revenue beat(4)-5.52%
Max Revenue beat(4)-3.33%
Revenue beat(8)0
Avg Revenue beat(8)-3.46%
Revenue beat(12)0
Avg Revenue beat(12)-3.52%
Revenue beat(16)0
Avg Revenue beat(16)-3.87%
PT rev (1m)6.54%
PT rev (3m)N/A
EPS NQ rev (1m)5.29%
EPS NQ rev (3m)N/A
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)N/A
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0.38%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)N/A
Revenue NY rev (1m)-0.04%
Revenue NY rev (3m)N/A
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 27.86
Fwd PE 20.31
P/S 0.37
P/FCF 30.42
P/OCF 10.76
P/B 4.44
P/tB N/A
EV/EBITDA 8.13
EPS(TTM)0.21
EY3.59%
EPS(NY)0.29
Fwd EY4.92%
FCF(TTM)0.19
FCFY3.29%
OCF(TTM)0.54
OCFY9.3%
SpS15.9
BVpS1.32
TBVpS-4.63
PEG (NY)0.36
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham Number2.5
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 5%
ROE 49.55%
ROCE 3.46%
ROIC 2.74%
ROICexc 2.89%
ROICexgc 8.59%
OM 2.07%
PM (TTM) 4.11%
GM 38.24%
FCFM 1.21%
ROA(3y)-1.94%
ROA(5y)-6.43%
ROE(3y)-17.44%
ROE(5y)-52.37%
ROIC(3y)3.12%
ROIC(5y)3.83%
ROICexc(3y)3.33%
ROICexc(5y)4.09%
ROICexgc(3y)10.63%
ROICexgc(5y)11.8%
ROCE(3y)3.95%
ROCE(5y)4.85%
ROICexgc growth 3Y-10.06%
ROICexgc growth 5Y86.75%
ROICexc growth 3Y-16.63%
ROICexc growth 5Y78.41%
OM growth 3Y-20.34%
OM growth 5Y42.81%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-1.94%
GM growth 5Y-1.87%
F-Score5
Asset Turnover1.22
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 4.65
Debt/FCF 34.36
Debt/EBITDA 4.17
Cap/Depr 30.82%
Cap/Sales 2.21%
Interest Coverage 0.51
Cash Conversion 37.01%
Profit Quality 29.43%
Current Ratio 0.69
Quick Ratio 0.67
Altman-Z 0.75
F-Score5
WACC7.52%
ROIC/WACC0.36
Cap/Depr(3y)26.69%
Cap/Depr(5y)22.7%
Cap/Sales(3y)1.65%
Cap/Sales(5y)1.45%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)125.93%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-92.86%
EPS Next Y77.33%
EPS Next 2Y59.16%
EPS Next 3Y43.5%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-8.56%
Revenue growth 3Y-7.86%
Revenue growth 5Y6.08%
Sales Q2Q%-8.43%
Revenue Next Year-8.4%
Revenue Next 2Y-5.05%
Revenue Next 3Y-4.04%
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y-38.23%
EBIT growth 3Y-26.6%
EBIT growth 5Y51.49%
EBIT Next Year1047.47%
EBIT Next 3Y131.46%
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y-32.65%
FCF growth 3Y-16.72%
FCF growth 5Y34.58%
OCF growth 1Y-1.46%
OCF growth 3Y-7.68%
OCF growth 5Y31.51%

USA TODAY CO INC / TDAY FAQ

What is the ChartMill fundamental rating of USA TODAY CO INC (TDAY) stock?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 3 / 10 to TDAY.


What is the valuation status of USA TODAY CO INC (TDAY) stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 5 / 10 to USA TODAY CO INC (TDAY). This can be considered as Fairly Valued.


Can you provide the profitability details for USA TODAY CO INC?

USA TODAY CO INC (TDAY) has a profitability rating of 5 / 10.


What is the earnings growth outlook for USA TODAY CO INC?

The Earnings per Share (EPS) of USA TODAY CO INC (TDAY) is expected to grow by 77.33% in the next year.


Can you provide the dividend sustainability for TDAY stock?

The dividend rating of USA TODAY CO INC (TDAY) is 0 / 10 and the dividend payout ratio is 0%.