TDAY Stock Analysis: USA TODAY Co. | NYSE
Publishing | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 943m USD | 12M Return: 68.5% | US36472T1097 | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 12.8M
Qual. Beats: 0
Rev. Trend: -99.7%
Warnings
Tailwinds
Seasonality 11.7 years of data
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USA TODAY Co., Inc. (NYSE: TDAY), formerly known as Gannett Co., Inc. until its October 2025 rebrand, is a U.S.-based media and digital marketing solutions company founded in 1906 and headquartered in Pittsford, New York. The company operates through three segments: Domestic Gannett Media, Newsquest, and Digital Marketing Solutions, generating revenue from both legacy print products (home delivery subscriptions, single-copy sales, and non-daily shoppers and niche publications) and a growing portfolio of digital offerings, including digital-only subscriptions, E-newspapers, and the USA TODAY NETWORK community events platform.
In addition to its news and media brands, the company provides digital advertising and marketing services under the LocaliQ brand, including a cloud-based platform that supports marketing automation, AI-driven advertising optimization, and customizable reporting. It also offers commercial printing and distribution services for third-party materials such as flyers, business cards, and invitations. The company is classified within the Communication Services sector (Broadcasting sub-industry) and represents one of the larger newspaper-publishing groups in the United States, currently operating as a small-cap stock.
- LocaliQ digital marketing revenue accelerates amid ad market recovery
- Print subscription revenue continues secular decline
- High leverage and rising interest costs pressure free cash flow
| Net Income: -40.3m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.03 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 1.29 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: -4.23% < 20% (prev -6.20%; Δ 1.97% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.06 > 3% & CFO 113.2m > Net Income -40.3m |
| Net Debt (1.19b) to EBITDA (299.7m): 3.96 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 0.81 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (165.8m) vs 12m ago 15.97% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 34.47% > 18% (prev 35.96%; Δ -1.50% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 117.4% > 50% (prev 118.9%; Δ -1.53% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 1.75 > 6 (EBIT TTM 156.9m / Interest Expense TTM 89.8m) |
| A: -0.05 (Total Current Assets 403.1m - Total Current Liabilities 497.3m) / Total Assets 1.79b |
| B: -0.57 (Retained Earnings -1.02b / Total Assets 1.79b) |
| C: 0.08 (EBIT TTM 156.9m / Avg Total Assets 1.90b) |
| D: 0.09 (Book Value of Equity 153.7m / Total Liabilities 1.64b) |
| Altman-Z'' = -1.55 = D |
| DSRI: 1.05 (Receivables 221.6m/226.5m, Revenue 2.23b/2.39b) |
| GMI: 1.04 (GM 35.96% / 34.47%) |
| AQI: 0.98 (AQ_t 0.62 / AQ_t-1 0.63) |
| SGI: 0.93 (Revenue 2.23b / 2.39b) |
| TATA: -0.09 (NI -40.3m - CFO 113.2m) / TA 1.79b) |
| Beneish M = -3.01 (Cap -4..+1) = AA |
As of October 02, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 7.06 with a total of 6,878,114 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by +9.46%, over one month by +14.24%, over three months by -20.32% and over the past year by +68.50%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 6.50 (which is 7.9% or 2.2 ATR below the current price).
USA TODAY Co. has no consensus analysts rating.
P/E Forward = 25.5754
P/S = 0.4226
P/B = 6.1021
P/EG = 0.9377
Revenue TTM = 2.23b USD
EBIT TTM = 156.9m USD
EBITDA TTM = 299.7m USD
Long Term Debt = 879.5m USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 100.7m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 1.27b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 161.8m
Net Debt = 1.19b USD (calculated: Debt 1.27b - CCE 86.7m)
Enterprise Value = 2.13b USD (942.6m + Debt 1.27b - CCE 86.7m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 1.75 (Ebit TTM 156.9m / Interest Expense TTM 89.8m)
EV/FCF = 34.58x (Enterprise Value 2.13b / FCF TTM 61.6m)
FCF Yield = 2.89% (FCF TTM 61.6m / Enterprise Value 2.13b)
FCF Margin = 2.76% (FCF TTM 61.6m / Revenue TTM 2.23b)
Net Margin = -1.81% (Net Income TTM -40.3m / Revenue TTM 2.23b)
Gross Margin = 34.47% ((Revenue TTM 2.23b - Cost of Revenue TTM 1.46b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 38.83% (prev 34.63%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 1.19 (Enterprise Value 2.13b / Total Assets 1.79b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 7.05% (Interest Expense 89.8m / Debt 1.27b)
Taxrate = 36.80% (5.32m / 14.5m)
NOPAT = 99.1m (EBIT 156.9m * (1 - 36.80%))
Current Ratio = 0.81 (Total Current Assets 403.1m / Total Current Liabilities 497.3m)
Debt / Equity = 8.29 (Debt 1.27b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 153.7m)
Debt / EBITDA = 3.96 (Net Debt 1.19b / EBITDA 299.7m)
Debt / FCF = 19.28 (Net Debt 1.19b / FCF TTM 61.6m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 161.2m (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = -2.12% (Net Income -40.3m / Total Assets 1.79b)
RoE = -25.00% (Net Income TTM -40.3m / Total Stockholder Equity 161.2m)
RoCE = 15.07% (EBIT 156.9m / Capital Employed (Equity 161.2m + L.T.Debt 879.5m))
RoIC = 7.58% (NOPAT 99.1m / Invested Capital 1.31b)
WACC = 6.79% (E(942.6m)/V(2.22b) * Re(9.95%) + D(1.27b)/V(2.22b) * Rd(7.05%) * (1-Tc(0.37)))
Discount Rate = 9.95% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: 80.54 | Cagr: 7.53%
[DCF] Terminal Value 77.97% ; FCFF base≈54.2m ; Y1≈62.2m ; Y5≈91.5m
[DCF] Fair Price = 1.29 (EV 1.38b - Net Debt 1.19b = Equity 189.5m / Shares 146.8m; r=8.35% [WACC [floored]]; 5y FCF grow 15.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: N/A | EPS CAGR: N/A | SUE: 0.47 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: -99.68 | Revenue CAGR: -7.13% | SUE: N/A | # QB: 0
EPS current Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=-0.07 | Chg30d=N/A | Revisions=-57% | Analysts=4
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=0.29 | Chg30d=-2.46% | Revisions=+17% | GrowthEPS=+2837.2% | GrowthRev=-5.2%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=0.27 | Chg30d=-12.02% | Revisions=-29% | GrowthEPS=-7.3% | GrowthRev=-2.0%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: -36% (up=3, down=8)