SuperworthUSA TODAY profit margin TDAY
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2014.
- Net margin, 12 months
- −1.8%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- 5.0%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- −6.6 pts
- Peer median
- 3.7%
Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, USA TODAY kept −1.8% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 5.0% and a gross margin of 39.5%.
Five years earlier its net margin was −8.6%.
The median for 7 publishing stocks of a similar size is 3.7%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 0.1% | 3.0% | 38.7% |
| FY2024 | −1.1% | −1.2% | 38.4% |
| FY2023 | −1.0% | 3.2% | 36.5% |
| FY2022 | −2.6% | −1.1% | 36.8% |
| FY2021 | −4.2% | 3.4% | 40.7% |
| FY2020 | −19.7% | −13.2% | 40.3% |
| FY2019 | −6.4% | −7.9% | 42.2% |
| FY2018 | 1.2% | 3.8% | n/a |
| FY2017 | −0.1% | 2.5% | n/a |
| FY2016 | 2.5% | 4.9% | n/a |
| FY2015 | 5.7% | 8.6% | n/a |
| FY2014 | −0.5% | 4.0% | n/a |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY26 | −1.8% | −6.6 pts | 5.0% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 1.3% | −0.8 pts | 4.4% | |
| Q4 FY25 | 0.1% | +1.1 pts | 3.0% | |
| Q3 FY25 | 4.1% | +8.6 pts | 1.0% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 4.8% | +8.6 pts | 1.2% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 2.1% | +6.8 pts | 1.4% | |
| Q4 FY24 | −1.1% | −0.0 pts | −1.2% | |
| Q3 FY24 | −4.4% | −5.5 pts | −0.7% | |
| Q2 FY24 | −3.7% | −2.9 pts | 0.6% | |
| Q1 FY24 | −4.7% | −2.4 pts | 0.6% | |
| Q4 FY23 | −1.0% | +1.6 pts | 3.2% | |
| Q3 FY23 | 1.0% | +5.4 pts | 3.1% |
Against its peers
Companies in Publishing nearest USA TODAY's size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| TDAYUSA TODAY | −1.8% |
| DLXDeluxe | 4.8% |
| SCHLScholastic | 3.6% |
| EBFEnnis | 9.8% |
| CMPRCIMPRESS | 2.6% |
| ACCOACCO BRANDS | 3.7% |
| WLYJohn Wiley & Sons | 11.9% |
| PMTSCPI Card | 2.3% |
| Peer median | 3.7% |
Where USA TODAY ranks
What the profit margin tells you
Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).
Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.
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