New York Times vs Scholastic
New York Times reported revenue of $2.8 billion in fiscal 2025, 1.8 times Scholastic's $1.6 billion in fiscal 2026. New York Times' revenue grew 9.2% in its latest year, and Scholastic's fell 2.7%. New York Times had an operating margin of 15.3%, against 1.0% at Scholastic. Free cash flow was $550 million at New York Times and $2 million at Scholastic. Their fiscal years end in different months (December 31 and May 31), so the periods don't line up exactly.
Side by side
| New York Times | Scholastic | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 | FY2026, May 31, 2026 |
| Revenue | $2.8B | $1.6B |
| Revenue growth | 9.2% | −2.7% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 9.6% | 4.0% |
| Gross margin | — | 56.4% |
| Operating margin | 15.3% | 1.0% |
| Net margin | 12.2% | 3.6% |
| Free cash flow | $550M | $2M |
| Free cash flow margin | 19.5% | 0.2% |
| Return on capital | 23.8% | 1.1% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | −1.2x | −0.7x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $276M | $286M |
| Change in diluted share count | −0.5% | −12.3% |
| Last close | $70.66 | $38.76 |
| P/E at the last close | 29.4× | 27.3× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | sold $9.8 million | sold $14.3 million |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 of 8 | 7 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
Ten years
Revenue
US$ billions, fiscal years
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Operating margin
Percent of revenue
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Free cash flow
US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the New York Times and Scholastic pages.