The New York Times Company (NYSE:NYT) Raises Dividend to $0.23 Per Share

The New York Times Company (NYSE:NYT) announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, February 4th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, April 1st will be paid a dividend of 0.23 per share on Thursday, April 16th. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, April 1st. This is a 27.8% increase from New York Times’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.18.

New York Times has raised its dividend payment by an average of 0.2%annually over the last three years and has raised its dividend annually for the last 7 consecutive years. New York Times has a dividend payout ratio of 30.8% indicating that its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Research analysts expect New York Times to earn $2.35 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $0.72 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 30.6%.

New York Times Stock Up 1.1%

Shares of New York Times stock opened at $68.39 on Thursday. New York Times has a twelve month low of $44.83 and a twelve month high of $74.04. The company’s 50 day moving average is $69.54 and its 200 day moving average is $62.07. The company has a market cap of $11.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.27, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.57 and a beta of 1.11.

New York Times (NYSE:NYT) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 4th. The company reported $0.89 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.88 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $802.31 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $791.55 million. New York Times had a net margin of 12.29% and a return on equity of 20.30%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 10.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.80 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that New York Times will post 2.08 EPS for the current fiscal year.

New York Times News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting New York Times this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Company raised its quarterly dividend 27.8% to $0.23 (annualized yield ~1.4%), signaling confidence in cash flow and returning capital to shareholders.
• Positive Sentiment: Q4 results beat estimates: $0.89 EPS vs. $0.88 expected and revenue of $802.3M (up 10.4% year-over-year), showing continued digital subscription and ad growth. Press Release / Slide Deck
• Positive Sentiment: Management guided first-quarter subscription revenue above Wall Street estimates, citing bundling of news and lifestyle products — positive for recurring revenue trajectory. NYT Forecasts Subscription Revenue Growth Above Estimates
• Neutral Sentiment: The company continues high-volume editorial output (Olympics live updates, major sports coverage, national features) that supports engagement but has unclear short-term revenue impact. Example: Winter Olympics live updates. Winter Olympics 2026 live updates
• Neutral Sentiment: Regular feature and sports pieces (e.g., Rangers trade story, columns) sustain traffic but are unlikely to move the stock on their own. Rangers trade Artemi Panarin to Kings
• Negative Sentiment: Market reaction: shares fell sharply after the earnings release despite the small beats—investors appear to have sold into the print. Coverage noting the drop may have amplified selling. What’s Going On With New York Times Stock Today?
• Negative Sentiment: Short-term investor disappointment likely tied to the magnitude of the beat (very small EPS beat) and/or broader market rotation; several market summaries flagged the stock trading down intraday. MarketBeat Earnings Summary & Call

New York Times Company Profile

The New York Times Company is a publicly traded media organization best known for publishing The New York Times newspaper and operating the NYTimes.com digital platform. The company produces daily print and digital journalism covering national and international news, opinion pieces, feature stories, and multimedia content. Alongside its flagship newspaper, the firm offers a range of subscription-based services, including Times Cooking, NYT Games, podcasts and newsletters, designed to engage a broad audience of readers and advertisers.

Founded in 1851 by Henry Jarvis Raymond and George Jones, The New York Times has built a reputation for in-depth reporting and investigative journalism.