TDAY · USA TODAY Co., Inc.
$6.52
-0.21 (-3.12%)
At close · Aug 20
Market Cap
$965.33M
Shares
146.82M
Price & Indicators
20d MA
50d MA
200d MA
Earnings
Filing
Insider
Congress
Investor day
Close$6.52
Open$6.67
Day$6.48–6.75
52W close$3.49–9.03
Avg vol 30d2.3M
Short int19.5M · 13.3% float · 12.6d
Short vol75%
Last earningsAug 6, 2026
DataJan 2020–Aug 2026
Filing10-Q · Aug 6
Up next
Next earnings call
Nov 9, 2026
Est · unconfirmed
· in 11 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026
Est
filed Aug 6, 2026
AI Brief
TL;DR.
Bullish
Bearish
From the call
AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice
Ask ALVIS about this →Equibles Rating
blended score · not investment adviceOverall
Neutral
SellHoldBuy
Technical
Sell
Momentum
Strong
Sentiment
Neutral
Fundamentals
Excellent
Quant / Vol
Very High
Market backdrop
VIX 14.9 · calm
Equity put/call 0.52
Technical
price trend
50 / 200-day cross
No cross
Price vs 200-day avg
−3%
below
Price vs 50-day avg
−19%
below
RSI (14)
29
oversold
MACD trend
Negative
52-week position
55%
mid-range
Volume (OBV)
Confirms
volume backs price
Momentum
relative strength
1-month return
−22%
trailing
6-month return
+10%
trailing
YTD return
+27%
this year
Relative strength
−2%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Trend (MA cross)
No cross
50d $8 › 200d $7 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow
Distributing
-0% holders QoQ · +34 funds added
Insider flow
Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest
Rising
13.31% of float · ▲ +0.7% MoM · 12.6 days cover
Volume signal
Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth
Multi-yr high
220 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Squeeze score
74
high risk · 0–100
Fundamentals
Revenue growth
+14%
Y/Y
EPS growth
+106%
Y/Y
Free cash flow
$62.9M
Buyback
$96.9M
remaining
Balance sheet
$864.0M
net debt
Quant / Vol
risk profile
Volatility
50%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown
−28%
past year
ATR
6.6%
of price · 14-day
Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.
Guidance & track record
Latest guidance
· from the Earnings Call filed Dec 31, 2023
2023 to 2026
Free cash flow CAGR
40%
in 2026
Digital revenue as a percentage of total revenue
55%
from 2023 to 2026
Free cash flow CAGR
40%
Prior guidance
period ended
· from the 8-K filed Oct 30, 2025
Cash and cash equivalents
· by year end 2025
$100M
Cash provided by operating activities
· Full Year 2025
at least 30%
Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.
Technicals
trend & momentum for long-term holders Sell
50 / 200-day cross
No cross
Neutral
Price vs 200-day avg
−3%
Neutral
Price vs 50-day avg
−19%
Bearish
RSI (14)
29
Neutral
MACD trend
Negative
Bearish
52-week position
55%
Neutral
Volume (OBV)
Confirms
Neutral
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Bearish · 2 of 6
Trend (MA cross)
No cross
50d $8 › 200d $7 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow
Distributing
-0% holders QoQ · +34 funds added
Insider flow
Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest
Rising
13.31% of float · ▲ +0.7% MoM · 12.6 days cover
Volume signal
Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth
Multi-yr high
220 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Price context
position in its 52-week range
Range low $3
Now $7 · 55%
Range high $9
vs 200-day avg -3%
vs 50-day avg -19%
Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.
Key metrics
the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings| Metric | Latest | Period | YoY |
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| Average monthly unique visitors | 158M | Second Quarter 2026 | — |
| Core platform ARPU | $2,908 | Three months ended June 30, 2026 | — |
| Core platform average customer count | 12.2K | Three months ended June 30, 2026 | — |
| Core platform revenues | $106.31M | Three months ended June 30, 2026 | — |
| Digital-only ARPU | $10.47 | Three months ended June 30, 2026 | — |
| Digital-only ARPU - Newsquest | $5.7 | Three months ended June 30, 2026 | — |
| Digital-only ARPU - USA TODAY Media | $11.03 | Three months ended June 30, 2026 | — |
| Digital-only paid subscriptions - Newsquest | 155K | As of June 30, 2026 | — |
| Digital-only paid subscriptions - USA TODAY Media | 1.29M | As of June 30, 2026 | — |
| Free cash flow non-GAAP | $19.6M | Second Quarter 2026 | — |
| LocaliQ segment core platform revenues | $106.3M | Second Quarter 2026 | — |
| Same store digital revenues non-GAAP | $253.62M | Three months ended June 30, 2026 | — |
| Same store total revenues non-GAAP | $535.44M | Three months ended June 30, 2026 | — |
| Segment Adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP | $42.05M | Three months ended June 30, 2026 | — |
| Total Adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP | $56.9M | Second Quarter 2026 | — |
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| Total USA TODAY Co. digital-only paid subscriptions | 1.44M | As of June 30, 2026 | — |
| U.K. digital properties average monthly unique visitors | 51M | Second Quarter 2026 | — |
| U.S. media network average monthly unique visitors | 107M | Second Quarter 2026 | — |
| Digital advertising revenues | $80.9M | First Quarter 2026 | -3.0% |
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| Digital-only subscription revenues | $45.9M | First Quarter 2026 | +6.1% |
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| First lien net leverage non-GAAP | 2.3 | First Quarter 2026 | — |
| Same store digital revenue growth non-GAAP | 5.2% | First Quarter 2026 | — |
| Same store revenues non-GAAP | -1.8% | First Quarter 2026 | — |
| Total Adjusted EBITDA margin non-GAAP | 13.3% | First Quarter 2026 | — |
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| Total Digital revenues as a percentage of Total revenues | 47.8% | First Quarter 2026 | — |
| Digital Marketing Solutions segment core platform revenues non-GAAP | $107.3M | the fourth quarter | — |
| Same-store revenue growth non-GAAP | -3.9% | the fourth quarter | — |
Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period
Versus peers
Publishing — same industry group| Company | Mkt cap | YTD | Rev growth Y/Y | P/E | Short % shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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TDAY
this stock
USA TODAY Co., Inc.
|
$965.33M | +26.6% | +13.7% | — | 13.3% |
|
NYT
New York Times Co
|
$10.64B | -5.9% | -1.6% | 27.5 | 8.4% |
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PSO
Pearson PLC
|
$9.65B | +14.5% | — | — | 0.4% |
|
WLY
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
|
$2.64B | +70.0% | +4.5% | 12.5 | 8.2% |
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SPGNY
Springer Nature AG & Co. KGaA/ADR
|
$2.32B | — | — | — | 0.0% |
Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding
At a glance
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Financials
Filings
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Performance
| 5D | 20D | 120D | MTD | YTD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDAY | -4.7% | -21.8% | +9.6% | -25.0% | +26.6% |
| SPY | -2.0% | +3.3% | +11.2% | +2.1% | +11.8% |
| vs SPY | -2.7% | -25.1% | -1.6% | -27.1% | +14.8% |
Capital returns
Buyback program
· as of Jun 30, 2026
Authorized
$100.00M
Spent (derived)
$3.10M
Remaining
$96.90M
Spent
Remaining
Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.
Key facts
CIK
1579684
CUSIP
36472T109
13F (30d)
201 filings
200 filers
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