The New York Times Company reported its fourth-quarter (Q4) and full-year (FY) 2025 financial results, highlighting continued growth in digital subscriptions and revenue. The Company added approximately 450,000 net digital-only subscribers in Q4 2025, bringing total subscribers to 12.78 million at the end of the quarter. Digital-only average revenue per user (ARPU) increased 0.7 percent year-over-year to 9.72 for the period. Digital subscription revenues grew 13.9 percent year-over-year in Q4 2025, supported by subscriber growth and higher ARPU. Digital advertising revenues rose 24.9 percent year-over-year in the quarter. The Company reported a diluted earnings per share of 0.79 in Q4 2025, with adjusted diluted earnings per share at 0.89, representing a 0.09 increase year-over-year. For the full year 2025, net cash provided by operating activities was 584.5 million, and free cash flow was 550.5 million. The Board of Directors declared a dividend of 0.23 per share for Class A and Class B common stock, an increase of 0.05 from the previous quarter, payable on April 16, 2026, to shareholders of record as of April 1, 2026. Capital expenditures totaled approximately 7 million in Q4 2025. Commenting on the results, President and CEO Meredith Kopit Levien stated that the Company’s strategy continues to deliver, with world-class news coverage and premium lifestyle products driving value to more subscribers in 2025. The Company expects further growth in subscribers, revenue, profitability, and free cash flow in 2026. Guidance for the first quarter of 2026 includes an anticipated increase in digital-only subscription revenues of 14 to 17 percent, total subscription revenues up 9 to 11 percent, digital advertising revenues rising in the high-teens-to-low-twenties percent range, and total advertising revenues up in the low-double-digits percent range compared to the first quarter of 2025.
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