earnings
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.70
USA TODAY Co. Q1 net income $19.9M, Adj. EBITDA $73.1M, digital revenues 47.8% of total
USA TODAY Co., Inc.
2026-Q1 EPS
reported $0.12
vs consensus -$0.08
▲ beat
(+242.0%)
- Total revenues $548.5M (-4% YoY); same-store revenue decline improved to 1.8% from -3.9% in Q4 2025.
- Total digital revenues $261.9M (+5.2% same-store), now 47.8% of total; digital-only subs revenue returned to growth.
- Net income $19.9M, up $27.2M from prior year (which was a loss); Total Adjusted EBITDA $73.1M (+44.7% YoY).
- Adjusted EBITDA margin 13.3%, up 450 bps from 8.8% in Q1 2025; Free cash flow $6.4M.
- Company reiterates business outlook; management cites AI content licensing as a significant growth opportunity.