TDAY's Quality Score rose 2 points on Tue, Nov 10, to 3. Its average daily range eased to 4.9%, under 5%.
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Up 22% from Nov 3 to Nov 10.
“Net income attributable to USA TODAY Co. is expected to grow versus the prior year; expect sequential improvement in the fourth quarter of 2026.”
| Holding it back | Sales down 22% |
| Latest filing | 8-K, Nov 5 |
After its last 4 reports it closed -0.7% on average, higher 2 of 4 times.
Below Averagefor quality, not price, 3 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means
TDAY is #5 of 5 by Quality Score.
| Rank | Stock | Quality Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||
| 2 | ||
| 3 | ||
| Open for its score | ||
| 5 |
Expected to report Thu Feb 25, before the open (in 107 days).
What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.
Sales of $519.2M, 7% less than a year ago.
| Line | Q3 2026 | Q2 2026 | Q3 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Print and Commercial | $270M | $282M | $298M |
Each quarter's sales and their share of its total. Figures as filed (SEC filing, Nov 5)
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total revenues | down in the mid-single digits on a same store basis |
“Net income attributable to USA TODAY Co. is expected to grow versus the prior year; expect sequential improvement in the fourth quarter of 2026”
From its results filing (SEC filing · Nov 5)
Sales fell 7.5% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2020 to 2025.
Its share count grew 2.1% a year over 5 years.
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 2026 | -5.6% | +0.8% | not yet |
| Aug 6, 2026 | -7.0% | -7.6% | -20.8% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | +3.0% | -0.7% | -1.2% |
Sales grew in two of the last seven years, to $2.3B in 2025. It turned a profit in 2025 after a loss in 2024.
RSI 57.8, MACD above signal, above its 50-day, below its 200-day. Not scored.
Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.
In ETFs: TDAY is under 0.1% of VTI, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by their holdings as filed for Jun 30, 2026.
USA Today Co Inc is a diversified media company with national and local reach, dedicated to empowering and enriching communities. It prioritizes a digital-first approach, focusing on audience growth and engagement while diversifying revenue streams. Through its trusted brands, including the USA TODAY NETWORK, comprised of the national publication, USA TODAY, and local media organizations, including a network of local properties, in the United States, and Newsquest, a wholly-owned subsidiary operating in the United Kingdom, provide essential journalism, local content, and digital experiences to audiences and businesses. Its digital marketing solutions brand, LocaliQ, supports small and medium-sized businesses with digital marketing products and solutions.
“Our USA TODAY Media operations compete for advertising and marketing spend with a broad range of media and technology companies , including social media platforms, advertising networks, traditional media outlets such as direct mail, yellow pages, radio, outdoor advertising, broadcast and cable television, magazines, local, regional and national newspapers, shoppers, and other programmatic buying channels .”
TDAY scores 3 today, which Breakaway calls Below Average. It is #5 of 5 in Newspapers: Publishing or Publishing & Printing by Quality Score, with 3 of 14 chart checks firing. Up 22% from Nov 3 to Nov 10. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.
TDAY scores 3 today, which Breakaway calls Below Average (0 to 5). That is #5 of 5 in Newspapers: Publishing or Publishing & Printing by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind TDAY's 3.
Expected to report Thu Feb 25, before the open, a date Breakaway expects from the company's usual timing; the company has not confirmed it. TDAY closed higher after 2 of its last 4 reports. Past behavior, not a forecast.
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