Publishing Stocks: Companies & Metrics

Browse 9 publishing stocks with financial metrics and performance data (Communication Services sector).

Industry market cap: $30.11B
Cap-weighted, today: +1.30%
Cap-weighted, 1 year: +29.81%
Advancing / declining today: 6 / 3

Publishing Stocks

9 stocks in the publishing industry. Click column headers to sort.

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1	PSO	Pearson plc	$18.24	$11.35B	$9.57B	$1.02B	$1.55	713.74K
2	NYT	The New York Times Company	$69.58	$11.34B	$2.97B	$392.82M	$2.40	2.92M
3	WLYB	John Wiley & Sons, Inc.	$54.46	$2.76B	$1.67B	$198.19M	$3.80	2.91K
4	WLY	John Wiley & Sons, Inc.	$53.91	$2.74B	$1.67B	$198.19M	$3.77	432.56K
5	TDAY	USA TODAY Co., Inc.	$6.86	$1.14B	$2.23B	-$40.29M	−$0.26	2.33M
6	SCHL	Scholastic Corporation	$38.50	$726.19M	$1.57B	$56.60M	$2.48	500.19K
7	LEE	Lee Enterprises, Incorporated	$6.36	$38.79M	$517.10M	-$9.50M	−$1.56	37.56K
8	EDUC	Educational Development Corporation	$1.02	$8.69M	$18.91M	$3.02M	$0.35	30.68K
9	TNMG	TNL Mediagene	$3.25	$698.56K	$83.80M	-$125.80M	−$610.12	1.92M

About the Publishing Industry

The Publishing industry includes 9 U.S.-listed companies in the Communication Services sector with a combined market capitalization of $30.11B. The largest are Pearson plc (PSO, $11.35B), The New York Times Company (NYT, $11.34B) and John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (WLYB, $2.76B), together 85% of the industry's value.

6 of the 9 companies with reported earnings are profitable, and their median P/E ratio is 13.3. 5 of 9 pay a dividend, with a median yield of 2.18% among payers.

Over the past year the median stock is up 35.2%, and 7 of 9 are higher than a year ago. Median revenue growth is -2.5% year over year.

Best 1-year performers

Weakest 1-year performers

Highest dividend yields

Profitability

Profitable companies: 6 of 9
Median gross margin: 55.7%
Median net profit margin: 10.6%
Median return on equity: 13.9%

Longest dividend growth streak: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (WLY), 32 consecutive years.

Frequently Asked Questions About Publishing Stocks

How many stocks are in the publishing industry?

There are 9 publicly traded stocks in the publishing industry, part of the Communication Services sector.

Which publishing stocks pay the highest dividend yields?

The highest yields in the publishing industry are John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (WLY, 2.64%), John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (WLYB, 2.63%) and Scholastic Corporation (SCHL, 2.18%). John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (WLY) has the longest record of dividend increases, 32 consecutive years.

Which publishing stocks performed best over the past year?

Over the past year the strongest publishing stocks were USA TODAY Co., Inc. (TDAY, +86.7%), John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (WLY, +46.2%) and John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (WLYB, +46.0%). The weakest were The New York Times Company (NYT, +21.9%), Pearson plc (PSO, +23.8%) and Scholastic Corporation (SCHL, +35.2%).

Are publishing companies profitable?

6 of the 9 publishing companies with reported earnings are profitable, with a median gross margin of 55.7%, a median net profit margin of 10.6% and a median return on equity of 13.9%.