The New York Times Company employees and revenue per employee

NYT · Publishing · $10.2B market cap

The New York Times Company had 6,000 employees at the end of fiscal Dec 2025, up 1.7% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $2.82B, up 9.2% from a year earlier, or $471K per employee. Revenue and headcount both grew, and revenue grew faster.

Employees

6,000

+1.7% YoY

Revenue

$2.82B

+9.2% YoY

Revenue / employee

$471K

Peer median $998K

Rank in sector

32 of 44

Communication Services

Headcount against revenue

Both lines start at 100 in the first year we hold, so you can see which one grew faster.

EmployeesRevenueIndexed to 100 in Dec 2016
93141188'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25Revenue 182Staff 162

Hover a year for the numbers.

NYT employees and revenue by fiscal year
Year endingEmployeesRevenuePer employeeStaff YoYRevenue YoY
Dec 20256,000$2.82B$471K+1.7%+9.2%
Dec 20245,900$2.59B$438K+0.0%+6.6%
Dec 20235,900$2.43B$411K+1.7%+5.1%
Dec 20225,800$2.31B$398K+16.0%+11.3%
Dec 20215,000$2.07B$415K+6.4%+16.3%
Dec 20204,700$1.78B$379K+4.4%-1.6%
Dec 20194,500$1.81B$403K+4.2%+3.6%
Dec 20184,320$1.75B$405K+14.0%+4.4%
Dec 20173,790$1.68B$442K+2.2%+7.7%
Dec 20163,710$1.56B$419K——

Open roles: we have not matched a verified job board for this company yet.

Employees, last six fiscal years
4,700'205,000'215,800'225,900'235,900'246,000'25
Revenue per employee, last six fiscal years
$379K'20$415K'21$398K'22$411K'23$438K'24$471K'25

The New York Times Company against similar companies

The closest sector peers by revenue, from Communication Services.

CompanyEmployeesRevenueRevenue / employeeShape
FWONA
Formula One Group
1,600$4.48B$2.80MHiring ahead
MTCH
Match Group, Inc.
2,200$3.49B$1.59MLeaner
RDDT
Reddit, Inc.
2,555$2.20B$862KEfficient growth
PINS
Pinterest, Inc.
5,265$4.22B$802KEfficient growth
NYT
The New York Times Company
6,000$2.82B$471KEfficient growth
Z
Zillow Group, Inc. Class C
7,068$2.58B$365KEfficient growth
ZG
Zillow Group, Inc. Class A
7,068$2.58B$365KEfficient growth
STGW
Stagwell Inc.
10,951$2.91B$266KLeaner
CNK
Cinemark Holdings, Inc.
18,300$3.12B$170KLeaner
Every Communication Services company

Questions about The New York Times Company

How many employees does The New York Times Company have?
The New York Times Company reported 6,000 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 27, 2026. That is up 1.7% from a year earlier.
What is The New York Times Company's revenue per employee?
The New York Times Company brought in $2.82B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $471K per employee. That ranks 32 of 44 companies we track in Communication Services, where the median is $998K.
Where do these numbers come from?
Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.

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Source: employee counts and revenue as stated in The New York Times Company's annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed February 27, 2026. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell NYT.