Gannett Co.
Financial ratios & Valuation

Forward Multiples (2025 – 2026)

20252026
Price/Earnings ratio
17.979.63
Price/Sales ratio
0.220.22
Earnings per Share (EPS)
$0.23$0.42

Historical Multiples (2014 – 2023)

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
-235.3012.9022.81-972.1436.88-3.56-0.65-5.27-3.55-11.55-3.41-3.41
Price/Sales ratio
1.150.720.570.660.430.230.120.220.090.120.090.23
Price/Book Value ratio
1.551.340.951.310.930.431.211.350.931.010.900.43
Price/Cash Flow ratio
18.197.567.338.026.1216.907.665.636.813.396.526.12
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
20.698.38.228.926.8537.3521.288.17-60.415.68-57.8737.35
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
2.34-0.00-0.419.48-0.010.00-0.000.060.080.17-0.070.00
Dividend Yield
2.41%6.57%8.27%8.49%12.99%21.29%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A21.29%
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
43.52%45.09%44.29%44.64%43.30%42.20%40.26%40.72%36.83%32.94%36.83%42.20%
Operating Profit Margin
4.04%8.64%4.88%2.57%3.80%4.23%5.53%9.15%3.84%3.23%1.64%4.23%
Pretax Profit Margin
-0.07%5.93%2.33%-0.03%1.31%-11.09%-20.72%-2.74%-2.61%-0.23%-2.61%-2.61%
Net Profit Margin
-0.49%5.65%2.52%-0.06%1.19%-6.48%-19.74%-4.24%-2.65%-1.04%-2.64%-2.64%
Effective Tax Rate
-551.42%4.79%-7.90%-110.82%9.55%41.50%4.73%-54.87%-1.75%-352.45%-1.75%41.50%
Return on Assets
-0.38%5.63%2.36%-0.07%1.26%-3.01%-21.62%-4.81%-3.26%-1.27%-3.25%-3.01%
Return On Equity
-0.66%10.44%4.19%-0.13%2.53%-12.34%-184.66%-25.59%-26.46%-8.74%-19.71%-12.34%
Return on Capital Employed
3.61%10.09%5.38%3.20%4.86%2.39%7.95%13.55%6.37%5.23%2.73%2.39%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
2.521.891.891.291.201.080.85N/AN/AN/A0.821.08
Quick Ratio
2.461.801.791.201.091.000.810.810.740.780.621.00
Cash ratio
1.300.830.870.210.190.210.230.190.150.180.150.21
Days of Sales Outstanding
44.8441.5840.1541.2541.6885.6833.6837.4035.8636.4635.8685.68
Days of Inventory outstanding
9.738.759.489.1610.5518.626.297.228.875.478.8718.62
Operating Cycle
54.5850.3449.6350.4252.23104.3139.9744.6344.7341.9417.71104.31
Days of Payables Outstanding
9.215.3210.507.737.0049.6923.6430.1837.1029.0637.107.00
Cash Conversion Cycle
45.3645.0139.1342.6845.2354.6116.3314.447.6312.870.9554.61
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.260.290.260.280.300.400.510.430.480.490.870.30
Debt Equity Ratio
0.450.540.460.530.611.674.392.313.923.437.090.61
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
0.300.350.300.340.370.620.800.680.780.750.810.37
Total Debt to Capitalization
0.310.350.310.340.380.620.810.690.790.770.820.38
Interest Coverage Ratio
1.043.522.042.501.531.090.50N/AN/AN/A0.441.09
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
0.180.320.270.300.240.010.030.100.030.080.020.01
Company Equity Multiplier
1.701.851.761.902.014.098.535.318.096.868.092.01
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.060.090.070.080.070.010.010.030.010.030.010.01
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
0.870.910.890.890.890.450.350.68-0.110.59-0.110.45
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
0.180.320.270.300.240.010.030.100.030.080.020.01
Short Term Coverage Ratio
18.4232.866.8340.798.837.730.441.830.670.860.677.73
Dividend Payout Ratio
-568.23%84.83%188.86%-8263.16%479.19%-75.86%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A-75.86%