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New York Times (NYT) Risk Analysis

Public companies are required to disclose risks that can affect the business and impact the stock. These disclosures are known as “Risk Factors”. Companies disclose these risks in their yearly (Form 10-K), quarterly earnings (Form 10-Q), or “foreign private issuer” reports (Form 20-F). Risk factors show the challenges a company faces. Investors can consider the worst-case scenarios before making an investment. TipRanks’ Risk Analysis categorizes risks based on proprietary classification algorithms and machine learning. New York Times disclosed 30 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. New York Times reported the most risks in the “Tech & Innovation” category.

Risk Overview Q2, 2026

Source: the company's latest filing for the period ended Jun 30, 2026, filed Aug 05, 2026

Risk Distribution
30Risks
Sector Avg.Finance & CorporateTech & InnovationLegal & RegulatoryProductionAbility to SellMacro & Political
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy

Risk Change Over Time

New York Times disclosed risks per quarterNo. of Risks2728293031Q3Q4Q12023Q2Q3Q4Q12024Q2Q3Q4Q12025Q2Q4Q12026Q2Showing: Q4, 2025
Risks removedRisks addedRisks changedNew York Times Risk Factors
  • Corporate Activity and Growth - Risk 1
    Acquisitions, divestitures, investments and other strategic transactions could adversely affect our costs, revenues, profitability and financial position.

    In order to position our business to take advantage of growth opportunities, we intend to continue to engage in discussions, evaluate opportunities and enter into agreements for possible additional acquisitions, divestitures, investments and other strategic transactions. We may also consider the acquisition of, or investment in, specific properties, businesses or technologies that fall outside our traditional lines of business and diversify our portfolio, including those that may operate in new and developing industries, if we deem them sufficiently attractive. Acquisitions may involve significant risks and uncertainties, including difficulties in integrating and managing acquired businesses (including cultural challenges associated with transitioning employees from the acquired company into our organization); failure to correctly anticipate liabilities, deficiencies, or other claims and/or other costs; diversion of management attention; use of resources that are needed in other parts of our business; possible dilution of our brand or harm to our reputation; the potential loss of key employees; risks associated with strategic relationships; risks associated with integrating operations and systems, such as financial reporting, internal control and compliance and information technology systems (including cybersecurity and data privacy controls) in an efficient and effective manner; and other unanticipated problems and liabilities. Competition for certain types of acquisitions or other strategic transactions is significant. We may not be able to find suitable candidates, and we may not be able to complete such transactions on favorable terms, or at all. Even if successfully negotiated, closed and integrated, certain acquisitions or investments may prove not to further our intended strategy or provide the anticipated benefits, may cause us to incur unanticipated costs or liabilities, may result in write-offs of impaired assets, and may fall short of expected return on investment targets, which could adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition. In addition, we have divested and may in the future divest certain assets or businesses that no longer fit within our strategic direction or growth targets. Divestitures involve significant risks and uncertainties that could adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition. These include the inability to find potential buyers on favorable terms, disruption to our business and/or diversion of management attention from other business concerns, loss of key employees and possible retention of certain liabilities related to the divested business. Finally, we have made minority investments in companies, and we may make similar investments in the future. Such investments subject us to the operating and financial risks of these businesses and to the risk that we do not have sole control over the operations of these businesses. Our investments are generally illiquid, and the absence of a market may inhibit our ability to dispose of them. In addition, to the extent the book value of an investment exceeds its fair value, we are required to recognize an impairment charge related to the investment.

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Tech & Innovation (1)
Legal & Regulatory (2)
Production (3)
Ability to Sell (2)

Risk Highlights Q2, 2026

Main Risk Category
Tech & Innovation
With 8 Risks
Number of Disclosed Risks
30
No changes from last report
S&P 500 Average: 32
Recent Changes
0Risks added
0Risks removed
0Risks changed
Since Jun 2026
Number of Risk Changed
0
No changes from last report
S&P 500 Average: 1

Risk Word Cloud

our participation in multiemployer pension plans may subject us to liabilities that could materially adversely affect our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.subject us to liabilitiesinvestments we make in new and existing products and services expose us to risks and challenges that could adversely affect our operations and profitability.services expose us to risksour ability to attract, retain and monetize a significant portion of our users and our ability to maintain and grow our licensing revenues are dependent on third parties over which we do not have control. actions or changes by these third parties could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.significant portion of our userssecurity incidents and other network and information systems disruptions could affect our ability to conduct our business effectively, cause us to incur significant costs, subject us to significant liability and/or damage our reputation.subject us to significant liabilitya significant number of our employees are represented by labor organizations, and our business and results of operations could be adversely affected if labor agreements were to increase our costs or further restrict our ability to maximize the efficiency of our operations.restrict our ability to maximizewe are subject to payment processing risk.subject to payment processing riskour success depends on our ability to effectively improve and scale our technical and data infrastructure.our ability to effectively improvethe terms of our credit facility impose restrictions on our operations that could limit our ability to undertake certain actions.limit our ability to undertakea significant number of our employees are represented by labor organizations, and our business and results of operations could be adversely affected if labor agreements were to increase our costs or further restrict our ability to maximize the efficiency of our operations.significant number of our employeeswe may fail to meet our publicly announced guidance and/or targets, which could cause the trading price of our class a common stock to decline.trading price of our class

Risk Factors Full Breakdown - Total Risks 30

Innovation / R&D1 | 3.3%
  • Innovation / R&D - Risk 1
    Investments we make in new and existing products and services expose us to risks and challenges that could adversely affect our operations and profitability.

    We have invested and expect to continue to invest significant resources to enhance and expand our existing products and services and to acquire and develop new products and services. These efforts present numerous risks and challenges, including the need for us to appeal to new audiences, apply our expertise in new areas, develop additional expertise in certain areas, overcome technological and operational challenges and effectively allocate capital resources; new and/or increased costs; risks associated with strategic relationships such as content licensing; new competitors (some of which may have more resources and experience in certain areas); and additional legal and regulatory risks from expansion into new areas. As a result of these and other risks and challenges, growth into new areas may divert internal resources and the attention of our management and other personnel, including journalists and product and technology specialists. Although we believe we have a strong and well-established reputation as a global media company, our ability to market our products effectively, and to gain and maintain an audience, particularly for some of our newer digital products, is not certain, and, if they are not favorably received, our brand may be adversely affected. Even if our products and services are favorably received, they may not advance our business strategy as expected, may result in unanticipated costs or liabilities and may fall short of expected return on investment targets or fail to generate sufficient revenue to justify our investments, which could result in write-offs of impaired assets and/or adversely affect our business, reputation, results of operations and financial condition.

Trade Secrets2 | 6.7%
Cyber Security1 | 3.3%
Technology4 | 13.3%

See a full breakdown of risk according to category and subcategory. The list starts with the category with the most risk. Click on subcategories to read relevant extracts from the most recent report.

FAQ

What are “Risk Factors”?
Risk factors are any situations or occurrences that could make investing in a company risky. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) requires that publicly traded companies disclose their most significant risk factors. This is so that potential investors can consider any risks before they make an investment. They also offer companies protection, as a company can use risk factors as liability protection. This could happen if a company underperforms and investors take legal action as a result. It is worth noting that smaller companies, that is those with a public float of under $75 million on the last business day, do not have to include risk factors in their 10-K and 10-Q forms, although some may choose to do so.
How do companies disclose their risk factors?
Publicly traded companies initially disclose their risk factors to the SEC through their S-1 filings as part of the IPO process. Additionally, companies must provide a complete list of risk factors in their Annual Reports (Form 10-K) or (Form 20-F) for “foreign private issuers”. Quarterly Reports also include a section on risk factors (Form 10-Q) where companies are only required to update any changes since the previous report. According to the SEC, risk factors should be reported concisely, logically and in “plain English” so investors can understand them.
How can I use TipRanks risk factors in my stock research?
Use the Risk Factors tab to get data about the risk factors of any company in which you are considering investing. You can easily see the most significant risks a company is facing. Additionally, you can find out which risk factors a company has added, removed or adjusted since its previous disclosure. You can also see how a company’s risk factors compare to others in its sector. Without reading company reports or participating in conference calls, you would most likely not have access to this sort of information, which is usually not included in press releases or other public announcements. A simplified analysis of risk factors is unique to TipRanks.
What are all the risk factor categories?
TipRanks has identified 6 major categories of risk factors and a number of subcategories for each. You can see how these categories are broken down in the list below. 1. Financial & Corporate Accounting & Financial Operations - risks related to accounting loss, value of intangible assets, financial statements, value of intangible assets, financial reporting, estimates, guidance, company profitability, dividends, fluctuating results. Share Price & Shareholder Rights – risks related to things that impact share prices and the rights of shareholders, including analyst ratings, major shareholder activity, trade volatility, liquidity of shares, anti-takeover provisions, international listing, dual listing. Debt & Financing – risks related to debt, funding, financing and interest rates, financial investments. Corporate Activity and Growth – risks related to restructuring, M&As, joint ventures, execution of corporate strategy, strategic alliances. 2. Legal & Regulatory Litigation and Legal Liabilities – risks related to litigation/ lawsuits against the company. Regulation – risks related to compliance, GDPR, and new legislation. Environmental / Social – risks related to environmental regulation and to data privacy. Taxation & Government Incentives – risks related to taxation and changes in government incentives. 3. Production Costs – risks related to costs of production including commodity prices, future contracts, inventory. Supply Chain – risks related to the company’s suppliers. Manufacturing – risks related to the company’s manufacturing process including product quality and product recalls. Human Capital – risks related to recruitment, training and retention of key employees, employee relationships & unions labor disputes, pension, and post retirement benefits, medical, health and welfare benefits, employee misconduct, employee litigation. 4. Technology & Innovation Innovation / R&D – risks related to innovation and new product development. Technology – risks related to the company’s reliance on technology. Cyber Security – risks related to securing the company’s digital assets and from cyber attacks. Trade Secrets & Patents – risks related to the company’s ability to protect its intellectual property and to infringement claims against the company as well as piracy and unlicensed copying. 5. Ability to Sell Demand – risks related to the demand of the company’s goods and services including seasonality, reliance on key customers. Competition – risks related to the company’s competition including substitutes. Sales & Marketing – risks related to sales, marketing, and distribution channels, pricing, and market penetration. Brand & Reputation – risks related to the company’s brand and reputation. 6. Macro & Political Economy & Political Environment – risks related to changes in economic and political conditions. Natural and Human Disruptions – risks related to catastrophes, floods, storms, terror, earthquakes, coronavirus pandemic/COVID-19. International Operations – risks related to the global nature of the company. Capital Markets – risks related to exchange rates and trade, cryptocurrency.