What is Gannett Co's earnings per share (EPS)?

Gannett Co (GCI) reported diluted earnings per share of $0.01 for fiscal year 2025. This represents a 105.6% change compared to the previous fiscal year. EPS represents the portion of a company's net income allocated to each outstanding share of common stock and is widely used to evaluate profitability on a per-share basis.

Gannett Co Financials

GCI

Source SEC Filings (10-K/10-Q) Data as of Mar 31, 2026 Currency USD FYE December

This page shows Gannett Co (GCI) financial statements, including the income statement, balance sheet, cash flow statement, and key financial ratios. View 12 years of annual fundamentals and quarterly data, with year-over-year growth rates and compound annual growth rates (CAGR). All figures are derived from SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q reports).

Rhea AI GCI FY2025 2026-04-22

Cost reduction is offsetting a shrinking revenue base, letting the business keep generating free cash flow while deleveraging slowly.

Between FY2023 and FY2025, revenue fell about 13.6% while operating cash flow increased about 21.0%, a sign that cash conversion improved even as the company became a smaller enterprise. Because gross margin held roughly steady while overhead came down and interest expense still ran near $97.2M, the operating model looks more like cash preservation through cost removal than a true growth recovery.

Long-term debt declined from $1.01B in FY2024 to $884.9M in FY2025, which shows active debt reduction. But with only $155.1M of equity, the company still carries a tightly financed balance sheet, so that progress has not yet changed its overall leverage posture much.

FY2025 net income was just $1.7M while free cash flow reached $62.9M, so reported earnings understate the cash the assets still produce. That gap points to heavy noncash amortization and modest reinvestment needs, which is why cash generation looks sturdier than the income line.

Financial Health Signals

Financial Health Score 22/100

Scored against operating companies for FY2025. Each of the six dimensions is a percentile rank within that peer group; the overall is their average, with missing dimensions counted as zero out of six. A high score means strong standing among peers, not absolute cross-industry strength. How this score is calculated →

Health score ≠ stock price. This rates the quality of Gannett Co's business: profitability, growth, balance sheet strength. It doesn't tell you whether the stock is a good buy at today's price. Not financial advice. Use it alongside valuation analysis and your own research.

Growth

Gannett Co's revenue declined 8.3% year-over-year, from $2.5B to $2.3B. This contraction results in a growth score of 14/100.

Leverage

Gannett Co has elevated debt relative to equity (D/E of 5.70), meaning the company relies heavily on borrowed funds. This high leverage results in a low score of 9/100, reflecting increased financial risk.

Liquidity

Gannett Co's current ratio of 0.75 is below the typical benchmark, resulting in a score of 10/100. This tight liquidity could limit financial flexibility if cash inflows slow.

Cash Flow

Gannett Co has a free cash flow margin of 2.7%, earning a moderate score of 37/100. The company generates positive cash flow after capital investments, but with room for improvement.

Returns

Gannett Co's ROE of 1.1% shows moderate profitability relative to equity, earning a score of 30/100. This is up from -17.2% the prior year.

Piotroski F-Score Strong

8/9

Gannett Co passes 8 of 9 financial strength tests. All 4 profitability signals pass (positive income, cash flow, and earnings quality), 2 of 3 leverage/liquidity signals pass, both operating efficiency signals pass.

Earnings Quality Cash-Backed

65.40x

For every $1 of reported earnings, Gannett Co generates $65.40 in operating cash flow ($114.4M OCF vs $1.7M net income). This indicates profits are well-supported by actual cash generation, not accounting adjustments.

Key Financial Metrics

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Earnings & Revenue

Revenue

$2.3B

YoY-8.3%

5Y CAGR-7.5%

10Y CAGR+6.8%

Gannett Co generated $2.3B in revenue in fiscal year 2025. This represents a decrease of 8.3% from the prior year.

EBITDA

N/A

Net Income

$1.7M

YoY+106.6%

10Y CAGR-30.6%

Gannett Co reported $1.7M in net income in fiscal year 2025. This represents an increase of 106.6% from the prior year.

EPS (Diluted)

$0.01

YoY+105.6%

10Y CAGR-39.5%

Gannett Co earned $0.01 per diluted share (EPS) in fiscal year 2025. This represents an increase of 105.6% from the prior year.

Cash & Balance Sheet

Free Cash Flow

$62.9M

YoY+23.9%

5Y CAGR+24.8%

10Y CAGR-5.0%

Gannett Co generated $62.9M in free cash flow in fiscal year 2025, representing cash available after capex. This represents an increase of 23.9% from the prior year.

Cash & Debt

$90.2M

YoY-15.1%

5Y CAGR-12.0%

10Y CAGR-4.7%

Gannett Co held $90.2M in cash against $884.9M in long-term debt as of fiscal year 2025.

Dividends Per Share

N/A

Shares Outstanding

147M

YoY-0.2%

5Y CAGR+1.3%

10Y CAGR+12.6%

Gannett Co had 147M shares outstanding in fiscal year 2025. This represents a decrease of 0.2% from the prior year.

Margins & Returns

Gross Margin

38.7%

YoY+0.3pp

5Y CAGR-1.6pp

Gannett Co's gross margin was 38.7% in fiscal year 2025, indicating the percentage of revenue retained after direct costs. This is up 0.3 percentage points from the prior year.

Operating Margin

N/A

Net Margin

0.1%

YoY+1.1pp

5Y CAGR+19.8pp

10Y CAGR-5.6pp

Gannett Co's net profit margin was 0.1% in fiscal year 2025, showing the share of revenue converted to profit. This is up 1.1 percentage points from the prior year.

Return on Equity

1.1%

YoY+18.3pp

5Y CAGR+185.3pp

10Y CAGR-9.3pp

Gannett Co's ROE was 1.1% in fiscal year 2025, measuring profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity. This is up 18.3 percentage points from the prior year.

Capital Allocation

R&D Spending

N/A

Share Buybacks

$3.1M

YoY-2.5%

5Y CAGR+8.7%

Gannett Co spent $3.1M on share buybacks in fiscal year 2025, returning capital to shareholders by reducing shares outstanding. This represents a decrease of 2.5% from the prior year.

Capital Expenditures

$51.5M

YoY+3.9%

5Y CAGR+6.8%

10Y CAGR+17.6%

Gannett Co invested $51.5M in capex in fiscal year 2025, funding long-term assets and infrastructure. This represents an increase of 3.9% from the prior year.

GCI Income Statement

Metric	FY25	FY24	FY23	FY22	FY21	FY20
Revenue	$2.3B-8.3%	$2.5B-5.8%	$2.7B-9.6%	$2.9B-8.2%	$3.2B-5.8%	$3.4B
Cost of Revenue	$1.4B-8.7%	$1.5B-8.7%	$1.7B-9.0%	$1.9B-2.2%	$1.9B-6.5%	$2.0B
Gross Profit	$891.4M-7.5%	$963.7M-0.8%	$971.5M-10.5%	$1.1B-17.0%	$1.3B-4.7%	$1.4B
R&D Expenses	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
SG&A Expenses	$639.7M-9.1%	$703.6M-2.7%	$722.9M-15.2%	$852.5M-5.5%	$902.1M-9.8%	$999.8M
Operating Income	N/A	-$42.8M-149.7%	$86.3M+356.8%	-$33.6M-130.8%	$109.1M+124.4%	-$447.9M
Interest Expense	$97.2M-7.1%	$104.7M-6.3%	$111.8M+3.1%	$108.4M-20.2%	$135.7M-40.6%	$228.5M
Income Tax	-$3.0M+94.1%	-$51.3M-336.0%	$21.7M+1510.7%	$1.3M-97.2%	$48.3M+244.2%	-$33.5M
Net Income	$1.7M+106.6%	-$26.4M+5.2%	-$27.8M+64.4%	-$78.0M+42.2%	-$135.0M+79.9%	-$670.5M
EPS (Diluted)	$0.01+105.6%	$-0.18+10.0%	$-0.20+64.9%	$-0.57+43.0%	$-1.00+80.4%	$-5.09

Metric	Q1'26	Q4'25	Q3'25	Q2'25	Q1'25	Q4'24	Q3'24	Q2'24
Revenue	$548.5M-6.2%	$585.0M+4.3%	$560.8M-4.1%	$584.9M+2.3%	$571.6M-8.0%	$621.3M+1.4%	$612.4M-4.3%	$639.8M
Cost of Revenue	$327.4M-4.4%	$342.4M-2.8%	$352.3M-2.0%	$359.4M+0.8%	$356.6M-5.1%	$375.8M0.0%	$375.9M-4.0%	$391.5M
Gross Profit	$221.1M-8.8%	$242.6M+16.4%	$208.5M-7.5%	$225.4M+4.9%	$215.0M-12.4%	$245.5M+3.8%	$236.5M-4.8%	$248.4M
R&D Expenses	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
SG&A Expenses	$150.8M-2.3%	$154.4M+0.4%	$153.7M-6.3%	$164.1M-2.0%	$167.5M-0.8%	$168.8M-4.3%	$176.5M-0.8%	$177.9M
Operating Income	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$9.8M+60.2%	$6.1M+201.4%	-$6.0M-186.5%	$7.0M
Interest Expense	$21.2M-7.3%	$22.9M-3.9%	$23.8M-2.3%	$24.4M-6.5%	$26.1M+0.7%	$25.9M-0.2%	$26.0M-1.2%	$26.3M
Income Tax	$10.8M-85.4%	$73.6M+317.5%	$17.6M+120.2%	-$87.5M-1183.7%	-$6.8M+75.8%	-$28.1M-337.6%	-$6.4M+76.0%	-$26.8M
Net Income	$19.9M+166.2%	-$30.1M+23.4%	-$39.2M-150.1%	$78.4M+1169.0%	-$7.3M-111.4%	$64.3M+427.3%	-$19.7M-243.0%	$13.7M
EPS (Diluted)	$0.12	N/A	$-0.27-164.3%	$0.42+940.0%	$-0.05	N/A	$-0.14-255.6%	$0.09

GCI Balance Sheet

Metric	FY25	FY24	FY23	FY22	FY21	FY20
Total Assets	$1.8B-9.9%	$2.0B-6.5%	$2.2B-8.9%	$2.4B-15.4%	$2.8B-9.0%	$3.1B
Current Assets	$389.2M-8.6%	$425.9M-4.1%	$444.2M-12.5%	$507.8M-12.0%	$577.3M-9.3%	$636.7M
Cash & Equivalents	$90.2M-15.1%	$106.3M+6.1%	$100.2M+6.3%	$94.3M-27.9%	$130.8M-23.4%	$170.7M
Inventory	$12.9M-38.4%	$20.9M-22.0%	$26.8M-40.8%	$45.2M+20.1%	$37.7M+7.4%	$35.1M
Accounts Receivable	$223.6M-6.7%	$239.6M-9.9%	$266.1M-8.1%	$289.4M-12.0%	$328.7M+4.6%	$314.3M
Goodwill	$518.8M-2.1%	$530.0M-0.7%	$533.9M+0.1%	$533.2M-0.1%	$533.7M-0.1%	$534.1M
Total Liabilities	$1.7B-10.9%	$1.9B+1.3%	$1.9B-11.2%	$2.1B-8.7%	$2.3B-16.3%	$2.7B
Current Liabilities	$517.8M-5.1%	$545.6M+2.3%	$533.5M-13.5%	$617.0M-6.9%	$662.5M-10.6%	$741.3M
Long-Term Debt	$884.9M-12.0%	$1.0B+2.5%	$980.8M-10.9%	$1.1B-5.3%	$1.2B-21.0%	$1.5B
Total Equity	$155.1M+1.3%	$153.1M-51.8%	$317.8M+7.5%	$295.7M-44.4%	$532.1M+46.1%	$364.1M
Retained Earnings	-$1.1B+0.2%	-$1.1B-2.6%	-$1.0B-2.8%	-$999.4M-8.5%	-$921.4M-17.2%	-$786.4M

Metric	Q1'26	Q4'25	Q3'25	Q2'25	Q1'25	Q4'24	Q3'24	Q2'24
Total Assets	$1.8B-1.9%	$1.8B-4.5%	$1.9B-4.3%	$2.0B+3.0%	$2.0B-4.3%	$2.0B-1.1%	$2.1B+0.5%	$2.1B
Current Assets	$394.8M+1.4%	$389.2M+6.3%	$366.1M-6.8%	$392.8M+1.3%	$387.8M-9.0%	$425.9M-1.6%	$432.7M+3.5%	$418.0M
Cash & Equivalents	$85.2M-5.6%	$90.2M+19.9%	$75.2M-15.0%	$88.5M+3.1%	$85.9M-19.2%	$106.3M+4.4%	$101.8M+2.9%	$98.9M
Inventory	$11.0M-14.6%	$12.9M-2.6%	$13.2M-15.8%	$15.7M-16.1%	$18.7M-10.4%	$20.9M-6.7%	$22.4M0.0%	$22.4M
Accounts Receivable	$226.5M+1.3%	$223.6M+1.6%	$220.1M-2.8%	$226.5M+1.6%	$223.0M-6.9%	$239.6M-1.8%	$244.0M+1.0%	$241.6M
Goodwill	$518.4M-0.1%	$518.8M0.0%	$518.7M-0.1%	$519.0M+0.2%	$518.1M-2.3%	$530.0M-0.2%	$531.1M-0.5%	$533.7M
Total Liabilities	$1.7B-1.3%	$1.7B-2.8%	$1.7B-2.4%	$1.8B-1.6%	$1.8B-4.5%	$1.9B+3.5%	$1.8B+1.1%	$1.8B
Current Liabilities	$499.3M-3.6%	$517.8M-2.0%	$528.5M-2.3%	$541.0M+0.9%	$535.9M-1.8%	$545.6M-1.0%	$551.2M+4.5%	$527.6M
Long-Term Debt	$895.7M+1.2%	$884.9M-2.0%	$902.5M-1.9%	$919.6M-2.2%	$940.2M-6.5%	$1.0B+7.9%	$931.6M-2.4%	$954.6M
Total Equity	$141.9M-8.5%	$155.1M-20.0%	$194.0M-18.2%	$237.1M+57.9%	$150.1M-2.0%	$153.1M-36.3%	$240.5M-3.7%	$249.8M
Retained Earnings	-$1.0B+1.9%	-$1.1B-2.9%	-$1.0B-4.0%	-$982.5M+7.4%	-$1.1B-0.7%	-$1.1B+5.8%	-$1.1B-1.8%	-$1.1B

GCI Cash Flow Statement

Metric	FY25	FY24	FY23	FY22	FY21	FY20
Operating Cash Flow	$114.4M+14.0%	$100.3M+6.1%	$94.6M+131.9%	$40.8M-68.0%	$127.5M+120.6%	$57.8M
Capital Expenditures	$51.5M+3.9%	$49.5M+30.0%	$38.1M-16.0%	$45.4M+14.7%	$39.6M+7.0%	$37.0M
Free Cash Flow	$62.9M+23.9%	$50.8M-10.1%	$56.5M+1327.3%	-$4.6M-105.2%	$87.9M+322.7%	$20.8M
Investing Cash Flow	$9.0M+132.1%	-$27.9M-159.5%	$47.0M+112.3%	$22.1M-68.7%	$70.6M-55.9%	$160.1M
Financing Cash Flow	-$139.8M-103.1%	-$68.9M+49.2%	-$135.5M-31.7%	-$102.9M+60.6%	-$261.2M-29.7%	-$201.3M
Dividends Paid	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$0	$0
Share Buybacks	$3.1M-2.5%	$3.1M+18.9%	$2.6M-59.7%	$6.6M+102.1%	$3.2M+60.6%	$2.0M

Metric	Q1'26	Q4'25	Q3'25	Q2'25	Q1'25	Q4'24	Q3'24	Q2'24
Operating Cash Flow	$19.3M-55.5%	$43.4M+186.0%	$15.2M-53.4%	$32.6M+39.7%	$23.3M+159.3%	$9.0M-73.4%	$33.7M-3.9%	$35.1M
Capital Expenditures	$12.9M+2.6%	$12.6M+22.2%	$10.3M-31.6%	$15.1M+11.2%	$13.5M+5.6%	$12.8M-8.3%	$14.0M+43.8%	$9.7M
Free Cash Flow	$6.4M-79.3%	$30.8M+532.5%	$4.9M-72.2%	$17.5M+79.2%	$9.8M+354.4%	-$3.8M-119.4%	$19.8M-22.2%	$25.4M
Investing Cash Flow	-$3.6M+57.8%	-$8.6M+15.1%	-$10.2M-45.1%	-$7.0M-120.2%	$34.8M+419.9%	-$10.9M-1262.3%	-$799K+79.2%	-$3.8M
Financing Cash Flow	-$20.6M-7.7%	-$19.1M-3.2%	-$18.5M+22.1%	-$23.8M+69.6%	-$78.4M-2243.7%	$3.7M+112.6%	-$29.0M-14.7%	-$25.3M
Dividends Paid	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Share Buybacks	$2.7M	$0	$0-100.0%	$303K-89.0%	$2.8M	$0-100.0%	$38K-93.3%	$571K

GCI Financial Ratios

Metric	FY25	FY24	FY23	FY22	FY21	FY20
Gross Margin	38.7%+0.3pp	38.4%+1.9pp	36.5%-0.4pp	36.8%-3.9pp	40.7%+0.5pp	40.3%
Operating Margin	N/A	-1.7%-5.0pp	3.2%+4.4pp	-1.1%-4.5pp	3.4%+16.6pp	-13.2%
Net Margin	0.1%+1.1pp	-1.1%-0.0pp	-1.0%+1.6pp	-2.6%+1.6pp	-4.2%+15.5pp	-19.7%
Return on Equity	1.1%+18.3pp	-17.2%-8.5pp	-8.8%+17.6pp	-26.4%-1.0pp	-25.4%+158.8pp	-184.1%
Return on Assets	0.1%+1.4pp	-1.3%-0.0pp	-1.3%+2.0pp	-3.3%+1.5pp	-4.8%+16.8pp	-21.6%
Current Ratio	0.75-0.0	0.78-0.1	0.830.0	0.82-0.0	0.87+0.0	0.86
Debt-to-Equity	5.70-0.9	6.57+3.5	3.09-0.6	3.72+1.5	2.19-1.9	4.04
FCF Margin	2.7%+0.7pp	2.0%-0.1pp	2.1%+2.3pp	-0.2%-2.9pp	2.7%+2.1pp	0.6%

Metric	Q1'26	Q4'25	Q3'25	Q2'25	Q1'25	Q4'24	Q3'24	Q2'24
Gross Margin	40.3%-1.2pp	41.5%+4.3pp	37.2%-1.4pp	38.5%+0.9pp	37.6%-1.9pp	39.5%+0.9pp	38.6%-0.2pp	38.8%
Operating Margin	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1.7%+0.7pp	1.0%+2.0pp	-1.0%-2.1pp	1.1%
Net Margin	3.6%+8.8pp	-5.1%+1.9pp	-7.0%-20.4pp	13.4%+14.7pp	-1.3%-11.6pp	10.3%+13.6pp	-3.2%-5.4pp	2.1%
Return on Equity	14.0%+33.4pp	-19.4%+0.9pp	-20.2%-53.3pp	33.1%+37.9pp	-4.9%-46.9pp	42.0%+50.2pp	-8.2%-13.7pp	5.5%
Return on Assets	1.1%+2.7pp	-1.6%+0.4pp	-2.0%-5.9pp	3.9%+4.3pp	-0.4%-3.5pp	3.1%+4.1pp	-0.9%-1.6pp	0.7%
Current Ratio	0.79+0.0	0.75+0.1	0.69-0.0	0.730.0	0.72-0.1	0.780.0	0.790.0	0.79
Debt-to-Equity	6.31+0.6	5.70+1.1	4.65+0.8	3.88-2.4	6.26-0.3	6.57+2.7	3.87+0.1	3.82
FCF Margin	1.2%-4.1pp	5.3%+4.4pp	0.9%-2.1pp	3.0%+1.3pp	1.7%+2.3pp	-0.6%-3.9pp	3.2%-0.7pp	4.0%

Note: The current ratio is below 1.0 (0.75), indicating current liabilities exceed current assets, which may suggest potential short-term liquidity concerns.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Gannett Co's annual revenue?

Gannett Co (GCI) reported $2.3B in total revenue for fiscal year 2025. This represents a -8.3% change compared to the previous fiscal year. Revenue measures the total income earned from the company's primary business operations before any expenses are deducted.

How fast is Gannett Co's revenue growing?

Gannett Co (GCI) revenue declined by 8.3% year-over-year, from $2.5B to $2.3B in fiscal year 2025.

Is Gannett Co profitable?

Yes, Gannett Co (GCI) reported a net income of $1.7M in fiscal year 2025, with a net profit margin of 0.1%.

How much debt does Gannett Co have?

As of fiscal year 2025, Gannett Co (GCI) had $90.2M in cash and equivalents against $884.9M in long-term debt.

What is Gannett Co's gross margin?

Gannett Co (GCI) had a gross margin of 38.7% in fiscal year 2025, indicating the percentage of revenue retained after direct costs of goods sold.

What is Gannett Co's net profit margin?

Gannett Co (GCI) had a net profit margin of 0.1% in fiscal year 2025, representing the share of revenue converted into profit after all expenses.

What is Gannett Co's return on equity (ROE)?

Gannett Co (GCI) has a return on equity of 1.1% for fiscal year 2025, measuring how efficiently the company generates profit from shareholder equity.

What is Gannett Co's free cash flow?

Gannett Co (GCI) generated $62.9M in free cash flow during fiscal year 2025. This represents a 23.9% change compared to the previous fiscal year. Free cash flow represents the cash a company generates after accounting for capital expenditures, and is widely used to assess financial flexibility and shareholder value.

What is Gannett Co's operating cash flow?

Gannett Co (GCI) generated $114.4M in operating cash flow during fiscal year 2025, representing cash generated from core business activities.

What are Gannett Co's total assets?

Gannett Co (GCI) had $1.8B in total assets as of fiscal year 2025, including both current and long-term assets.

What are Gannett Co's capital expenditures?

Gannett Co (GCI) invested $51.5M in capital expenditures during fiscal year 2025, funding long-term assets and infrastructure.

Does Gannett Co buy back shares?

Yes, Gannett Co (GCI) spent $3.1M on share buybacks during fiscal year 2025, returning capital to shareholders by reducing shares outstanding.

How many shares does Gannett Co have outstanding?

Gannett Co (GCI) had 147M shares outstanding as of fiscal year 2025.

What is Gannett Co's current ratio?

Gannett Co (GCI) had a current ratio of 0.75 as of fiscal year 2025, which is below 1.0, which may suggest potential liquidity concerns.

What is Gannett Co's debt-to-equity ratio?

Gannett Co (GCI) had a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.70 as of fiscal year 2025, measuring the company's financial leverage by comparing total debt to shareholder equity.

What is Gannett Co's return on assets (ROA)?

Gannett Co (GCI) had a return on assets of 0.1% for fiscal year 2025, measuring how efficiently the company uses its assets to generate profit.

What is Gannett Co's Piotroski F-Score?

Gannett Co (GCI) has a Piotroski F-Score of 8 out of 9, indicating strong financial health. The F-Score evaluates nine binary signals across profitability (positive ROA, positive cash flow, improving ROA, earnings quality), leverage (decreasing debt, improving liquidity, no share dilution), and operating efficiency (improving gross margin, improving asset turnover). Scores of 7 to 9 indicate strong and improving fundamentals. Learn more in our complete guide to financial health indicators.

Are Gannett Co's earnings high quality?

Gannett Co (GCI) has an earnings quality ratio of 65.40x, considered cash-backed (high quality). This ratio compares operating cash flow to net income. A ratio above 1.0x means the company generates more cash than its reported earnings, indicating sustainable, cash-backed profits. Ratios below 1.0x suggest earnings rely on accounting accruals rather than actual cash generation. Learn more in our complete guide to financial health indicators.

How financially healthy is Gannett Co?

Gannett Co (GCI) scores 22 out of 100 on our Financial Health Score, indicating weak standing within its operating companies peer group. The score is a 0-100 composite of six dimensions (Profitability, Growth, Leverage, Liquidity, Cash Flow, Returns), each ranked as a percentile relative to companies in the same scoring family (banks against banks, REITs against REITs, and so on) rather than across all industries. It rates the quality of the business, not whether the stock is fairly priced, and is not financial advice. Learn more in our complete guide to financial health indicators.