People
Publishes digital and print brands funded by advertising, commerce, licensing and subscriptions.
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Publishes digital and print lifestyle, entertainment, food, health and finance brands, earning from advertising, commerce marketing, licensing, subscriptions and magazine sales. Revenue and audience acquisition remain concentrated in the People Inc. publisher, with discovery and monetization dependent on major platforms.
Combines People Inc.’s digital and print publishing with smaller Emerging & Other businesses: Vivian Health, a healthcare-jobs marketplace, and The Daily Beast, a news, commentary, culture and entertainment publication. Its brands include PEOPLE, Better Homes & Gardens, Allrecipes, Food & Wine, Investopedia, Travel + Leisure, InStyle and Verywell. Digital revenue comes from advertising, performance marketing and licensing, while Print adds subscriptions, advertising, newsstand sales and project work.
Serves predominantly U.S. customers, with foreign operations mainly in the European Union and United Kingdom, and distributes through web, print, social and other formats. Content brands, advertiser relationships and commerce-oriented publishing form its operating core; traffic and monetization depend on search, social and distribution platforms. Dual-class shares concentrate voting power, while privacy, consumer-subscription, copyright and developing AI rules shape operations.
Company facts
Key statistics
Year to date +0.3% · Average volume (30d) 998.5K
Analysts
Ratings
Target range
Latest analyst notes
| Date | Firm | Action | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2026 | Truist Financial | Target | $62 |
Earnings
EPS
Revenue
History
| Report date | EPS est | EPS | Surprise | Revenue est | Revenue | Surprise | Next session |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 2026Q2 FY26 | −$0.40 | $6.77 | +1,795.7% | $433.8M | $436.7M | +0.7% | +10.39% |
| May 4, 2026Q1 FY26 | −$0.32 | −$0.94 | −191.2% | $520.3M | $422.9M | −18.7% | −8.43% |
| Feb 3, 2026Q4 FY25 | $0.68 | −$0.99 | −246.0% | $641.0M | $646.0M | +0.8% | −3.02% |
| Nov 3, 2025Q3 FY25 | −$0.24 | −$0.27 | −12.2% | $601.2M | $589.8M | −1.9% | −1.72% |
Financial highlights
| 11 quarters | Q1 FY25 | Q2 FY25 | Q3 FY25 | Q4 FY25 | Q1 FY26 | Q2 FY26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $570.5M | $586.9M | $589.8M | $646.0M | $422.9M | $436.7M | |
| Gross profit | $365.2M | $385.0M | $382.3M | $450.9M | $263.1M | $279.9M | |
| Operating income | $35.8M | $575.0K | −$20.4M | $94.1M | −$40.1M | −$14.3M | |
| Net income | −$216.8M | $211.5M | −$21.9M | −$76.8M | −$71.9M | $509.5M | |
| Diluted EPS | −$2.64 | $2.57 | −$0.27 | −$0.99 | −$0.94 | $6.68 | |
| Gross margin | 64.0% | 65.6% | 64.8% | 69.8% | 62.2% | 64.1% | |
| Operating margin | 6.3% | 0.1% | -3.5% | 14.6% | -9.5% | -3.3% |
Fiscal years (4-quarter sums)FY24 $2.89B · FY25 $2.39B
Balance sheet, Jun 30, 2026Cash & short-term investments $1.11B · Total debt $1.41B · Total assets $7.52B · Shareholders' equity $5.08B
Dividends
No dividends on record.
Ownership
Shares outstanding 74.39M · Float 61.40M
This issuer lists more than one class and the share count spans them all, so a stake here reads as a share of the whole company, not of this class.
Top shareholders13F · 13D/G · Form 4
| Holder | Shares | % of company | Form | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neil Vogel · officer: Chief Executive Officer | 9.9K | 0.01% | Form 4 | Aug 17, 2026 |
Insider tradesForm 4
No open-market trades in the last 12 months.
View detailsPeers
- Alphabet Class A
Search and AI discovery divert audience attention and advertising spend.
- Ziff Davis
Vertical digital brands overlap in health, entertainment, shopping, and ads.
- New York Times
Subscription, lifestyle content, affiliate commerce, and ad sales overlap.
- Meta
Social attention and ad inventory compete for audience time and marketers.
CompareAfter-hours close
| Company | Price | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| People | $39.14 | 0.00% | $2.91B | 8.7 | 108.8 | 1.4 | −25.6% |
| Alphabet Class A | $346.00 | −0.14% | $4.19T | 17.4 | 25.8 | 9.4 | +24.2% |
| Ziff Davis | $55.82 | −0.02% | $2.06B | 3.2 | 11.0 | 1.6 | −18.6% |
| New York Times | $68.16 | +0.01% | $11.07B | 28.4 | 22.8 | 3.7 | +11.2% |
| Meta | $578.36 | +0.06% | $1.47T | 21.8 | 19.0 | 6.5 | +28.0% |
| Median | 19.6 | 20.9 | 5.1 | +17.7% |







