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Segment reporting (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2025

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment

The following tables below present summarized financial information for each of the Company's reportable segments.

Revenues

			Three months ended June 30, 2025
In thousands			Domestic Gannett Media						Newsquest						Digital Marketing Solutions						Total
External revenues			$	406,356					$	59,449					$	117,478					$	583,283
Intersegment revenues			32,943						1,869						—						34,812
Segment revenues			$	439,299					$	61,318					$	117,478					$	618,095
Reconciliation of revenues:
Other revenues																					1,578
Elimination of intersegment revenues																					(34,812)
Total revenues																					$	584,861

			Three months ended June 30, 2024
In thousands			Domestic Gannett Media						Newsquest						Digital Marketing Solutions						Total
External revenues			$	455,262					$	59,522					$	123,798					$	638,582
Intersegment revenues			36,647						1,730						—						38,377
Segment revenues			$	491,909					$	61,252					$	123,798					$	676,959
Reconciliation of revenues:
Other revenues																					1,258
Elimination of intersegment revenues																					(38,377)
Total revenues																					$	639,840

			Six months ended June 30, 2025
In thousands			Domestic Gannett Media						Newsquest						Digital Marketing Solutions						Total
External revenues			$	813,588					$	113,602					$	226,187					$	1,153,377
Intersegment revenues			65,781						3,564						—						69,345
Segment revenues			$	879,369					$	117,166					$	226,187					$	1,222,722
Reconciliation of revenues:
Other revenues																					3,057
Elimination of intersegment revenues																					(69,345)
Total revenues																					$	1,156,434

			Six months ended June 30, 2024
In thousands			Domestic Gannett Media						Newsquest						Digital Marketing Solutions						Total
External revenues			$	914,085					$	117,811					$	240,843					$	1,272,739
Intersegment revenues			73,543						3,639						—						77,182
Segment revenues			$	987,628					$	121,450					$	240,843					$	1,349,921
Reconciliation of revenues:
Other revenues																					2,862
Elimination of intersegment revenues																					(77,182)
Total revenues																					$	1,275,601

Schedule of Reconciliation of Segment Revenue Adjusted EBITDA

The following tables below present summarized financial information for each of the Company's reportable segments.

Reconciliation of Segment Revenues to Segment Adjusted EBITDA

			Three months ended June 30, 2025
In thousands			Domestic Gannett Media						Newsquest						Digital Marketing Solutions
Segment revenues			$	439,299					$	61,318					$	117,478
Less:
Payroll			122,607						25,888						23,524
Benefits			20,998						958						3,049
Newsprint and ink			13,373						2,413						—
Distribution			61,957						3,186						—
Outside services			40,768						3,085						5,247
Digital cost of goods sold			44,614						2,154						72,198
Other(a)			91,758						8,740						1,962
Segment Adjusted EBITDA			$	43,224					$	14,894					$	11,498

(a)    Other expenses primarily include corporate allocations of shared costs, facility-related expenses, advertising costs, and Equity loss (income) in unconsolidated investees, net, which are not separately provided to the CODM. Corporate allocations of shared costs include, but are not limited to technology, finance, analytics, legal, and human resources, as well as other general business costs.

			Three months ended June 30, 2024
In thousands			Domestic Gannett Media						Newsquest						Digital Marketing Solutions
Segment revenues			$	491,909					$	61,252					$	123,798
Less:
Payroll			132,935						23,945						25,628
Benefits			24,264						902						3,156
Newsprint and ink			16,846						2,461						—
Distribution			69,283						3,137						—
Outside services			47,344						2,523						2,220
Digital cost of goods sold			45,032						2,238						77,476
Other(a)			103,307						11,908						3,545
Segment Adjusted EBITDA			$	52,898					$	14,138					$	11,773

(a)    Other expenses primarily include corporate allocations of shared costs, facility-related expenses, advertising costs, and Equity loss (income) in unconsolidated investees, net, which are not separately provided to the CODM. Corporate allocations of shared costs include, but are not limited to technology, finance, analytics, legal, and human resources, as well as other general business costs.

			Six months ended June 30, 2025
In thousands			Domestic Gannett Media						Newsquest						Digital Marketing Solutions
Segment revenues			$	879,369					$	117,166					$	226,187
Less:
Payroll			247,295						49,340						48,551
Benefits			46,199						2,006						6,745
Newsprint and ink			27,786						4,716						—
Distribution			126,462						6,196						—
Outside services			81,995						5,960						8,119
Digital cost of goods sold			86,854						4,154						138,665
Other(a)			186,390						15,966						4,140
Segment Adjusted EBITDA			$	76,388					$	28,828					$	19,967

(a)    Other expenses primarily include corporate allocations of shared costs, facility-related expenses, advertising costs, and Equity loss (income) in unconsolidated investees, net, which are not separately provided to the CODM. Corporate allocations of shared costs include, but are not limited to

technology, finance, analytics, legal, and human resources, as well as other general business costs.

			Six months ended June 30, 2024
In thousands			Domestic Gannett Media						Newsquest						Digital Marketing Solutions
Segment revenues			$	987,628					$	121,450					$	240,843
Less:
Payroll			267,733						47,608						51,002
Benefits			48,630						1,963						6,433
Newsprint and ink			35,419						5,085						—
Distribution			143,766						6,323						—
Outside services			95,046						5,060						4,505
Digital cost of goods sold			90,440						4,634						150,587
Other(a)			209,216						22,476						7,764
Segment Adjusted EBITDA			$	97,378					$	28,301					$	20,552

(a)    Other expenses primarily include corporate allocations of shared costs, facility-related expenses, advertising costs, and Equity loss (income) in unconsolidated investees, net, which are not separately provided to the CODM. Corporate allocations of shared costs include, but are not limited to technology, finance, analytics, legal, and human resources, as well as other general business costs.

Schedule of Reconciliation of Segment Adjusted EBTIDA to Loss Before Income Taxes

The following tables below present summarized financial information for each of the Company's reportable segments.

Reconciliation of Segment Adjusted EBITDA to Net income (loss) attributable to Gannett

			Three months ended June 30,												Six months ended June 30,
in thousands			2025						2024						2025						2024
Domestic Gannett Media			$	43,224					$	52,898					$	76,388					$	97,378
Newsquest			14,894						14,138						28,828						28,301
Digital Marketing Solutions			11,498						11,773						19,967						20,552
Segment Adjusted EBITDA			$	69,616					$	78,809					$	125,183					$	146,231
Corporate			5,379						4,278						10,437						14,111
Benefit for income taxes			(87,472)						(26,803)						(94,286)						(16,725)
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests			7						(31)						7						(31)
Interest expense			24,395						26,270						50,478						52,835
Loss (gain) on early extinguishment of debt			183						87						1,457						(530)
Non-operating pension income			(2,003)						(3,137)						(3,917)						(6,283)
Depreciation and amortization			42,644						38,258						85,278						76,556
Integration and reorganization costs(a)			12,318						19,775						21,816						37,656
Asset impairments			181						—						2,075						45,989
(Gain) loss on sale or disposal of assets, net			(1,584)						236						(22,264)						788
Share-based compensation expense			2,082						3,512						4,961						6,338
Other (income) expense, net(b)			(4,905)						2,616						(1,917)						6,547
Net income (loss) attributable to Gannett			$	78,391					$	13,748					$	71,058					$	(71,020)

(a)    Integration and reorganization costs mainly reflect severance-related expenses and other reorganization-related costs, designed primarily to right-size the Company's employee base, consolidate facilities and improve operations.

(b)    Other (income) expense, net primarily reflects expert fees associated with the litigation with Google, consulting fees related to a discrete initiative to reformulate our go-to-market strategy and post-sales processes, (gains) losses from the sale of investments and third-party debt costs.

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