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Daily Journal (DJCO) earnings and revenue breakdown

Latest: Q3 FY26 · 10-Q filed Aug 12, 2026 · Daily Journal (DJCO) Q3 FY26 earnings results →

Q3 FY26 Revenue up 15% year over year to $27.0M · 40¢ of every $1 of revenue lost · operating margin 19.5%

Daily Journal made $27.0M in Q3 FY26 (+15% Y/Y): License and Maintenance $9.2M, Consulting Fees $7.2M, Service, Other $5.7M. Operating margin 19.5%, net loss $10.9M. See where every dollar goes — costs, profit and cash — as a Sankey from the 10-Q filed Aug 12, 2026.

Revenue$27.0M
Year over year+15%
Operating margin19.5%
Net earnings−$10.9M
Operating cash flow$10.8M

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What changed this quarter

Revenue was $27.0M in Q3 FY26, up 15% year over year and up 19% from the previous quarter. License and Maintenance was the largest line at 34% of revenue. Service, Other added $1.7M year over year (up 42%), 48% of the total change. Advertising declined 2%.

Operating profit was $5.3M, a 19.5% margin (up 5.8 points year over year). Of the extra revenue versus Q3 FY25, 57% reached operating profit, above the 14% margin then. Total costs grew 8% against revenue growth of 15%. The quarter ended with a net loss of $10.9M, narrower than the previous quarter's $34.6M loss. Net interest and other expense of $21.3M was the main reason.

Operating cash flow was $10.8M (up 50% year over year). Non-cash charges added back $35K of depreciation and amortization and $43K of share-based compensation. Working capital and other items added $21.6M. Capital expenditures of $137K left free cash flow of $10.6M.

Quarterly history

Daily Journal revenue by quarterDaily Journal revenue by quarter$19.9MQ4 FY24$18.2MQ2 FY25$23.4MQ3 FY25$28.4MQ4 FY25$19.5MQ1 FY26$22.7MQ2 FY26$27.0MQ3 FY26
Daily Journal net earnings by quarterDaily Journal net earnings by quarter$26.7MQ4 FY24$44.7MQ2 FY25$14.4MQ3 FY25$42.2MQ4 FY25−$8.0MQ1 FY26−$34.6MQ2 FY26−$10.9MQ3 FY26
QuarterFormFiledRevenueY/YOp. marginNet earningsOp. cash flow
Q3 FY2610-QAug 12, 2026$27.0M+15%19.5%−$10.9M$10.8M
Q2 FY2610-QMay 14, 2026$22.7M+25%13.2%−$34.6M$4.1M
Q1 FY2610-QFeb 17, 2026$19.5M+10%2.4%−$8.0M−$1.9M
Q4 FY2510-KDec 29, 2025$28.4M+43%16.2%$42.2M$4.5M
Q3 FY2510-QAug 14, 2025$23.4M+34%13.8%$14.4M$7.2M
Q2 FY2510-QMay 20, 2025$18.2M+10%5.3%$44.7M−$569K
Q4 FY2410-KDec 31, 2024$19.9M-8%8.7%$26.7M$3.1M

Charts

Daily Journal: revenue growth, year over year and quarter over quarterDaily Journal: revenue growth, year over year and quarter over quarterY/YQ/Q-8%Q4 FY24+10%-9%Q2 FY25+34%+29%Q3 FY25+43%+21%Q4 FY25+10%-31%Q1 FY26+25%+16%Q2 FY26+15%+19%Q3 FY26
Latest (Q3 FY26): Y/Y +15%, Q/Q +19%.
Daily Journal: where the cash came from (+) and went (−), TTM to Q3 FY26Daily Journal: where the cash came from (+) and went (−), TTM to Q3 FY26Operating cash flow$17.4MCash drawn (+) / kept (−)−$12.1MOther financing−$5.0MNet borrowing (+) / repaid (−)−$167KCapital spending−$159KNot reconciled−$26K
From the cash-flow statement as filed (SEC XBRL). Cash is fungible: the bars do not say which dollar paid for what.
Daily Journal: profit against cash, quarter by quarterDaily Journal: profit against cash, quarter by quarterNet incomeOperating cash flow$26.7M$3.1MQ4 FY24$10.9M$2.2MQ1 FY25$44.7M−$569KQ2 FY25$14.4M$7.2MQ3 FY25$42.2M$4.5MQ4 FY25−$8.0M−$1.9MQ1 FY26−$34.6M$4.1MQ2 FY26−$10.9M$10.8MQ3 FY26
Latest (Q3 FY26): Net income −$10.9M, Operating cash flow $10.8M.
Daily Journal: diluted shares by fiscal yearDaily Journal: diluted shares by fiscal year1MFY201MFY211MFY241MFY25
-0.2% since FY20: buybacks shrank the count.
Daily Journal in its industry: growth against margin (5 companies, SIC 2711)Daily Journal in its industry: growth against margin (5 companies, SIC 2711)revenue growth, year over year →↑ operating marginmedian +6%median 13%NWSANYTTDAYLEEDJCO (+15%, 20%)
Newspapers: Publishing or Publishing & Printing; dot size is quarterly revenue; dashed lines are the industry's medians.

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About Daily Journal

Daily Journal Corporation (“Daily Journal” or “the Company”) publishes newspapers and websites covering California and Arizona news and produces several specialized information publications. It also serves as a newspaper representative specializing in public notice advertising. This is sometimes referred to as the Company’s “Traditional Business”. Journal Technologies, Inc. (“Journal Technologies”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, supplies case management software systems and related products to courts, prosecutor and public defender offices, probation departments and other justice agencies, including administrative law organizations, city and county governments and bar associations.

In its own words, from its 10-K, filed Dec 29, 2025.

Daily Journal against its Newspapers: Publishing or Publishing & Printing peers

The largest companies of the same SEC industry, each at its latest quarter. Revenue growth: +15% against the peers' median +6%. Operating margin: 19.5% against the peers' median 13.0%.

CompanyQuarterRevenueY/YOp. margin
DJCO Daily JournalQ3 FY26$27.0M+15%19.5%
NWSA NewsQ1 FY27$2.3B+6%13.0%
NYT New York TimesQ3 2026$769M+10%15.9%
TDAY USA TodayQ3 2026$519M-7%-1.1%
LEE LEE EnterprisesQ3 FY26$126M-11%6.9%

Source: Daily Journal 10-Q on SEC EDGAR · CIK 783412 · Newspapers: Publishing or Publishing & Printing

13F: who owns DJCO and who is buying

Largest holders of DJCO (13F)Largest holders of DJCO (13F)Rwwm$213MBlackRock$63.5MVanguard Group$50.0MAltraVue Capital, LLC$29.0MVanguard Portfolio Management LLC$25.3MVanguard Capital Management LLC$25.1MDimensional Fund Advisors LP$25.0MAdvisory Research$25.0MHighTower Advisors, LLC$24.8MState Street$21.3M
Funds' net buying of DJCO by quarter (13F)Funds' net buying of DJCO by quarter (13F)$7.6M2024-09−$422K2024-12$22.3M2025-03$17.9M2025-06$34.4M2025-09$53.2M2025-12−$5.1M2026-03−$14.1M2026-06
Value of shares 13F filers added minus the value they sold, each quarter (quarters with most filings in).

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