DJCO vs JLL vs NWSA Stock Comparison

Daily Journal, Jones Lang Lasalle and News Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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DJCO Daily Journal Corp
$629.40 -4.1% 1M +54.2% 1Y
Market cap
$902.91M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$97.65M
Div. yield
–
Publishing Communication Services
4 wins
JLL Jones Lang Lasalle Inc
$374.84 +22.2% 1M +24.9% 1Y
Market cap
$17.85B
P/E
16.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.20B
Div. yield
–
Commercial Real Estate Services Real Estate
5 wins
NWSA News Corp
$29.46 +2.7% 1M +13.4% 1Y
Market cap
$17.01B
P/E
29.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.03B
Div. yield
–
Publishing Communication Services
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Jones Lang Lasalle leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Jones Lang Lasalle 5, Daily Journal 4, News 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDJCOJLLNWSALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $902.91M $17.85B $17.01B JLL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -79.5x 16.3x 29.7x JLL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 15.6x 23.6x JLL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +23.4% +11.4% +6.8% DJCO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -11.6% 3.9% 6.3% NWSA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.5% 11.7% 6.6% JLL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -32.3x 0.8x -0.1x DJCO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +54.2% +24.9% +13.4% DJCO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +11.9%/yr +7.4%/yr +4.7%/yr DJCO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.5% 38.3% 26.2% NWSA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 71/100 66/100 JLL

Percentile Scorecard

DJCOJLLNWSA

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisDJCOJLLNWSA
Valuation 29 #38 of 53 88 #3 of 18 54 #25 of 53
Growth 74 #12 of 44 93 #2 of 16 86 #7 of 44
Profitability 57 #19 of 43 87 #3 of 16 76 #11 of 43
Financial Health 98 #2 of 61 56 #8 of 17 80 #13 of 61
Shareholder Returns – 29 #6 of 8 35 #20 of 30
Overall 65 71 66
  • DJCO ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media
  • JLL ranked among 19 companies in Real Estate Services
  • NWSA ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodDJCOJLLNWSASPY
1 month -4.1%+22.2%+2.7% -2.0%
3 months +4.9%+1.8%+3.0% -2.2%
6 months +27.2%+17.8%+15.8% +4.2%
Year to date +29.2%+11.4%+12.8% +10.6%
1 year +54.2%+24.9%+13.4% +10.4%
3 years +114.2%+148.1%+34.3% +73.6%
3 years, per year +28.9%+35.4%+10.3% +20.2%
5 years +75.4%+42.5%+25.5% +61.6%
5 years, per year +11.9%+7.4%+4.7% +10.1%
10 years +204.9%+322.8%+149.0% +261.3%
10 years, per year +11.8%+15.5%+9.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDJCOJLLNWSASPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.5%38.3%26.2% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.3%37.8%27.5% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.840.920.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.220.650.51 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -40.5%-55.5%-38.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.0%-4.6%-5.5% -3.2%
52-week high $677.05$392.79$31.19 $779.14
52-week low $382.57$280.16$22.40 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleDJCOJLLNWSA
P/E now vs peer median -76.4xmedian 17.7x 15.7xmedian 28.4x 28.6xmedian 17.7x
P/S now vs peer median 8.9xmedian 0.5x 0.6xmedian 0.6x 1.8xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 31.9xmedian 10.3x 10.5xmedian 10.5x 10.6xmedian 10.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 50.2xmedian 8.5x 15.4xmedian 14.1x 20.2xmedian 8.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 1.6x 2.2xmedian 1.9x 1.8xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 2.38median 0.40 0.22median 0.40 0.49median 0.40

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsDJCOJLLNWSA
Revenue $97.65M $28.20B $9.03B
Gross profit $97.04M – –
Operating income $13.33M $1.39B –
Net income -$11.36M $1.09B $743.00M
Free cash flow $17.29M $1.11B $811.00M
EPS (diluted) $-8.24 $23.47 $1.03
Cash & equivalents $31.13M $514.30M $2.10B
Total debt $830.00K $1.96B $1.99B
Shares (diluted) 1.38M 46.69M 558.40M
Enterprise value -$996.31M $15.84B $8.49B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricDJCOJLLNWSA
P/E -76.4x 15.7x 28.6x
P/FCF 50.2x 15.4x 20.2x
P/Operating cash flow 49.7x 12.6x 13.3x
P/S 8.9x 0.6x 1.8x
P/B 2.6x 2.2x 1.8x
P/Tangible book 2.6x 2.4x 2.2x
EV/EBITDA 31.9x 10.5x 10.6x
EV/EBIT 32.3x 13.3x 15.6x
EV/Revenue 4.4x 0.7x 1.8x
EV/FCF 24.9x 16.7x 20.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.7x 13.7x 13.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.38 0.22 0.49

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDJCOJLLNWSA
Revenue growth (1Y) 23.4% 11.4% 6.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.7% 11.2% 4.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 23.6% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 15.0% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 100.4% 44.5% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 24.6% 37.1% –
Net income growth (1Y) -111.7% 73.0% -44.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -32.1% 68.3% 58.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -111.7% 79.7% -50.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -32.1% 70.8% 58.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 46.2% 22.1% 26.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.2% 44.6% 16.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 45.4% 21.6% 42.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.2% 66.4% 23.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDJCOJLLNWSA
Gross margin 99.4% – –
EBITDA margin 13.9% 6.2% 17.0%
Operating margin 13.7% 4.9% –
Pretax margin -17.8% 4.8% 11.6%
Net margin -11.6% 3.9% 6.3%
FCF margin 17.7% 3.9% 9.0%
Operating cash flow margin 17.9% 4.8% 13.7%
Return on equity -3.3% 14.2% 8.0%
Return on assets -2.4% 6.1% 4.8%
Return on invested capital 2.5% 11.7% 6.6%
Return on capital employed 3.1% 13.6% 8.2%
Asset turnover 0.2x 1.6x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.5x 1.2x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDJCOJLLNWSA
Debt / assets 0.2% 10.7% 12.8%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.3x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -32.3x 0.8x -0.1x
Debt / FCF 0.0x 1.8x 2.5x
Liabilities / assets 28.4% 57.2% 40.6%
Equity / assets 71.6% 42.8% 59.4%
Interest coverage 13.4x – –
Current ratio 11.6x 1.1x 1.6x
Quick ratio 11.4x 0.4x 1.4x
Cash ratio 11.0x 0.1x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 6.25 3.44 2.47

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDJCOJLLNWSA
Dividend yield – – 0.7%
Net buyback yield – 3.7% 3.9%
Shareholder yield – 3.7% 4.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusDJCOJLLNWSA
Forward P/E – 15.6xFY2026 23.6xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year – $23.99FY2026 $1.25FY2027
EPS growth, next FY – +27.6%FY2026 +5.9%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after – +10.6% +30.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $30.87BFY2026 $9.15BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY – +18.2%FY2026 +1.3%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after – +3.4% +3.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDJCOJLLNWSA
Held by institutions 78.1% 93.2% 67.8%
Institutions holding 132 663 637
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.1% +0.2% -3.3%
Institutions buying 65 319 344
Institutions selling 35 264 189
Buyers to sellers 1.86 1.21 1.82

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

DJCOJLLNWSA
DJCO 1.00 0.28 0.17
JLL 0.28 1.00 0.34
NWSA 0.17 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DJCO, JLL and NWSA?

Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Daily Journal (DJCO) $902.91M, Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) $17.85B, News (NWSA) $17.01B.

Which stock is cheaper, DJCO, JLL and NWSA?

Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Daily Journal (DJCO) -79.5x, Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) 16.3x, News (NWSA) 29.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) is cheapest (Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) 15.6x, News (NWSA) 23.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Daily Journal (DJCO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Daily Journal (DJCO) +23.4%, Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) +11.4%, News (NWSA) +6.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

News (NWSA) has the highest net margin (Daily Journal (DJCO) -11.6%, Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) 3.9%, News (NWSA) 6.3%). On return on invested capital, Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) leads (Daily Journal (DJCO) 2.5%, Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) 11.7%, News (NWSA) 6.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Daily Journal (DJCO) returned the most: Daily Journal (DJCO) +54.2%, Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) +24.9%, News (NWSA) +13.4%. Over five years, Daily Journal (DJCO) compounded fastest (Daily Journal (DJCO) +11.9%/yr, Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) +7.4%/yr, News (NWSA) +4.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, News (NWSA) has been the steadiest (Daily Journal (DJCO) 44.5%, Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) 38.3%, News (NWSA) 26.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DJCO, JLL and NWSA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.