DJCO vs NWSA vs TRI Stock Comparison

Daily Journal, News and Thomson Reuters Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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DJCO Daily Journal Corp
$662.97 +1.8% 1M +66.5% 1Y
Market cap
$913.41M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$97.65M
Div. yield
–
Publishing Communication Services
4 wins
NWSA News Corp
$30.56 +5.6% 1M +18.4% 1Y
Market cap
$17.01B
P/E
29.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.03B
Div. yield
0.65%
Publishing Communication Services
4 wins
TRI Thomson Reuters Corp /Can/
$117.23 +20.8% 1M -20.0% 1Y
Market cap
$52.16B
P/E
33.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.88B
Div. yield
3.43%
Compliance Software Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionDJCONWSATRILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $913.41M $17.01B $52.16B TRI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -80.4x 29.7x 33.1x NWSA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 24.4x 26.2x NWSA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +23.4% +6.8% +8.7% DJCO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -11.6% 6.3% 20.1% TRI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.5% 6.6% 2,275.5% TRI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -32.3x -0.1x 1.0x DJCO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.65% 3.43% TRI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +66.5% +18.4% -20.0% DJCO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.0%/yr +4.6%/yr -0.9%/yr DJCO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.7% 26.4% 52.7% NWSA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 66/100 58/100 NWSA

Percentile Scorecard

DJCONWSATRI

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

AxisDJCONWSATRI
Valuation 29 #38 of 53 54 #25 of 53 50 #50 of 99
Growth 74 #12 of 44 86 #7 of 44 22 #77 of 98
Profitability 57 #19 of 43 76 #11 of 43 99 #2 of 96
Financial Health 98 #2 of 61 80 #13 of 61 79 #24 of 111
Shareholder Returns – 35 #20 of 30 38 #42 of 67
Overall 65 66 58
  • DJCO ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media
  • NWSA ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media
  • TRI ranked among 113 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDJCONWSATRISPY
1 month +1.8%+5.6%+20.8% -1.0%
3 months +10.7%+5.2%+18.9% -0.4%
6 months +35.8%+16.6%+27.8% +4.5%
Year to date +36.0%+17.0%-11.1% +12.4%
1 year +66.5%+18.4%-20.0% +13.6%
3 years +125.7%+39.4%-8.0% +76.4%
3 years, per year +31.2%+11.7%-2.7% +20.8%
5 years +84.2%+25.4%-4.4% +63.7%
5 years, per year +13.0%+4.6%-0.9% +10.4%
10 years +217.0%+157.0%+176.1% +267.7%
10 years, per year +12.2%+9.9%+10.7% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureDJCONWSATRISPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.7%26.4%52.7% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.3%27.6%53.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.860.210.14 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.490.70-0.38 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -40.5%-38.7%-64.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.1%-2.0%-20.0% -1.6%
52-week high $677.05$31.19$146.60 $779.14
52-week low $382.57$22.40$76.55 $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.

MultipleDJCONWSATRI
P/E now vs peer median -80.4xmedian 17.7x 29.7xmedian 17.7x 33.1xmedian 25.3x
P/S now vs peer median 9.4xmedian 0.5x 1.9xmedian 0.5x 6.6xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 35.3xmedian 10.4x 11.0xmedian 10.4x 25.7xmedian 16.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 52.8xmedian 8.8x 21.0xmedian 8.8x 17.1xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 1.7x 1.8xmedian 1.7x -2.9xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 2.51median 0.42 0.51median 0.42 5.88median 0.84

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 monthsDJCONWSATRI
Revenue $97.65M $9.03B $7.88B
Gross profit $97.04M – –
Operating income $13.33M – $2.14B
Net income -$11.36M $743.00M $1.54B
Free cash flow $17.29M $811.00M $3.04B
EPS (diluted) $-8.24 $1.03 $3.53
Cash & equivalents $31.13M $2.10B $1.39B
Total debt $830.00K $1.99B $4.09B
Shares (diluted) 1.38M 558.40M 449.53M
Enterprise value -$985.82M $9.20B $48.13B

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
MetricDJCONWSATRI
P/E -80.4x 29.7x 33.1x
P/FCF 52.8x 21.0x 17.1x
P/Operating cash flow 52.3x 13.7x 19.1x
P/S 9.4x 1.9x 6.6x
P/B 2.7x 1.8x -2.9x
P/Tangible book 2.7x 2.3x -2.4x
EV/EBITDA 35.3x 11.0x 25.7x
EV/EBIT 35.8x 16.2x 25.4x
EV/Revenue 4.9x 1.9x 6.9x
EV/FCF 27.6x 20.8x 17.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 27.3x 13.7x 19.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.51 0.51 5.88

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDJCONWSATRI
Revenue growth (1Y) 23.4% 6.8% 8.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.7% 4.1% 5.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 23.6% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 15.0% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 100.4% – -4.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 24.6% – -3.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -111.7% -44.6% -8.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -32.1% 58.4% -10.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -111.7% -50.4% 4.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -32.1% 58.6% 5.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 46.2% 26.5% 13.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.2% 16.8% 6.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 45.4% 42.0% 12.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.2% 23.6% 5.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDJCONWSATRI
Gross margin 99.4% – –
EBITDA margin 13.9% 17.0% 26.9%
Operating margin 13.7% – 27.1%
Pretax margin -17.8% 11.6% 43.7%
Net margin -11.6% 6.3% 20.1%
FCF margin 17.7% 9.0% 38.6%
Operating cash flow margin 17.9% 13.7% 34.6%
Return on equity -3.3% 8.0% –
Return on assets -2.4% 4.8% –
Return on invested capital 2.5% 6.6% 2,276%
Return on capital employed 3.1% 8.2% 41.3%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.6x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.5x 1.7x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDJCONWSATRI
Debt / assets 0.2% 12.8% –
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.2x -0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -32.3x -0.1x 1.0x
Debt / FCF 0.0x 2.5x 1.3x
Liabilities / assets 28.4% 40.6% 44.7%
Equity / assets 71.6% 59.4% 55.3%
Interest coverage 13.4x – 142.6x
Current ratio 11.6x 1.6x 1.0x
Quick ratio 11.4x 1.4x 0.8x
Cash ratio 11.0x 0.8x -0.1x
Altman Z-score 6.46 2.53 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDJCONWSATRI
Dividend yield – 0.7% 3.4%
Net buyback yield – 3.8% -1.4%
Shareholder yield – 4.4% 2.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 34.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 17.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -8.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -8.6%

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.

ConsensusDJCONWSATRI
Forward P/E – 24.4xFY2027 26.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $1.25FY2027 $4.47FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +5.9%FY2027 +12.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +30.4% +8.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $9.15BFY2027 $7.73BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +1.3%FY2027 +3.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +3.9% +15.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDJCONWSATRI
Held by institutions 78.1% 67.8% 90.1%
Institutions holding 132 637 421
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.1% -3.3% +0.6%
Institutions buying 65 344 408
Institutions selling 35 189 9
Buyers to sellers 1.86 1.82 45.33

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.

DJCONWSATRI
DJCO 1.00 0.18 0.21
NWSA 0.18 1.00 0.47
TRI 0.21 0.47 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DJCO, NWSA and TRI?

Thomson Reuters (TRI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Daily Journal (DJCO) $913.41M, News (NWSA) $17.01B, Thomson Reuters (TRI) $52.16B.

Which stock is cheaper, DJCO, NWSA and TRI?

News (NWSA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Daily Journal (DJCO) -80.4x, News (NWSA) 29.7x, Thomson Reuters (TRI) 33.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, News (NWSA) is cheapest (News (NWSA) 24.4x, Thomson Reuters (TRI) 26.2x). 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%, News (NWSA) +6.8%, Thomson Reuters (TRI) +8.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Thomson Reuters (TRI) has the highest net margin (Daily Journal (DJCO) -11.6%, News (NWSA) 6.3%, Thomson Reuters (TRI) 20.1%). On return on invested capital, Thomson Reuters (TRI) leads (Daily Journal (DJCO) 2.5%, News (NWSA) 6.6%, Thomson Reuters (TRI) 2,275.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Daily Journal (DJCO) returned the most: Daily Journal (DJCO) +66.5%, News (NWSA) +18.4%, Thomson Reuters (TRI) -20.0%. Over five years, Daily Journal (DJCO) compounded fastest (Daily Journal (DJCO) +13.0%/yr, News (NWSA) +4.6%/yr, Thomson Reuters (TRI) -0.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Thomson Reuters (TRI) has the highest dividend yield: News (NWSA) 0.65%, Thomson Reuters (TRI) 3.43%. Daily Journal (DJCO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, News (NWSA) has been the steadiest (Daily Journal (DJCO) 44.7%, News (NWSA) 26.4%, Thomson Reuters (TRI) 52.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Thomson Reuters (TRI) leads on 4. 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.