DJCO vs PSO vs RCI Stock Comparison

Daily Journal, Pearson and Rogers Communications 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
PSO Pearson Plc
$17.74 +9.2% 1M +29.7% 1Y
Market cap
$11.28B
P/E
26.2x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
1.97%
Publishing Communication Services
3 wins
RCI Rogers Communications Inc
$34.59 +13.9% 1M -9.1% 1Y
Market cap
$18.68B
P/E
27.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.37B
Div. yield
5.78%
Wireless Carriers Communication Services
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Rogers Communications leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Rogers Communications 5, Daily Journal 4, Pearson 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDJCOPSORCILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $913.41M $11.28B $18.68B RCI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -80.4x 26.2x 27.8x PSO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 19.9x 10.0x RCI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +23.4% — +8.8% DJCO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -11.6% — 4.1% RCI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.5% — 9.6% RCI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -32.3x — 2.3x DJCO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.97% 5.78% RCI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +66.5% +29.7% -9.1% DJCO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.0%/yr +16.8%/yr -6.1%/yr PSO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.7% 25.8% 29.6% PSO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 44/100 59/100 DJCO

Percentile Scorecard

DJCOPSORCI

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

AxisDJCOPSORCI
Valuation 29 #38 of 53 44 #30 of 53 79 #11 of 49
Growth 74 #12 of 44 – 44 #27 of 47
Profitability 57 #19 of 43 – 69 #15 of 46
Financial Health 98 #2 of 61 72 #18 of 61 42 #29 of 49
Shareholder Returns – 17 #25 of 30 60 #15 of 36
Overall 65 44 59
  • DJCO ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media
  • PSO ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media
  • RCI ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDJCOPSORCISPY
1 month +1.8%+9.2%+13.9% -1.0%
3 months +10.7%+6.4%+2.0% -0.4%
6 months +35.8%+16.6%-5.1% +4.5%
Year to date +36.0%+26.4%-8.3% +12.4%
1 year +66.5%+29.7%-9.1% +13.6%
3 years +125.7%+50.3%-15.2% +76.4%
3 years, per year +31.2%+14.6%-5.3% +20.8%
5 years +84.2%+117.4%-27.0% +63.7%
5 years, per year +13.0%+16.8%-6.1% +10.4%
10 years +217.0%+97.3%-12.1% +267.7%
10 years, per year +12.2%+7.0%-1.3% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureDJCOPSORCISPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.7%25.8%29.6% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.3%29.4%28.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.860.350.11 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.491.15-0.31 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -40.5%-32.1%-61.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.1%-3.6%-15.6% -1.6%
52-week high $677.05$18.40$40.97 $779.14
52-week low $382.57$12.06$29.79 $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.

MultipleDJCOPSORCI
P/E now vs peer median -80.4xmedian 17.7x 26.2xmedian 17.7x 27.8xmedian 11.7x
P/S now vs peer median 9.4xmedian 0.5x 2.4xmedian 0.5x 1.1xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 35.3xmedian 10.4x —median 10.4x 3.9xmedian 7.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 52.8xmedian 8.8x 13.6xmedian 8.8x 2.8xmedian 5.3x
P/B now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 1.7x 2.3xmedian 1.7x 1.6xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median 2.51median 0.42 —median 0.42 -4.54median 0.24

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 monthsDJCOPSORCI
Revenue $97.65M – $16.37B
Gross profit $97.04M – $7.23B
Operating income $13.33M – $6.95B
Net income -$11.36M – $733.46M
Free cash flow $17.29M – $6.69B
EPS (diluted) $-8.24 – $1.24
Cash & equivalents $31.13M $448.46M $2.22B
Total debt $830.00K $1.99B $30.41B
Shares (diluted) 1.38M 660.30M 541.00M
Enterprise value -$985.82M $8.41B $17.62B

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
MetricDJCOPSORCI
P/E -80.4x 26.2x 27.8x
P/FCF 52.8x 13.6x 2.8x
P/Operating cash flow 52.3x – 4.1x
P/S 9.4x 2.4x 1.1x
P/B 2.7x 2.3x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 2.7x 3.0x -2.0x
EV/EBITDA 35.3x – 3.9x
EV/EBIT 35.8x – 6.7x
EV/Revenue 4.9x – 2.9x
EV/FCF 27.6x – 7.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 27.3x – 10.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.51 – -4.54

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDJCOPSORCI
Revenue growth (1Y) 23.4% – 8.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.7% – 6.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 23.6% – 4.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 15.0% – 7.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 100.4% – 5.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 24.6% – 7.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -111.7% – -85.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -32.1% – -1.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -111.7% – -86.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -32.1% – -6.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 46.2% – 14.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.2% – 7.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 45.4% – 0.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.2% – 1.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDJCOPSORCI
Gross margin 99.4% – 44.2%
EBITDA margin 13.9% – 73.5%
Operating margin 13.7% – 42.4%
Pretax margin -17.8% – 7.8%
Net margin -11.6% – 4.1%
FCF margin 17.7% – 40.9%
Operating cash flow margin 17.9% – 27.8%
Return on equity -3.3% – 6.3%
Return on assets -2.4% – 1.1%
Return on invested capital 2.5% – 9.6%
Return on capital employed 3.1% – 13.3%
Asset turnover 0.2x – 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.5x – 6.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDJCOPSORCI
Debt / assets 0.2% 22.9% 46.7%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.4x 2.6x
Net debt / EBITDA -32.3x – 2.3x
Debt / FCF 0.0x – 4.5x
Liabilities / assets 28.4% 43.3% 82.1%
Equity / assets 71.6% 56.7% 17.9%
Interest coverage 13.4x – 4.4x
Current ratio 11.6x 2.0x 0.7x
Quick ratio 11.4x 1.3x 0.5x
Cash ratio 11.0x 0.4x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 6.46 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDJCOPSORCI
Dividend yield – 2.0% 5.8%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – 2.0% 5.8%
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.

ConsensusDJCOPSORCI
Forward P/E – 19.9xFY2026 10.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $0.89FY2026 $3.46FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +3.5%FY2026 -5.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +23.6% 0.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $5.14BFY2026 $15.02BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +6.8%FY2026 -5.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +6.6% +1.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDJCOPSORCI
Held by institutions 78.1% 4.1% –
Institutions holding 132 215 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.1% +3.0% –
Institutions buying 65 140 –
Institutions selling 35 36 –
Buyers to sellers 1.86 3.89 –

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.

DJCOPSORCI
DJCO 1.00 0.16 0.06
PSO 0.16 1.00 0.13
RCI 0.06 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DJCO, PSO and RCI?

Rogers Communications (RCI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Daily Journal (DJCO) $913.41M, Pearson (PSO) $11.28B, Rogers Communications (RCI) $18.68B.

Which stock is cheaper, DJCO, PSO and RCI?

Pearson (PSO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Daily Journal (DJCO) -80.4x, Pearson (PSO) 26.2x, Rogers Communications (RCI) 27.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Rogers Communications (RCI) is cheapest (Pearson (PSO) 19.9x, Rogers Communications (RCI) 10.0x). 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%, Rogers Communications (RCI) +8.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Rogers Communications (RCI) has the highest net margin (Daily Journal (DJCO) -11.6%, Rogers Communications (RCI) 4.1%). On return on invested capital, Rogers Communications (RCI) leads (Daily Journal (DJCO) 2.5%, Rogers Communications (RCI) 9.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Daily Journal (DJCO) returned the most: Daily Journal (DJCO) +66.5%, Pearson (PSO) +29.7%, Rogers Communications (RCI) -9.1%. Over five years, Pearson (PSO) compounded fastest (Daily Journal (DJCO) +13.0%/yr, Pearson (PSO) +16.8%/yr, Rogers Communications (RCI) -6.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Rogers Communications (RCI) has the highest dividend yield: Pearson (PSO) 1.97%, Rogers Communications (RCI) 5.78%. Daily Journal (DJCO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Pearson (PSO) has been the steadiest (Daily Journal (DJCO) 44.7%, Pearson (PSO) 25.8%, Rogers Communications (RCI) 29.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DJCO, PSO and RCI?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Rogers Communications (RCI) 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.