DJCO vs TDAY vs WLY Stock Comparison

Daily Journal, Usa Today and John Wiley & Sons Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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DJCO Daily Journal Corp
$640.11 +1.7% 1M +57.6% 1Y
Market cap
$889.38M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$97.65M
Div. yield
–
Publishing Communication Services
4 wins
TDAY USA TODAY Co., Inc.
$6.12 -16.6% 1M +20.0% 1Y
Market cap
$924.46M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.19B
Div. yield
–
Publishing Communication Services
WLY John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
$50.46 +4.2% 1M +32.1% 1Y
Market cap
$2.56B
P/E
12.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.67B
Div. yield
0.03%
Publishing Communication Services
6 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

John Wiley & Sons leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (John Wiley & Sons 6, Daily Journal 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDJCOTDAYWLYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $889.38M $924.46M $2.56B WLY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -78.3x -163.7x 12.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 21.9x 10.2x WLY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +23.4% -6.4% -0.3% DJCO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -11.6% -0.3% 11.9% WLY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.5% 0.0% 13.7% WLY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -32.3x 1.7x 3.1x DJCO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.03% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +57.6% +20.0% +32.1% DJCO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.2%/yr +1.3%/yr -1.5%/yr DJCO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.8% 42.2% 37.1% WLY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 53/100 69/100 WLY

Percentile Scorecard

DJCOTDAYWLY

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

AxisDJCOTDAYWLY
Valuation 25 #40 of 53 75 #14 of 53 67 #18 of 53
Growth 67 #15 of 44 44 #25 of 44 95 #3 of 44
Profitability 57 #19 of 43 60 #18 of 43 93 #4 of 43
Financial Health 98 #2 of 61 32 #42 of 61 53 #29 of 61
Shareholder Returns – – 36 #19 of 29
Overall 62 53 69
  • DJCO ranked among 62 companies in Advertising and Media
  • TDAY ranked among 62 companies in Advertising and Media
  • WLY ranked among 62 companies in Advertising and Media

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDJCOTDAYWLYSPY
1 month +1.7%-16.6%+4.2% -5.9%
3 months +11.0%-23.6%-5.9% -4.6%
6 months +30.0%-16.7%+24.0% +0.2%
Year to date +31.4%+18.8%+64.7% +7.5%
1 year +57.6%+20.0%+32.1% +8.2%
3 years +119.9%+206.0%+66.4% +68.3%
3 years, per year +30.1%+45.2%+18.5% +19.0%
5 years +77.8%+6.6%-7.3% +56.5%
5 years, per year +12.2%+1.3%-1.5% +9.4%
10 years +206.1%-58.8%+0.9% +251.5%
10 years, per year +11.8%-8.5%+0.1% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureDJCOTDAYWLYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.8%42.2%37.1% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.4%40.7%35.2% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.850.510.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.290.470.86 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -40.5%-79.5%-50.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.5%-32.4%-9.5% -5.9%
52-week high $677.05$9.05$55.74 $779.14
52-week low $382.57$4.41$28.79 $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.

MultipleDJCOTDAYWLY
P/E now vs peer median -77.7xmedian 14.0x -159.7xmedian 14.0x 12.9xmedian 14.0x
P/S now vs peer median 9.0xmedian 0.5x 0.4xmedian 0.5x 1.5xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 32.9xmedian 9.6x 4.2xmedian 9.6x 9.9xmedian 9.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 51.0xmedian 8.0x 14.9xmedian 8.0x 10.7xmedian 8.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 1.6x 6.2xmedian 1.6x 3.2xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 2.42median 0.40 5.34median 0.40 0.16median 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 monthsDJCOTDAYWLY
Revenue $97.65M $2.19B $1.67B
Gross profit $97.04M $853.99M $1.24B
Operating income $13.33M $229.21M $248.83M
Net income -$11.36M -$5.64M $198.19M
Free cash flow $17.29M $60.83M $239.89M
EPS (diluted) $-8.24 $-0.04 $3.91
Cash & equivalents $31.13M $68.23M $106.43M
Total debt $830.00K $693.49M $1.29B
Shares (diluted) 1.38M 147.44M 50.75M
Enterprise value -$1.01B $594.19M $2.21B

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
MetricDJCOTDAYWLY
P/E -77.7x -159.7x 12.9x
P/FCF 51.0x 14.9x 10.7x
P/Operating cash flow 50.5x 7.9x 8.8x
P/S 9.0x 0.4x 1.5x
P/B 2.6x 6.2x 3.2x
P/Tangible book 2.6x -5.7x -45.5x
EV/EBITDA 32.9x 4.2x 9.9x
EV/EBIT 33.4x 6.7x 15.0x
EV/Revenue 4.6x 0.7x 2.2x
EV/FCF 25.8x 25.2x 15.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 25.5x 13.3x 12.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.42 5.34 0.16

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDJCOTDAYWLY
Revenue growth (1Y) 23.4% -6.4% -0.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.7% -7.0% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 23.6% -4.5% 0.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 15.0% -5.0% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 100.4% 120.6% 11.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 24.6% 40.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) -111.7% -105.9% 103.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -32.1% -30.1% 76.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -111.7% -105.8% 116.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -32.1% -29.9% 79.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 46.2% 43.3% 40.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.2% 12.2% 0.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 45.4% 115.0% 62.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.2% 13.1% 6.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDJCOTDAYWLY
Gross margin 99.4% 39.0% 74.6%
EBITDA margin 13.9% 16.5% 22.6%
Operating margin 13.7% 10.5% 14.9%
Pretax margin -17.8% 3.8% 11.1%
Net margin -11.6% -0.3% 11.9%
FCF margin 17.7% 2.8% 14.4%
Operating cash flow margin 17.9% 5.2% 17.4%
Return on equity -3.3% -3.8% 24.1%
Return on assets -2.4% -0.3% 6.9%
Return on invested capital 2.5% 0.0% 13.7%
Return on capital employed 3.1% 17.9% 11.4%
Asset turnover 0.2x 1.2x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.5x -20.3x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 0.4% 1.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDJCOTDAYWLY
Debt / assets 0.2% 39.4% 41.2%
Debt / equity 0.0x 4.7x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA -32.3x 1.7x 3.1x
Debt / FCF 0.0x 11.4x 5.4x
Liabilities / assets 28.4% 91.7% 74.6%
Equity / assets 71.6% 8.3% 25.4%
Interest coverage 13.4x 2.7x 5.3x
Current ratio 11.6x 0.7x 0.6x
Quick ratio 11.4x 0.6x 0.5x
Cash ratio 11.0x 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 6.32 1.10 2.12

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDJCOTDAYWLY
Dividend yield – – 2.8%
Net buyback yield – – 4.0%
Shareholder yield – 0.0% 6.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 37.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 30.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -3.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -1.6%

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.

ConsensusDJCOTDAYWLY
Forward P/E – 21.9xFY2026 10.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $0.28FY2026 $4.95FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +366.7%FY2026 +18.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +3.6% +4.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $2.07BFY2026 $1.63BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – -9.9%FY2026 -2.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +8.6% +13.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDJCOTDAYWLY
Held by institutions 78.1% 95.2% 99.1%
Institutions holding 132 222 264
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.1% +0.2% -0.6%
Institutions buying 65 107 142
Institutions selling 35 60 77
Buyers to sellers 1.86 1.78 1.84

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.

DJCOTDAYWLY
DJCO 1.00 0.29 0.24
TDAY 0.29 1.00 0.29
WLY 0.24 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DJCO, TDAY and WLY?

John Wiley & Sons (WLY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Daily Journal (DJCO) $889.38M, Usa Today (TDAY) $924.46M, John Wiley & Sons (WLY) $2.56B.

Which company is growing faster?

Daily Journal (DJCO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Daily Journal (DJCO) +23.4%, Usa Today (TDAY) -6.4%, John Wiley & Sons (WLY) -0.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

John Wiley & Sons (WLY) has the highest net margin (Daily Journal (DJCO) -11.6%, Usa Today (TDAY) -0.3%, John Wiley & Sons (WLY) 11.9%). On return on invested capital, John Wiley & Sons (WLY) leads (Daily Journal (DJCO) 2.5%, Usa Today (TDAY) 0.0%, John Wiley & Sons (WLY) 13.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Daily Journal (DJCO) returned the most: Daily Journal (DJCO) +57.6%, Usa Today (TDAY) +20.0%, John Wiley & Sons (WLY) +32.1%. Over five years, Daily Journal (DJCO) compounded fastest (Daily Journal (DJCO) +12.2%/yr, Usa Today (TDAY) +1.3%/yr, John Wiley & Sons (WLY) -1.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Daily Journal (DJCO) 0.00%, Usa Today (TDAY) 0.00%, John Wiley & Sons (WLY) 0.03%. Daily Journal (DJCO) and Usa Today (TDAY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, John Wiley & Sons (WLY) has been the steadiest (Daily Journal (DJCO) 44.8%, Usa Today (TDAY) 42.2%, John Wiley & Sons (WLY) 37.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DJCO, TDAY and WLY?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, John Wiley & Sons (WLY) leads on 6. 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.