EBF vs NYT vs NWSA Stock Comparison

Ennis, New York Times and News Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EBF Ennis, Inc.
$22.61 +2.2% 1M +33.2% 1Y
Market cap
$570.94M
P/E
14.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$397.15M
Div. yield
0.04%
Publishing Communication Services
5 wins
NYT New York Times Co
$69.58 +12.4% 1M +22.1% 1Y
Market cap
$11.44B
P/E
29.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.98B
Div. yield
0.01%
Publishing Communication Services
3 wins
NWSA News Corp
$30.74 +9.3% 1M +16.4% 1Y
Market cap
$17.01B
P/E
29.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.03B
Div. yield
–
Publishing Communication Services
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Ennis leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Ennis 5, New York Times 3, News 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEBFNYTNWSALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $570.94M $11.44B $17.01B NWSA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.7x 29.1x 29.7x EBF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.8x 25.7x 24.6x EBF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.3% +10.8% +6.8% NYT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.8% 13.2% 6.3% NYT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 6.6% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -0.1x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.04% 0.01% 0.00% EBF
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +33.2% +22.1% +16.4% EBF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.5%/yr +4.8%/yr +5.0%/yr NWSA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.3% 31.8% 26.2% EBF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 80/100 69/100 NYT

Percentile Scorecard

EBFNYTNWSA

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

AxisEBFNYTNWSA
Valuation 91 #6 of 54 38 #34 of 54 57 #24 of 54
Growth 50 #23 of 45 98 #2 of 45 93 #4 of 45
Profitability 95 #3 of 43 98 #2 of 43 79 #10 of 43
Financial Health 97 #3 of 62 90 #7 of 62 87 #9 of 62
Shareholder Returns 24 #20 of 26 76 #7 of 26 32 #18 of 26
Overall 71 80 69
  • EBF ranked among 63 companies in Advertising and Media
  • NYT ranked among 63 companies in Advertising and Media
  • NWSA ranked among 63 companies in Advertising and Media

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEBFNYTNWSASPY
1 month +2.2%+12.4%+9.3% -1.0%
3 months +4.7%-2.9%+14.9% +2.9%
6 months +11.2%-14.0%+17.3% +6.4%
Year to date +25.5%+0.2%+17.7% +11.4%
1 year +33.2%+22.1%+16.4% +13.1%
3 years +8.9%+66.5%+43.2% +79.4%
3 years, per year +2.9%+18.5%+12.7% +21.5%
5 years +19.0%+26.5%+27.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year +3.5%+4.8%+5.0% +10.9%
10 years +46.6%+502.4%+129.2% +255.2%
10 years, per year +3.9%+19.7%+8.7% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureEBFNYTNWSASPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.3%31.8%26.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.5%38.5%27.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.030.090.19 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.560.700.63 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.1%-50.0%-38.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.4%-19.0%-1.4% -2.5%
52-week high $22.93$85.86$31.19 $779.14
52-week low $16.38$56.09$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.

MultipleEBFNYTNWSA
P/E now vs peer median 14.7xmedian 18.8x 28.7xmedian 18.8x 29.9xmedian 18.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 0.7x 3.8xmedian 0.7x 1.9xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.3xmedian 11.1x 18.8xmedian 11.1x 11.1xmedian 11.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.9xmedian 9.4x 17.9xmedian 9.4x 21.1xmedian 9.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.6x 5.5xmedian 1.6x 1.9xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median -3.24median 0.44 0.92median 0.44 0.51median 0.44

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 monthsEBFNYTNWSA
Revenue $397.15M $2.98B $9.03B
Gross profit $121.66M $1.53B –
Operating income $54.19M $475.01M –
Net income $38.95M $392.83M $743.00M
Free cash flow $57.58M $623.02M $811.00M
R&D – $274.41M –
EPS (diluted) $1.54 $2.41 $1.03
Cash & equivalents $54.01M $232.66M $2.10B
Total debt – – $1.99B
Shares (diluted) 25.33M 163.04M 558.40M
Enterprise value $402.00M $8.93B $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
MetricEBFNYTNWSA
P/E 14.7x 28.7x 29.9x
P/FCF 9.9x 17.9x 21.1x
P/Operating cash flow 8.4x 17.0x 13.8x
P/S 1.4x 3.8x 1.9x
P/B 1.8x 5.5x 1.9x
P/Tangible book 2.0x 6.1x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA 7.3x 18.8x 11.1x
EV/EBIT 9.6x 22.1x 16.3x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 3.5x 1.9x
EV/FCF 9.0x 16.9x 21.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.6x 16.0x 13.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -3.24 0.92 0.51

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEBFNYTNWSA
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.3% 10.8% 6.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.7% 8.0% 4.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.0% 13.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.9% 10.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 6.8% 22.3% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -4.9% 27.8% –
Net income growth (1Y) -7.7% 22.6% -44.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -5.4% 30.6% 58.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -6.0% 23.6% -50.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -4.5% 31.1% 58.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 38.7% 34.4% 26.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.5% 37.3% 16.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 30.0% 36.9% 42.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.3% 40.3% 23.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEBFNYTNWSA
Gross margin 30.6% 51.4% –
EBITDA margin 17.9% 18.8% 17.0%
Operating margin 13.6% 16.0% –
Pretax margin 13.5% 16.8% 11.6%
Net margin 9.8% 13.2% 6.3%
FCF margin 14.5% 20.9% 9.0%
Operating cash flow margin 17.2% 22.1% 13.7%
Return on equity 12.5% 19.4% 8.0%
Return on assets 10.7% 13.4% 4.8%
Return on invested capital – – 6.6%
Return on capital employed 16.7% 20.9% 8.2%
Asset turnover 1.1x 1.0x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.7x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 2.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEBFNYTNWSA
Debt / assets – – 12.8%
Debt / equity – – 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -0.1x
Debt / FCF – – 2.5x
Liabilities / assets 13.9% 31.4% 40.6%
Equity / assets 86.1% 68.6% 59.4%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 3.8x 1.6x 1.6x
Quick ratio 2.3x 1.4x 1.4x
Cash ratio 1.4x 1.0x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 9.48 10.07 2.53

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEBFNYTNWSA
Dividend yield 4.5% 1.3% 0.7%
Net buyback yield 1.0% 1.6% 3.7%
Shareholder yield 5.5% 2.8% 4.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 65.7% 32.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 44.4% 20.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) -72.2% 33.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -0.3% 26.0% –

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.

ConsensusEBFNYTNWSA
Forward P/E 14.8xFY2026 25.7xFY2026 24.6xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $1.53FY2026 $2.71FY2026 $1.25FY2027
EPS growth, next FY -7.8%FY2026 +10.2%FY2026 +5.9%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +9.2% +18.8% +30.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $380.54MFY2026 $3.24BFY2026 $9.16BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY -3.0%FY2026 +14.8%FY2026 +1.4%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +9.5% +6.7% +4.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEBFNYTNWSA
Held by institutions 85.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 164 630 636
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.3% +2.3% -3.3%
Institutions buying 82 313 344
Institutions selling 44 223 189
Buyers to sellers 1.86 1.40 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.

EBFNYTNWSA
EBF 1.00 0.01 0.18
NYT 0.01 1.00 0.37
NWSA 0.18 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EBF, NYT and NWSA?

News (NWSA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ennis (EBF) $570.94M, New York Times (NYT) $11.44B, News (NWSA) $17.01B.

Which stock is cheaper, EBF, NYT and NWSA?

Ennis (EBF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ennis (EBF) 14.7x, New York Times (NYT) 29.1x, News (NWSA) 29.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ennis (EBF) is cheapest (Ennis (EBF) 14.8x, New York Times (NYT) 25.7x, News (NWSA) 24.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

New York Times (NYT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ennis (EBF) +2.3%, New York Times (NYT) +10.8%, News (NWSA) +6.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

New York Times (NYT) has the highest net margin (Ennis (EBF) 9.8%, New York Times (NYT) 13.2%, News (NWSA) 6.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ennis (EBF) returned the most: Ennis (EBF) +33.2%, New York Times (NYT) +22.1%, News (NWSA) +16.4%. Over five years, News (NWSA) compounded fastest (Ennis (EBF) +3.5%/yr, New York Times (NYT) +4.8%/yr, News (NWSA) +5.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Ennis (EBF) has the highest dividend yield: Ennis (EBF) 0.04%, New York Times (NYT) 0.01%, News (NWSA) 0.00%. News (NWSA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ennis (EBF) has been the steadiest (Ennis (EBF) 21.3%, New York Times (NYT) 31.8%, News (NWSA) 26.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EBF, NYT 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, Ennis (EBF) 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.