$22.57
+2.0% 1M +33.2% 1Y
- Market cap
- $571.42M
- P/E
- 14.6x
- Revenue (TTM)
- $397.15M
- Div. yield
- 4.47%
Ziff Davis leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Ziff Davis 3, New York Times 2, Ennis 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.
| Question | EBF | NYT | ZD | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larger companyMarket capitalisation | $571.42M | $11.34B | $2.02B | NYT |
| Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only | 14.6x | 29.2x | 3.3x | ZD |
| Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS | 14.8x | 26.1x | 10.6x | ZD |
| Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months | — | — | — | – |
| More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months | — | — | — | – |
| Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital | — | — | — | – |
| Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA | — | — | — | – |
| Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield | 4.47% | 1.23% | 0.00% | EBF |
| Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months | +33.2% | +24.0% | +53.1% | ZD |
| Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years | +3.9%/yr | +5.7%/yr | -14.7%/yr | NYT |
| Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year | 21.3% | 31.9% | 56.1% | EBF |
| Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers | — | — | — | – |
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.
Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.
| Period | EBF | NYT | ZD | SPY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | +2.0% | +10.7% | +2.1% | -0.8% |
| 3 months | +3.7% | -2.3% | +10.2% | +3.5% |
| 6 months | +10.6% | -11.2% | +19.7% | +7.0% |
| Year to date | +25.3% | +1.8% | +64.2% | +12.2% |
| 1 year | +33.2% | +24.0% | +53.1% | +13.0% |
| 3 years | +7.7% | +76.9% | -1.0% | +86.3% |
| 3 years, per year | +2.5% | +20.9% | -0.3% | +23.1% |
| 5 years | +21.0% | +32.1% | -54.8% | +68.6% |
| 5 years, per year | +3.9% | +5.7% | -14.7% | +11.0% |
| 10 years | +49.0% | +519.9% | -6.9% | +258.0% |
| 10 years, per year | +4.1% | +20.0% | -0.7% | +13.6% |
| Measure | EBF | NYT | ZD | SPY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volatility, 1Y | 21.3% | 31.9% | 56.1% | 12.7% |
| Downside volatility, 1Y | 22.4% | 38.5% | 41.7% | 12.7% |
| Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y | 0.05 | 0.10 | 0.63 | 1.00 |
| Return / volatility, 1Y | 1.56 | 0.75 | 0.95 | 1.02 |
| Max drawdown, 5Y | -35.1% | -50.0% | -80.1% | -25.4% |
| From 52-week high | -1.6% | -17.7% | -2.4% | -1.8% |
| 52-week high | $22.93 | $85.86 | $59.13 | $779.14 |
| 52-week low | $16.38 | $56.09 | $26.51 | $631.97 |
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.
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 months | EBF | NYT | ZD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $397.15M | $2.98B | $1.32B |
| Gross profit | $121.66M | $1.53B | $1.12B |
| Operating income | $54.19M | $475.01M | $72.68M |
| Net income | $38.95M | $392.83M | $643.49M |
| Free cash flow | $57.58M | $623.02M | $316.73M |
| R&D | – | $274.41M | $57.65M |
| EPS (diluted) | $1.54 | $2.41 | $17.69 |
| Cash & equivalents | $54.01M | $232.66M | $1.61B |
| Total debt | – | – | $867.64M |
| Shares (diluted) | 25.33M | 163.04M | 36.38M |
| Enterprise value | $402.48M | $8.83B | -$1.19B |
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.
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.
| Consensus | EBF | NYT | ZD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward P/E | 14.8xFY2026 | 26.1xFY2026 | 10.6xFY2026 |
| EPS, next fiscal year | $1.53FY2026 | $2.71FY2026 | $5.44FY2026 |
| EPS growth, next FY | -7.8%FY2026 | +10.2%FY2026 | -17.9%FY2026 |
| EPS growth, the year after | +9.2% | +18.8% | +4.0% |
| Revenue, next fiscal year | $380.54MFY2026 | $3.24BFY2026 | $1.15BFY2026 |
| Revenue growth, next FY | -3.0%FY2026 | +14.8%FY2026 | -20.6%FY2026 |
| Revenue growth, the year after | +9.5% | +6.7% | +0.6% |
1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.
| EBF | NYT | ZD | |
|---|---|---|---|
| EBF | 1.00 | 0.01 | 0.14 |
| NYT | 0.01 | 1.00 | 0.09 |
| ZD | 0.14 | 0.09 | 1.00 |
New York Times (NYT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ennis (EBF) $571.42M, New York Times (NYT) $11.34B, Ziff Davis (ZD) $2.02B.
Ziff Davis (ZD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ennis (EBF) 14.6x, New York Times (NYT) 29.2x, Ziff Davis (ZD) 3.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ziff Davis (ZD) is cheapest (Ennis (EBF) 14.8x, New York Times (NYT) 26.1x, Ziff Davis (ZD) 10.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.
Over the past year Ziff Davis (ZD) returned the most: Ennis (EBF) +33.2%, New York Times (NYT) +24.0%, Ziff Davis (ZD) +53.1%. Over five years, New York Times (NYT) compounded fastest (Ennis (EBF) +3.9%/yr, New York Times (NYT) +5.7%/yr, Ziff Davis (ZD) -14.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.
Ennis (EBF) has the highest dividend yield: Ennis (EBF) 4.47%, New York Times (NYT) 1.23%, Ziff Davis (ZD) 0.00%. Ziff Davis (ZD) pays no regular dividend.
By one-year price volatility, Ennis (EBF) has been the steadiest (Ennis (EBF) 21.3%, New York Times (NYT) 31.9%, Ziff Davis (ZD) 56.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.
There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Ziff Davis (ZD) leads on 3. 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.