IHRT vs EVC vs NWSA Stock Comparison

iHeartMedia, Entravision Communications and News Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
IHRT iHeartMedia, Inc.
$1.77 -22.7% 1M -47.8% 1Y
Market cap
$269.84M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.99B
Div. yield
–
Radio Broadcasting Communication Services
NWSA News Corp
$30.59 +7.4% 1M +16.2% 1Y
Market cap
$16.67B
P/E
29.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.03B
Div. yield
–
Publishing Communication Services
8 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

News leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (News 8, Entravision Communications 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIHRTEVCNWSALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $269.84M $580.78M $16.67B NWSA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.9x 138.9x 29.1x NWSA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 7.9x 24.5x EVC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.1% +71.4% +6.8% EVC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -7.2% 0.6% 6.3% NWSA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.1% 4.9% 6.6% NWSA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 14.0x 2.2x -0.1x NWSA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -47.8% +206.0% +16.2% EVC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -38.2%/yr -4.6%/yr +5.9%/yr NWSA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 87.4% 99.8% 26.2% NWSA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 60/100 69/100 NWSA

Percentile Scorecard

IHRTEVCNWSA

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

AxisIHRTEVCNWSA
Valuation 59 #23 of 54 74 #45 of 167 57 #24 of 54
Growth 66 #16 of 45 80 #31 of 153 93 #4 of 45
Profitability 45 #24 of 43 64 #56 of 153 79 #10 of 43
Financial Health 12 #55 of 62 31 #124 of 179 87 #9 of 62
Shareholder Returns – 53 #45 of 94 32 #18 of 26
Overall 45 60 69
  • IHRT ranked among 62 companies in Advertising and Media
  • EVC ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • NWSA 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

PeriodIHRTEVCNWSASPY
1 month -22.7%-17.4%+7.4% -0.8%
3 months -51.1%-44.8%+12.1% +3.5%
6 months -66.3%+59.0%+15.8% +7.0%
Year to date -57.5%+108.9%+17.1% +12.2%
1 year -47.8%+206.0%+16.2% +13.0%
3 years -17.3%+80.5%+51.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year -6.1%+21.8%+14.8% +23.1%
5 years -91.0%-21.1%+33.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year -38.2%-4.6%+5.9% +11.0%
10 years —-10.1%+136.9% +258.0%
10 years, per year —-1.1%+9.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureIHRTEVCNWSASPY
Volatility, 1Y 87.4%99.8%26.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 80.0%63.2%27.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.341.540.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.552.060.62 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -96.3%-85.0%-38.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -72.0%-54.6%-1.9% -1.8%
52-week high $6.33$13.48$31.19 $779.14
52-week low $1.50$1.98$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.

MultipleIHRTEVCNWSA
P/E now vs peer median -1.0xmedian 18.4x 134.8xmedian 17.5x 29.7xmedian 18.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 0.6x 0.7xmedian 1.4x 1.9xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.7xmedian 11.0x 17.4xmedian 14.5x 11.0xmedian 11.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.7xmedian 9.1x 9.3xmedian 12.1x 21.0xmedian 9.1x
P/B now vs peer median -0.1xmedian 1.6x 6.1xmedian 1.7x 1.8xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median -0.02median 0.44 -5.86median 0.41 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 monthsIHRTEVCNWSA
Revenue $3.99B $679.88M $9.03B
Gross profit $2.34B $347.36M –
Operating income $6.41M $20.91M –
Net income -$286.32M $4.18M $743.00M
Free cash flow $36.26M $54.33M $811.00M
EPS (diluted) $-1.81 $0.04 $1.03
Cash & equivalents $174.44M $80.79M $2.10B
Total debt $5.04B $157.27M $1.99B
Shares (diluted) 157.71M 102.86M 558.40M
Enterprise value -$502.87M $296.61M $8.16B

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
MetricIHRTEVCNWSA
P/E -1.0x 134.8x 29.7x
P/FCF 6.7x 9.3x 21.0x
P/Operating cash flow 2.1x 8.0x 13.8x
P/S 0.1x 0.7x 1.9x
P/B -0.1x 6.1x 1.8x
P/Tangible book -0.1x -12.8x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA 14.7x 17.4x 11.0x
EV/EBIT 797.2x 27.8x 16.2x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 0.9x 1.9x
EV/FCF 141.0x 10.7x 20.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 42.9x 9.1x 13.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.02 -5.86 0.51

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIHRTEVCNWSA
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.1% 71.4% 6.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.2% 46.1% 4.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.0% 47.2% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.3% 21.0% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -96.6% 122.1% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 26.1% 10.1% –
Net income growth (1Y) 23.7% 103.5% -44.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 40.2% -17.6% 58.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 25.3% 103.1% -50.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 41.3% -23.0% 58.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 138.8% 292.3% 26.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -24.7% 0.3% 16.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 181.1% 606.7% 42.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -34.4% 10.8% 23.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIHRTEVCNWSA
Gross margin 58.8% 51.1% –
EBITDA margin 8.7% 4.9% 17.0%
Operating margin 0.2% 3.1% –
Pretax margin -10.5% 1.3% 11.6%
Net margin -7.2% 0.6% 6.3%
FCF margin 0.9% 8.0% 9.0%
Operating cash flow margin 3.0% 9.4% 13.7%
Return on equity – 5.6% 8.0%
Return on assets -5.9% 0.9% 4.8%
Return on invested capital 0.1% 4.9% 6.6%
Return on capital employed 0.2% 7.5% 8.2%
Asset turnover 0.8x 1.5x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.4x 15.2x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 1.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIHRTEVCNWSA
Debt / assets 103.9% 34.9% 12.8%
Debt / equity -2.5x 1.9x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 14.0x 2.2x -0.1x
Debt / FCF 139.1x 2.9x 2.5x
Liabilities / assets 141.4% 81.5% 40.6%
Equity / assets -41.4% 18.5% 59.4%
Interest coverage – 1.5x –
Current ratio 1.4x 1.5x 1.6x
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.4x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.5x 0.8x
Altman Z-score -0.50 0.48 2.53

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIHRTEVCNWSA
Dividend yield – 3.3% 0.7%
Net buyback yield – – 3.8%
Shareholder yield – 3.3% 4.4%
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.

ConsensusIHRTEVCNWSA
Forward P/E – 7.9xFY2027 24.5xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.48FY2026 $0.77FY2027 $1.25FY2027
EPS growth, next FY – – +5.9%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after – – +30.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.86BFY2026 $1.07BFY2027 $9.15BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +0.0%FY2026 +139.4%FY2027 +1.3%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +0.4% – +3.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIHRTEVCNWSA
Held by institutions 62.5% 68.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding 136 147 636
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.6% +21.1% -3.3%
Institutions buying 73 108 344
Institutions selling 50 27 189
Buyers to sellers 1.46 4.00 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.

IHRTEVCNWSA
IHRT 1.00 0.19 0.14
EVC 0.19 1.00 0.11
NWSA 0.14 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IHRT, EVC and NWSA?

News (NWSA) is the largest by market capitalisation: iHeartMedia (IHRT) $269.84M, Entravision Communications (EVC) $580.78M, News (NWSA) $16.67B.

Which stock is cheaper, IHRT, EVC and NWSA?

News (NWSA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (iHeartMedia (IHRT) -0.9x, Entravision Communications (EVC) 138.9x, News (NWSA) 29.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Entravision Communications (EVC) is cheapest (Entravision Communications (EVC) 7.9x, News (NWSA) 24.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Entravision Communications (EVC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: iHeartMedia (IHRT) +3.1%, Entravision Communications (EVC) +71.4%, News (NWSA) +6.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

News (NWSA) has the highest net margin (iHeartMedia (IHRT) -7.2%, Entravision Communications (EVC) 0.6%, News (NWSA) 6.3%). On return on invested capital, News (NWSA) leads (iHeartMedia (IHRT) 0.1%, Entravision Communications (EVC) 4.9%, News (NWSA) 6.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Entravision Communications (EVC) returned the most: iHeartMedia (IHRT) -47.8%, Entravision Communications (EVC) +206.0%, News (NWSA) +16.2%. Over five years, News (NWSA) compounded fastest (iHeartMedia (IHRT) -38.2%/yr, Entravision Communications (EVC) -4.6%/yr, News (NWSA) +5.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, News (NWSA) has been the steadiest (iHeartMedia (IHRT) 87.4%, Entravision Communications (EVC) 99.8%, News (NWSA) 26.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IHRT, EVC 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, News (NWSA) leads on 8. 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.