IHRT vs RHP vs NWSA Stock Comparison

iHeartMedia, Ryman Hospitality Properties and News Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
IHRT iHeartMedia, Inc.
$1.87 -20.4% 1M -43.8% 1Y
Market cap
$275.99M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.99B
Div. yield
–
Radio Broadcasting Communication Services
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
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Ryman Hospitality Properties leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Ryman Hospitality Properties 6, News 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIHRTRHPNWSALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $275.99M $8.36B $17.01B NWSA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1.0x 30.7x 29.7x NWSA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 32.9x 24.6x NWSA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.1% +12.2% +6.8% RHP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -7.2% 9.9% 6.3% RHP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.1% 10.9% 6.6% RHP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 14.0x 4.2x -0.1x NWSA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.04% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -43.8% +49.4% +16.4% RHP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -38.7%/yr +9.2%/yr +5.0%/yr RHP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 87.2% 23.6% 26.2% RHP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 60/100 69/100 NWSA

Percentile Scorecard

IHRTRHPNWSA

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

AxisIHRTRHPNWSA
Valuation 59 #23 of 54 55 #66 of 145 57 #24 of 54
Growth 66 #16 of 45 71 #43 of 144 93 #4 of 45
Profitability 45 #24 of 43 80 #29 of 140 79 #10 of 43
Financial Health 12 #55 of 62 26 #108 of 146 87 #9 of 62
Shareholder Returns – 70 #40 of 132 32 #18 of 26
Overall 45 60 69
  • IHRT ranked among 63 companies in Advertising and Media
  • RHP ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • 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

PeriodIHRTRHPNWSASPY
1 month -20.4%+8.2%+9.3% -1.0%
3 months -47.2%-2.0%+14.9% +2.9%
6 months -65.5%+27.7%+17.3% +6.4%
Year to date -55.0%+37.9%+17.7% +11.4%
1 year -43.8%+49.4%+16.4% +13.1%
3 years -21.8%+51.5%+43.2% +79.4%
3 years, per year -7.9%+14.9%+12.7% +21.5%
5 years -91.3%+55.5%+27.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year -38.7%+9.2%+5.0% +10.9%
10 years —+164.8%+129.2% +255.2%
10 years, per year —+10.2%+8.7% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureIHRTRHPNWSASPY
Volatility, 1Y 87.2%23.6%26.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 79.9%22.3%27.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.330.520.19 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.502.090.63 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -96.3%-34.8%-38.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -70.5%-4.0%-1.4% -2.5%
52-week high $6.33$136.00$31.19 $779.14
52-week low $1.50$85.91$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.

MultipleIHRTRHPNWSA
P/E now vs peer median -1.0xmedian 18.8x 30.3xmedian 27.0x 29.9xmedian 18.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 0.7x 3.0xmedian 4.1x 1.9xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.8xmedian 11.1x 13.8xmedian 14.5x 11.1xmedian 11.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.1xmedian 9.4x 30.0xmedian 23.7x 21.1xmedian 9.4x
P/B now vs peer median -0.1xmedian 1.6x 10.4xmedian 1.3x 1.9xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median -0.02median 0.44 20.90median 2.07 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 monthsIHRTRHPNWSA
Revenue $3.99B $2.74B $9.03B
Gross profit $2.34B $1.20B –
Operating income $6.41M $543.81M –
Net income -$286.32M $279.90M $743.00M
Free cash flow $36.26M $274.66M $811.00M
EPS (diluted) $-1.81 $3.99 $1.03
Cash & equivalents $174.44M $366.13M $2.10B
Total debt $5.04B $3.97B $1.99B
Shares (diluted) 157.71M 68.14M 558.40M
Enterprise value -$496.71M $6.61B $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
MetricIHRTRHPNWSA
P/E -1.0x 30.3x 29.9x
P/FCF 7.1x 30.0x 21.1x
P/Operating cash flow 2.2x 11.9x 13.8x
P/S 0.1x 3.0x 1.9x
P/B -0.1x 10.4x 1.9x
P/Tangible book -0.1x 10.4x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA 14.8x 13.8x 11.1x
EV/EBIT 799.3x 21.8x 16.3x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 4.3x 1.9x
EV/FCF 141.4x 43.1x 21.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 43.1x 17.1x 13.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.02 20.90 0.51

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIHRTRHPNWSA
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.1% 12.2% 6.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.2% 10.5% 4.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.0% 10.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.3% 10.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -96.6% 12.8% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 26.1% 7.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) 23.7% 3.1% -44.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 40.2% 5.3% 58.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 25.3% -0.1% -50.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 41.3% 1.4% 58.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 138.8% 14.3% 26.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -24.7% 10.9% 16.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 181.1% 37.2% 42.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -34.4% -9.0% 23.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIHRTRHPNWSA
Gross margin 58.8% 43.8% –
EBITDA margin 8.7% 31.2% 17.0%
Operating margin 0.2% 19.8% –
Pretax margin -10.5% 10.7% 11.6%
Net margin -7.2% 9.9% 6.3%
FCF margin 0.9% 10.0% 9.0%
Operating cash flow margin 3.0% 25.2% 13.7%
Return on equity – 35.9% 8.0%
Return on assets -5.9% 4.5% 4.8%
Return on invested capital 0.1% 10.9% 6.6%
Return on capital employed 0.2% – 8.2%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.4x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.4x 2.5x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIHRTRHPNWSA
Debt / assets 103.9% 64.1% 12.8%
Debt / equity -2.5x 5.0x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 14.0x 4.2x -0.1x
Debt / FCF 139.1x 14.5x 2.5x
Liabilities / assets 141.4% 87.2% 40.6%
Equity / assets -41.4% 12.8% 59.4%
Interest coverage – 2.1x –
Current ratio 1.4x – 1.6x
Quick ratio 1.1x – 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.2x – 0.8x
Altman Z-score -0.50 – 2.53

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIHRTRHPNWSA
Dividend yield – 3.7% 0.7%
Net buyback yield – – 3.7%
Shareholder yield – 3.7% 4.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 107.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 109.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 10.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 69.7% –

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.

ConsensusIHRTRHPNWSA
Forward P/E – 32.9xFY2026 24.6xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.47FY2026 $3.97FY2026 $1.25FY2027
EPS growth, next FY – +5.3%FY2026 +5.9%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after – +19.9% +30.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.87BFY2026 $2.83BFY2026 $9.16BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +0.3%FY2026 +9.7%FY2026 +1.4%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +0.4% +6.3% +4.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIHRTRHPNWSA
Held by institutions 62.5% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 136 434 636
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.6% -0.2% -3.3%
Institutions buying 73 232 344
Institutions selling 50 137 189
Buyers to sellers 1.46 1.69 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.

IHRTRHPNWSA
IHRT 1.00 0.25 0.13
RHP 0.25 1.00 0.24
NWSA 0.13 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IHRT, RHP and NWSA?

News (NWSA) is the largest by market capitalisation: iHeartMedia (IHRT) $275.99M, Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) $8.36B, News (NWSA) $17.01B.

Which stock is cheaper, IHRT, RHP and NWSA?

News (NWSA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (iHeartMedia (IHRT) -1.0x, Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) 30.7x, News (NWSA) 29.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, News (NWSA) is cheapest (Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) 32.9x, 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?

Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: iHeartMedia (IHRT) +3.1%, Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) +12.2%, News (NWSA) +6.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) has the highest net margin (iHeartMedia (IHRT) -7.2%, Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) 9.9%, News (NWSA) 6.3%). On return on invested capital, Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) leads (iHeartMedia (IHRT) 0.1%, Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) 10.9%, News (NWSA) 6.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) returned the most: iHeartMedia (IHRT) -43.8%, Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) +49.4%, News (NWSA) +16.4%. Over five years, Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) compounded fastest (iHeartMedia (IHRT) -38.7%/yr, Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) +9.2%/yr, News (NWSA) +5.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: iHeartMedia (IHRT) 0.00%, Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) 0.04%, News (NWSA) 0.00%. iHeartMedia (IHRT) and News (NWSA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) has been the steadiest (iHeartMedia (IHRT) 87.2%, Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) 23.6%, News (NWSA) 26.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IHRT, RHP 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, Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) 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.