NWSA vs NYT vs TRI Stock Comparison

News, New York Times and Thomson Reuters Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
4 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
4 wins
TRI Thomson Reuters Corp /Can/
$123.17 +25.1% 1M -24.6% 1Y
Market cap
$54.80B
P/E
33.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.83B
Div. yield
-0.01%
Compliance Software Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

New York Times leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (New York Times 4, News 4, Thomson Reuters 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNWSANYTTRILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.01B $11.44B $54.80B TRI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.7x 29.1x 33.8x NYT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.6x 25.7x 27.4x NWSA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.8% +10.8% +7.0% NYT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.3% 13.2% 20.7% TRI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.6% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.1x — 1.2x NWSA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% -0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +16.4% +22.1% -24.6% NYT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.0%/yr +4.8%/yr -0.1%/yr NWSA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.2% 31.8% 51.6% NWSA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 80/100 56/100 NYT

Percentile Scorecard

NWSANYTTRI

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

AxisNWSANYTTRI
Valuation 57 #24 of 54 38 #34 of 54 49 #52 of 101
Growth 93 #4 of 45 98 #2 of 45 28 #70 of 97
Profitability 79 #10 of 43 98 #2 of 43 99 #2 of 94
Financial Health 87 #9 of 62 90 #7 of 62 67 #37 of 109
Shareholder Returns 32 #18 of 26 76 #7 of 26 37 #41 of 64
Overall 69 80 56
  • NWSA ranked among 63 companies in Advertising and Media
  • NYT ranked among 63 companies in Advertising and Media
  • TRI ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNWSANYTTRISPY
1 month +9.3%+12.4%+25.1% -1.0%
3 months +14.9%-2.9%+36.6% +2.9%
6 months +17.3%-14.0%+37.2% +6.4%
Year to date +17.7%+0.2%-6.6% +11.4%
1 year +16.4%+22.1%-24.6% +13.1%
3 years +43.2%+66.5%+0.2% +79.4%
3 years, per year +12.7%+18.5%+0.1% +21.5%
5 years +27.7%+26.5%-0.3% +67.7%
5 years, per year +5.0%+4.8%-0.1% +10.9%
10 years +129.2%+502.4%+198.5% +255.2%
10 years, per year +8.7%+19.7%+11.6% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureNWSANYTTRISPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.2%31.8%51.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.6%38.5%51.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.190.090.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.630.70-0.48 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.7%-50.0%-64.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.4%-19.0%-24.6% -2.5%
52-week high $31.19$85.86$163.45 $779.14
52-week low $22.40$56.09$76.55 $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.

MultipleNWSANYTTRI
P/E now vs peer median 29.9xmedian 18.8x 28.7xmedian 18.8x 34.1xmedian 29.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 0.7x 3.8xmedian 0.7x 7.0xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.1xmedian 11.1x 18.8xmedian 11.1x 27.2xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.1xmedian 9.4x 17.9xmedian 9.4x 17.2xmedian 16.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.6x 5.5xmedian 1.6x 4.9xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.51median 0.44 0.92median 0.44 3.29median 0.86

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 monthsNWSANYTTRI
Revenue $9.03B $2.98B $7.83B
Gross profit – $1.53B –
Operating income – $475.01M $2.33B
Net income $743.00M $392.83M $1.68B
Free cash flow $811.00M $623.02M $3.19B
R&D – $274.41M –
EPS (diluted) $1.03 $2.41 $3.61
Cash & equivalents $2.10B $232.66M $577.00M
Total debt $1.99B – $3.26B
Shares (diluted) 558.40M 163.04M 449.53M
Enterprise value $8.49B $8.93B $51.58B

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
MetricNWSANYTTRI
P/E 29.9x 28.7x 34.1x
P/FCF 21.1x 17.9x 17.2x
P/Operating cash flow 13.8x 17.0x 19.0x
P/S 1.9x 3.8x 7.0x
P/B 1.9x 5.5x 4.9x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 6.1x 6.8x
EV/EBITDA 11.1x 18.8x 27.2x
EV/EBIT 16.3x 22.1x 24.6x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 3.5x 7.3x
EV/FCF 21.0x 16.9x 18.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.7x 16.0x 19.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.51 0.92 3.29

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNWSANYTTRI
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.8% 10.8% 7.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.1% 8.0% 5.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 13.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 10.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 22.3% 9.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 27.8% -0.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -44.6% 22.6% 4.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 58.4% 30.6% -6.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -50.4% 23.6% 8.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 58.6% 31.1% 10.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 26.5% 34.4% 14.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.8% 37.3% 10.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 42.0% 36.9% 13.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.6% 40.3% 9.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNWSANYTTRI
Gross margin – 51.4% –
EBITDA margin 17.0% 18.8% 26.9%
Operating margin – 16.0% 29.7%
Pretax margin 11.6% 16.8% 46.5%
Net margin 6.3% 13.2% 20.7%
FCF margin 9.0% 20.9% 40.7%
Operating cash flow margin 13.7% 22.1% 36.9%
Return on equity 8.0% 19.4% –
Return on assets 4.8% 13.4% –
Return on invested capital 6.6% – –
Return on capital employed 8.2% 20.9% –
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.7x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue – 2.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNWSANYTTRI
Debt / assets 12.8% – 18.0%
Debt / equity 0.2x – 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.1x – 1.2x
Debt / FCF 2.5x – 1.0x
Liabilities / assets 40.6% 31.4% 38.5%
Equity / assets 59.4% 68.6% 61.5%
Interest coverage – – 116.5x
Current ratio 1.6x 1.6x 0.5x
Quick ratio 1.4x 1.4x -2.5x
Cash ratio 0.8x 1.0x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.53 10.07 6.14

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNWSANYTTRI
Dividend yield 0.7% 1.3% 3.3%
Net buyback yield 3.7% 1.6% -2.1%
Shareholder yield 4.4% 2.8% 1.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 32.1% 30.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 20.3% 16.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 33.6% -10.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 26.0% -8.5%

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.

ConsensusNWSANYTTRI
Forward P/E 24.6xFY2027 25.7xFY2026 27.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.25FY2027 $2.71FY2026 $4.50FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.9%FY2027 +10.2%FY2026 +13.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +30.4% +18.8% +7.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $9.16BFY2027 $3.24BFY2026 $7.76BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.4%FY2027 +14.8%FY2026 +4.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.1% +6.7% +15.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNWSANYTTRI
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 90.1%
Institutions holding 636 630 421
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.3% +2.3% +0.6%
Institutions buying 344 313 408
Institutions selling 189 223 9
Buyers to sellers 1.82 1.40 45.33

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.

NWSANYTTRI
NWSA 1.00 0.37 0.46
NYT 0.37 1.00 0.29
TRI 0.46 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NWSA, NYT and TRI?

Thomson Reuters (TRI) is the largest by market capitalisation: News (NWSA) $17.01B, New York Times (NYT) $11.44B, Thomson Reuters (TRI) $54.80B.

Which stock is cheaper, NWSA, NYT and TRI?

New York Times (NYT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (News (NWSA) 29.7x, New York Times (NYT) 29.1x, Thomson Reuters (TRI) 33.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, News (NWSA) is cheapest (News (NWSA) 24.6x, New York Times (NYT) 25.7x, Thomson Reuters (TRI) 27.4x). 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: News (NWSA) +6.8%, New York Times (NYT) +10.8%, Thomson Reuters (TRI) +7.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Thomson Reuters (TRI) has the highest net margin (News (NWSA) 6.3%, New York Times (NYT) 13.2%, Thomson Reuters (TRI) 20.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year New York Times (NYT) returned the most: News (NWSA) +16.4%, New York Times (NYT) +22.1%, Thomson Reuters (TRI) -24.6%. Over five years, News (NWSA) compounded fastest (News (NWSA) +5.0%/yr, New York Times (NYT) +4.8%/yr, Thomson Reuters (TRI) -0.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: News (NWSA) 0.00%, New York Times (NYT) 0.01%, Thomson Reuters (TRI) -0.01%. News (NWSA) and Thomson Reuters (TRI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, News (NWSA) has been the steadiest (News (NWSA) 26.2%, New York Times (NYT) 31.8%, Thomson Reuters (TRI) 51.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NWSA, NYT and TRI?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, New York Times (NYT) leads on 4. 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.