NWSA vs SIRI vs TDAY Stock Comparison

News, Sirius Xm Holdings and Usa Today Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NWSA News Corp
$29.45 +3.3% 1M +13.1% 1Y
Market cap
$16.39B
P/E
28.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.03B
Div. yield
0.68%
Publishing Communication Services
8 wins
SIRI Sirius Xm Holdings Inc.
$28.67 +11.3% 1M +36.1% 1Y
Market cap
$9.66B
P/E
10.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.60B
Div. yield
3.77%
Radio Broadcasting Communication Services
3 wins
TDAY USA TODAY Co., Inc.
$6.18 -2.2% 1M +50.4% 1Y
Market cap
$907.33M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.23B
Div. yield
–
Publishing Communication Services
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

News leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (News 8, Sirius Xm Holdings 3, Usa Today 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNWSASIRITDAYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $16.39B $9.66B $907.33M NWSA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 28.6x 10.7x -22.5x SIRI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.6x 9.1x 22.1x SIRI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.8% +0.5% -6.7% NWSA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.3% — -1.8% NWSA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.6% — 0.0% NWSA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.1x — 1.6x NWSA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.68% 3.77% 0.00% SIRI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +13.1% +36.1% +50.4% TDAY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.2%/yr -14.0%/yr +1.3%/yr NWSA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.2% 33.5% 48.4% NWSA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 55/100 47/100 NWSA

Percentile Scorecard

NWSASIRITDAY

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

AxisNWSASIRITDAY
Valuation 60 #22 of 53 92 #5 of 53 83 #10 of 53
Growth 84 #8 of 44 33 #30 of 44 44 #25 of 44
Profitability 81 #9 of 42 46 #23 of 42 61 #17 of 42
Financial Health 85 #10 of 61 43 #35 of 61 40 #37 of 61
Shareholder Returns 36 #17 of 26 60 #11 of 26 8 #24 of 26
Overall 69 55 47
  • NWSA ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media
  • SIRI ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media
  • TDAY ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNWSASIRITDAYSPY
1 month +3.3%+11.3%-2.2% +0.7%
3 months +4.8%-7.4%-29.0% +3.7%
6 months +11.9%+6.4%-14.5% +7.1%
Year to date +12.7%+43.4%+20.0% +12.8%
1 year +13.1%+36.1%+50.4% +11.9%
3 years +42.8%-31.4%+168.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year +12.6%-11.8%+39.1% +22.8%
5 years +28.6%-52.9%+6.6% +67.6%
5 years, per year +5.2%-14.0%+1.3% +10.9%
10 years +142.0%-30.2%-56.7% +262.0%
10 years, per year +9.2%-3.5%-8.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNWSASIRITDAYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.2%33.5%48.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.7%29.1%40.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.170.230.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.501.081.04 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.7%-75.2%-79.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.6%-12.0%-31.7% -1.2%
52-week high $31.19$32.59$9.05 $779.14
52-week low $22.40$19.92$4.11 $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.

MultipleNWSASIRITDAY
P/E now vs peer median 28.6xmedian 18.7x 10.7xmedian 18.7x -22.5xmedian 18.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 0.6x 1.1xmedian 0.6x 0.4xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.6xmedian 10.6x —median 10.6x 3.9xmedian 10.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.2xmedian 9.0x 5.6xmedian 9.0x 14.7xmedian 9.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.6x 0.8xmedian 1.6x 5.9xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.49median 0.49 -1.50median 0.49 3.20median 0.49

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 monthsNWSASIRITDAY
Revenue $9.03B $8.60B $2.23B
Gross profit – – $880.46M
Operating income – $1.63B $252.85M
Net income $743.00M $900.00M -$40.28M
Free cash flow $811.00M – $61.59M
R&D – $261.00M –
EPS (diluted) $1.03 $2.63 $-0.21
Cash & equivalents $2.10B $210.00M $86.66M
Total debt $1.99B – $710.15M
Shares (diluted) 558.40M 342.00M 193.95M
Enterprise value $8.58B $9.66B $569.56M

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
MetricNWSASIRITDAY
P/E 28.6x 10.7x -22.5x
P/FCF 20.2x 5.6x 14.7x
P/Operating cash flow 13.2x 5.8x 8.0x
P/S 1.8x 1.1x 0.4x
P/B 1.8x 0.8x 5.9x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 2.7x -5.9x
EV/EBITDA 10.6x – 3.9x
EV/EBIT 15.6x – 6.1x
EV/Revenue 1.8x 1.1x 0.7x
EV/FCF 20.1x – 24.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.2x 5.8x 13.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.49 -1.50 3.20

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNWSASIRITDAY
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.8% 0.5% -6.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.1% -1.3% -7.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – -4.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – -4.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -6.8% 329.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -4.4% 122.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -44.6% -9.4% -134.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 58.4% -6.6% -19.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -50.4% -5.7% -135.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 58.6% -7.2% -7.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 26.5% -11.8% 14.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.8% -5.5% 7.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 42.0% – 42.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.6% – 4.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNWSASIRITDAY
Gross margin – – 39.5%
EBITDA margin 17.0% – 17.7%
Operating margin – – 11.3%
Pretax margin 11.6% – 3.0%
Net margin 6.3% – -1.8%
FCF margin 9.0% – 2.8%
Operating cash flow margin 13.7% 19.5% 5.1%
Return on equity 8.0% 7.5% -27.3%
Return on assets 4.8% 3.3% -2.2%
Return on invested capital 6.6% – 0.0%
Return on capital employed 8.2% – 19.5%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.3x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.9x -2.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 2.1% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNWSASIRITDAY
Debt / assets 12.8% – 39.7%
Debt / equity 0.2x – 4.6x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.1x – 1.6x
Debt / FCF 2.5x – 11.5x
Liabilities / assets 40.6% 55.3% 91.4%
Equity / assets 59.4% 44.7% 8.6%
Interest coverage – – 2.8x
Current ratio 1.6x 0.3x 0.8x
Quick ratio 1.4x – 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.8x – 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.47 – 1.18

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNWSASIRITDAY
Dividend yield 0.7% 3.8% –
Net buyback yield 3.9% – 0.3%
Shareholder yield 4.6% 3.8% 0.3%
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.

ConsensusNWSASIRITDAY
Forward P/E 23.6xFY2027 9.1xFY2026 22.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.25FY2027 $3.15FY2026 $0.28FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.9%FY2027 +41.3%FY2026 +366.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +30.4% +0.3% +3.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $9.15BFY2027 $8.83BFY2026 $2.07BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.3%FY2027 +3.2%FY2026 -9.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.9% +4.2% +8.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNWSASIRITDAY
Held by institutions 100.0% 83.6% 95.2%
Institutions holding 637 595 222
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.3% +8.9% +0.2%
Institutions buying 344 313 108
Institutions selling 189 149 60
Buyers to sellers 1.82 2.10 1.80

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.

NWSASIRITDAY
NWSA 1.00 0.28 0.33
SIRI 0.28 1.00 0.24
TDAY 0.33 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NWSA, SIRI and TDAY?

News (NWSA) is the largest by market capitalisation: News (NWSA) $16.39B, Sirius Xm Holdings (SIRI) $9.66B, Usa Today (TDAY) $907.33M.

Which stock is cheaper, NWSA, SIRI and TDAY?

Sirius Xm Holdings (SIRI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (News (NWSA) 28.6x, Sirius Xm Holdings (SIRI) 10.7x, Usa Today (TDAY) -22.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sirius Xm Holdings (SIRI) is cheapest (News (NWSA) 23.6x, Sirius Xm Holdings (SIRI) 9.1x, Usa Today (TDAY) 22.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

News (NWSA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: News (NWSA) +6.8%, Sirius Xm Holdings (SIRI) +0.5%, Usa Today (TDAY) -6.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

News (NWSA) has the highest net margin (News (NWSA) 6.3%, Usa Today (TDAY) -1.8%). On return on invested capital, News (NWSA) leads (News (NWSA) 6.6%, Usa Today (TDAY) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Usa Today (TDAY) returned the most: News (NWSA) +13.1%, Sirius Xm Holdings (SIRI) +36.1%, Usa Today (TDAY) +50.4%. Over five years, News (NWSA) compounded fastest (News (NWSA) +5.2%/yr, Sirius Xm Holdings (SIRI) -14.0%/yr, Usa Today (TDAY) +1.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Sirius Xm Holdings (SIRI) has the highest dividend yield: News (NWSA) 0.68%, Sirius Xm Holdings (SIRI) 3.77%, Usa Today (TDAY) 0.00%. Usa Today (TDAY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, News (NWSA) has been the steadiest (News (NWSA) 26.2%, Sirius Xm Holdings (SIRI) 33.5%, Usa Today (TDAY) 48.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NWSA, SIRI and TDAY?

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.