NWSA vs SMRT vs NYT Stock Comparison

News, SmartRent and New York Times Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NWSA News Corp
$29.97 +5.2% 1M +12.0% 1Y
Market cap
$16.68B
P/E
29.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.03B
Div. yield
0.67%
Publishing Communication Services
4 wins
SMRT SmartRent, Inc.
$1.31 +11.0% 1M -9.7% 1Y
Market cap
$251.01M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$151.20M
Div. yield
–
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NYT New York Times Co
$69.80 +9.3% 1M +21.8% 1Y
Market cap
$11.20B
P/E
28.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.98B
Div. yield
1.25%
Publishing Communication Services
6 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

New York Times leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (New York Times 6, News 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNWSASMRTNYTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $16.68B $251.01M $11.20B NWSA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.1x -12.9x 28.8x NYT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.0x — 25.8x NWSA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.8% -2.8% +10.8% NYT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.3% -13.0% 13.2% NYT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.6% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.1x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.67% — 1.25% NYT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +12.0% -9.7% +21.8% NYT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.3%/yr -36.8%/yr +5.2%/yr NWSA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.2% 60.2% 31.9% NWSA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 50/100 78/100 NYT

Percentile Scorecard

NWSASMRTNYT

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

AxisNWSASMRTNYT
Valuation 56 #24 of 53 44 #50 of 89 31 #37 of 53
Growth 93 #4 of 44 83 #15 of 81 98 #2 of 44
Profitability 78 #10 of 42 33 #51 of 76 98 #2 of 42
Financial Health 87 #9 of 61 67 #32 of 94 90 #7 of 61
Shareholder Returns 36 #17 of 26 22 #40 of 51 76 #7 of 26
Overall 70 50 78
  • NWSA ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media
  • SMRT ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • NYT 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

PeriodNWSASMRTNYTSPY
1 month +5.2%+11.0%+9.3% -0.2%
3 months +6.4%+31.0%-7.2% +3.9%
6 months +14.6%-2.2%-11.0% +8.2%
Year to date +14.7%-35.1%+0.5% +12.9%
1 year +12.0%-9.7%+21.8% +12.3%
3 years +48.2%-44.0%+74.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year +14.0%-17.6%+20.4% +23.3%
5 years +29.5%-89.9%+29.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year +5.3%-36.8%+5.2% +10.9%
10 years +145.3%—+534.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year +9.4%—+20.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNWSASMRTNYTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.2%60.2%31.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.6%56.2%38.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.171.300.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.46-0.160.68 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.7%-94.9%-50.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.9%-38.2%-18.7% -1.2%
52-week high $31.19$2.12$85.86 $779.14
52-week low $22.40$0.95$56.09 $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.

MultipleNWSASMRTNYT
P/E now vs peer median 29.1xmedian 18.4x -12.9xmedian 40.1x 28.8xmedian 18.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 0.6x 1.7xmedian 2.5x 3.8xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.8xmedian 10.5x -11.6xmedian 18.5x 18.9xmedian 10.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.6xmedian 9.0x -238.6xmedian 20.1x 18.0xmedian 9.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.5x 1.1xmedian 1.8x 5.5xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.50median 0.44 -0.38median 1.73 0.92median 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 monthsNWSASMRTNYT
Revenue $9.03B $151.20M $2.98B
Gross profit – $54.98M $1.53B
Operating income – -$22.56M $475.01M
Net income $743.00M -$19.60M $392.83M
Free cash flow $811.00M -$1.05M $623.02M
R&D – $23.23M $274.41M
EPS (diluted) $1.03 $-0.10 $2.41
Cash & equivalents $2.10B $92.66M $232.66M
Total debt $1.99B – –
Shares (diluted) 558.40M 192.41M 163.04M
Enterprise value $8.87B -$145.04M $8.69B

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
MetricNWSASMRTNYT
P/E 29.1x -12.9x 28.8x
P/FCF 20.6x -238.6x 18.0x
P/Operating cash flow 13.5x -355.5x 17.0x
P/S 1.8x 1.7x 3.8x
P/B 1.8x 1.1x 5.5x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 1.2x 6.1x
EV/EBITDA 10.8x -11.6x 18.9x
EV/EBIT 15.8x -7.0x 22.2x
EV/Revenue 1.8x 1.0x 3.5x
EV/FCF 20.4x -150.5x 16.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.4x -224.3x 16.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.50 -0.38 0.92

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNWSASMRTNYT
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.8% -2.8% 10.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.1% -9.9% 8.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 10.3% 13.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 31.6% 10.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 71.0% 22.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 33.4% 27.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -44.6% 72.9% 22.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 58.4% 34.9% 30.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -50.4% 73.4% 23.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 58.6% 34.1% 31.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 26.5% 98.4% 34.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.8% 77.1% 37.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 42.0% 97.8% 36.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.6% 73.9% 40.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNWSASMRTNYT
Gross margin – 36.4% 51.4%
EBITDA margin 17.0% -9.0% 18.8%
Operating margin – -14.9% 16.0%
Pretax margin 11.6% -13.1% 16.8%
Net margin 6.3% -13.0% 13.2%
FCF margin 9.0% -0.7% 20.9%
Operating cash flow margin 13.7% -0.5% 22.1%
Return on equity 8.0% -8.6% 19.4%
Return on assets 4.8% -6.6% 13.4%
Return on invested capital 6.6% – –
Return on capital employed 8.2% -8.9% 20.9%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.5x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 0.0x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue – 6.7% 2.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNWSASMRTNYT
Debt / assets 12.8% – –
Debt / equity 0.2x – –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.1x – –
Debt / FCF 2.5x – –
Liabilities / assets 40.6% 23.3% 31.4%
Equity / assets 59.4% 76.7% 68.6%
Interest coverage – -59.4x –
Current ratio 1.6x 3.8x 1.6x
Quick ratio 1.4x 3.1x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.8x 2.2x 1.0x
Altman Z-score 2.49 0.91 10.09

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNWSASMRTNYT
Dividend yield 0.7% – 1.2%
Net buyback yield 3.8% -0.4% 1.6%
Shareholder yield 4.5% -0.4% 2.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 32.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 20.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 33.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 26.0%

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.

ConsensusNWSASMRTNYT
Forward P/E 24.0xFY2027 – 25.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.25FY2027 $-0.10FY2026 $2.71FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.9%FY2027 – +10.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +30.4% – +18.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $9.15BFY2027 $154.91MFY2026 $3.24BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.3%FY2027 +13.1%FY2026 +14.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.9% +28.9% +6.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNWSASMRTNYT
Held by institutions 100.0% 64.9% 100.0%
Institutions holding 636 130 630
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.3% +3.0% +2.3%
Institutions buying 344 72 313
Institutions selling 189 33 223
Buyers to sellers 1.82 2.18 1.40

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.

NWSASMRTNYT
NWSA 1.00 0.02 0.37
SMRT 0.02 1.00 -0.23
NYT 0.37 -0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NWSA, SMRT and NYT?

News (NWSA) is the largest by market capitalisation: News (NWSA) $16.68B, SmartRent (SMRT) $251.01M, New York Times (NYT) $11.20B.

Which stock is cheaper, NWSA, SMRT and NYT?

New York Times (NYT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (News (NWSA) 29.1x, SmartRent (SMRT) -12.9x, New York Times (NYT) 28.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, News (NWSA) is cheapest (News (NWSA) 24.0x, New York Times (NYT) 25.8x). 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%, SmartRent (SMRT) -2.8%, New York Times (NYT) +10.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

New York Times (NYT) has the highest net margin (News (NWSA) 6.3%, SmartRent (SMRT) -13.0%, New York Times (NYT) 13.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year New York Times (NYT) returned the most: News (NWSA) +12.0%, SmartRent (SMRT) -9.7%, New York Times (NYT) +21.8%. Over five years, News (NWSA) compounded fastest (News (NWSA) +5.3%/yr, SmartRent (SMRT) -36.8%/yr, New York Times (NYT) +5.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

New York Times (NYT) has the highest dividend yield: News (NWSA) 0.67%, New York Times (NYT) 1.25%. SmartRent (SMRT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, News (NWSA) has been the steadiest (News (NWSA) 26.2%, SmartRent (SMRT) 60.2%, New York Times (NYT) 31.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.