NWSA vs TRI vs DJCO Stock Comparison

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NWSA News Corp
$26.48 -7.3% 1M +3.3% 1Y
Market cap
$14.74B
P/E
25.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.03B
Div. yield
0.76%
Publishing Communication Services
4 wins
TRI Thomson Reuters Corp /Can/
$118.11 +20.4% 1M -18.1% 1Y
Market cap
$52.55B
P/E
33.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.88B
Div. yield
3.41%
Compliance Software Technology
4 wins
DJCO Daily Journal Corp
$640.11 +1.7% 1M +57.6% 1Y
Market cap
$881.91M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$97.65M
Div. yield
–
Publishing Communication Services
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionNWSATRIDJCOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $14.74B $52.55B $881.91M TRI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.7x 33.4x -77.7x NWSA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.2x 27.7x — NWSA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.8% +8.7% +23.4% DJCO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.3% 20.1% -11.6% TRI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.6% 2,275.5% 2.5% TRI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.1x 1.0x -32.3x DJCO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.76% 3.41% — TRI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +3.3% -18.1% +57.6% DJCO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.7%/yr -0.7%/yr +12.2%/yr DJCO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.1% 52.7% 44.8% NWSA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 57/100 62/100 NWSA

Percentile Scorecard

NWSATRIDJCO

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

AxisNWSATRIDJCO
Valuation 64 #20 of 53 49 #52 of 100 25 #40 of 53
Growth 86 #7 of 44 22 #77 of 99 67 #15 of 44
Profitability 74 #12 of 43 99 #2 of 96 57 #19 of 43
Financial Health 85 #10 of 61 80 #23 of 112 98 #2 of 61
Shareholder Returns 32 #20 of 29 36 #43 of 67 –
Overall 68 57 62
  • NWSA ranked among 62 companies in Advertising and Media
  • TRI ranked among 113 companies in Business Applications
  • DJCO 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

PeriodNWSATRIDJCOSPY
1 month -7.3%+20.4%+1.7% -5.9%
3 months -10.8%+17.9%+11.0% -4.6%
6 months -2.1%+26.5%+30.0% +0.2%
Year to date +1.4%-10.4%+31.4% +7.5%
1 year +3.3%-18.1%+57.6% +8.2%
3 years +22.3%-8.3%+119.9% +68.3%
3 years, per year +6.9%-2.9%+30.1% +19.0%
5 years +8.7%-3.7%+77.8% +56.5%
5 years, per year +1.7%-0.7%+12.2% +9.4%
10 years +122.7%+178.2%+206.1% +251.5%
10 years, per year +8.3%+10.8%+11.8% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureNWSATRIDJCOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.1%52.7%44.8% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.9%53.6%48.4% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.540.100.85 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.11-0.341.29 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -37.8%-64.3%-40.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.1%-18.1%-5.5% -5.9%
52-week high $31.19$144.25$677.05 $779.14
52-week low $22.40$76.55$382.57 $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.

MultipleNWSATRIDJCO
P/E now vs peer median 25.7xmedian 14.0x 33.4xmedian 24.7x -77.7xmedian 14.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 0.5x 6.7xmedian 2.8x 9.0xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.6xmedian 9.6x 25.9xmedian 16.5x 32.9xmedian 9.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.2xmedian 8.0x 17.3xmedian 15.3x 51.0xmedian 8.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.6x -2.9xmedian 2.7x 2.6xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.44median 0.40 5.93median 0.77 2.42median 0.40

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 monthsNWSATRIDJCO
Revenue $9.03B $7.88B $97.65M
Gross profit – – $97.04M
Operating income – $2.14B $13.33M
Net income $743.00M $1.54B -$11.36M
Free cash flow $811.00M $3.04B $17.29M
EPS (diluted) $1.03 $3.53 $-8.24
Cash & equivalents $2.10B $1.39B $31.13M
Total debt $1.99B $4.09B $830.00K
Shares (diluted) 558.40M 449.53M 1.38M
Enterprise value $6.93B $48.52B -$1.02B

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
MetricNWSATRIDJCO
P/E 25.7x 33.4x -77.7x
P/FCF 18.2x 17.3x 51.0x
P/Operating cash flow 11.9x 19.2x 50.5x
P/S 1.6x 6.7x 9.0x
P/B 1.6x -2.9x 2.6x
P/Tangible book 2.0x -2.5x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA 9.6x 25.9x 32.9x
EV/EBIT 14.0x 25.6x 33.4x
EV/Revenue 1.6x 6.9x 4.6x
EV/FCF 18.0x 18.0x 25.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.8x 20.1x 25.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.44 5.93 2.42

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNWSATRIDJCO
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.8% 8.7% 23.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.1% 5.3% 14.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 23.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 15.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -4.4% 100.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -3.8% 24.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -44.6% -8.9% -111.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 58.4% -10.9% -32.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -50.4% 4.9% -111.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 58.6% 5.6% -32.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 26.5% 13.7% 46.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.8% 6.1% 10.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 42.0% 12.2% 45.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.6% 5.6% 10.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNWSATRIDJCO
Gross margin – – 99.4%
EBITDA margin 17.0% 26.9% 13.9%
Operating margin – 27.1% 13.7%
Pretax margin 11.6% 43.7% -17.8%
Net margin 6.3% 20.1% -11.6%
FCF margin 9.0% 38.6% 17.7%
Operating cash flow margin 13.7% 34.6% 17.9%
Return on equity 8.0% – -3.3%
Return on assets 4.8% – -2.4%
Return on invested capital 6.6% 2,276% 2.5%
Return on capital employed 8.2% 41.3% 3.1%
Asset turnover 0.6x – 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.8x -1.5x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNWSATRIDJCO
Debt / assets 12.8% – 0.2%
Debt / equity 0.2x -0.2x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.1x 1.0x -32.3x
Debt / FCF 2.5x 1.3x 0.0x
Liabilities / assets 40.6% 44.7% 28.4%
Equity / assets 59.4% 55.3% 71.6%
Interest coverage – 142.6x 13.4x
Current ratio 1.6x 1.0x 11.6x
Quick ratio 1.4x 0.8x 11.4x
Cash ratio 0.8x -0.1x 11.0x
Altman Z-score 2.31 – 6.32

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNWSATRIDJCO
Dividend yield 0.8% 3.4% –
Net buyback yield 4.3% -1.4% –
Shareholder yield 5.1% 2.0% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – 34.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 17.5% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -8.1% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -8.6% –

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.

ConsensusNWSATRIDJCO
Forward P/E 21.2xFY2027 27.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.25FY2027 $4.26FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +5.9%FY2027 +7.3%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +30.4% +10.1% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $9.17BFY2027 $7.48BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +1.5%FY2027 +0.4%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +3.9% +17.3% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNWSATRIDJCO
Held by institutions 67.8% 90.1% 78.1%
Institutions holding 637 421 132
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.3% +0.6% -2.1%
Institutions buying 343 408 65
Institutions selling 189 9 35
Buyers to sellers 1.81 45.33 1.86

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.

NWSATRIDJCO
NWSA 1.00 0.40 0.19
TRI 0.40 1.00 0.20
DJCO 0.19 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NWSA, TRI and DJCO?

Thomson Reuters (TRI) is the largest by market capitalisation: News (NWSA) $14.74B, Thomson Reuters (TRI) $52.55B, Daily Journal (DJCO) $881.91M.

Which stock is cheaper, NWSA, TRI and DJCO?

News (NWSA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (News (NWSA) 25.7x, Thomson Reuters (TRI) 33.4x, Daily Journal (DJCO) -77.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, News (NWSA) is cheapest (News (NWSA) 21.2x, Thomson Reuters (TRI) 27.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Daily Journal (DJCO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: News (NWSA) +6.8%, Thomson Reuters (TRI) +8.7%, Daily Journal (DJCO) +23.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Thomson Reuters (TRI) has the highest net margin (News (NWSA) 6.3%, Thomson Reuters (TRI) 20.1%, Daily Journal (DJCO) -11.6%). On return on invested capital, Thomson Reuters (TRI) leads (News (NWSA) 6.6%, Thomson Reuters (TRI) 2,275.5%, Daily Journal (DJCO) 2.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Daily Journal (DJCO) returned the most: News (NWSA) +3.3%, Thomson Reuters (TRI) -18.1%, Daily Journal (DJCO) +57.6%. Over five years, Daily Journal (DJCO) compounded fastest (News (NWSA) +1.7%/yr, Thomson Reuters (TRI) -0.7%/yr, Daily Journal (DJCO) +12.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Thomson Reuters (TRI) has the highest dividend yield: News (NWSA) 0.76%, Thomson Reuters (TRI) 3.41%. Daily Journal (DJCO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, News (NWSA) has been the steadiest (News (NWSA) 30.1%, Thomson Reuters (TRI) 52.7%, Daily Journal (DJCO) 44.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Thomson Reuters (TRI) 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.