NYT vs DJCO vs TDAY Stock Comparison

New York Times, Daily Journal and Usa Today Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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NYT New York Times Co
$65.57 +2.3% 1M +13.8% 1Y
Market cap
$10.92B
P/E
26.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.05B
Div. yield
0.01%
Publishing Communication Services
4 wins
DJCO Daily Journal Corp
$640.11 +1.7% 1M +57.6% 1Y
Market cap
$882.37M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$97.65M
Div. yield
–
Publishing Communication Services
5 wins
TDAY USA TODAY Co., Inc.
$6.12 -16.6% 1M +20.0% 1Y
Market cap
$959.11M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.19B
Div. yield
–
Publishing Communication Services
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Daily Journal leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Daily Journal 5, New York Times 4, Usa Today 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNYTDJCOTDAYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.92B $882.37M $959.11M NYT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.7x -77.7x -169.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.2x — 21.9x TDAY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.8% +23.4% -6.4% DJCO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.4% -11.6% -0.3% NYT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 2.5% 0.0% DJCO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -32.3x 1.7x DJCO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +13.8% +57.6% +20.0% DJCO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.5%/yr +12.2%/yr +1.3%/yr DJCO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.1% 44.8% 42.2% NYT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 78/100 62/100 53/100 NYT

Percentile Scorecard

NYTDJCOTDAY

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

AxisNYTDJCOTDAY
Valuation 31 #37 of 53 25 #40 of 53 75 #14 of 53
Growth 93 #4 of 44 67 #15 of 44 44 #25 of 44
Profitability 98 #2 of 43 57 #19 of 43 60 #18 of 43
Financial Health 90 #7 of 61 98 #2 of 61 32 #42 of 61
Shareholder Returns 79 #7 of 29 – –
Overall 78 62 53
  • NYT ranked among 62 companies in Advertising and Media
  • DJCO ranked among 62 companies in Advertising and Media
  • TDAY 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

PeriodNYTDJCOTDAYSPY
1 month +2.3%+1.7%-16.6% -5.9%
3 months +1.2%+11.0%-23.6% -4.6%
6 months -18.2%+30.0%-16.7% +0.2%
Year to date -5.5%+31.4%+18.8% +7.5%
1 year +13.8%+57.6%+20.0% +8.2%
3 years +58.3%+119.9%+206.0% +68.3%
3 years, per year +16.5%+30.1%+45.2% +19.0%
5 years +30.8%+77.8%+6.6% +56.5%
5 years, per year +5.5%+12.2%+1.3% +9.4%
10 years +498.8%+206.1%-58.8% +251.5%
10 years, per year +19.6%+11.8%-8.5% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureNYTDJCOTDAYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.1%44.8%42.2% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.3%48.4%40.7% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.110.850.51 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.431.290.47 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.6%-40.5%-79.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.6%-5.5%-32.4% -5.9%
52-week high $85.86$677.05$9.05 $779.14
52-week low $57.61$382.57$4.41 $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.

MultipleNYTDJCOTDAY
P/E now vs peer median 25.9xmedian 14.0x -77.7xmedian 14.0x -159.7xmedian 14.0x
P/S now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 0.5x 9.0xmedian 0.5x 0.4xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.9xmedian 9.6x 32.9xmedian 9.6x 4.2xmedian 9.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.6xmedian 8.0x 51.0xmedian 8.0x 14.9xmedian 8.0x
P/B now vs peer median 5.1xmedian 1.6x 2.6xmedian 1.6x 6.2xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.89median 0.40 2.42median 0.40 5.34median 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 monthsNYTDJCOTDAY
Revenue $3.05B $97.65M $2.19B
Gross profit $1.57B $97.04M $853.99M
Operating income $492.16M $13.33M $229.21M
Net income $408.53M -$11.36M -$5.64M
Free cash flow $593.43M $17.29M $60.83M
R&D $279.70M – –
EPS (diluted) $2.52 $-8.24 $-0.04
Cash & equivalents $221.35M $31.13M $68.23M
Total debt – $830.00K $693.49M
Shares (diluted) 162.25M 1.38M 147.44M
Enterprise value $8.35B -$1.02B $628.84M

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
MetricNYTDJCOTDAY
P/E 25.9x -77.7x -159.7x
P/FCF 17.6x 51.0x 14.9x
P/Operating cash flow 16.7x 50.5x 7.9x
P/S 3.4x 9.0x 0.4x
P/B 5.1x 2.6x 6.2x
P/Tangible book 5.7x 2.6x -5.7x
EV/EBITDA 16.9x 32.9x 4.2x
EV/EBIT 19.8x 33.4x 6.7x
EV/Revenue 3.2x 4.6x 0.7x
EV/FCF 16.4x 25.8x 25.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.6x 25.5x 13.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.89 2.42 5.34

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNYTDJCOTDAY
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.8% 23.4% -6.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.0% 14.7% -7.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.3% 23.6% -4.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.8% 15.0% -5.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 18.1% 100.4% 120.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.0% 24.6% 40.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 20.9% -111.7% -105.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 28.3% -32.1% -30.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 22.5% -111.7% -105.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 29.2% -32.1% -29.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.5% 46.2% 43.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 29.3% 10.2% 12.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 10.6% 45.4% 115.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 31.0% 10.2% 13.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNYTDJCOTDAY
Gross margin 51.7% 99.4% 39.0%
EBITDA margin 18.9% 13.9% 16.5%
Operating margin 16.2% 13.7% 10.5%
Pretax margin 17.1% -17.8% 3.8%
Net margin 13.4% -11.6% -0.3%
FCF margin 19.5% 17.7% 2.8%
Operating cash flow margin 20.6% 17.9% 5.2%
Return on equity 20.0% -3.3% -3.8%
Return on assets 13.6% -2.4% -0.3%
Return on invested capital – 2.5% 0.0%
Return on capital employed 21.3% 3.1% 17.9%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.2x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x -1.5x -20.3x
Stock comp / revenue 2.6% 0.2% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNYTDJCOTDAY
Debt / assets – 0.2% 39.4%
Debt / equity – 0.0x 4.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – -32.3x 1.7x
Debt / FCF – 0.0x 11.4x
Liabilities / assets 32.2% 28.4% 91.7%
Equity / assets 67.8% 71.6% 8.3%
Interest coverage – 13.4x 2.7x
Current ratio 1.5x 11.6x 0.7x
Quick ratio 1.3x 11.4x 0.6x
Cash ratio 1.0x 11.0x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 9.40 6.32 1.10

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNYTDJCOTDAY
Dividend yield 1.3% – –
Net buyback yield 2.2% – –
Shareholder yield 3.5% – 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 32.8% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 22.6% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 30.9% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 26.5% – –

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.

ConsensusNYTDJCOTDAY
Forward P/E 24.2xFY2026 – 21.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.71FY2026 – $0.28FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.2%FY2026 – +366.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.8% – +3.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.24BFY2026 – $2.07BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.8%FY2026 – -9.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.7% – +8.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNYTDJCOTDAY
Held by institutions 100.0% 78.1% 95.2%
Institutions holding 633 132 222
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.3% -2.1% +0.2%
Institutions buying 314 65 107
Institutions selling 224 35 60
Buyers to sellers 1.40 1.86 1.78

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.

NYTDJCOTDAY
NYT 1.00 0.14 0.28
DJCO 0.14 1.00 0.29
TDAY 0.28 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NYT, DJCO and TDAY?

New York Times (NYT) is the largest by market capitalisation: New York Times (NYT) $10.92B, Daily Journal (DJCO) $882.37M, Usa Today (TDAY) $959.11M.

Which company is growing faster?

Daily Journal (DJCO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: New York Times (NYT) +10.8%, Daily Journal (DJCO) +23.4%, Usa Today (TDAY) -6.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

New York Times (NYT) has the highest net margin (New York Times (NYT) 13.4%, Daily Journal (DJCO) -11.6%, Usa Today (TDAY) -0.3%). On return on invested capital, Daily Journal (DJCO) leads (Daily Journal (DJCO) 2.5%, Usa Today (TDAY) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Daily Journal (DJCO) returned the most: New York Times (NYT) +13.8%, Daily Journal (DJCO) +57.6%, Usa Today (TDAY) +20.0%. Over five years, Daily Journal (DJCO) compounded fastest (New York Times (NYT) +5.5%/yr, Daily Journal (DJCO) +12.2%/yr, Usa Today (TDAY) +1.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: New York Times (NYT) 0.01%, Daily Journal (DJCO) 0.00%, Usa Today (TDAY) 0.00%. Daily Journal (DJCO) and Usa Today (TDAY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, New York Times (NYT) has been the steadiest (New York Times (NYT) 32.1%, Daily Journal (DJCO) 44.8%, Usa Today (TDAY) 42.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NYT, DJCO 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, Daily Journal (DJCO) leads on 5. 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.