NYT vs DJCO vs WLY Stock Comparison

New York Times, Daily Journal and John Wiley & Sons Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NYT New York Times Co
$69.94 +11.5% 1M +22.7% 1Y
Market cap
$11.23B
P/E
28.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.98B
Div. yield
1.24%
Publishing Communication Services
3 wins
DJCO Daily Journal Corp
$619.68 -5.6% 1M +53.0% 1Y
Market cap
$853.77M
P/E
22.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$98.33M
Div. yield
–
Publishing Communication Services
4 wins
WLY John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
$51.13 +7.6% 1M +38.7% 1Y
Market cap
$2.59B
P/E
13.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.67B
Div. yield
2.79%
Publishing Communication Services
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

John Wiley & Sons leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (John Wiley & Sons 4, Daily Journal 4, New York Times 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNYTDJCOWLYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.23B $853.77M $2.59B NYT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 28.8x 22.6x 13.1x WLY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.8x — 10.3x WLY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.8% +24.2% -0.3% DJCO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.2% 38.3% 11.9% DJCO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 3.0% 13.7% WLY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 3.1x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.24% — 2.79% WLY
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +22.7% +53.0% +38.7% DJCO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.8%/yr +12.4%/yr -1.0%/yr DJCO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.8% 44.5% 36.9% NYT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 78/100 71/100 73/100 NYT

Percentile Scorecard

NYTDJCOWLY

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

AxisNYTDJCOWLY
Valuation 35 #35 of 53 23 #41 of 53 73 #15 of 53
Growth 98 #2 of 44 79 #10 of 44 95 #3 of 44
Profitability 98 #2 of 42 83 #8 of 42 95 #3 of 42
Financial Health 88 #8 of 61 98 #2 of 61 55 #28 of 61
Shareholder Returns 72 #8 of 26 – 48 #14 of 26
Overall 78 71 73
  • NYT ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media
  • DJCO ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media
  • WLY 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

PeriodNYTDJCOWLYSPY
1 month +11.5%-5.6%+7.6% -2.3%
3 months -7.3%+5.4%-3.7% -0.7%
6 months -10.6%+26.1%+27.3% +4.8%
Year to date +0.7%+27.2%+66.9% +10.3%
1 year +22.7%+53.0%+38.7% +10.3%
3 years +66.5%+110.9%+66.2% +73.0%
3 years, per year +18.5%+28.3%+18.5% +20.1%
5 years +38.6%+79.2%-4.7% +61.9%
5 years, per year +6.8%+12.4%-1.0% +10.1%
10 years +538.7%+195.1%+1.2% +258.6%
10 years, per year +20.4%+11.4%+0.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureNYTDJCOWLYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.8%44.5%36.9% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.0%48.3%35.1% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.090.830.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.711.191.05 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.5%-40.5%-50.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.5%-8.5%-8.3% -3.5%
52-week high $85.86$677.05$55.74 $779.14
52-week low $57.06$382.57$28.79 $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.

MultipleNYTDJCOWLY
P/E now vs peer median 28.8xmedian 19.8x 22.6xmedian 19.8x 13.1xmedian 19.8x
P/S now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 0.6x 8.7xmedian 0.6x 1.6xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.9xmedian 10.5x —median 10.5x 10.0xmedian 10.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.0xmedian 8.7x —median 8.7x 10.8xmedian 8.7x
P/B now vs peer median 5.5xmedian 1.6x 2.5xmedian 1.6x 3.3xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.93median 0.49 50.23median 0.49 0.16median 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 monthsNYTDJCOWLY
Revenue $2.98B $98.33M $1.67B
Gross profit $1.53B $97.73M $1.24B
Operating income $475.01M $13.57M $248.83M
Net income $392.83M $37.71M $198.19M
Free cash flow $623.02M – $239.89M
R&D $274.41M – –
EPS (diluted) $2.41 $27.37 $3.91
Cash & equivalents $232.66M $31.13M $106.43M
Total debt – $830.00K $1.29B
Shares (diluted) 163.04M 1.38M 50.75M
Enterprise value $8.71B -$1.06B $2.25B

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
MetricNYTDJCOWLY
P/E 28.8x 22.6x 13.1x
P/FCF 18.0x – 10.8x
P/Operating cash flow 17.1x – 8.9x
P/S 3.8x 8.7x 1.6x
P/B 5.5x 2.5x 3.3x
P/Tangible book 6.1x 2.5x -46.1x
EV/EBITDA 18.9x – 10.0x
EV/EBIT 22.2x 30.8x 15.2x
EV/Revenue 3.5x 4.2x 2.3x
EV/FCF 17.0x – 15.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.0x – 13.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.93 50.23 0.16

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNYTDJCOWLY
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.8% 24.2% -0.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.0% 15.0% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.8% 24.5% 0.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.9% 15.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 22.3% 103.9% 11.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.8% 25.4% –
Net income growth (1Y) 22.6% -61.0% 103.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 30.6% 0.4% 76.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 23.6% -61.0% 116.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 31.1% 0.5% 79.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 34.4% – 40.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 37.3% – 0.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 36.9% – 62.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 40.3% – 6.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNYTDJCOWLY
Gross margin 51.4% 99.4% 74.6%
EBITDA margin 18.8% – 22.6%
Operating margin 16.0% 13.8% 14.9%
Pretax margin 16.8% 48.7% 11.1%
Net margin 13.2% 38.3% 11.9%
FCF margin 20.9% – 14.4%
Operating cash flow margin 22.1% – 17.4%
Return on equity 19.4% 10.5% 24.1%
Return on assets 13.4% 7.5% 6.9%
Return on invested capital – 3.0% 13.7%
Return on capital employed 20.9% 2.9% 11.4%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.2x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x – 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 2.6% – 1.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNYTDJCOWLY
Debt / assets – 0.2% 41.2%
Debt / equity – 0.0x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 3.1x
Debt / FCF – – 5.4x
Liabilities / assets 31.4% 28.4% 74.6%
Equity / assets 68.6% 71.6% 25.4%
Interest coverage – 12.1x 5.3x
Current ratio 1.6x 11.6x 0.6x
Quick ratio 1.4x 11.4x 0.5x
Cash ratio 1.0x 11.0x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 10.11 6.19 2.13

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNYTDJCOWLY
Dividend yield 1.2% – 2.8%
Net buyback yield 1.6% – 3.9%
Shareholder yield 2.8% – 6.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 32.1% – 37.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) 20.3% – 30.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) 33.6% – -3.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 26.0% – -1.6%

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.

ConsensusNYTDJCOWLY
Forward P/E 25.8xFY2026 – 10.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.71FY2026 – $4.95FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.2%FY2026 – +18.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.8% – +4.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.24BFY2026 – $1.63BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.8%FY2026 – -2.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.7% – +13.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNYTDJCOWLY
Held by institutions 100.0% 78.1% 99.1%
Institutions holding 632 132 264
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.3% -2.1% -0.6%
Institutions buying 313 65 142
Institutions selling 224 35 77
Buyers to sellers 1.40 1.86 1.84

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.

NYTDJCOWLY
NYT 1.00 0.14 0.20
DJCO 0.14 1.00 0.23
WLY 0.20 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NYT, DJCO and WLY?

New York Times (NYT) is the largest by market capitalisation: New York Times (NYT) $11.23B, Daily Journal (DJCO) $853.77M, John Wiley & Sons (WLY) $2.59B.

Which stock is cheaper, NYT, DJCO and WLY?

John Wiley & Sons (WLY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (New York Times (NYT) 28.8x, Daily Journal (DJCO) 22.6x, John Wiley & Sons (WLY) 13.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, John Wiley & Sons (WLY) is cheapest (New York Times (NYT) 25.8x, John Wiley & Sons (WLY) 10.3x). 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: New York Times (NYT) +10.8%, Daily Journal (DJCO) +24.2%, John Wiley & Sons (WLY) -0.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Daily Journal (DJCO) has the highest net margin (New York Times (NYT) 13.2%, Daily Journal (DJCO) 38.3%, John Wiley & Sons (WLY) 11.9%). On return on invested capital, John Wiley & Sons (WLY) leads (Daily Journal (DJCO) 3.0%, John Wiley & Sons (WLY) 13.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Daily Journal (DJCO) returned the most: New York Times (NYT) +22.7%, Daily Journal (DJCO) +53.0%, John Wiley & Sons (WLY) +38.7%. Over five years, Daily Journal (DJCO) compounded fastest (New York Times (NYT) +6.8%/yr, Daily Journal (DJCO) +12.4%/yr, John Wiley & Sons (WLY) -1.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

John Wiley & Sons (WLY) has the highest dividend yield: New York Times (NYT) 1.24%, John Wiley & Sons (WLY) 2.79%. Daily Journal (DJCO) 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) 31.8%, Daily Journal (DJCO) 44.5%, John Wiley & Sons (WLY) 36.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NYT, DJCO and WLY?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, John Wiley & Sons (WLY) 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.