NYT vs MH vs DJCO Stock Comparison

New York Times, McGraw Hill and Daily Journal Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NYT New York Times Co
$69.42 +11.4% 1M +23.8% 1Y
Market cap
$11.37B
P/E
28.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.98B
Div. yield
0.01%
Publishing Communication Services
3 wins
MH McGraw Hill, Inc.
$13.88 +10.3% 1M +23.9% 1Y
Market cap
$2.56B
P/E
27.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.12B
Div. yield
–
Publishing Communication Services
2 wins
DJCO Daily Journal Corp
$628.67 -4.4% 1M +48.8% 1Y
Market cap
$858.46M
P/E
22.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$98.33M
Div. yield
–
Publishing Communication Services
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Daily Journal leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Daily Journal 5, New York Times 3, McGraw Hill 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNYTMHDJCOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.37B $2.56B $858.46M NYT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 28.9x 27.6x 22.8x DJCO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.6x 6.7x — MH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.8% +0.1% +24.2% DJCO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.2% 4.4% 38.3% DJCO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 8.9% 3.0% MH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.9x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +23.8% +23.9% +48.8% DJCO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.9%/yr — +12.9%/yr DJCO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.8% 59.2% 45.0% NYT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 79/100 52/100 71/100 NYT

Percentile Scorecard

NYTMHDJCO

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

AxisNYTMHDJCO
Valuation 39 #33 of 53 71 #16 of 53 21 #42 of 53
Growth 95 #3 of 44 74 #12 of 44 79 #10 of 44
Profitability 98 #2 of 42 90 #5 of 42 85 #7 of 42
Financial Health 90 #7 of 61 22 #48 of 61 98 #2 of 61
Shareholder Returns 72 #8 of 26 4 #25 of 26 –
Overall 79 52 71
  • NYT ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media
  • MH ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media
  • DJCO 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

PeriodNYTMHDJCOSPY
1 month +11.4%+10.3%-4.4% +0.7%
3 months -8.4%+28.0%+5.7% +3.7%
6 months -12.2%+14.8%+18.9% +7.1%
Year to date 0.0%-15.9%+29.0% +12.8%
1 year +23.8%+23.9%+48.8% +11.9%
3 years +71.3%—+113.8% +85.2%
3 years, per year +19.7%—+28.9% +22.8%
5 years +27.2%—+83.2% +67.6%
5 years, per year +4.9%—+12.9% +10.9%
10 years +528.2%—+196.5% +262.0%
10 years, per year +20.2%—+11.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNYTMHDJCOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.8%59.2%45.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.2%52.4%49.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.090.130.89 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.750.401.09 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.0%-49.4%-40.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.1%-22.8%-7.1% -1.2%
52-week high $85.86$17.99$677.05 $779.14
52-week low $56.09$9.11$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.

MultipleNYTMHDJCO
P/E now vs peer median 28.6xmedian 18.7x 28.6xmedian 18.7x 23.0xmedian 18.7x
P/S now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 0.6x 1.3xmedian 0.6x 8.8xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.8xmedian 10.6x 8.3xmedian 10.6x —median 10.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.9xmedian 9.0x 7.9xmedian 9.0x —median 9.0x
P/B now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 1.6x 3.4xmedian 1.6x 2.6xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.92median 0.49 —median 0.49 50.95median 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 monthsNYTMHDJCO
Revenue $2.98B $2.12B $98.33M
Gross profit $1.53B $1.73B $97.73M
Operating income $475.01M $294.84M $13.57M
Net income $392.83M $92.68M $37.71M
Free cash flow $623.02M $335.92M –
R&D $274.41M – –
EPS (diluted) $2.41 $0.48 $27.37
Cash & equivalents $232.66M $193.64M $31.13M
Total debt – $2.57B $830.00K
Shares (diluted) 163.04M 191.31M 1.38M
Enterprise value $8.86B $1.14B -$1.05B

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
MetricNYTMHDJCO
P/E 28.6x 28.6x 23.0x
P/FCF 17.9x 7.9x –
P/Operating cash flow 16.9x 6.2x –
P/S 3.7x 1.3x 8.8x
P/B 5.4x 3.4x 2.6x
P/Tangible book 6.1x -6.9x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA 18.8x 8.3x –
EV/EBIT 22.1x 17.1x 31.7x
EV/Revenue 3.5x 2.4x 4.4x
EV/FCF 16.8x 15.0x –
EV/Operating cash flow 15.9x 11.8x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.92 – 50.95

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNYTMHDJCO
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.8% 0.1% 24.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.0% – 15.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.8% 2.1% 24.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.9% – 15.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 22.3% -9.9% 103.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.8% – 25.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 22.6% 222.1% -61.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 30.6% – 0.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 23.6% 206.4% -61.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 31.1% – 0.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 34.4% -22.5% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 37.3% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 36.9% -30.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 40.3% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNYTMHDJCO
Gross margin 51.4% 81.7% 99.4%
EBITDA margin 18.8% 28.6% –
Operating margin 16.0% 13.9% 13.8%
Pretax margin 16.8% 3.5% 48.7%
Net margin 13.2% 4.4% 38.3%
FCF margin 20.9% 15.9% –
Operating cash flow margin 22.1% 20.2% –
Return on equity 19.4% 12.2% 10.5%
Return on assets 13.4% 1.7% 7.5%
Return on invested capital – 8.9% 3.0%
Return on capital employed 20.9% 6.9% 2.9%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.4x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 4.6x –
Stock comp / revenue 2.6% 1.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNYTMHDJCO
Debt / assets – 47.9% 0.2%
Debt / equity – 3.3x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.9x –
Debt / FCF – 7.7x –
Liabilities / assets 31.4% 85.3% 28.4%
Equity / assets 68.6% 14.7% 71.6%
Interest coverage – – 12.1x
Current ratio 1.6x 0.8x 11.6x
Quick ratio 1.4x 0.5x 11.4x
Cash ratio 1.0x 0.2x 11.0x
Altman Z-score 10.05 0.55 6.25

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNYTMHDJCO
Dividend yield 1.3% – –
Net buyback yield 1.6% -14.9% –
Shareholder yield 2.8% -14.9% –
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.

ConsensusNYTMHDJCO
Forward P/E 25.6xFY2026 6.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $2.71FY2026 $2.08FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +10.2%FY2026 +2.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +18.8% +2.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.24BFY2026 $2.09BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +14.8%FY2026 -0.5%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +6.7% +10.5% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNYTMHDJCO
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 78.1%
Institutions holding 631 111 132
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.3% -2.3% -2.1%
Institutions buying 313 60 65
Institutions selling 224 36 35
Buyers to sellers 1.40 1.67 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.

NYTMHDJCO
NYT 1.00 0.20 0.13
MH 0.20 1.00 0.11
DJCO 0.13 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NYT, MH and DJCO?

New York Times (NYT) is the largest by market capitalisation: New York Times (NYT) $11.37B, McGraw Hill (MH) $2.56B, Daily Journal (DJCO) $858.46M.

Which stock is cheaper, NYT, MH and DJCO?

Daily Journal (DJCO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (New York Times (NYT) 28.9x, McGraw Hill (MH) 27.6x, Daily Journal (DJCO) 22.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, McGraw Hill (MH) is cheapest (New York Times (NYT) 25.6x, McGraw Hill (MH) 6.7x). 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: New York Times (NYT) +10.8%, McGraw Hill (MH) +0.1%, Daily Journal (DJCO) +24.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Daily Journal (DJCO) has the highest net margin (New York Times (NYT) 13.2%, McGraw Hill (MH) 4.4%, Daily Journal (DJCO) 38.3%). On return on invested capital, McGraw Hill (MH) leads (McGraw Hill (MH) 8.9%, Daily Journal (DJCO) 3.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Daily Journal (DJCO) returned the most: New York Times (NYT) +23.8%, McGraw Hill (MH) +23.9%, Daily Journal (DJCO) +48.8%. Over five years, Daily Journal (DJCO) compounded fastest (New York Times (NYT) +4.9%/yr, Daily Journal (DJCO) +12.9%/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%, McGraw Hill (MH) 0.00%, Daily Journal (DJCO) 0.00%. McGraw Hill (MH) and 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%, McGraw Hill (MH) 59.2%, Daily Journal (DJCO) 45.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NYT, MH 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, 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.