NYT vs PBI vs PMTS Stock Comparison

New York Times, Pitney Bowes and CPI Card 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
4 wins
PBI Pitney Bowes Inc /De/
$16.47 +1.0% 1M +46.9% 1Y
Market cap
$2.22B
P/E
11.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.86B
Div. yield
0.02%
Office Equipment Industrials
4 wins
PMTS CPI Card Group Inc.
$26.23 +5.9% 1M +62.1% 1Y
Market cap
$298.14M
P/E
21.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$587.31M
Div. yield
–
Office Equipment Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionNYTPBIPMTSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.37B $2.22B $298.14M NYT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 28.9x 11.8x 21.7x PBI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.6x 9.2x 9.0x PMTS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.8% -3.5% +16.9% PMTS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.2% 10.1% 2.3% NYT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 20.3% 13.9% PBI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.9x 3.0x PMTS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.02% 0.00% PBI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +23.8% +46.9% +62.1% PMTS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.9%/yr +18.9%/yr -1.7%/yr PBI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.8% 34.3% 69.2% NYT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 79/100 78/100 65/100 NYT

Percentile Scorecard

NYTPBIPMTS

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

AxisNYTPBIPMTS
Valuation 39 #33 of 53 94 #8 of 113 97 #4 of 113
Growth 95 #3 of 44 92 #9 of 96 53 #46 of 96
Profitability 98 #2 of 42 96 #5 of 91 78 #21 of 91
Financial Health 90 #7 of 61 16 #103 of 122 34 #81 of 122
Shareholder Returns 72 #8 of 26 91 #7 of 66 –
Overall 79 78 65
  • NYT ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media
  • PBI ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • PMTS ranked among 130 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodNYTPBIPMTSSPY
1 month +11.4%+1.0%+5.9% +0.7%
3 months -8.4%-9.2%+27.5% +3.7%
6 months -12.2%+6.5%+48.1% +7.1%
Year to date 0.0%+55.8%+78.7% +12.8%
1 year +23.8%+46.9%+62.1% +11.9%
3 years +71.3%+424.5%+55.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year +19.7%+73.8%+16.0% +22.8%
5 years +27.2%+137.3%-8.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year +4.9%+18.9%-1.7% +10.9%
10 years +528.2%-9.0%-2.9% +262.0%
10 years, per year +20.2%-0.9%-0.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNYTPBIPMTSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.8%34.3%69.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.2%34.6%62.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.090.721.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.751.370.90 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.0%-70.9%-74.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.1%-11.1%-14.0% -1.2%
52-week high $85.86$18.52$30.50 $779.14
52-week low $56.09$9.02$11.29 $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.

MultipleNYTPBIPMTS
P/E now vs peer median 28.6xmedian 18.7x 12.0xmedian 21.9x 21.9xmedian 21.9x
P/S now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 0.6x 1.2xmedian 0.9x 0.5xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.8xmedian 10.6x 9.3xmedian 11.9x 6.7xmedian 11.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.9xmedian 9.0x 4.4xmedian 14.4x 3.9xmedian 14.4x
P/B now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 1.6x -2.7xmedian 2.4x -26.3xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.92median 0.49 0.23median 0.97 -0.70median 0.97

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 monthsNYTPBIPMTS
Revenue $2.98B $1.86B $587.31M
Gross profit $1.53B $1.06B $181.89M
Operating income $475.01M $305.03M $54.17M
Net income $392.83M $188.05M $13.75M
Free cash flow $623.02M $504.62M $76.55M
R&D $274.41M $14.07M –
EPS (diluted) $2.41 $1.34 $1.14
Cash & equivalents $232.66M $268.51M $21.37M
Total debt – $1.89B $262.14M
Shares (diluted) 163.04M 140.73M 12.04M
Enterprise value $8.86B $1.05B $219.82M

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
MetricNYTPBIPMTS
P/E 28.6x 12.0x 21.9x
P/FCF 17.9x 4.4x 3.9x
P/Operating cash flow 16.9x 3.9x 3.3x
P/S 3.7x 1.2x 0.5x
P/B 5.4x -2.7x -26.3x
P/Tangible book 6.1x -2.6x -9.7x
EV/EBITDA 18.8x 9.3x 6.7x
EV/EBIT 22.1x 12.6x 10.0x
EV/Revenue 3.5x 2.1x 0.9x
EV/FCF 16.8x 7.6x 7.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.9x 6.7x 5.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.92 0.23 -0.70

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNYTPBIPMTS
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.8% -3.5% 16.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.0% 9.8% 6.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.8% -2.2% 8.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.9% -0.3% 0.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 22.3% 87.0% -5.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.8% 35.9% -13.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 22.6% 135.1% 3.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 30.6% 47.5% -31.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 23.6% 184.6% 2.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 31.1% 52.0% -31.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 34.4% 94.2% 86.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 37.3% 12.2% 22.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 36.9% 124.1% 128.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 40.3% 11.1% 31.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNYTPBIPMTS
Gross margin 51.4% 57.1% 31.0%
EBITDA margin 18.8% 22.1% 13.8%
Operating margin 16.0% 16.4% 9.2%
Pretax margin 16.8% 13.7% 3.7%
Net margin 13.2% 10.1% 2.3%
FCF margin 20.9% 27.1% 13.0%
Operating cash flow margin 22.1% 30.6% 15.6%
Return on equity 19.4% – –
Return on assets 13.4% 6.3% 3.7%
Return on invested capital – 20.3% 13.9%
Return on capital employed 20.9% 20.2% 18.2%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.6x 1.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 3.0x 6.7x
Stock comp / revenue 2.6% 0.9% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNYTPBIPMTS
Debt / assets – 63.1% 67.1%
Debt / equity – -2.3x -22.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.9x 3.0x
Debt / FCF – 3.7x 3.4x
Liabilities / assets 31.4% 128.0% 102.9%
Equity / assets 68.6% -28.0% -2.9%
Interest coverage – 6.0x –
Current ratio 1.6x 0.7x 2.1x
Quick ratio 1.4x 0.3x 1.2x
Cash ratio 1.0x 0.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 10.05 2.41 3.03

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNYTPBIPMTS
Dividend yield 1.3% 2.3% –
Net buyback yield 1.6% 14.9% –
Shareholder yield 2.8% 17.2% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 32.1% 29.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 20.3% 10.9% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 33.6% 19.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 26.0% 16.0% –

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.

ConsensusNYTPBIPMTS
Forward P/E 25.6xFY2026 9.2xFY2026 9.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.71FY2026 $1.79FY2026 $2.92FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.2%FY2026 +32.6%FY2026 +35.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.8% +5.0% +13.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.24BFY2026 $1.77BFY2026 $574.27MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.8%FY2026 -6.3%FY2026 +4.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.7% +10.9% +18.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNYTPBIPMTS
Held by institutions 100.0% 88.8% 25.7%
Institutions holding 631 350 78
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.3% +2.6% +7.6%
Institutions buying 313 167 47
Institutions selling 224 119 19
Buyers to sellers 1.40 1.40 2.47

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.

NYTPBIPMTS
NYT 1.00 0.10 0.01
PBI 0.10 1.00 0.10
PMTS 0.01 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NYT, PBI and PMTS?

New York Times (NYT) is the largest by market capitalisation: New York Times (NYT) $11.37B, Pitney Bowes (PBI) $2.22B, CPI Card (PMTS) $298.14M.

Which stock is cheaper, NYT, PBI and PMTS?

Pitney Bowes (PBI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (New York Times (NYT) 28.9x, Pitney Bowes (PBI) 11.8x, CPI Card (PMTS) 21.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, CPI Card (PMTS) is cheapest (New York Times (NYT) 25.6x, Pitney Bowes (PBI) 9.2x, CPI Card (PMTS) 9.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

CPI Card (PMTS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: New York Times (NYT) +10.8%, Pitney Bowes (PBI) -3.5%, CPI Card (PMTS) +16.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

New York Times (NYT) has the highest net margin (New York Times (NYT) 13.2%, Pitney Bowes (PBI) 10.1%, CPI Card (PMTS) 2.3%). On return on invested capital, Pitney Bowes (PBI) leads (Pitney Bowes (PBI) 20.3%, CPI Card (PMTS) 13.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year CPI Card (PMTS) returned the most: New York Times (NYT) +23.8%, Pitney Bowes (PBI) +46.9%, CPI Card (PMTS) +62.1%. Over five years, Pitney Bowes (PBI) compounded fastest (New York Times (NYT) +4.9%/yr, Pitney Bowes (PBI) +18.9%/yr, CPI Card (PMTS) -1.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Pitney Bowes (PBI) has the highest dividend yield: New York Times (NYT) 0.01%, Pitney Bowes (PBI) 0.02%, CPI Card (PMTS) 0.00%. CPI Card (PMTS) 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%, Pitney Bowes (PBI) 34.3%, CPI Card (PMTS) 69.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NYT, PBI and PMTS?

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 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.