NYT vs TRI vs WK Stock Comparison

New York Times, Thomson Reuters and Workiva Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NYT New York Times Co
$69.58 +12.4% 1M +22.1% 1Y
Market cap
$11.44B
P/E
29.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.98B
Div. yield
0.01%
Publishing Communication Services
5 wins
TRI Thomson Reuters Corp /Can/
$123.17 +25.1% 1M -24.6% 1Y
Market cap
$54.80B
P/E
33.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.83B
Div. yield
-0.01%
Compliance Software Technology
2 wins
WK Workiva Inc
$85.76 +21.1% 1M -4.4% 1Y
Market cap
$4.81B
P/E
102.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$965.70M
Div. yield
–
Compliance Software Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionNYTTRIWKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.44B $54.80B $4.81B TRI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.1x 33.8x 102.2x NYT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.7x 27.4x 23.9x WK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.8% +7.0% +19.7% WK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.2% 20.7% 4.9% TRI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 173.8% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.2x -16.7x WK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% -0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +22.1% -24.6% -4.4% NYT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.8%/yr -0.1%/yr -10.5%/yr NYT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.8% 51.6% 45.5% NYT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 80/100 56/100 66/100 NYT

Percentile Scorecard

NYTTRIWK

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

AxisNYTTRIWK
Valuation 38 #34 of 54 49 #52 of 101 50 #51 of 101
Growth 98 #2 of 45 28 #70 of 97 97 #4 of 97
Profitability 98 #2 of 43 99 #2 of 94 67 #32 of 94
Financial Health 90 #7 of 62 67 #37 of 109 68 #36 of 109
Shareholder Returns 76 #7 of 26 37 #41 of 64 48 #34 of 64
Overall 80 56 66
  • NYT ranked among 63 companies in Advertising and Media
  • TRI ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • WK ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNYTTRIWKSPY
1 month +12.4%+25.1%+21.1% -1.0%
3 months -2.9%+36.6%+63.5% +2.9%
6 months -14.0%+37.2%+61.4% +6.4%
Year to date +0.2%-6.6%-0.6% +11.4%
1 year +22.1%-24.6%-4.4% +13.1%
3 years +66.5%+0.2%-14.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year +18.5%+0.1%-5.0% +21.5%
5 years +26.5%-0.3%-42.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year +4.8%-0.1%-10.5% +10.9%
10 years +502.4%+198.5%+415.1% +255.2%
10 years, per year +19.7%+11.6%+17.8% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureNYTTRIWKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.8%51.6%45.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.5%51.9%44.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.090.180.04 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.70-0.48-0.10 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.0%-64.3%-72.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.0%-24.6%-8.1% -2.5%
52-week high $85.86$163.45$93.31 $779.14
52-week low $56.09$76.55$44.31 $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.

MultipleNYTTRIWK
P/E now vs peer median 28.7xmedian 18.8x 34.1xmedian 29.9x 101.4xmedian 29.9x
P/S now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 0.7x 7.0xmedian 2.8x 4.8xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.8xmedian 11.1x 27.2xmedian 17.4x 87.6xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.9xmedian 9.4x 17.2xmedian 16.9x 23.1xmedian 16.9x
P/B now vs peer median 5.5xmedian 1.6x 4.9xmedian 3.1x -47.8xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.92median 0.44 3.29median 0.86 2.98median 0.86

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 monthsNYTTRIWK
Revenue $2.98B $7.83B $965.70M
Gross profit $1.53B – $774.58M
Operating income $475.01M $2.33B $31.45M
Net income $392.83M $1.68B $47.04M
Free cash flow $623.02M $3.19B $200.52M
R&D $274.41M – $216.63M
EPS (diluted) $2.41 $3.61 $0.84
Cash & equivalents $232.66M $577.00M $252.48M
Total debt – $3.26B $284.42M
Shares (diluted) 163.04M 449.53M 56.06M
Enterprise value $8.93B $51.58B $1.38B

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
MetricNYTTRIWK
P/E 28.7x 34.1x 101.4x
P/FCF 17.9x 17.2x 23.1x
P/Operating cash flow 17.0x 19.0x 23.0x
P/S 3.8x 7.0x 4.8x
P/B 5.5x 4.9x -47.8x
P/Tangible book 6.1x 6.8x -39.7x
EV/EBITDA 18.8x 27.2x 87.6x
EV/EBIT 22.1x 24.6x 123.9x
EV/Revenue 3.5x 7.3x 4.0x
EV/FCF 16.9x 18.0x 19.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.0x 19.9x 19.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.92 3.29 2.98

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNYTTRIWK
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.8% 7.0% 19.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.0% 5.2% 18.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.8% – 25.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.9% – 21.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 22.3% 9.1% 138.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.8% -0.5% 31.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 22.6% 4.7% 170.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 30.6% -6.8% 34.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 23.6% 8.4% 170.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 31.1% 10.4% 34.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 34.4% 14.5% 90.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 37.3% 10.1% 79.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 36.9% 13.0% 94.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 40.3% 9.0% 84.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNYTTRIWK
Gross margin 51.4% – 80.2%
EBITDA margin 18.8% 26.9% 4.6%
Operating margin 16.0% 29.7% 3.3%
Pretax margin 16.8% 46.5% 5.4%
Net margin 13.2% 20.7% 4.9%
FCF margin 20.9% 40.7% 20.8%
Operating cash flow margin 22.1% 36.9% 20.9%
Return on equity 19.4% – –
Return on assets 13.4% – 3.4%
Return on invested capital – – 173.8%
Return on capital employed 20.9% – 4.6%
Asset turnover 1.0x – 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.7x 4.3x
Stock comp / revenue 2.6% – 12.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNYTTRIWK
Debt / assets – 18.0% 5.2%
Debt / equity – 0.3x -0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.2x -16.7x
Debt / FCF – 1.0x 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 31.4% 38.5% 107.1%
Equity / assets 68.6% 61.5% -7.1%
Interest coverage – 116.5x 2.5x
Current ratio 1.6x 0.5x 1.5x
Quick ratio 1.4x -2.5x 1.3x
Cash ratio 1.0x 0.2x 1.1x
Altman Z-score 10.07 6.14 2.25

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNYTTRIWK
Dividend yield 1.3% 3.3% –
Net buyback yield 1.6% -2.1% 3.8%
Shareholder yield 2.8% 1.1% 3.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 32.1% 30.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 20.3% 16.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 33.6% -10.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 26.0% -8.5% –

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.

ConsensusNYTTRIWK
Forward P/E 25.7xFY2026 27.4xFY2026 23.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.71FY2026 $4.50FY2026 $3.59FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.2%FY2026 +13.4%FY2026 +101.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.8% +7.6% +17.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.24BFY2026 $7.76BFY2026 $1.01BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.8%FY2026 +4.1%FY2026 +14.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.7% +15.1% +25.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNYTTRIWK
Held by institutions 100.0% 90.1% 88.9%
Institutions holding 630 421 305
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.3% +0.6% +1.4%
Institutions buying 313 408 184
Institutions selling 223 9 86
Buyers to sellers 1.40 45.33 2.14

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.

NYTTRIWK
NYT 1.00 0.29 0.24
TRI 0.29 1.00 0.60
WK 0.24 0.60 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NYT, TRI and WK?

Thomson Reuters (TRI) is the largest by market capitalisation: New York Times (NYT) $11.44B, Thomson Reuters (TRI) $54.80B, Workiva (WK) $4.81B.

Which stock is cheaper, NYT, TRI and WK?

New York Times (NYT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (New York Times (NYT) 29.1x, Thomson Reuters (TRI) 33.8x, Workiva (WK) 102.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Workiva (WK) is cheapest (New York Times (NYT) 25.7x, Thomson Reuters (TRI) 27.4x, Workiva (WK) 23.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Workiva (WK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: New York Times (NYT) +10.8%, Thomson Reuters (TRI) +7.0%, Workiva (WK) +19.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Thomson Reuters (TRI) has the highest net margin (New York Times (NYT) 13.2%, Thomson Reuters (TRI) 20.7%, Workiva (WK) 4.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year New York Times (NYT) returned the most: New York Times (NYT) +22.1%, Thomson Reuters (TRI) -24.6%, Workiva (WK) -4.4%. Over five years, New York Times (NYT) compounded fastest (New York Times (NYT) +4.8%/yr, Thomson Reuters (TRI) -0.1%/yr, Workiva (WK) -10.5%/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%, Thomson Reuters (TRI) -0.01%, Workiva (WK) 0.00%. Thomson Reuters (TRI) and Workiva (WK) 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%, Thomson Reuters (TRI) 51.6%, Workiva (WK) 45.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NYT, TRI and WK?

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 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.