NYT vs VALU vs VRSK Stock Comparison

New York Times, Value Line and Verisk Analytics 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
5 wins
VALU Value Line Inc
$41.64 +3.2% 1M +12.3% 1Y
Market cap
$397.70M
P/E
20.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$32.89M
Div. yield
0.03%
Publishing Communication Services
3 wins
VRSK Verisk Analytics, Inc.
$190.71 +14.9% 1M -8.3% 1Y
Market cap
$25.68B
P/E
29.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.14B
Div. yield
–
Financial Data and Analytics Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionNYTVALUVRSKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.37B $397.70M $25.68B VRSK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 28.9x 20.1x 29.0x VALU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.6x — 23.9x VRSK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.8% -5.5% +5.0% NYT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.2% 60.3% 28.2% VALU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 31.9% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 2.3x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.03% 0.00% VALU
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +23.8% +12.3% -8.3% NYT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.9%/yr +3.9%/yr -1.9%/yr NYT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.8% 34.7% 35.8% NYT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 79/100 51/100 56/100 NYT

Percentile Scorecard

NYTVALUVRSK

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

AxisNYTVALUVRSK
Valuation 39 #33 of 53 31 #37 of 53 32 #640 of 941
Growth 95 #3 of 44 26 #33 of 44 47 #328 of 615
Profitability 98 #2 of 42 76 #11 of 42 97 #21 of 586
Financial Health 90 #7 of 61 93 #5 of 61 33 #447 of 667
Shareholder Returns 72 #8 of 26 28 #19 of 26 72 #197 of 704
Overall 79 51 56
  • NYT ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media
  • VALU ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media
  • VRSK ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNYTVALUVRSKSPY
1 month +11.4%+3.2%+14.9% +0.7%
3 months -8.4%+19.7%-4.8% +3.7%
6 months -12.2%+18.3%+3.4% +7.1%
Year to date 0.0%+8.4%-14.7% +12.8%
1 year +23.8%+12.3%-8.3% +11.9%
3 years +71.3%+7.9%-15.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year +19.7%+2.6%-5.3% +22.8%
5 years +27.2%+20.9%-9.3% +67.6%
5 years, per year +4.9%+3.9%-1.9% +10.9%
10 years +528.2%+131.3%+134.4% +262.0%
10 years, per year +20.2%+8.7%+8.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNYTVALUVRSKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.8%34.7%35.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.2%32.7%36.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.090.08-0.48 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.750.36-0.23 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.0%-68.3%-51.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.1%-6.3%-15.3% -1.2%
52-week high $85.86$44.44$225.07 $779.14
52-week low $56.09$32.00$156.84 $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.

MultipleNYTVALUVRSK
P/E now vs peer median 28.6xmedian 18.7x 19.7xmedian 18.7x 28.2xmedian 13.0x
P/S now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 0.6x 11.9xmedian 0.6x 7.9xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.8xmedian 10.6x 69.7xmedian 10.6x 16.7xmedian 7.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.9xmedian 9.0x 22.0xmedian 9.0x 20.1xmedian 10.7x
P/B now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 1.6x 3.6xmedian 1.6x -20.9xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.92median 0.49 —median 0.49 1.12median 0.90

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 monthsNYTVALUVRSK
Revenue $2.98B $32.89M $3.14B
Gross profit $1.53B – $2.20B
Operating income $475.01M $3.56M $1.38B
Net income $392.83M $19.83M $885.50M
Free cash flow $623.02M $17.73M $1.24B
R&D $274.41M – –
EPS (diluted) $2.41 – $6.77
Cash & equivalents $232.66M $16.02M $551.40M
Total debt – – $11.77B
Shares (diluted) 163.04M – 130.85M
Enterprise value $8.86B $145.01M $20.32B

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
MetricNYTVALUVRSK
P/E 28.6x 19.7x 28.2x
P/FCF 17.9x 22.0x 20.1x
P/Operating cash flow 16.9x 22.0x 16.5x
P/S 3.7x 11.9x 7.9x
P/B 5.4x 3.6x -20.9x
P/Tangible book 6.1x 3.6x -16.5x
EV/EBITDA 18.8x 69.7x 16.7x
EV/EBIT 22.1x 94.8x 20.9x
EV/Revenue 3.5x 10.3x 9.2x
EV/FCF 16.8x 19.1x 23.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.9x 19.1x 19.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.92 – 1.12

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNYTVALUVRSK
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.8% -5.5% 5.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.0% -5.9% 6.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.8% – 6.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.9% – 8.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 22.3% -36.8% 4.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.8% -32.7% 6.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 22.6% -6.7% -3.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 30.6% 2.4% 20.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 23.6% – 3.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 31.1% – 25.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 34.4% -15.7% 21.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 37.3% -0.3% 11.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 36.9% -15.0% 21.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 40.3% -0.3% 14.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNYTVALUVRSK
Gross margin 51.4% – 70.2%
EBITDA margin 18.8% 14.7% 55.0%
Operating margin 16.0% 10.8% 43.9%
Pretax margin 16.8% 40.5% 37.0%
Net margin 13.2% 60.3% 28.2%
FCF margin 20.9% 53.9% 39.4%
Operating cash flow margin 22.1% 53.9% 47.9%
Return on equity 19.4% 5.5% –
Return on assets 13.4% 3.9% 19.5%
Return on invested capital – – 31.9%
Return on capital employed 20.9% 2.7% 40.1%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.2x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 0.9x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 2.6% – 1.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNYTVALUVRSK
Debt / assets – – 99.5%
Debt / equity – – -3.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 2.3x
Debt / FCF – – 3.6x
Liabilities / assets 31.4% 28.5% 126.4%
Equity / assets 68.6% 71.5% -26.4%
Interest coverage – – 7.0x
Current ratio 1.6x 4.1x 1.0x
Quick ratio 1.4x 2.4x 0.9x
Cash ratio 1.0x 2.4x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 10.05 7.35 6.86

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNYTVALUVRSK
Dividend yield 1.3% 3.3% 1.0%
Net buyback yield 1.6% 0.2% 7.5%
Shareholder yield 2.8% 3.6% 8.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) 32.1% 62.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 20.3% 70.2% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 33.6% 7.9% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 26.0% 8.6% –

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.

ConsensusNYTVALUVRSK
Forward P/E 25.6xFY2026 – 23.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.71FY2026 – $7.97FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.2%FY2026 – +11.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.8% – +5.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.24BFY2026 – $3.33BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.8%FY2026 – +8.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.7% – +6.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNYTVALUVRSK
Held by institutions 100.0% 5.6% 97.6%
Institutions holding 631 53 954
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.3% +2.8% -0.4%
Institutions buying 313 16 488
Institutions selling 224 18 349
Buyers to sellers 1.40 0.89 1.40

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.

NYTVALUVRSK
NYT 1.00 -0.03 0.20
VALU -0.03 1.00 0.08
VRSK 0.20 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NYT, VALU and VRSK?

Verisk Analytics (VRSK) is the largest by market capitalisation: New York Times (NYT) $11.37B, Value Line (VALU) $397.70M, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) $25.68B.

Which stock is cheaper, NYT, VALU and VRSK?

Value Line (VALU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (New York Times (NYT) 28.9x, Value Line (VALU) 20.1x, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 29.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) is cheapest (New York Times (NYT) 25.6x, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 23.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

New York Times (NYT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: New York Times (NYT) +10.8%, Value Line (VALU) -5.5%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) +5.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Value Line (VALU) has the highest net margin (New York Times (NYT) 13.2%, Value Line (VALU) 60.3%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 28.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year New York Times (NYT) returned the most: New York Times (NYT) +23.8%, Value Line (VALU) +12.3%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) -8.3%. Over five years, New York Times (NYT) compounded fastest (New York Times (NYT) +4.9%/yr, Value Line (VALU) +3.9%/yr, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) -1.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Value Line (VALU) has the highest dividend yield: New York Times (NYT) 0.01%, Value Line (VALU) 0.03%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 0.00%. Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 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%, Value Line (VALU) 34.7%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 35.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NYT, VALU and VRSK?

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.