PBI vs NYT vs PMTS Stock Comparison

Pitney Bowes, New York Times and CPI Card Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PBI Pitney Bowes Inc /De/
$16.47 +1.0% 1M +46.9% 1Y
Market cap
$2.23B
P/E
12.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.86B
Div. yield
2.31%
Office Equipment Industrials
4 wins
NYT New York Times Co
$69.42 +11.4% 1M +23.8% 1Y
Market cap
$11.14B
P/E
28.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.98B
Div. yield
1.25%
Publishing Communication Services
4 wins
PMTS CPI Card Group Inc.
$26.23 +5.9% 1M +62.1% 1Y
Market cap
$302.17M
P/E
21.9x
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.

QuestionPBINYTPMTSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.23B $11.14B $302.17M NYT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.0x 28.6x 21.9x PBI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.2x 25.6x 9.0x PMTS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -3.5% +10.8% +16.9% PMTS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.1% 13.2% 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 2.31% 1.25% 0.00% PBI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +46.9% +23.8% +62.1% PMTS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +18.9%/yr +4.9%/yr -1.7%/yr PBI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.3% 31.8% 69.2% NYT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 78/100 79/100 65/100 NYT

Percentile Scorecard

PBINYTPMTS

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

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

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

Risk

MeasurePBINYTPMTSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.3%31.8%69.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.6%38.2%62.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.720.091.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.370.750.90 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.9%-50.0%-74.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.1%-19.1%-14.0% -1.2%
52-week high $18.52$85.86$30.50 $779.14
52-week low $9.02$56.09$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.

MultiplePBINYTPMTS
P/E now vs peer median 12.0xmedian 21.9x 28.6xmedian 18.7x 21.9xmedian 21.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 0.9x 3.7xmedian 0.6x 0.5xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.3xmedian 11.9x 18.8xmedian 10.6x 6.7xmedian 11.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 14.4x 17.9xmedian 9.0x 3.9xmedian 14.4x
P/B now vs peer median -2.7xmedian 2.4x 5.4xmedian 1.6x -26.3xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.23median 0.97 0.92median 0.49 -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 monthsPBINYTPMTS
Revenue $1.86B $2.98B $587.31M
Gross profit $1.06B $1.53B $181.89M
Operating income $305.03M $475.01M $54.17M
Net income $188.05M $392.83M $13.75M
Free cash flow $504.62M $623.02M $76.55M
R&D $14.07M $274.41M –
EPS (diluted) $1.34 $2.41 $1.14
Cash & equivalents $268.51M $232.66M $21.37M
Total debt $1.89B – $262.14M
Shares (diluted) 140.73M 163.04M 12.04M
Enterprise value $1.06B $8.63B $223.85M

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

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPBINYTPMTS
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 128.0% 31.4% 102.9%
Equity / assets -28.0% 68.6% -2.9%
Interest coverage 6.0x – –
Current ratio 0.7x 1.6x 2.1x
Quick ratio 0.3x 1.4x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.2x 1.0x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.41 10.05 3.03

Shareholder Returns

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

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

Institutional Ownership

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

PBINYTPMTS
PBI 1.00 0.10 0.10
NYT 0.10 1.00 0.01
PMTS 0.10 0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PBI, NYT and PMTS?

New York Times (NYT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Pitney Bowes (PBI) $2.23B, New York Times (NYT) $11.14B, CPI Card (PMTS) $302.17M.

Which stock is cheaper, PBI, NYT and PMTS?

Pitney Bowes (PBI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Pitney Bowes (PBI) 12.0x, New York Times (NYT) 28.6x, CPI Card (PMTS) 21.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, CPI Card (PMTS) is cheapest (Pitney Bowes (PBI) 9.2x, New York Times (NYT) 25.6x, 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: Pitney Bowes (PBI) -3.5%, New York Times (NYT) +10.8%, CPI Card (PMTS) +16.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

New York Times (NYT) has the highest net margin (Pitney Bowes (PBI) 10.1%, New York Times (NYT) 13.2%, 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: Pitney Bowes (PBI) +46.9%, New York Times (NYT) +23.8%, CPI Card (PMTS) +62.1%. Over five years, Pitney Bowes (PBI) compounded fastest (Pitney Bowes (PBI) +18.9%/yr, New York Times (NYT) +4.9%/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: Pitney Bowes (PBI) 2.31%, New York Times (NYT) 1.25%, 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 (Pitney Bowes (PBI) 34.3%, New York Times (NYT) 31.8%, CPI Card (PMTS) 69.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PBI, NYT 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.