SMRT vs ICE vs NWSA Stock Comparison

SmartRent, Intercontinental Exchange and News Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SMRT SmartRent, Inc.
$1.31 +11.0% 1M -9.7% 1Y
Market cap
$253.02M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$151.20M
Div. yield
–
Real Estate Software Technology
NWSA News Corp
$29.97 +5.2% 1M +12.0% 1Y
Market cap
$16.16B
P/E
28.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.03B
Div. yield
–
Publishing Communication Services
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Intercontinental Exchange leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Intercontinental Exchange 7, News 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSMRTICENWSALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $253.02M $87.37B $16.16B ICE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -12.9x 21.6x 28.2x ICE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 17.9x 24.0x ICE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -2.8% +6.9% +6.8% ICE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -13.0% 30.1% 6.3% ICE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 8.5% 6.6% ICE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.6x -0.1x NWSA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -9.7% -2.8% +12.0% NWSA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -36.8%/yr +2.8%/yr +5.3%/yr NWSA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 60.2% 25.8% 26.2% ICE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 54/100 70/100 NWSA

Percentile Scorecard

SMRTICENWSA

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

AxisSMRTICENWSA
Valuation 44 #50 of 89 59 #40 of 96 56 #24 of 53
Growth 83 #15 of 81 45 #37 of 66 93 #4 of 44
Profitability 33 #51 of 76 83 #12 of 64 78 #10 of 42
Financial Health 67 #32 of 94 36 #60 of 93 87 #9 of 61
Shareholder Returns 22 #40 of 51 46 #21 of 38 36 #17 of 26
Overall 50 54 70
  • SMRT ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • ICE ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • NWSA 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

PeriodSMRTICENWSASPY
1 month +11.0%+0.7%+5.2% -0.2%
3 months +31.0%+1.7%+6.4% +3.9%
6 months -2.2%-0.6%+14.6% +8.2%
Year to date -35.1%-4.0%+14.7% +12.9%
1 year -9.7%-2.8%+12.0% +12.3%
3 years -44.0%+48.4%+48.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year -17.6%+14.1%+14.0% +23.3%
5 years -89.9%+14.7%+29.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year -36.8%+2.8%+5.3% +10.9%
10 years —+192.0%+145.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+11.3%+9.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSMRTICENWSASPY
Volatility, 1Y 60.2%25.8%26.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 56.2%27.5%27.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.300.160.17 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.16-0.110.46 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -94.9%-35.1%-38.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -38.2%-11.2%-3.9% -1.2%
52-week high $2.12$175.10$31.19 $779.14
52-week low $0.95$122.91$22.40 $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.

MultipleSMRTICENWSA
P/E now vs peer median -12.9xmedian 40.1x 21.7xmedian 28.3x 29.1xmedian 18.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 2.5x 6.5xmedian 2.9x 1.8xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -11.6xmedian 18.5x 15.0xmedian 13.5x 10.8xmedian 10.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -238.6xmedian 20.1x 17.2xmedian 16.0x 20.6xmedian 9.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.8x 2.9xmedian 2.4x 1.8xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -0.38median 1.73 0.65median 0.54 0.50median 0.44

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 monthsSMRTICENWSA
Revenue $151.20M $13.43B $9.03B
Gross profit $54.98M – –
Operating income -$22.56M $5.47B –
Net income -$19.60M $4.10B $743.00M
Free cash flow -$1.05M $5.08B $811.00M
R&D $23.23M – –
EPS (diluted) $-0.10 $7.13 $1.03
Cash & equivalents $92.66M $1.07B $2.10B
Total debt – $19.85B $1.99B
Shares (diluted) 192.41M 566.00M 558.40M
Enterprise value -$143.03M $81.10B $7.64B

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
MetricSMRTICENWSA
P/E -12.9x 21.7x 29.1x
P/FCF -238.6x 17.2x 20.6x
P/Operating cash flow -355.5x 15.8x 13.5x
P/S 1.7x 6.5x 1.8x
P/B 1.1x 2.9x 1.8x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 5.9x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA -11.6x 15.0x 10.8x
EV/EBIT -7.0x 19.2x 15.8x
EV/Revenue 1.0x 7.8x 1.8x
EV/FCF -150.5x 20.7x 20.4x
EV/Operating cash flow -224.3x 19.1x 13.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.38 0.65 0.50

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSMRTICENWSA
Revenue growth (1Y) -2.8% 6.9% 6.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -9.9% 11.9% 4.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.3% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 31.6% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 71.0% 16.4% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 33.4% 13.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) 72.9% 34.1% -44.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 34.9% 33.1% 58.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 73.4% 36.6% -50.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 34.1% 33.3% 58.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 98.4% 13.1% 26.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 77.1% 14.9% 16.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 97.8% 13.9% 42.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 73.9% 14.1% 23.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSMRTICENWSA
Gross margin 36.4% – –
EBITDA margin -9.0% 52.3% 17.0%
Operating margin -14.9% 40.7% –
Pretax margin -13.1% 39.7% 11.6%
Net margin -13.0% 30.1% 6.3%
FCF margin -0.7% 37.8% 9.0%
Operating cash flow margin -0.5% 41.1% 13.7%
Return on equity -8.6% 13.9% 8.0%
Return on assets -6.6% 2.3% 4.8%
Return on invested capital – 8.5% 6.6%
Return on capital employed -8.9% 9.7% 8.2%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.1x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.0x 1.3x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 6.7% 2.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSMRTICENWSA
Debt / assets – 11.4% 12.8%
Debt / equity – 0.7x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.6x -0.1x
Debt / FCF – 3.9x 2.5x
Liabilities / assets 23.3% 83.0% 40.6%
Equity / assets 76.7% 17.0% 59.4%
Interest coverage -59.4x 6.8x –
Current ratio 3.8x 1.0x 1.6x
Quick ratio 3.1x 0.0x 1.4x
Cash ratio 2.2x 0.0x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 0.91 0.73 2.49

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSMRTICENWSA
Dividend yield – 1.3% 0.7%
Net buyback yield -0.4% 2.3% 3.8%
Shareholder yield -0.4% 3.6% 4.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 27.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 22.5% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 6.1% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 8.3% –

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.

ConsensusSMRTICENWSA
Forward P/E – 17.9xFY2026 24.0xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.10FY2026 $8.69FY2026 $1.25FY2027
EPS growth, next FY – +25.0%FY2026 +5.9%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after – -3.2% +30.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $154.91MFY2026 $10.54BFY2026 $9.15BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +13.1%FY2026 +6.1%FY2026 +1.3%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +28.9% +16.0% +3.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSMRTICENWSA
Held by institutions 64.9% 92.5% 100.0%
Institutions holding 130 1,653 636
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.0% +1.4% -3.3%
Institutions buying 72 735 344
Institutions selling 33 694 189
Buyers to sellers 2.18 1.06 1.82

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.

SMRTICENWSA
SMRT 1.00 0.05 0.02
ICE 0.05 1.00 0.35
NWSA 0.02 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SMRT, ICE and NWSA?

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) is the largest by market capitalisation: SmartRent (SMRT) $253.02M, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) $87.37B, News (NWSA) $16.16B.

Which stock is cheaper, SMRT, ICE and NWSA?

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (SmartRent (SMRT) -12.9x, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 21.6x, News (NWSA) 28.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) is cheapest (Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 17.9x, News (NWSA) 24.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: SmartRent (SMRT) -2.8%, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) +6.9%, News (NWSA) +6.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) has the highest net margin (SmartRent (SMRT) -13.0%, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 30.1%, News (NWSA) 6.3%). On return on invested capital, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) leads (Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 8.5%, News (NWSA) 6.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year News (NWSA) returned the most: SmartRent (SMRT) -9.7%, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) -2.8%, News (NWSA) +12.0%. Over five years, News (NWSA) compounded fastest (SmartRent (SMRT) -36.8%/yr, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) +2.8%/yr, News (NWSA) +5.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: SmartRent (SMRT) 0.00%, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 0.01%, News (NWSA) 0.00%. SmartRent (SMRT) and News (NWSA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) has been the steadiest (SmartRent (SMRT) 60.2%, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 25.8%, News (NWSA) 26.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SMRT, ICE and NWSA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) leads on 7. 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.