TRI vs NYT vs VERX Stock Comparison

Thomson Reuters, New York Times and Vertex Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
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
VERX Vertex, Inc.
$15.39 +31.3% 1M -39.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.45B
P/E
684.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$787.44M
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, Vertex 3, Thomson Reuters 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTRINYTVERXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $54.80B $11.44B $2.45B TRI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.8x 29.1x 684.4x NYT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.4x 25.7x 19.7x VERX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.0% +10.8% +10.8% VERX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 20.7% 13.2% 0.5% TRI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 0.0% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.2x — 1.1x VERX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield -0.01% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -24.6% +22.1% -39.2% NYT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.1%/yr +4.8%/yr -4.7%/yr NYT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 51.6% 31.8% 62.3% NYT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 80/100 47/100 NYT

Percentile Scorecard

TRINYTVERX

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

AxisTRINYTVERX
Valuation 49 #52 of 101 38 #34 of 54 40 #61 of 101
Growth 28 #70 of 97 98 #2 of 45 78 #22 of 97
Profitability 99 #2 of 94 98 #2 of 43 54 #44 of 94
Financial Health 67 #37 of 109 90 #7 of 62 33 #73 of 109
Shareholder Returns 37 #41 of 64 76 #7 of 26 32 #44 of 64
Overall 56 80 47
  • TRI ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • NYT ranked among 63 companies in Advertising and Media
  • VERX ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTRINYTVERXSPY
1 month +25.1%+12.4%+31.3% -1.0%
3 months +36.6%-2.9%+29.7% +2.9%
6 months +37.2%-14.0%+22.9% +6.4%
Year to date -6.6%+0.2%-22.9% +11.4%
1 year -24.6%+22.1%-39.2% +13.1%
3 years +0.2%+66.5%-34.0% +79.4%
3 years, per year +0.1%+18.5%-12.9% +21.5%
5 years -0.3%+26.5%-21.4% +67.7%
5 years, per year -0.1%+4.8%-4.7% +10.9%
10 years +198.5%+502.4%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +11.6%+19.7%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureTRINYTVERXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 51.6%31.8%62.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.9%38.5%63.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.180.090.46 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.480.70-0.63 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -64.3%-50.0%-82.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.6%-19.0%-40.0% -2.5%
52-week high $163.45$85.86$25.66 $779.14
52-week low $76.55$56.09$10.58 $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.

MultipleTRINYTVERX
P/E now vs peer median 34.1xmedian 29.9x 28.7xmedian 18.8x 694.6xmedian 29.9x
P/S now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 2.8x 3.8xmedian 0.7x 3.2xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 27.2xmedian 17.4x 18.8xmedian 11.1x 26.4xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.2xmedian 16.9x 17.9xmedian 9.4x 49.2xmedian 16.9x
P/B now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 3.1x 5.5xmedian 1.6x 10.3xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median 3.29median 0.86 0.92median 0.44 24.64median 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 monthsTRINYTVERX
Revenue $7.83B $2.98B $787.44M
Gross profit – $1.53B $503.58M
Operating income $2.33B $475.01M -$13.34M
Net income $1.68B $392.83M $3.58M
Free cash flow $3.19B $623.02M $50.48M
R&D – $274.41M $91.60M
EPS (diluted) $3.61 $2.41 $0.02
Cash & equivalents $577.00M $232.66M $230.49M
Total debt $3.26B – $1.35B
Shares (diluted) 449.53M 163.04M 161.39M
Enterprise value $51.58B $8.93B $1.31B

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
MetricTRINYTVERX
P/E 34.1x 28.7x 694.6x
P/FCF 17.2x 17.9x 49.2x
P/Operating cash flow 19.0x 17.0x 14.3x
P/S 7.0x 3.8x 3.2x
P/B 4.9x 5.5x 10.3x
P/Tangible book 6.8x 6.1x 10.4x
EV/EBITDA 27.2x 18.8x 26.4x
EV/EBIT 24.6x 22.1x -194.2x
EV/Revenue 7.3x 3.5x 3.3x
EV/FCF 18.0x 16.9x 51.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.9x 16.0x 14.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.29 0.92 24.64

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTRINYTVERX
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.0% 10.8% 10.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.2% 8.0% 14.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 13.8% 9.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 10.9% 15.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.1% 22.3% -75.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -0.5% 27.8% 8.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 4.7% 22.6% 107.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -6.8% 30.6% 28.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 8.4% 23.6% 107.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.4% 31.1% 28.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.5% 34.4% 21.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.1% 37.3% 47.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 13.0% 36.9% 4,078%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.0% 40.3% 78.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTRINYTVERX
Gross margin – 51.4% 64.0%
EBITDA margin 26.9% 18.8% 12.5%
Operating margin 29.7% 16.0% -1.7%
Pretax margin 46.5% 16.8% -1.2%
Net margin 20.7% 13.2% 0.5%
FCF margin 40.7% 20.9% 6.4%
Operating cash flow margin 36.9% 22.1% 22.0%
Return on equity – 19.4% 1.5%
Return on assets – 13.4% 0.3%
Return on invested capital – – 0.0%
Return on capital employed – 20.9% -2.1%
Asset turnover – 1.0x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.7x 48.6x
Stock comp / revenue – 2.6% 7.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTRINYTVERX
Debt / assets 18.0% – 28.0%
Debt / equity 0.3x – 1.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.2x – 1.1x
Debt / FCF 1.0x – 6.7x
Liabilities / assets 38.5% 31.4% 80.1%
Equity / assets 61.5% 68.6% 19.9%
Interest coverage 116.5x – –
Current ratio 0.5x 1.6x 0.9x
Quick ratio -2.5x 1.4x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.2x 1.0x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 6.14 10.07 2.03

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTRINYTVERX
Dividend yield 3.3% 1.3% –
Net buyback yield -2.1% 1.6% 1.9%
Shareholder yield 1.1% 2.8% 1.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 30.9% 32.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 16.3% 20.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) -10.6% 33.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -8.5% 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.

ConsensusTRINYTVERX
Forward P/E 27.4xFY2026 25.7xFY2026 19.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.50FY2026 $2.71FY2026 $0.78FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +13.4%FY2026 +10.2%FY2026 +21.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.6% +18.8% +38.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.76BFY2026 $3.24BFY2026 $795.75MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.1%FY2026 +14.8%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.1% +6.7% +17.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTRINYTVERX
Held by institutions 90.1% 100.0% 93.3%
Institutions holding 421 630 229
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.6% +2.3% -7.0%
Institutions buying 408 313 135
Institutions selling 9 223 69
Buyers to sellers 45.33 1.40 1.96

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.

TRINYTVERX
TRI 1.00 0.29 0.65
NYT 0.29 1.00 0.18
VERX 0.65 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TRI, NYT and VERX?

Thomson Reuters (TRI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Thomson Reuters (TRI) $54.80B, New York Times (NYT) $11.44B, Vertex (VERX) $2.45B.

Which stock is cheaper, TRI, NYT and VERX?

New York Times (NYT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Thomson Reuters (TRI) 33.8x, New York Times (NYT) 29.1x, Vertex (VERX) 684.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Vertex (VERX) is cheapest (Thomson Reuters (TRI) 27.4x, New York Times (NYT) 25.7x, Vertex (VERX) 19.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

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

Which company is more profitable?

Thomson Reuters (TRI) has the highest net margin (Thomson Reuters (TRI) 20.7%, New York Times (NYT) 13.2%, Vertex (VERX) 0.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year New York Times (NYT) returned the most: Thomson Reuters (TRI) -24.6%, New York Times (NYT) +22.1%, Vertex (VERX) -39.2%. Over five years, New York Times (NYT) compounded fastest (Thomson Reuters (TRI) -0.1%/yr, New York Times (NYT) +4.8%/yr, Vertex (VERX) -4.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Thomson Reuters (TRI) -0.01%, New York Times (NYT) 0.01%, Vertex (VERX) 0.00%. Thomson Reuters (TRI) and Vertex (VERX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, New York Times (NYT) has been the steadiest (Thomson Reuters (TRI) 51.6%, New York Times (NYT) 31.8%, Vertex (VERX) 62.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.