VALU vs VRSK vs TDAY Stock Comparison

Value Line, Verisk Analytics and Usa Today Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
4 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
4 wins
TDAY USA TODAY Co., Inc.
$6.18 -2.2% 1M +50.4% 1Y
Market cap
$904.64M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.23B
Div. yield
–
Publishing Communication Services
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Verisk Analytics leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Verisk Analytics 4, Value Line 4, Usa Today 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionVALUVRSKTDAYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $397.70M $25.68B $904.64M VRSK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.1x 29.0x -22.5x VALU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 23.9x 22.1x TDAY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -5.5% +5.0% -6.7% VRSK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 60.3% 28.2% -1.8% VALU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 31.9% 0.0% VRSK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.3x 1.6x TDAY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +12.3% -8.3% +50.4% TDAY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.9%/yr -1.9%/yr +1.3%/yr VALU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.7% 35.8% 48.4% VALU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 56/100 47/100 VRSK

Percentile Scorecard

VALUVRSKTDAY

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

AxisVALUVRSKTDAY
Valuation 31 #37 of 53 32 #640 of 941 83 #10 of 53
Growth 26 #33 of 44 47 #328 of 615 44 #25 of 44
Profitability 76 #11 of 42 97 #21 of 586 61 #17 of 42
Financial Health 93 #5 of 61 33 #447 of 667 40 #37 of 61
Shareholder Returns 28 #19 of 26 72 #197 of 704 8 #24 of 26
Overall 51 56 47
  • VALU ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media
  • VRSK ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services
  • TDAY 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

PeriodVALUVRSKTDAYSPY
1 month +3.2%+14.9%-2.2% +0.7%
3 months +19.7%-4.8%-29.0% +3.7%
6 months +18.3%+3.4%-14.5% +7.1%
Year to date +8.4%-14.7%+20.0% +12.8%
1 year +12.3%-8.3%+50.4% +11.9%
3 years +7.9%-15.0%+168.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year +2.6%-5.3%+39.1% +22.8%
5 years +20.9%-9.3%+6.6% +67.6%
5 years, per year +3.9%-1.9%+1.3% +10.9%
10 years +131.3%+134.4%-56.7% +262.0%
10 years, per year +8.7%+8.9%-8.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureVALUVRSKTDAYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.7%35.8%48.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.7%36.3%40.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.08-0.480.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.36-0.231.04 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -68.3%-51.2%-79.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.3%-15.3%-31.7% -1.2%
52-week high $44.44$225.07$9.05 $779.14
52-week low $32.00$156.84$4.11 $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.

MultipleVALUVRSKTDAY
P/E now vs peer median 19.7xmedian 18.7x 28.2xmedian 13.0x -22.5xmedian 18.7x
P/S now vs peer median 11.9xmedian 0.6x 7.9xmedian 3.2x 0.4xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 69.7xmedian 10.6x 16.7xmedian 7.7x 3.9xmedian 10.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.0xmedian 9.0x 20.1xmedian 10.7x 14.7xmedian 9.0x
P/B now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 1.6x -20.9xmedian 1.2x 5.9xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.49 1.12median 0.90 3.20median 0.49

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 monthsVALUVRSKTDAY
Revenue $32.89M $3.14B $2.23B
Gross profit – $2.20B $880.46M
Operating income $3.56M $1.38B $252.85M
Net income $19.83M $885.50M -$40.28M
Free cash flow $17.73M $1.24B $61.59M
EPS (diluted) – $6.77 $-0.21
Cash & equivalents $16.02M $551.40M $86.66M
Total debt – $11.77B $710.15M
Shares (diluted) – 130.85M 193.95M
Enterprise value $145.01M $20.32B $567.35M

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
MetricVALUVRSKTDAY
P/E 19.7x 28.2x -22.5x
P/FCF 22.0x 20.1x 14.7x
P/Operating cash flow 22.0x 16.5x 8.0x
P/S 11.9x 7.9x 0.4x
P/B 3.6x -20.9x 5.9x
P/Tangible book 3.6x -16.5x -5.9x
EV/EBITDA 69.7x 16.7x 3.9x
EV/EBIT 94.8x 20.9x 6.1x
EV/Revenue 10.3x 9.2x 0.7x
EV/FCF 19.1x 23.2x 24.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.1x 19.1x 13.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.12 3.20

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVALUVRSKTDAY
Revenue growth (1Y) -5.5% 5.0% -6.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -5.9% 6.9% -7.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 6.2% -4.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 8.3% -4.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -36.8% 4.8% 329.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -32.7% 6.6% 122.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -6.7% -3.3% -134.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.4% 20.7% -19.2%
EPS growth (1Y) – 3.7% -135.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 25.0% -7.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -15.7% 21.1% 14.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.3% 11.4% 7.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -15.0% 21.2% 42.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.3% 14.6% 4.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVALUVRSKTDAY
Gross margin – 70.2% 39.5%
EBITDA margin 14.7% 55.0% 17.7%
Operating margin 10.8% 43.9% 11.3%
Pretax margin 40.5% 37.0% 3.0%
Net margin 60.3% 28.2% -1.8%
FCF margin 53.9% 39.4% 2.8%
Operating cash flow margin 53.9% 47.9% 5.1%
Return on equity 5.5% – -27.3%
Return on assets 3.9% 19.5% -2.2%
Return on invested capital – 31.9% 0.0%
Return on capital employed 2.7% 40.1% 19.5%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.7x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 1.7x -2.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.8% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVALUVRSKTDAY
Debt / assets – 99.5% 39.7%
Debt / equity – -3.8x 4.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.3x 1.6x
Debt / FCF – 3.6x 11.5x
Liabilities / assets 28.5% 126.4% 91.4%
Equity / assets 71.5% -26.4% 8.6%
Interest coverage – 7.0x 2.8x
Current ratio 4.1x 1.0x 0.8x
Quick ratio 2.4x 0.9x 0.6x
Cash ratio 2.4x 0.5x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 7.35 6.86 1.18

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVALUVRSKTDAY
Dividend yield 3.3% 1.0% –
Net buyback yield 0.2% 7.5% 0.3%
Shareholder yield 3.6% 8.6% 0.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 62.8% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 70.2% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 7.9% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 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.

ConsensusVALUVRSKTDAY
Forward P/E – 23.9xFY2026 22.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $7.97FY2026 $0.28FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +11.3%FY2026 +366.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +5.1% +3.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $3.33BFY2026 $2.07BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +8.6%FY2026 -9.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +6.7% +8.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVALUVRSKTDAY
Held by institutions 5.6% 97.6% 95.2%
Institutions holding 53 954 222
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.8% -0.4% +0.2%
Institutions buying 16 488 108
Institutions selling 18 349 60
Buyers to sellers 0.89 1.40 1.80

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.

VALUVRSKTDAY
VALU 1.00 0.08 -0.01
VRSK 0.08 1.00 0.11
TDAY -0.01 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VALU, VRSK and TDAY?

Verisk Analytics (VRSK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Value Line (VALU) $397.70M, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) $25.68B, Usa Today (TDAY) $904.64M.

Which stock is cheaper, VALU, VRSK and TDAY?

Value Line (VALU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Value Line (VALU) 20.1x, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 29.0x, Usa Today (TDAY) -22.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Usa Today (TDAY) is cheapest (Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 23.9x, Usa Today (TDAY) 22.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Verisk Analytics (VRSK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Value Line (VALU) -5.5%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) +5.0%, Usa Today (TDAY) -6.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Value Line (VALU) has the highest net margin (Value Line (VALU) 60.3%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 28.2%, Usa Today (TDAY) -1.8%). On return on invested capital, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) leads (Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 31.9%, Usa Today (TDAY) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Usa Today (TDAY) returned the most: Value Line (VALU) +12.3%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) -8.3%, Usa Today (TDAY) +50.4%. Over five years, Value Line (VALU) compounded fastest (Value Line (VALU) +3.9%/yr, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) -1.9%/yr, Usa Today (TDAY) +1.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Value Line (VALU) 0.03%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 0.00%, Usa Today (TDAY) 0.00%. Verisk Analytics (VRSK) and Usa Today (TDAY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Value Line (VALU) has been the steadiest (Value Line (VALU) 34.7%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 35.8%, Usa Today (TDAY) 48.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 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.