NWS vs NYT vs WLY
161 measures in 16 categories, one definition each, computed from filings and market data.
NYT76.2
The New York Times Company
Communication Services · Publishing
$67.78 −1.65%$10.9B mkt cap
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WLY60.6
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Communication Services · Publishing
$52.72 −0.47%$2.7B mkt cap
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Price, rebased to 100 three years ago
NWS NYT WLY · weekly adjusted closesSmart money 8Valuation 16Profitability (TTM) 12Returns on capital 11Growth 17Margin history & stability 7Liquidity (latest quarter) 7Leverage & solvency (latest quarter) 13Efficiency 11Cash flow & earnings quality 7Dividends & buybacks 9Scores & forensic checks 15Per share 7Size (TTM) 8Price performance 9Technicals 4
● marks the highest or lowest value where that direction is plainly stronger (margins, returns, coverage, leverage); multiples and yields are left unmarked. Bars show each stock's percentile within its own industry. n/a: the measure does not apply to lenders and insurers.
Smart money
8 measures| Measure | NWS | NYT | WLY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insider open-market buys, 180d | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Insider $ bought, 180d | — | — | — |
| Congress purchases, 180d | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last Congress purchase | — | — | — |
| 13F net change in holders | — | +3 | +17 |
| ETFs adding shares, 30d | 438 | 353 | 217 |
| ETFs trimming, 30d | 394 | 318 | 184 |
| Net ETF funds, 30d | +44 | +35 | +33 |
Valuation
16 measures| Measure | NWS | NYT | WLY |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (TTM) | 30.9x
100th
|
27.8x
60th
|
13.5x
40th
|
| PEG (P/E ÷ 3-yr EPS CAGR) | 0.53 | 0.89 | — |
| Price / sales | 2.0x
83rd
|
3.7x
100th
|
1.6x
50th
|
| Price / book | 2.1x
33rd
|
5.3x
83rd
|
3.4x
67th
|
| Price / tangible book | 7.3x | 8.0x | — |
| Price / free cash flow | 16.6x
60th
|
17.5x
80th
|
12.6x
20th
|
| Price / operating cash flow | 11.9x
67th
|
16.6x
83rd
|
9.2x
17th
|
| Enterprise value | $18.5B
100th
|
$10.3B
67th
|
$3.9B
50th
|
| EV / sales | 2.1x
50th
|
3.4x
100th
|
2.4x
83rd
|
| EV / EBITDA | 12.1x
83rd
|
17.3x
100th
|
10.4x
50th
|
| EV / EBIT | 17.7x
83rd
|
20.6x
100th
|
17.0x
67th
|
| EV / free cash flow | 17.4x
40th
|
16.5x
20th
|
18.6x
80th
|
| Earnings yield | 3.2%
17th
|
3.6%
50th
|
7.4%
67th
|
| FCF yield | 6.0%
50th
|
5.7%
33rd
|
7.9%
83rd
|
| Operating cash flow yield | 8.4%
33rd
|
6.0%
17th
|
10.9%
83rd
|
| Graham number (per share) | $18.78
0th
|
$26.09
40th
|
$37.15
60th
|
Profitability (TTM)
12 measures| Measure | NWS | NYT | WLY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 56.9%
50th
|
51.7%
17th
|
75.4%
83rd
|
| EBITDA margin | 17.0%
17th
|
19.9%
67th
|
22.7%
83rd
|
| Operating margin | 11.4%
33rd
|
16.3%
83rd
|
14.8%
67th
|
| EBIT margin | 11.6%
17th
|
16.8%
100th
|
13.9%
67th
|
| Net margin | 6.3%
33rd
|
13.2%
100th
|
11.9%
67th
|
| NOPAT margin | 8.1%
33rd
|
12.8%
67th
|
15.8%
83rd
|
| FCF margin | 11.8%
33rd
|
20.9%
100th
|
12.7%
67th
|
| Operating cash flow margin | 16.5%
33rd
|
22.1%
100th
|
17.4%
67th
|
| R&D / revenue | 0.0%
0th
|
9.2%
100th
|
0.0%
0th
|
| SG&A / revenue | 38.9%
50th
|
26.0%
17th
|
53.7%
100th
|
| Stock comp / revenue | 0.0%
0th
|
2.6%
100th
|
1.7%
67th
|
| Effective tax rate | 29.0%
60th
|
21.3%
40th
|
-7.2%
0th
|
Returns on capital
11 measures| Measure | NWS | NYT | WLY |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROE (on average equity) | 6.6%
17th
|
19.7%
67th
|
25.9%
83rd
|
| ROA | 3.7%
33rd
|
13.6%
100th
|
7.0%
67th
|
| ROIC | 7.8%
33rd
|
27.5%
100th
|
12.8%
67th
|
| ROCE | 8.2%
0th
|
21.4%
100th
|
9.5%
33rd
|
| Return on tangible assets | 6.7%
0th
|
17.3%
100th
|
8.2%
33rd
|
| Cash ROIC (OCF / invested capital) | 16.0%
67th
|
47.5%
100th
|
14.1%
33rd
|
| Gross profitability (GP / assets) | 33.0%
0th
|
51.6%
100th
|
40.1%
67th
|
| ROIC, 3-yr average | 4.4%
40th
|
21.9%
100th
|
4.3%
20th
|
| ROIC, 5-yr average | 4.7%
60th
|
23.3%
100th
|
3.1%
20th
|
| ROE, 5-yr average | 4.9%
20th
|
14.8%
100th
|
5.5%
40th
|
| Incremental ROIC | -147.0%
0th
|
115.9%
100th
|
30.9%
40th
|
Growth
17 measures| Measure | NWS | NYT | WLY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM YoY) | 6.8%
60th
|
10.8%
100th
|
-0.3%
20th
|
| Revenue growth (QoQ) | 7.0%
67th
|
7.1%
100th
|
-13.7%
17th
|
| Revenue CAGR, 3 yr | -3.0%
40th
|
8.0%
100th
|
-5.6%
0th
|
| Revenue CAGR, 5 yr | -0.7%
40th
|
9.3%
100th
|
-3.6%
0th
|
| Gross profit CAGR, 3 yr | 2.3%
80th
|
11.1%
100th
|
-1.3%
40th
|
| Operating income CAGR, 3 yr | -10.2%
20th
|
28.7%
80th
|
37.1%
100th
|
| Net income growth (TTM YoY) | 23.5%
50th
|
22.6%
25th
|
103.7%
75th
|
| Net income CAGR, 3 yr | 56.7% | 30.6% | — |
| EPS growth (TTM YoY) | 25.7%
50th
|
23.6%
25th
|
116.6%
75th
|
| EPS CAGR, 3 yr | 58.0% | 31.1% | — |
| EPS CAGR, 5 yr | 12.9%
40th
|
23.9%
80th
|
8.7%
0th
|
| FCF growth (TTM YoY) | 46.9%
25th
|
36.9%
0th
|
69.1%
75th
|
| FCF CAGR, 3 yr | 21.7%
50th
|
40.3%
100th
|
6.1%
0th
|
| Operating cash flow CAGR, 3 yr | 11.0%
60th
|
37.3%
100th
|
0.6%
20th
|
| Book value CAGR, 3 yr | 2.8%
60th
|
8.9%
100th
|
-2.5%
0th
|
| Dividend CAGR, 3 yr | 4.2%
40th
|
10.6%
80th
|
-5.5%
20th
|
| Sustainable growth rate | 4.3%
0th
|
13.4%
60th
|
16.3%
80th
|
Margin history & stability
7 measures| Measure | NWS | NYT | WLY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin, 3-yr average | 55.7%
40th
|
50.2%
0th
|
72.0%
80th
|
| Operating margin, 3-yr average | 14.3%
80th
|
14.5%
100th
|
13.5%
40th
|
| Net margin, 3-yr average | 5.0%
60th
|
12.0%
100th
|
3.9%
20th
|
| FCF margin, 3-yr average | 9.7%
80th
|
17.3%
100th
|
8.7%
20th
|
| Revenue stability (0-1) | 0.23
0th
|
0.99
100th
|
0.85
60th
|
| Earnings stability (0-1) | 0.06
60th
|
0.93
100th
|
0.00
20th
|
| Margin stability (0-1) | 0.93
20th
|
0.97
100th
|
0.95
60th
|
Liquidity (latest quarter)
7 measures| Measure | NWS | NYT | WLY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & short-term investments | $2.1B
83rd
|
$660.8M
67th
|
$106.4M
17th
|
| Net cash (− = net debt) | −$820.0M
50th
|
$660.8M
100th
|
−$1.3B
0th
|
| Working capital | $1.7B
83rd
|
$375.5M
67th
|
−$250.6M
0th
|
| Current ratio | 1.62
83rd
|
1.58
67th
|
0.64
0th
|
| Quick ratio | 1.51
67th
|
1.58
100th
|
0.61
0th
|
| Cash ratio (cash + ST investments / current liabilities) | 0.76
67th
|
1.02
100th
|
0.15
0th
|
| Defensive interval (days) | 342 days
83rd
|
311 days
67th
|
115 days
0th
|
Leverage & solvency (latest quarter)
13 measures| Measure | NWS | NYT | WLY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total debt | $2.9B
83rd
|
$0
0th
|
$1.4B
50th
|
| Debt / equity | 0.34
17th
|
0.00
0th
|
1.72
67th
|
| Net debt / equity | 0.10
17th
|
−0.32
0th
|
1.59
67th
|
| Debt / assets | 18.8%
17th
|
0.0%
0th
|
43.9%
67th
|
| Debt / capital | 25.5%
17th
|
0.0%
0th
|
63.3%
67th
|
| Debt / EBITDA | 1.90
33rd
|
0.00
0th
|
3.63
83rd
|
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.54
17th
|
−1.12
0th
|
3.35
83rd
|
| Interest coverage (EBIT / interest) | — | 789.6x
100th
|
5.0x
25th
|
| Cash interest coverage | — | 1,039.9x
100th
|
6.2x
50th
|
| Debt payback (years of OCF) | 2.0 yrs
33rd
|
0.0 yrs
0th
|
4.7 yrs
50th
|
| Liabilities / assets | 40.6%
17th
|
31.4%
0th
|
74.6%
67th
|
| IS credit model rating | A+ | AA | BB- |
| Implied credit spread (bps) | 125
17th
|
80
0th
|
550
83rd
|
Efficiency
11 measures| Measure | NWS | NYT | WLY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asset turnover | 0.58
0th
|
1.03
100th
|
0.59
33rd
|
| Fixed asset turnover | 4.20
0th
|
6.54
60th
|
8.86
80th
|
| Inventory turnover | 12.4
20th
|
— | 20.3
60th
|
| Receivables turnover | 5.4
0th
|
13.3
100th
|
7.7
50th
|
| Days sales outstanding | 67 days
83rd
|
27 days
0th
|
47 days
33rd
|
| Days inventory outstanding | 29 days
60th
|
— | 18 days
40th
|
| Days payables outstanding | 35 days
33rd
|
35 days
17th
|
36 days
67th
|
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 62 days
67th
|
−8 days
0th
|
29 days
33rd
|
| Capex / revenue | 4.7%
50th
|
1.2%
0th
|
4.7%
83rd
|
| Capex / depreciation | 0.88
83rd
|
0.38
0th
|
0.54
33rd
|
| Operating expense ratio | 65.1%
50th
|
36.3%
17th
|
73.1%
83rd
|
Cash flow & earnings quality
7 measures| Measure | NWS | NYT | WLY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow / net income | 2.61
80th
|
1.68
60th
|
1.46
20th
|
| FCF / net income | 1.86
80th
|
1.59
60th
|
1.07
20th
|
| FCF / operating cash flow | 71.5%
33rd
|
94.6%
100th
|
72.9%
67th
|
| Capex / operating cash flow | 28.5%
67th
|
5.4%
0th
|
27.1%
17th
|
| Accruals ratio | -5.9%
33rd
|
-9.2%
0th
|
-3.3%
67th
|
| Sloan accruals ratio | -6.2%
17th
|
0.2%
100th
|
-6.0%
50th
|
| Earnings quality score (0-1) | 0.75
20th
|
0.75
20th
|
1.00
80th
|
Scores & forensic checks
15 measures| Measure | NWS | NYT | WLY |
|---|---|---|---|
| IS score | 62
83rd
|
76
100th
|
61
50th
|
| IS profitability | 40
33rd
|
64
100th
|
47
67th
|
| IS growth | 60
80th
|
64
100th
|
58
40th
|
| IS value | 52
33rd
|
45
17th
|
69
83rd
|
| IS momentum | 88
80th
|
90
100th
|
85
40th
|
| IS risk (safety) | 50
17th
|
100
100th
|
50
17th
|
| IS quality | 77
83rd
|
87
100th
|
64
50th
|
| IS balance sheet | 79
67th
|
91
100th
|
29
17th
|
| IS earnings quality | 69
50th
|
74
67th
|
81
83rd
|
| IS cash flow | 69
67th
|
86
100th
|
67
33rd
|
| Piotroski F-score (0-9) | 8
83rd
|
8
83rd
|
6
33rd
|
| Altman Z-score | 2.4
67th
|
10.2
100th
|
2.1
17th
|
| Beneish M-score | −2.73
20th
|
−2.80
0th
|
−2.60
40th
|
| Ohlson O-score | −9.11
17th
|
−10.09
0th
|
−6.05
67th
|
| IS credit score | 75
83rd
|
89
100th
|
37
17th
|
Size (TTM)
8 measures| Measure | NWS | NYT | WLY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $17.7B
100th
|
$10.9B
67th
|
$2.7B
50th
|
| Revenue | $9.0B
83rd
|
$3.0B
67th
|
$1.7B
17th
|
| EBITDA | $1.5B
83rd
|
$592.1M
67th
|
$378.7M
33rd
|
| Net income | $573.0M
83rd
|
$392.8M
67th
|
$198.2M
33rd
|
| Free cash flow | $1.1B
83rd
|
$623.0M
67th
|
$211.5M
33rd
|
| Total assets | $15.5B
83rd
|
$3.0B
33rd
|
$3.1B
50th
|
| Shareholders' equity | $8.5B
83rd
|
$2.0B
67th
|
$797.0M
33rd
|
| Employees | 21,700
83rd
|
6,000
50th
|
4,500
0th
|
Price performance
9 measures| Measure | NWS | NYT | WLY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 day | −0.5% | −1.6% | −0.5% |
| 1 week | +2.7% | +2.2% | +6.2% |
| 1 month | −1.5% | −3.1% | +7.6% |
| 3 months | +2.1% | −9.9% | +6.3% |
| 6 months | +9.8% | −14.7% | +28.8% |
| Year to date | +10.4% | −2.6% | +82.9% |
| 1 year | +9.9% | +23.6% | +46.0% |
| 3 years, cumulative | +53.6% | +61.0% | +89.7% |
| 5 years, cumulative | +42.3% | +33.5% | +19.1% |
Technicals
4 measures| Measure | NWS | NYT | WLY |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSI 14 | 55.1 | 55.4 | 64.2 |
| From 52-week high | −7.8% | −22.2% | −7.6% |
| From 52-week low | +29.0% | +24.2% | +90.2% |
| Beta | 0.96 | 0.92 | 0.75 |
InsiderStreet reports findings from filings and market data. A comparison is not a recommendation to buy or sell either stock.Every figure is computed in code · data as of 2026-10-17