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News vs New York Times: which stock is doing better?

News and New York Times are business rivals. Where they compete: digital and print news publishing, subscription-driven news media. Here is how the two stocks, and the businesses behind them, compare over the past year.

Updated Oct 9, 2026

70
NYT P3

NYT ahead

On Stox’s P3 score, which combines market beat, staying power and business growth, New York Times rates 70 and News 38. Over the past year News is +8% and New York Times +20%, against +16% for the S&P 500. New York Times has grown revenue faster, +10% against +1%. By type, News is a Speculative Pop and New York Times a Bellwether.

NWSA P3 38NYT P3 70Both in Media & cable

The past year

NWSA against NYT, each set to $100 a year ago. Select a measure in the table below to chart it for both.

NWSA against NYT, past year
$100 a year ago. NWSA +8%, NYT +20%.
75100125150NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct
NWSANYT

NWSA and NYT side by side

Ahead marks the stronger reading on each line; for the typical day and the deepest fall it marks the steadier stock. Select a row with a chart to see both over the year.

MeasureNWSANYTAhead
Past 3 months
Share price change
+5%−12%NWSA
Past month
Share price change
−1%−0%NYT
Revenue growth
Past four quarters against the year before
+1%+10%NYT
Operating margin
Operating profit as a share of revenue, past four quarters
12%16%NYT
Deepest fall
From a high, past year
−17%−28%NWSA, held up
Market value
What the market values the company at
$16.3B$10.8B
Type
Its Stox Atlas type
Speculative PopBellwether
Group
Stocks it moves with
Media & cableMedia & cableSame group

How to read this page

How it’s measured. Scores from Stox rank each stock against about 1,200 large US stocks and funds, where 100 is best; P3 combines market beat, staying power and business growth. Returns are share-price changes. The typical day is the average true range over 14 days as a share of the price, averaged over the past year.

Sources. Daily prices and company financial statements from Financial Modeling Prep; scores and curated rivals from Stox.

A higher score describes a stronger past year, not what comes next.

Rivals are chosen by the markets the two businesses compete in, not by sector labels.

For financial statements, valuation and news, see NWSA and NYT on Stox.

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