Compare price, profitability, solvency, and SEC-reported financials side by side—before deciding which assumptions deserve a closer look.
FY 2026 · Mkt capMarket cap $17.60B · View financials
Snapshot Sep 4, 4:00 PM ET
FY 2025 · Mkt cap
Decision snapshot: NWSA stock price vs UMBF: inconclusive Relative valuation is incomplete for this pair. Review the available filing metrics before drawing a conclusion.
Quick read
Each company valued on the other's multiple, then compared with the market price.
Implied fair value · at UMBF's multiple
Needs UMBF P/E.
Implied fair value · at NWSA's multiple
Needs NWSA P/E.
Snapshot Sep 4, 4:00 PM ET
Metric by metric
Where each company leads, and how wide the gap is.
Growth lag
Pricing power
Operating leverage
Multiple premium
Not comparable
Lower leverage
Statements
Core statements aligned to each company's latest fiscal year.
SEC periods: NWSA FY 2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026) · UMBF FY 2025 (ended Dec 31, 2025). Fiscal years are not aligned.
Trendline
Six fiscal years of revenue, earnings, and margins before underwriting a re-rating.
Price framework
Market cap plus debt, less cash.
Capital structure 90% equity / 10% debt · EV / Revenue 1.94x · EV / EBITDA 12.05x
Capital structure 96% equity / 4% debt · EV / Revenue 1.08x · EV / EBITDA 1.49x
NWSA carries the larger enterprise value at $17.49B against $3.62B; UMBF trades on the lower EV / Revenue multiple (1.08x vs 1.94x); UMBF on the lower EV / EBITDA (1.49x vs 12.05x).
Price framework
The same filing-backed model used on each company's valuation page, with company-specific inputs and calculated scenarios.
NEWS CORPORATION · implied price per share
Debt and bridge-cash inputs are required to translate enterprise value into equity value.
UMB FINANCIAL CORP · implied price per share
Debt and bridge-cash inputs are required to translate enterprise value into equity value.
Balance sheet health
Financial health checks to separate durable balance sheets from potential value traps.
Financial strength on a 0–9 scale.
Bankruptcy-risk signal from balance sheet and earnings power.
Not enough data to score either balance sheet.
Debt / equity
Total debt against shareholders' equity
0.23x
0.06x
Net debt / EBITDA
Leverage against operating earnings
-0.07x
-3.00x
Cash and equivalents
Liquid reserves on the balance sheet
$2.10B
$7.77B
Total debt
Interest-bearing obligations outstanding
Comparable set
Where the pair sits against the wider comparable set.
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