AERA vs AMC vs SONY Stock Comparison

AI Era, Amc Entertainment Holdings and Sony Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AERA AI Era Corp.
$0.02 -83.3% 1M -96.0% 1Y
Market cap
$84.62K
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$10.01M
Div. yield
–
Film and Television Communication Services
3 wins
SONY Sony Group Corp
$25.64 +8.9% 1M -10.7% 1Y
Market cap
$150.62B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$82.39B
Div. yield
–
Gaming Hardware Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Sony leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Sony 5, AI Era 3, Amc Entertainment Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAERAAMCSONYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $84.62K $2.14B $150.62B SONY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.3x -3.9x -29.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 19.4x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +102.4% +6.4% +2.1% AERA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.1% -10.6% -6.2% AERA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 10.3% 12.2% SONY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 5.5x -0.3x SONY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -96.0% +10.4% -10.7% AMC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -80.2%/yr -61.5%/yr +1.6%/yr SONY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 404.7% 83.4% 29.3% SONY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 77/100 53/100 54/100 AERA

Percentile Scorecard

AERAAMCSONY

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

AxisAERAAMCSONY
Valuation 91 #12 of 123 75 #4 of 13 80 #23 of 112
Growth 89 #13 of 107 60 #5 of 11 20 #87 of 109
Profitability 70 #32 of 105 50 #6 of 11 63 #39 of 104
Financial Health 59 #55 of 131 25 #10 of 13 47 #62 of 116
Shareholder Returns – – 61 #32 of 81
Overall 77 53 54
  • AERA ranked among 134 companies in Communication Services
  • AMC ranked among 13 companies in Live Venues
  • SONY ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAERAAMCSONYSPY
1 month -83.3%+1.7%+8.9% -0.2%
3 months -96.1%+12.0%+13.0% +3.9%
6 months -98.2%+81.7%+28.4% +8.2%
Year to date -97.8%+91.0%+0.2% +12.9%
1 year -96.0%+10.4%-10.7% +12.3%
3 years -97.8%-67.4%+60.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year -71.9%-31.2%+17.0% +23.3%
5 years -100.0%-99.2%+8.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year -80.2%-61.5%+1.6% +10.9%
10 years -100.0%-99.1%+306.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year -72.1%-37.2%+15.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAERAAMCSONYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 404.7%83.4%29.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 448.5%76.1%27.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.971.820.60 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.240.12-0.36 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -100.0%-99.8%-50.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -98.7%-9.1%-15.3% -1.2%
52-week high $1.52$3.28$30.26 $779.14
52-week low $0.02$0.95$19.32 $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.

MultipleAERAAMCSONY
P/E now vs peer median -0.3xmedian 16.8x -3.9xmedian 50.4x -30.0xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 1.1x 0.4xmedian 1.4x 1.9xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 9.7x 9.4xmedian 18.0x 8.5xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 9.2x -81.5xmedian 17.5x 14.6xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 1.6x -1.5xmedian 2.4x 2.9xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.00median 0.29 -0.08median 0.26 0.75median 1.17

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 monthsAERAAMCSONY
Revenue $10.01M $5.23B $82.39B
Gross profit – $3.44B $26.19B
Operating income $3.28M $228.30M $10.29B
Net income -$313.02K -$554.10M -$5.01B
Free cash flow $2.58M -$26.40M $10.78B
EPS (diluted) $-0.06 $-0.77 $-0.85
Cash & equivalents $115.84K $778.40M $13.40B
Total debt $3.47M $3.85B $36.06B
Shares (diluted) 5.46M 722.02M 6.01B
Enterprise value -$565.61K $228.87M $87.89B

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
MetricAERAAMCSONY
P/E -0.3x -3.9x -30.0x
P/FCF 0.0x -81.5x 14.6x
P/Operating cash flow 0.0x 9.8x 11.6x
P/S 0.0x 0.4x 1.9x
P/B 0.0x -1.5x 2.9x
P/Tangible book 0.0x -1.3x 3.1x
EV/EBITDA 0.0x 9.4x 8.5x
EV/EBIT 0.1x 22.9x 14.7x
EV/Revenue 0.0x 1.0x 1.8x
EV/FCF 0.2x -197.9x 14.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 0.2x 23.9x 11.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.00 -0.08 0.75

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAERAAMCSONY
Revenue growth (1Y) 102.4% 6.4% 2.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 65.5% 7.1% -1.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 5.4% 9.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 6.8% -5.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 249.5% 884.1% 12.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 44.1% 38.0% 6.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -134.8% -52.6% -168.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 54.6% 9.3% -40.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -40,365% 8.5% -167.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -164.0% 46.1% -40.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 167.3% 467.6% -18.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 57.6% 35.3% 28.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 167.3% 91.4% -11.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 57.6% 66.2% 82.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAERAAMCSONY
Gross margin – 65.8% 31.8%
EBITDA margin 117.6% 10.6% 21.6%
Operating margin 32.8% 4.4% 12.5%
Pretax margin -3.1% -10.5% 12.2%
Net margin -3.1% -10.6% -6.2%
FCF margin 25.8% -0.5% 13.1%
Operating cash flow margin 25.8% 4.2% 16.4%
Return on equity -7.1% – -9.5%
Return on assets -3.3% -7.0% -5.1%
Return on invested capital – 10.3% 12.2%
Return on capital employed 156.1% 3.8% 15.1%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.7x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -8.3x -0.4x -2.7x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAERAAMCSONY
Debt / assets 4.1% 47.9% 7.5%
Debt / equity 0.2x -2.7x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 5.5x -0.3x
Debt / FCF 0.2x -145.9x 0.7x
Liabilities / assets 73.9% 118.1% 45.3%
Equity / assets 26.1% -18.1% 54.7%
Interest coverage 46.9x 0.4x 12.2x
Current ratio 0.1x 0.5x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.1x 0.5x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.4x 0.4x
Altman Z-score -0.43 -0.83 3.86

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAERAAMCSONY
Dividend yield – – 0.3%
Net buyback yield -449.1% -15.6% 1.9%
Shareholder yield -449.1% -15.6% 2.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusAERAAMCSONY
Forward P/E – – 19.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $-0.09FY2026 $1.32FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +20.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +6.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $5.37BFY2026 $84.17BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +10.6%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +13.9% +0.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAERAAMCSONY
Held by institutions – 60.8% 7.9%
Institutions holding – 292 739
Change in shares held, QoQ – +121.1% +2.1%
Institutions buying – 190 333
Institutions selling – 35 268
Buyers to sellers – 5.43 1.24

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.

AERAAMCSONY
AERA 1.00 0.06 0.06
AMC 0.06 1.00 0.19
SONY 0.06 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AERA, AMC and SONY?

Sony (SONY) is the largest by market capitalisation: AI Era (AERA) $84.62K, Amc Entertainment Holdings (AMC) $2.14B, Sony (SONY) $150.62B.

Which company is growing faster?

AI Era (AERA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: AI Era (AERA) +102.4%, Amc Entertainment Holdings (AMC) +6.4%, Sony (SONY) +2.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

AI Era (AERA) has the highest net margin (AI Era (AERA) -3.1%, Amc Entertainment Holdings (AMC) -10.6%, Sony (SONY) -6.2%). On return on invested capital, Sony (SONY) leads (Amc Entertainment Holdings (AMC) 10.3%, Sony (SONY) 12.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Amc Entertainment Holdings (AMC) returned the most: AI Era (AERA) -96.0%, Amc Entertainment Holdings (AMC) +10.4%, Sony (SONY) -10.7%. Over five years, Sony (SONY) compounded fastest (AI Era (AERA) -80.2%/yr, Amc Entertainment Holdings (AMC) -61.5%/yr, Sony (SONY) +1.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sony (SONY) has been the steadiest (AI Era (AERA) 404.7%, Amc Entertainment Holdings (AMC) 83.4%, Sony (SONY) 29.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AERA, AMC and SONY?

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