AERA vs DIS vs SONY Stock Comparison

AI Era, Walt Disney 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
$116.03K
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$10.01M
Div. yield
–
Film and Television Communication Services
2 wins
DIS Walt Disney Co
$110.24 +3.9% 1M -1.9% 1Y
Market cap
$190.35B
P/E
22.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$98.86B
Div. yield
1.36%
Film and Television Communication Services
7 wins
SONY Sony Group Corp
$25.64 +8.9% 1M -10.7% 1Y
Market cap
$157.68B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$82.39B
Div. yield
0.31%
Gaming Hardware Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Walt Disney leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Walt Disney 7, AI Era 2, Sony 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAERADISSONYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $116.03K $190.35B $157.68B DIS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.3x 22.3x -30.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 14.9x 19.4x DIS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +102.4% +4.6% +2.1% AERA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.1% 8.7% -6.2% DIS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -18.0% 12.2% SONY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x -1.2x -0.3x DIS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.36% 0.31% DIS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -96.0% -1.9% -10.7% DIS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -80.2%/yr -8.3%/yr +1.6%/yr SONY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 404.7% 27.2% 29.3% DIS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 77/100 57/100 54/100 AERA

Percentile Scorecard

AERADISSONY

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

AxisAERADISSONY
Valuation 91 #12 of 123 41 #73 of 123 80 #23 of 112
Growth 89 #13 of 107 60 #43 of 107 20 #87 of 109
Profitability 70 #32 of 105 39 #65 of 105 63 #39 of 104
Financial Health 59 #55 of 131 63 #49 of 131 47 #62 of 116
Shareholder Returns – 81 #15 of 74 61 #32 of 81
Overall 77 57 54
  • AERA ranked among 134 companies in Communication Services
  • DIS ranked among 134 companies in Communication Services
  • 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

PeriodAERADISSONYSPY
1 month -83.3%+3.9%+8.9% -0.2%
3 months -96.1%+11.5%+13.0% +3.9%
6 months -98.2%+8.6%+28.4% +8.2%
Year to date -97.8%-3.1%+0.2% +12.9%
1 year -96.0%-1.9%-10.7% +12.3%
3 years -97.8%+39.0%+60.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year -71.9%+11.6%+17.0% +23.3%
5 years -100.0%-35.0%+8.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year -80.2%-8.3%+1.6% +10.9%
10 years -100.0%+17.3%+306.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year -72.1%+1.6%+15.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAERADISSONYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 404.7%27.2%29.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 448.5%27.6%27.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.970.620.60 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.24-0.07-0.36 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -100.0%-55.2%-50.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -98.7%-5.5%-15.3% -1.2%
52-week high $1.52$116.65$30.26 $779.14
52-week low $0.02$92.42$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.

MultipleAERADISSONY
P/E now vs peer median -0.3xmedian 16.8x 22.3xmedian 16.8x -30.0xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 1.1x 1.9xmedian 1.1x 1.9xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 9.7x -6.6xmedian 9.7x 8.5xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 9.2x 23.0xmedian 9.2x 14.6xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 1.6x 1.6xmedian 1.6x 2.9xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.00median 0.29 0.38median 0.29 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 monthsAERADISSONY
Revenue $10.01M $98.86B $82.39B
Gross profit – $43.29B $26.19B
Operating income $3.28M -$40.54B $10.29B
Net income -$313.02K $9.24B -$5.01B
Free cash flow $2.58M $8.29B $10.78B
EPS (diluted) $-0.06 $4.93 $-0.85
Cash & equivalents $115.84K $5.19B $13.40B
Total debt $3.47M $46.04B $36.06B
Shares (diluted) 5.46M 1.74B 6.01B
Enterprise value -$534.20K $174.92B $97.45B

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
MetricAERADISSONY
P/E -0.3x 22.3x -30.0x
P/FCF 0.0x 23.0x 14.6x
P/Operating cash flow 0.0x 11.2x 11.6x
P/S 0.0x 1.9x 1.9x
P/B 0.0x 1.6x 2.9x
P/Tangible book 0.0x 1.8x 3.1x
EV/EBITDA 0.0x -6.6x 8.5x
EV/EBIT 0.1x -5.7x 14.7x
EV/Revenue 0.0x 2.3x 1.8x
EV/FCF 0.2x 27.9x 14.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 0.2x 13.6x 11.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.00 0.38 0.75

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAERADISSONY
Revenue growth (1Y) 102.4% 4.6% 2.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 65.5% 4.0% -1.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -6.5% 9.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 14.6% -5.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 249.5% -18.3% 12.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 44.1% 7.7% 6.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -134.8% -26.4% -168.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 54.6% 46.3% -40.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -40,365% -22.9% -167.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -164.0% 58.8% -40.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 167.3% -11.3% -18.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 57.6% 30.8% 28.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 167.3% -28.2% -11.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 57.6% 42.8% 82.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAERADISSONY
Gross margin – 43.8% 31.8%
EBITDA margin 117.6% -35.4% 21.6%
Operating margin 32.8% -41.0% 12.5%
Pretax margin -3.1% 12.9% 12.2%
Net margin -3.1% 8.7% -6.2%
FCF margin 25.8% 8.4% 13.1%
Operating cash flow margin 25.8% 17.2% 16.4%
Return on equity -7.1% 8.0% -9.5%
Return on assets -3.3% 4.5% -5.1%
Return on invested capital – -18.0% 12.2%
Return on capital employed 156.1% -23.9% 15.1%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.5x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -8.3x 1.8x -2.7x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAERADISSONY
Debt / assets 4.1% 22.5% 7.5%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.4x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x -1.2x -0.3x
Debt / FCF 0.2x 5.6x 0.7x
Liabilities / assets 73.9% 42.9% 45.3%
Equity / assets 26.1% 57.1% 54.7%
Interest coverage 46.9x – 12.2x
Current ratio 0.1x 0.7x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.1x 0.6x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.1x 0.4x
Altman Z-score -0.43 1.51 3.86

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAERADISSONY
Dividend yield – 1.4% 0.3%
Net buyback yield -449.1% 4.3% 1.9%
Shareholder yield -449.1% 5.7% 2.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 18.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 20.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 109.9% –
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.

ConsensusAERADISSONY
Forward P/E – 14.9xFY2026 19.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $7.38FY2026 $1.32FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +24.5%FY2026 +20.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -2.6% +6.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $95.51BFY2026 $84.17BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +1.2%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +14.2% +0.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAERADISSONY
Held by institutions – 75.9% 7.9%
Institutions holding – 2,942 739
Change in shares held, QoQ – +1.8% +2.1%
Institutions buying – 1,211 333
Institutions selling – 1,369 268
Buyers to sellers – 0.88 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.

AERADISSONY
AERA 1.00 -0.04 0.04
DIS -0.04 1.00 0.32
SONY 0.04 0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AERA, DIS and SONY?

Walt Disney (DIS) is the largest by market capitalisation: AI Era (AERA) $116.03K, Walt Disney (DIS) $190.35B, Sony (SONY) $157.68B.

Which company is growing faster?

AI Era (AERA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: AI Era (AERA) +102.4%, Walt Disney (DIS) +4.6%, Sony (SONY) +2.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Walt Disney (DIS) has the highest net margin (AI Era (AERA) -3.1%, Walt Disney (DIS) 8.7%, Sony (SONY) -6.2%). On return on invested capital, Sony (SONY) leads (Walt Disney (DIS) -18.0%, Sony (SONY) 12.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Walt Disney (DIS) returned the most: AI Era (AERA) -96.0%, Walt Disney (DIS) -1.9%, Sony (SONY) -10.7%. Over five years, Sony (SONY) compounded fastest (AI Era (AERA) -80.2%/yr, Walt Disney (DIS) -8.3%/yr, Sony (SONY) +1.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Walt Disney (DIS) has the highest dividend yield: Walt Disney (DIS) 1.36%, Sony (SONY) 0.31%. AI Era (AERA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Walt Disney (DIS) has been the steadiest (AI Era (AERA) 404.7%, Walt Disney (DIS) 27.2%, Sony (SONY) 29.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AERA, DIS 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, Walt Disney (DIS) leads on 7. 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.