AERA vs KVHI vs DIS Stock Comparison

AI Era, Kvh Industries Inc \De\ and Walt Disney Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AERA AI Era Corp.
$0.02 -77.8% 1M -90.0% 1Y
Market cap
$86.26K
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$10.01M
Div. yield
–
Film and Television Communication Services
2 wins
KVHI Kvh Industries Inc \De\
$7.78 +7.3% 1M +29.7% 1Y
Market cap
$145.36M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$125.01M
Div. yield
–
Satellite Communications Communication Services
2 wins
DIS Walt Disney Co
$110.91 +5.2% 1M +0.6% 1Y
Market cap
$192.71B
P/E
22.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$98.86B
Div. yield
0.01%
Film and Television Communication Services
5 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Walt Disney leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Walt Disney 5, AI Era 2, Kvh Industries Inc \De\ 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAERAKVHIDISLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $86.26K $145.36M $192.71B DIS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.3x -24.8x 22.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 38.9x 15.0x DIS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +102.4% +15.8% +4.6% AERA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.1% -4.7% 8.7% DIS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — -18.0% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x — -1.2x DIS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -90.0% +29.7% +0.6% KVHI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -80.3%/yr -5.4%/yr -8.1%/yr KVHI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 398.0% 59.8% 27.3% DIS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 77/100 45/100 56/100 AERA

Percentile Scorecard

AERAKVHIDIS

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

AxisAERAKVHIDIS
Valuation 91 #12 of 123 35 #32 of 49 40 #74 of 123
Growth 89 #13 of 107 30 #32 of 45 60 #43 of 107
Profitability 70 #32 of 105 30 #32 of 45 39 #65 of 105
Financial Health 58 #55 of 130 85 #8 of 49 64 #48 of 130
Shareholder Returns – 47 #20 of 37 80 #16 of 74
Overall 77 45 56
  • AERA ranked among 134 companies in Communication Services
  • KVHI ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • DIS ranked among 134 companies in Communication Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAERAKVHIDISSPY
1 month -77.8%+7.3%+5.2% +0.7%
3 months -95.2%-16.1%+15.4% +3.7%
6 months -98.3%-14.5%+6.9% +7.1%
Year to date -97.8%+11.6%-2.5% +12.8%
1 year -90.0%+29.7%+0.6% +11.9%
3 years -97.8%+71.7%+37.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year -71.9%+19.8%+11.2% +22.8%
5 years -100.0%-24.2%-34.4% +67.6%
5 years, per year -80.3%-5.4%-8.1% +10.9%
10 years -100.0%-4.0%+18.2% +262.0%
10 years, per year -72.1%-0.4%+1.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAERAKVHIDISSPY
Volatility, 1Y 398.0%59.8%27.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 436.4%58.4%27.7% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.071.140.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.230.500.02 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -100.0%-63.5%-55.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -98.7%-33.4%-4.9% -1.2%
52-week high $1.52$11.69$116.65 $779.14
52-week low $0.02$5.26$92.42 $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.

MultipleAERAKVHIDIS
P/E now vs peer median -0.3xmedian 17.5x -25.8xmedian 11.5x 22.4xmedian 17.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 1.1x 1.2xmedian 1.1x 1.9xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 9.8x 76.3xmedian 6.8x -6.6xmedian 9.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 9.2x -201.7xmedian 5.9x 23.1xmedian 9.2x
P/B now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 1.6x 1.2xmedian 1.3x 1.6xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.00median 0.38 0.87median 0.25 0.38median 0.38

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 monthsAERAKVHIDIS
Revenue $10.01M $125.01M $98.86B
Gross profit – $50.82M $43.29B
Operating income $3.28M -$8.75M -$40.54B
Net income -$313.02K -$5.85M $9.24B
Free cash flow $2.58M -$744.00K $8.29B
R&D – $2.89M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.06 $-0.30 $4.93
Cash & equivalents $115.84K $57.72M $5.19B
Total debt $3.47M – $46.04B
Shares (diluted) 5.46M 19.67M 1.74B
Enterprise value -$563.98K -$114.23M $170.47B

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
MetricAERAKVHIDIS
P/E -0.3x -25.8x 22.4x
P/FCF 0.0x -201.7x 23.1x
P/Operating cash flow 0.0x 21.7x 11.3x
P/S 0.0x 1.2x 1.9x
P/B 0.0x 1.2x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 0.0x 1.2x 1.8x
EV/EBITDA 0.0x 76.3x -6.6x
EV/EBIT 0.1x -10.6x -5.7x
EV/Revenue 0.0x 0.7x 2.4x
EV/FCF 0.2x -124.2x 28.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 0.2x 13.4x 13.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.00 0.87 0.38

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAERAKVHIDIS
Revenue growth (1Y) 102.4% 15.8% 4.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 65.5% -3.5% 4.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 54.1% -6.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -14.4% 14.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 249.5% -12.1% -18.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 44.1% -172.8% 7.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -134.8% 6.9% -26.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 54.6% -29.8% 46.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -40,365% 8.0% -22.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -164.0% -29.7% 58.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 167.3% 13.1% -11.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 57.6% -8.2% 30.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 167.3% -351.4% -28.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 57.6% 30.1% 42.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAERAKVHIDIS
Gross margin – 40.7% 43.8%
EBITDA margin 117.6% 1.0% -35.4%
Operating margin 32.8% -7.0% -41.0%
Pretax margin -3.1% -4.6% 12.9%
Net margin -3.1% -4.7% 8.7%
FCF margin 25.8% -0.6% 8.4%
Operating cash flow margin 25.8% 5.5% 17.2%
Return on equity -7.1% -4.5% 8.0%
Return on assets -3.3% -3.8% 4.5%
Return on invested capital – – -18.0%
Return on capital employed 156.1% -6.4% -23.9%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.8x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -8.3x -1.2x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.2% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAERAKVHIDIS
Debt / assets 4.1% – 22.5%
Debt / equity 0.2x – 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x – -1.2x
Debt / FCF 0.2x – 5.6x
Liabilities / assets 73.9% 13.6% 42.9%
Equity / assets 26.1% 86.4% 57.1%
Interest coverage 46.9x -1,459x –
Current ratio 0.1x 7.1x 0.7x
Quick ratio 0.1x 5.2x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.0x 3.5x 0.1x
Altman Z-score -0.43 5.64 1.52

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAERAKVHIDIS
Dividend yield – – 1.4%
Net buyback yield -449.1% 1.6% 4.3%
Shareholder yield -449.1% 1.6% 5.7%
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.

ConsensusAERAKVHIDIS
Forward P/E – 38.9xFY2026 15.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $0.20FY2026 $7.38FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +24.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +240.0% -2.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $154.52MFY2026 $95.51BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +39.2%FY2026 +1.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +19.7% +14.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAERAKVHIDIS
Held by institutions – 66.7% 75.9%
Institutions holding – 99 2,944
Change in shares held, QoQ – +25.2% +1.8%
Institutions buying – 69 1,213
Institutions selling – 22 1,369
Buyers to sellers – 3.14 0.89

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.

AERAKVHIDIS
AERA 1.00 0.00 -0.02
KVHI 0.00 1.00 0.06
DIS -0.02 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AERA, KVHI and DIS?

Walt Disney (DIS) is the largest by market capitalisation: AI Era (AERA) $86.26K, Kvh Industries Inc \De\ (KVHI) $145.36M, Walt Disney (DIS) $192.71B.

Which company is growing faster?

AI Era (AERA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: AI Era (AERA) +102.4%, Kvh Industries Inc \De\ (KVHI) +15.8%, Walt Disney (DIS) +4.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Walt Disney (DIS) has the highest net margin (AI Era (AERA) -3.1%, Kvh Industries Inc \De\ (KVHI) -4.7%, Walt Disney (DIS) 8.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Kvh Industries Inc \De\ (KVHI) returned the most: AI Era (AERA) -90.0%, Kvh Industries Inc \De\ (KVHI) +29.7%, Walt Disney (DIS) +0.6%. Over five years, Kvh Industries Inc \De\ (KVHI) compounded fastest (AI Era (AERA) -80.3%/yr, Kvh Industries Inc \De\ (KVHI) -5.4%/yr, Walt Disney (DIS) -8.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: AI Era (AERA) 0.00%, Kvh Industries Inc \De\ (KVHI) 0.00%, Walt Disney (DIS) 0.01%. AI Era (AERA) and Kvh Industries Inc \De\ (KVHI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Walt Disney (DIS) has been the steadiest (AI Era (AERA) 398.0%, Kvh Industries Inc \De\ (KVHI) 59.8%, Walt Disney (DIS) 27.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AERA, KVHI and DIS?

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 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.