AERA vs SONY vs IMAX Stock Comparison

AI Era, Sony and Imax 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
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
3 wins
IMAX Imax Corp
$52.49 -6.4% 1M +62.9% 1Y
Market cap
$2.88B
P/E
70.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$416.08M
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Imax leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Imax 5, Sony 3, AI Era 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAERASONYIMAXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $116.03K $157.68B $2.88B SONY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.3x -30.0x 70.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 19.4x 22.9x SONY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +102.4% +2.1% +14.8% AERA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.1% -6.2% 9.8% IMAX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 12.2% 13.2% IMAX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x -0.3x -0.8x IMAX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.31% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -96.0% -10.7% +62.9% IMAX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -80.2%/yr +1.6%/yr +21.2%/yr IMAX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 404.7% 29.3% 42.8% SONY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 77/100 54/100 62/100 AERA

Percentile Scorecard

AERASONYIMAX

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

AxisAERASONYIMAX
Valuation 91 #12 of 123 80 #23 of 112 38 #126 of 203
Growth 89 #13 of 107 20 #87 of 109 92 #16 of 188
Profitability 70 #32 of 105 63 #39 of 104 82 #33 of 183
Financial Health 59 #55 of 131 47 #62 of 116 83 #37 of 217
Shareholder Returns – 61 #32 of 81 15 #131 of 153
Overall 77 54 62
  • AERA ranked among 134 companies in Communication Services
  • SONY ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • IMAX ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAERASONYIMAXSPY
1 month -83.3%+8.9%-6.4% -0.2%
3 months -96.1%+13.0%+11.0% +3.9%
6 months -98.2%+28.4%+42.0% +8.2%
Year to date -97.8%+0.2%+42.0% +12.9%
1 year -96.0%-10.7%+62.9% +12.3%
3 years -97.8%+60.1%+192.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year -71.9%+17.0%+43.1% +23.3%
5 years -100.0%+8.4%+161.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year -80.2%+1.6%+21.2% +10.9%
10 years -100.0%+306.3%+72.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year -72.1%+15.1%+5.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAERASONYIMAXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 404.7%29.3%42.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 448.5%27.5%35.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.970.600.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.24-0.361.47 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -100.0%-50.9%-42.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -98.7%-15.3%-6.9% -1.2%
52-week high $1.52$30.26$56.35 $779.14
52-week low $0.02$19.32$32.22 $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.

MultipleAERASONYIMAX
P/E now vs peer median -0.3xmedian 16.8x -30.0xmedian 33.2x 70.5xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 1.1x 1.9xmedian 2.8x 6.9xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 9.7x 8.5xmedian 20.0x 18.6xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 9.2x 14.6xmedian 29.8x 22.7xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 1.6x 2.9xmedian 3.0x 6.4xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.00median 0.29 0.75median 1.17 0.65median 1.32

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 monthsAERASONYIMAX
Revenue $10.01M $82.39B $416.08M
Gross profit – $26.19B $248.12M
Operating income $3.28M $10.29B $83.87M
Net income -$313.02K -$5.01B $47.12M
Free cash flow $2.58M $10.78B $126.59M
R&D – – $6.42M
EPS (diluted) $-0.06 $-0.85 $0.72
Cash & equivalents $115.84K $13.40B $159.92M
Total debt $3.47M $36.06B $38.84M
Shares (diluted) 5.46M 6.01B 56.57M
Enterprise value -$534.20K $97.45B $2.37B

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
MetricAERASONYIMAX
P/E -0.3x -30.0x 70.5x
P/FCF 0.0x 14.6x 22.7x
P/Operating cash flow 0.0x 11.6x 21.7x
P/S 0.0x 1.9x 6.9x
P/B 0.0x 2.9x 6.4x
P/Tangible book 0.0x 3.1x 6.9x
EV/EBITDA 0.0x 8.5x 18.6x
EV/EBIT 0.1x 14.7x 32.9x
EV/Revenue 0.0x 1.8x 6.6x
EV/FCF 0.2x 14.1x 21.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 0.2x 11.2x 20.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.00 0.75 0.65

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAERASONYIMAX
Revenue growth (1Y) 102.4% 2.1% 14.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 65.5% -1.2% 5.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 9.0% 20.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -5.8% 9.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 249.5% 12.4% 39.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 44.1% 6.1% 42.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -134.8% -168.9% 10.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 54.6% -40.0% 79.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -40,365% -167.4% 21.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -164.0% -40.2% 107.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 167.3% -18.9% 72.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 57.6% 28.4% 40.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 167.3% -11.4% 88.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 57.6% 82.7% 44.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAERASONYIMAX
Gross margin – 31.8% 59.6%
EBITDA margin 117.6% 21.6% 35.7%
Operating margin 32.8% 12.5% 20.2%
Pretax margin -3.1% 12.2% 15.0%
Net margin -3.1% -6.2% 9.8%
FCF margin 25.8% 13.1% 30.4%
Operating cash flow margin 25.8% 16.4% 31.9%
Return on equity -7.1% -9.5% 10.7%
Return on assets -3.3% -5.1% 5.2%
Return on invested capital – 12.2% 13.2%
Return on capital employed 156.1% 15.1% –
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.8x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -8.3x -2.7x 2.8x
Stock comp / revenue – – 6.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAERASONYIMAX
Debt / assets 4.1% 7.5% 4.2%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.1x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x -0.3x -0.8x
Debt / FCF 0.2x 0.7x 0.3x
Liabilities / assets 73.9% 45.3% 51.0%
Equity / assets 26.1% 54.7% 49.0%
Interest coverage 46.9x 12.2x 11.2x
Current ratio 0.1x 1.2x –
Quick ratio 0.1x 0.4x –
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.4x –
Altman Z-score -0.43 3.86 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAERASONYIMAX
Dividend yield – 0.3% –
Net buyback yield -449.1% 1.9% -0.6%
Shareholder yield -449.1% 2.3% -0.6%
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.

ConsensusAERASONYIMAX
Forward P/E – 19.4xFY2026 22.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $1.32FY2026 $2.29FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +20.0%FY2026 +57.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +6.8% +4.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $84.17BFY2026 $497.98MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +5.6%FY2026 +21.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +0.3% -5.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAERASONYIMAX
Held by institutions – 7.9% 91.5%
Institutions holding – 739 257
Change in shares held, QoQ – +2.1% +4.5%
Institutions buying – 333 144
Institutions selling – 268 69
Buyers to sellers – 1.24 2.09

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.

AERASONYIMAX
AERA 1.00 0.04 -0.06
SONY 0.04 1.00 0.08
IMAX -0.06 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AERA, SONY and IMAX?

Sony (SONY) is the largest by market capitalisation: AI Era (AERA) $116.03K, Sony (SONY) $157.68B, Imax (IMAX) $2.88B.

Which company is growing faster?

AI Era (AERA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: AI Era (AERA) +102.4%, Sony (SONY) +2.1%, Imax (IMAX) +14.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Imax (IMAX) has the highest net margin (AI Era (AERA) -3.1%, Sony (SONY) -6.2%, Imax (IMAX) 9.8%). On return on invested capital, Imax (IMAX) leads (Sony (SONY) 12.2%, Imax (IMAX) 13.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Imax (IMAX) returned the most: AI Era (AERA) -96.0%, Sony (SONY) -10.7%, Imax (IMAX) +62.9%. Over five years, Imax (IMAX) compounded fastest (AI Era (AERA) -80.2%/yr, Sony (SONY) +1.6%/yr, Imax (IMAX) +21.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Sony (SONY) 0.31%. AI Era (AERA) and Imax (IMAX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sony (SONY) has been the steadiest (AI Era (AERA) 404.7%, Sony (SONY) 29.3%, Imax (IMAX) 42.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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