AERA vs SONY vs KVHI Stock Comparison

AI Era, Sony and Kvh Industries Inc \De\ 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
3 wins
SONY Sony Group Corp
$25.47 +9.0% 1M -9.6% 1Y
Market cap
$150.80B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$82.39B
Div. yield
–
Gaming Hardware Technology
5 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
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionAERASONYKVHILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $86.26K $150.80B $145.36M SONY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.3x -29.5x -24.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 19.3x 38.9x SONY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +102.4% +2.1% +15.8% AERA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.1% -6.2% -4.7% AERA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 12.2% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x -0.3x — SONY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -90.0% -9.6% +29.7% KVHI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -80.3%/yr +1.9%/yr -5.4%/yr SONY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 398.0% 29.2% 59.8% SONY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 77/100 55/100 45/100 AERA

Percentile Scorecard

AERASONYKVHI

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

AxisAERASONYKVHI
Valuation 91 #12 of 123 80 #23 of 112 35 #32 of 49
Growth 89 #13 of 107 20 #87 of 108 30 #32 of 45
Profitability 70 #32 of 105 61 #41 of 104 30 #32 of 45
Financial Health 58 #55 of 130 49 #60 of 116 85 #8 of 49
Shareholder Returns – 68 #26 of 78 47 #20 of 37
Overall 77 55 45
  • AERA ranked among 134 companies in Communication Services
  • SONY ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • KVHI ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAERASONYKVHISPY
1 month -77.8%+9.0%+7.3% +0.7%
3 months -95.2%+11.8%-16.1% +3.7%
6 months -98.3%+26.8%-14.5% +7.1%
Year to date -97.8%-0.5%+11.6% +12.8%
1 year -90.0%-9.6%+29.7% +11.9%
3 years -97.8%+55.8%+71.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year -71.9%+15.9%+19.8% +22.8%
5 years -100.0%+10.0%-24.2% +67.6%
5 years, per year -80.3%+1.9%-5.4% +10.9%
10 years -100.0%+304.3%-4.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year -72.1%+15.0%-0.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAERASONYKVHISPY
Volatility, 1Y 398.0%29.2%59.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 436.4%27.3%58.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.070.591.14 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.23-0.330.50 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -100.0%-50.9%-63.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -98.7%-15.8%-33.4% -1.2%
52-week high $1.52$30.26$11.69 $779.14
52-week low $0.02$19.32$5.26 $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.

MultipleAERASONYKVHI
P/E now vs peer median -0.3xmedian 17.5x -29.8xmedian 32.9x -25.8xmedian 11.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 1.1x 1.9xmedian 2.9x 1.2xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 9.8x 8.5xmedian 20.0x 76.3xmedian 6.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 9.2x 14.5xmedian 30.2x -201.7xmedian 5.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 1.6x 2.9xmedian 2.9x 1.2xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.00median 0.38 0.74median 1.08 0.87median 0.25

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 monthsAERASONYKVHI
Revenue $10.01M $82.39B $125.01M
Gross profit – $26.19B $50.82M
Operating income $3.28M $10.29B -$8.75M
Net income -$313.02K -$5.01B -$5.85M
Free cash flow $2.58M $10.78B -$744.00K
R&D – – $2.89M
EPS (diluted) $-0.06 $-0.85 $-0.30
Cash & equivalents $115.84K $13.40B $57.72M
Total debt $3.47M $36.06B –
Shares (diluted) 5.46M 6.01B 19.67M
Enterprise value -$563.98K $88.06B -$114.23M

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
MetricAERASONYKVHI
P/E -0.3x -29.8x -25.8x
P/FCF 0.0x 14.5x -201.7x
P/Operating cash flow 0.0x 11.6x 21.7x
P/S 0.0x 1.9x 1.2x
P/B 0.0x 2.9x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 0.0x 3.1x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 0.0x 8.5x 76.3x
EV/EBIT 0.1x 14.6x -10.6x
EV/Revenue 0.0x 1.8x 0.7x
EV/FCF 0.2x 14.0x -124.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 0.2x 11.1x 13.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.00 0.74 0.87

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAERASONYKVHI
Revenue growth (1Y) 102.4% 2.1% 15.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 65.5% -1.2% -3.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 9.0% 54.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -5.8% -14.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 249.5% 12.4% -12.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 44.1% 6.1% -172.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -134.8% -168.9% 6.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 54.6% -40.0% -29.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -40,365% -167.4% 8.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -164.0% -40.2% -29.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 167.3% -18.9% 13.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 57.6% 28.4% -8.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 167.3% -11.4% -351.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 57.6% 82.7% 30.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAERASONYKVHI
Gross margin – 31.8% 40.7%
EBITDA margin 117.6% 21.6% 1.0%
Operating margin 32.8% 12.5% -7.0%
Pretax margin -3.1% 12.2% -4.6%
Net margin -3.1% -6.2% -4.7%
FCF margin 25.8% 13.1% -0.6%
Operating cash flow margin 25.8% 16.4% 5.5%
Return on equity -7.1% -9.5% -4.5%
Return on assets -3.3% -5.1% -3.8%
Return on invested capital – 12.2% –
Return on capital employed 156.1% 15.1% -6.4%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.8x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -8.3x -2.7x -1.2x
Stock comp / revenue – – 1.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAERASONYKVHI
Debt / assets 4.1% 7.5% –
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x -0.3x –
Debt / FCF 0.2x 0.7x –
Liabilities / assets 73.9% 45.3% 13.6%
Equity / assets 26.1% 54.7% 86.4%
Interest coverage 46.9x 12.2x -1,459x
Current ratio 0.1x 1.2x 7.1x
Quick ratio 0.1x 0.4x 5.2x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.4x 3.5x
Altman Z-score -0.43 3.84 5.64

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAERASONYKVHI
Dividend yield – 0.3% –
Net buyback yield -449.1% 2.0% 1.6%
Shareholder yield -449.1% 2.3% 1.6%
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.

ConsensusAERASONYKVHI
Forward P/E – 19.3xFY2026 38.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $1.32FY2026 $0.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +20.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +6.8% +240.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $84.17BFY2026 $154.52MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +5.6%FY2026 +39.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +0.3% +19.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAERASONYKVHI
Held by institutions – 7.9% 66.7%
Institutions holding – 740 99
Change in shares held, QoQ – +2.1% +25.2%
Institutions buying – 334 69
Institutions selling – 268 22
Buyers to sellers – 1.25 3.14

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.

AERASONYKVHI
AERA 1.00 0.07 0.00
SONY 0.07 1.00 0.08
KVHI 0.00 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AERA, SONY and KVHI?

Sony (SONY) is the largest by market capitalisation: AI Era (AERA) $86.26K, Sony (SONY) $150.80B, Kvh Industries Inc \De\ (KVHI) $145.36M.

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%, Kvh Industries Inc \De\ (KVHI) +15.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

AI Era (AERA) has the highest net margin (AI Era (AERA) -3.1%, Sony (SONY) -6.2%, Kvh Industries Inc \De\ (KVHI) -4.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Kvh Industries Inc \De\ (KVHI) returned the most: AI Era (AERA) -90.0%, Sony (SONY) -9.6%, Kvh Industries Inc \De\ (KVHI) +29.7%. Over five years, Sony (SONY) compounded fastest (AI Era (AERA) -80.3%/yr, Sony (SONY) +1.9%/yr, Kvh Industries Inc \De\ (KVHI) -5.4%/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) 398.0%, Sony (SONY) 29.2%, Kvh Industries Inc \De\ (KVHI) 59.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.