AMCX vs DIS vs NXST Stock Comparison

AMC Global Media, Walt Disney and Nexstar Media Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AMCX AMC Global Media Inc.
$8.43 -23.2% 1M +13.0% 1Y
Market cap
$368.65M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.25B
Div. yield
–
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
1 win
DIS Walt Disney Co
$117.23 +12.7% 1M +5.3% 1Y
Market cap
$203.92B
P/E
23.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$98.86B
Div. yield
0.01%
Film and Television Communication Services
4 wins
NXST Nexstar Media Group, Inc.
$187.88 +19.4% 1M -4.3% 1Y
Market cap
$5.82B
P/E
15.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.81B
Div. yield
0.04%
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Nexstar Media leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Nexstar Media 7, Walt Disney 4, AMC Global Media 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMCXDISNXSTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $368.65M $203.92B $5.82B DIS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -18.7x 23.7x 15.6x NXST
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.1x 15.9x 5.7x NXST
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -4.6% +4.6% +32.3% NXST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -0.9% 8.7% 5.5% DIS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.9% -18.0% 7.7% NXST
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 8.0x -1.2x 5.6x DIS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.04% NXST
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +13.0% +5.3% -4.3% AMCX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -29.7%/yr -7.8%/yr +2.3%/yr NXST
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 50.0% 27.6% 37.0% DIS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 52/100 70/100 NXST

Percentile Scorecard

AMCXDISNXST

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

AxisAMCXDISNXST
Valuation 92 #5 of 53 36 #79 of 123 85 #9 of 53
Growth 28 #32 of 44 57 #48 of 109 79 #10 of 44
Profitability 45 #24 of 43 33 #72 of 107 86 #7 of 43
Financial Health 57 #27 of 61 63 #49 of 131 40 #37 of 61
Shareholder Returns – 73 #21 of 76 61 #12 of 29
Overall 56 52 70
  • AMCX ranked among 62 companies in Advertising and Media
  • DIS ranked among 135 companies in Communication Services
  • NXST ranked among 62 companies in Advertising and Media

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAMCXDISNXSTSPY
1 month -23.2%+12.7%+19.4% -5.9%
3 months -29.0%+12.0%0.0% -4.6%
6 months -1.5%+7.9%-3.4% +0.2%
Year to date -11.4%+3.0%-7.5% +7.5%
1 year +13.0%+5.3%-4.3% +8.2%
3 years -42.5%+39.5%+22.2% +68.3%
3 years, per year -16.9%+11.8%+6.9% +19.0%
5 years -82.8%-33.3%+12.1% +56.5%
5 years, per year -29.7%-7.8%+2.3% +9.4%
10 years -83.9%+26.8%+296.8% +251.5%
10 years, per year -16.7%+2.4%+14.8% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureAMCXDISNXSTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 50.0%27.6%37.0% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.7%27.9%38.1% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.580.610.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.260.19-0.12 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -88.6%-55.2%-39.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -34.4%-1.5%-25.9% -5.9%
52-week high $12.85$118.96$253.64 $779.14
52-week low $6.52$92.42$154.70 $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.

MultipleAMCXDISNXST
P/E now vs peer median -18.4xmedian 14.0x 23.7xmedian 14.9x 15.5xmedian 14.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 0.5x 2.0xmedian 0.9x 0.9xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.4xmedian 9.6x -6.9xmedian 8.5x 8.6xmedian 9.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 8.0x 24.4xmedian 8.7x 4.5xmedian 8.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.6x 1.7xmedian 1.6x 2.3xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.38median 0.40 0.40median 0.43 -20.87median 0.40

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 monthsAMCXDISNXST
Revenue $2.25B $98.86B $6.81B
Gross profit $1.08B $43.29B $3.77B
Operating income $51.77M -$40.54B $1.40B
Net income -$13.90M $9.24B $353.00M
Free cash flow $190.52M $8.29B $1.29B
EPS (diluted) $-0.46 $4.93 $12.03
Cash & equivalents $464.00M $5.19B $446.00M
Total debt $1.66B $46.04B $11.41B
Shares (diluted) 43.02M 1.74B 31.01M
Enterprise value -$1.87B $181.68B $4.44B

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
MetricAMCXDISNXST
P/E -18.4x 23.7x 15.5x
P/FCF 1.9x 24.4x 4.5x
P/Operating cash flow 1.7x 11.9x 4.0x
P/S 0.2x 2.0x 0.9x
P/B 0.4x 1.7x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 0.5x 1.9x -2.2x
EV/EBITDA 10.4x -6.9x 8.6x
EV/EBIT 30.1x -6.0x 12.0x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 2.5x 2.5x
EV/FCF 8.2x 29.3x 13.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.1x 14.3x 11.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.38 0.40 -20.87

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMCXDISNXST
Revenue growth (1Y) -4.6% 4.6% 32.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -9.6% 4.0% 10.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -11.3% -6.5% 29.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -10.0% 14.6% 7.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 262.3% -18.3% 36.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.8% 7.7% 22.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 92.1% -26.4% -26.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -20.8% 46.3% 0.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 85.2% -22.9% -28.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -48.3% 58.8% -0.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -34.1% -11.3% 31.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.9% 30.8% 12.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -32.3% -28.2% 31.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.4% 42.8% 14.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMCXDISNXST
Gross margin 48.3% 43.8% 55.4%
EBITDA margin 6.7% -35.4% 28.7%
Operating margin 2.3% -41.0% 20.6%
Pretax margin -0.3% 12.9% 6.7%
Net margin -0.9% 8.7% 5.5%
FCF margin 8.5% 8.4% 18.9%
Operating cash flow margin 9.7% 17.2% 21.4%
Return on equity -1.0% 8.0% 15.6%
Return on assets -0.3% 4.5% 2.1%
Return on invested capital 1.9% -18.0% 7.7%
Return on capital employed 1.7% -23.9% 8.8%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.5x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -15.7x 1.8x 4.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 1.5% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMCXDISNXST
Debt / assets 44.6% 22.5% 64.2%
Debt / equity 1.8x 0.4x 4.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 8.0x -1.2x 5.6x
Debt / FCF 8.7x 5.6x 8.8x
Liabilities / assets 74.6% 42.9% 86.1%
Equity / assets 25.4% 57.1% 13.9%
Interest coverage 0.3x – 2.4x
Current ratio 1.8x 0.7x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.5x 0.6x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.1x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 1.70 1.60 1.21

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMCXDISNXST
Dividend yield – 1.3% 4.0%
Net buyback yield – 4.1% –
Shareholder yield – 5.4% 4.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 18.6% 64.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 20.7% 17.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 109.9% 3.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 8.4%

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.

ConsensusAMCXDISNXST
Forward P/E 7.1xFY2026 15.9xFY2026 5.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.19FY2026 $7.38FY2026 $32.94FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -41.4%FY2026 +24.5%FY2026 +998.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +84.9% -2.4% -45.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.52BFY2026 $95.48BFY2026 $8.32BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.0%FY2026 +1.1%FY2026 +68.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -11.0% +14.2% -4.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMCXDISNXST
Held by institutions 78.3% 75.9% 100.0%
Institutions holding 176 2,948 488
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.9% +1.8% +4.0%
Institutions buying 88 1,214 220
Institutions selling 54 1,371 181
Buyers to sellers 1.63 0.89 1.22

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.

AMCXDISNXST
AMCX 1.00 0.36 0.28
DIS 0.36 1.00 0.27
NXST 0.28 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMCX, DIS and NXST?

Walt Disney (DIS) is the largest by market capitalisation: AMC Global Media (AMCX) $368.65M, Walt Disney (DIS) $203.92B, Nexstar Media (NXST) $5.82B.

Which stock is cheaper, AMCX, DIS and NXST?

Nexstar Media (NXST) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (AMC Global Media (AMCX) -18.7x, Walt Disney (DIS) 23.7x, Nexstar Media (NXST) 15.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nexstar Media (NXST) is cheapest (AMC Global Media (AMCX) 7.1x, Walt Disney (DIS) 15.9x, Nexstar Media (NXST) 5.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Nexstar Media (NXST) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: AMC Global Media (AMCX) -4.6%, Walt Disney (DIS) +4.6%, Nexstar Media (NXST) +32.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Walt Disney (DIS) has the highest net margin (AMC Global Media (AMCX) -0.9%, Walt Disney (DIS) 8.7%, Nexstar Media (NXST) 5.5%). On return on invested capital, Nexstar Media (NXST) leads (AMC Global Media (AMCX) 1.9%, Walt Disney (DIS) -18.0%, Nexstar Media (NXST) 7.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year AMC Global Media (AMCX) returned the most: AMC Global Media (AMCX) +13.0%, Walt Disney (DIS) +5.3%, Nexstar Media (NXST) -4.3%. Over five years, Nexstar Media (NXST) compounded fastest (AMC Global Media (AMCX) -29.7%/yr, Walt Disney (DIS) -7.8%/yr, Nexstar Media (NXST) +2.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Nexstar Media (NXST) has the highest dividend yield: AMC Global Media (AMCX) 0.00%, Walt Disney (DIS) 0.01%, Nexstar Media (NXST) 0.04%. AMC Global Media (AMCX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Walt Disney (DIS) has been the steadiest (AMC Global Media (AMCX) 50.0%, Walt Disney (DIS) 27.6%, Nexstar Media (NXST) 37.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMCX, DIS and NXST?

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