AMCX vs NMAX vs SKYD Stock Comparison

AMC Global Media, Newsmax and Skydance Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AMCX AMC Global Media Inc.
$7.65 -36.4% 1M +0.9% 1Y
Market cap
$334.23M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.25B
Div. yield
–
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
5 wins
NMAX Newsmax Inc.
$8.07 -26.0% 1M -19.5% 1Y
Market cap
$1.05B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$198.07M
Div. yield
–
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
1 win
SKYD Skydance Corp
$7.78 -24.3% 1M -52.0% 1Y
Market cap
$8.65B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
2 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

AMC Global Media leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (AMC Global Media 5, Skydance 2, Newsmax 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMCXNMAXSKYDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $334.23M $1.05B $8.65B SKYD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -16.9x -13.2x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.4x — 19.0x AMCX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -4.6% +8.3% — NMAX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -0.9% -40.1% — AMCX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.9% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 8.0x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +0.9% -19.5% -52.0% AMCX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -28.1%/yr — -26.5%/yr SKYD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 49.8% 77.7% 58.8% AMCX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 32/100 — AMCX

Percentile Scorecard

AMCXNMAXSKYD

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

AxisAMCXNMAXSKYD
Valuation 94 #4 of 53 2 #52 of 53 –
Growth 40 #27 of 44 51 #22 of 44 –
Profitability 46 #23 of 42 12 #37 of 42 –
Financial Health 55 #28 of 61 63 #23 of 61 58 #26 of 61
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 59 32 –
  • AMCX ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media
  • NMAX ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media
  • SKYD ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAMCXNMAXSKYDSPY
1 month -36.4%-26.0%-24.3% +0.9%
3 months -25.4%+5.6%-2.1% +5.9%
6 months -7.4%+38.4%-24.8% +8.5%
Year to date -19.6%+4.4%-41.9% +13.3%
1 year +0.9%-19.5%-52.0% +12.4%
3 years -31.5%—-27.3% +88.1%
3 years, per year -11.8%—-10.1% +23.5%
5 years -80.8%—-78.5% +68.2%
5 years, per year -28.1%—-26.5% +11.0%
10 years -84.4%—-86.2% +263.4%
10 years, per year -16.9%—-18.0% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureAMCXNMAXSKYDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 49.8%77.7%58.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.7%79.7%63.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.641.640.84 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.02-0.25-0.88 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -88.7%-97.8%-82.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -40.5%-29.4%-53.5% -0.9%
52-week high $12.85$11.43$16.74 $779.14
52-week low $6.52$5.16$6.80 $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.

MultipleAMCXNMAXSKYD
P/E now vs peer median -16.7xmedian 18.7x -13.1xmedian 18.7x —median 18.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 0.6x 5.2xmedian 0.6x —median 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.2xmedian 10.6x -12.4xmedian 10.6x —median 10.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 8.9x —median 8.9x —median 8.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 1.6x 9.2xmedian 1.6x 0.7xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.34median 0.49 —median 0.49 —median 0.49

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 monthsAMCXNMAXSKYD
Revenue $2.25B $198.07M –
Gross profit $1.08B $78.29M –
Operating income $51.77M -$86.98M –
Net income -$13.90M -$79.40M –
Free cash flow $190.52M – –
EPS (diluted) $-0.46 $-0.61 –
Cash & equivalents $464.00M $25.88M $3.27B
Total debt $1.66B – $13.66B
Shares (diluted) 43.02M 129.29M 1.10B
Enterprise value -$1.90B $951.72M $8.65B

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
MetricAMCXNMAXSKYD
P/E -16.7x -13.1x –
P/FCF 1.7x – –
P/Operating cash flow 1.5x – –
P/S 0.1x 5.2x –
P/B 0.3x 9.2x 0.7x
P/Tangible book 0.4x 9.2x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA 10.2x -12.4x –
EV/EBIT 29.5x -11.6x –
EV/Revenue 0.7x 5.1x –
EV/FCF 8.0x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 7.0x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.34 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMCXNMAXSKYD
Revenue growth (1Y) -4.6% 8.3% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -9.6% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -11.3% -4.1% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -10.0% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 262.3% 14.9% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.8% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 92.1% 27.2% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -20.8% – –
EPS growth (1Y) 85.2% 27.7% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -48.3% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -34.1% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.9% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -32.3% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.4% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMCXNMAXSKYD
Gross margin 48.3% 39.5% –
EBITDA margin 6.7% -41.2% –
Operating margin 2.3% -43.9% –
Pretax margin -0.3% -40.1% –
Net margin -0.9% -40.1% –
FCF margin 8.5% – –
Operating cash flow margin 9.7% – –
Return on equity -1.0% -72.4% –
Return on assets -0.3% -33.8% –
Return on invested capital 1.9% – –
Return on capital employed 1.7% -57.8% –
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.8x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -15.7x – –
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMCXNMAXSKYD
Debt / assets 44.6% – 31.5%
Debt / equity 1.8x – 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 8.0x – –
Debt / FCF 8.7x – –
Liabilities / assets 74.6% 50.9% 70.3%
Equity / assets 25.4% 49.1% 29.7%
Interest coverage 0.3x -4,632x –
Current ratio 1.8x 2.4x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.5x 0.8x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.3x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 1.70 3.55 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMCXNMAXSKYD
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – – –
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.

ConsensusAMCXNMAXSKYD
Forward P/E 6.4xFY2026 – 19.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.19FY2026 $-0.01FY2026 $0.41FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -41.4%FY2026 – -2.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +85.7% – +43.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.52BFY2026 $203.04MFY2026 $30.27BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.0%FY2026 +7.3%FY2026 +4.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -11.0% +24.6% +4.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMCXNMAXSKYD
Held by institutions 100.0% 40.9% –
Institutions holding 176 233 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.9% +13.5% –
Institutions buying 88 110 –
Institutions selling 54 37 –
Buyers to sellers 1.63 2.97 –

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.

AMCXNMAXSKYD
AMCX 1.00 0.33 0.33
NMAX 0.33 1.00 0.25
SKYD 0.33 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMCX, NMAX and SKYD?

Skydance (SKYD) is the largest by market capitalisation: AMC Global Media (AMCX) $334.23M, Newsmax (NMAX) $1.05B, Skydance (SKYD) $8.65B.

Which company is growing faster?

Newsmax (NMAX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: AMC Global Media (AMCX) -4.6%, Newsmax (NMAX) +8.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

AMC Global Media (AMCX) has the highest net margin (AMC Global Media (AMCX) -0.9%, Newsmax (NMAX) -40.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year AMC Global Media (AMCX) returned the most: AMC Global Media (AMCX) +0.9%, Newsmax (NMAX) -19.5%, Skydance (SKYD) -52.0%. Over five years, Skydance (SKYD) compounded fastest (AMC Global Media (AMCX) -28.1%/yr, Skydance (SKYD) -26.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, AMC Global Media (AMCX) has been the steadiest (AMC Global Media (AMCX) 49.8%, Newsmax (NMAX) 77.7%, Skydance (SKYD) 58.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMCX, NMAX and SKYD?

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