AMCX vs NXST vs SKYD Stock Comparison

AMC Global Media, Nexstar Media and Skydance Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AMCX AMC Global Media Inc.
$7.97 -30.9% 1M +3.1% 1Y
Market cap
$342.84M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.25B
Div. yield
–
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
3 wins
NXST Nexstar Media Group, Inc.
$170.10 +5.3% 1M -9.8% 1Y
Market cap
$5.24B
P/E
27.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.88B
Div. yield
4.37%
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
6 wins
SKYD Skydance Corp
$7.89 -21.0% 1M -50.3% 1Y
Market cap
$8.74B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Nexstar Media leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Nexstar Media 6, AMC Global Media 3, Skydance 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMCXNXSTSKYDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $342.84M $5.24B $8.74B SKYD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -17.4x 27.7x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.7x 5.2x 19.2x NXST
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -4.6% +10.5% — NXST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -0.9% 3.2% — NXST
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.9% 5.8% — NXST
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 8.0x 8.3x — AMCX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 4.37% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +3.1% -9.8% -50.3% AMCX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -27.5%/yr +2.6%/yr -26.3%/yr NXST
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 49.9% 36.8% 58.8% NXST
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 53/100 — AMCX

Percentile Scorecard

AMCXNXSTSKYD

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

AxisAMCXNXSTSKYD
Valuation 94 #4 of 53 67 #18 of 53 –
Growth 42 #26 of 44 28 #32 of 44 –
Profitability 49 #22 of 42 78 #10 of 42 –
Financial Health 57 #27 of 61 38 #38 of 61 58 #26 of 61
Shareholder Returns – 52 #13 of 26 –
Overall 60 53 –
  • AMCX ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media
  • NXST 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

PeriodAMCXNXSTSKYDSPY
1 month -30.9%+5.3%-21.0% +0.7%
3 months -17.9%-11.6%+1.0% +3.7%
6 months -6.1%-18.3%-22.9% +7.1%
Year to date -16.3%-16.2%-41.1% +12.8%
1 year +3.1%-9.8%-50.3% +11.9%
3 years -31.1%+23.3%-28.3% +85.2%
3 years, per year -11.7%+7.2%-10.5% +22.8%
5 years -80.0%+13.5%-78.2% +67.6%
5 years, per year -27.5%+2.6%-26.3% +10.9%
10 years -83.7%+249.3%-86.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year -16.6%+13.3%-17.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAMCXNXSTSKYDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 49.9%36.8%58.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.7%37.8%63.8% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.630.430.83 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.06-0.27-0.86 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -88.7%-39.0%-82.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -38.0%-32.9%-52.9% -1.2%
52-week high $12.85$253.64$16.74 $779.14
52-week low $6.52$154.70$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.

MultipleAMCXNXSTSKYD
P/E now vs peer median -17.4xmedian 18.7x 27.7xmedian 18.7x —median 18.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 0.6x 0.9xmedian 0.6x —median 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.3xmedian 10.6x 12.0xmedian 10.6x —median 10.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 9.0x 7.1xmedian 9.0x —median 9.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.6x 2.3xmedian 1.6x 0.7xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.36median 0.49 -0.87median 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 monthsAMCXNXSTSKYD
Revenue $2.25B $5.88B –
Gross profit $1.08B $3.21B –
Operating income $51.77M $1.04B –
Net income -$13.90M $168.00M –
Free cash flow $190.52M $743.00M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.46 $6.08 –
Cash & equivalents $464.00M $218.00M $3.27B
Total debt $1.66B $11.74B $13.66B
Shares (diluted) 43.02M 30.91M 1.10B
Enterprise value -$1.86B $4.05B $6.66B

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
MetricAMCXNXSTSKYD
P/E -17.4x 27.7x –
P/FCF 1.8x 7.1x –
P/Operating cash flow 1.6x 5.9x –
P/S 0.2x 0.9x –
P/B 0.4x 2.3x 0.7x
P/Tangible book 0.4x -1.8x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA 10.3x 12.0x –
EV/EBIT 29.7x 16.1x –
EV/Revenue 0.7x 2.9x –
EV/FCF 8.1x 22.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow 7.0x 18.8x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.36 -0.87 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMCXNXSTSKYD
Revenue growth (1Y) -4.6% 10.5% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -9.6% 3.8% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -11.3% 4.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -10.0% 0.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 262.3% -11.9% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.8% 0.4% –
Net income growth (1Y) 92.1% -71.9% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -20.8% -35.6% –
EPS growth (1Y) 85.2% -70.7% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -48.3% -31.9% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -34.1% -35.3% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.9% -11.1% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -32.3% -40.7% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.4% -12.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMCXNXSTSKYD
Gross margin 48.3% 54.6% –
EBITDA margin 6.7% 23.7% –
Operating margin 2.3% 17.8% –
Pretax margin -0.3% 3.6% –
Net margin -0.9% 3.2% –
FCF margin 8.5% 12.6% –
Operating cash flow margin 9.7% 15.2% –
Return on equity -1.0% 8.3% –
Return on assets -0.3% 1.0% –
Return on invested capital 1.9% 5.8% –
Return on capital employed 1.7% 6.3% –
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.3x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -15.7x 5.3x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 1.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMCXNXSTSKYD
Debt / assets 44.6% 66.3% 31.5%
Debt / equity 1.8x 5.2x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 8.0x 8.3x –
Debt / FCF 8.7x 15.8x –
Liabilities / assets 74.6% 87.2% 70.3%
Equity / assets 25.4% 12.8% 29.7%
Interest coverage 0.3x 2.1x –
Current ratio 1.8x 1.6x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.5x 1.4x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.2x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 1.70 1.07 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMCXNXSTSKYD
Dividend yield – 4.4% –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – 4.4% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – 134.5% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 30.4% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 2.7% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 10.6% –

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.

ConsensusAMCXNXSTSKYD
Forward P/E 6.7xFY2026 5.2xFY2026 19.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.19FY2026 $32.94FY2026 $0.41FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -41.4%FY2026 +998.0%FY2026 -2.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +85.7% -45.6% +43.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.52BFY2026 $8.32BFY2026 $30.27BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.0%FY2026 +68.2%FY2026 +4.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -11.0% -4.3% +4.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMCXNXSTSKYD
Held by institutions 78.3% 100.0% –
Institutions holding 176 487 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.9% +4.0% –
Institutions buying 88 221 –
Institutions selling 54 181 –
Buyers to sellers 1.63 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.

AMCXNXSTSKYD
AMCX 1.00 0.28 0.33
NXST 0.28 1.00 0.20
SKYD 0.33 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMCX, NXST and SKYD?

Skydance (SKYD) is the largest by market capitalisation: AMC Global Media (AMCX) $342.84M, Nexstar Media (NXST) $5.24B, Skydance (SKYD) $8.74B.

Which company is growing faster?

Nexstar Media (NXST) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: AMC Global Media (AMCX) -4.6%, Nexstar Media (NXST) +10.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nexstar Media (NXST) has the highest net margin (AMC Global Media (AMCX) -0.9%, Nexstar Media (NXST) 3.2%). On return on invested capital, Nexstar Media (NXST) leads (AMC Global Media (AMCX) 1.9%, Nexstar Media (NXST) 5.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year AMC Global Media (AMCX) returned the most: AMC Global Media (AMCX) +3.1%, Nexstar Media (NXST) -9.8%, Skydance (SKYD) -50.3%. Over five years, Nexstar Media (NXST) compounded fastest (AMC Global Media (AMCX) -27.5%/yr, Nexstar Media (NXST) +2.6%/yr, Skydance (SKYD) -26.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Nexstar Media (NXST) 4.37%. AMC Global Media (AMCX) and Skydance (SKYD) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nexstar Media (NXST) has been the steadiest (AMC Global Media (AMCX) 49.9%, Nexstar Media (NXST) 36.8%, Skydance (SKYD) 58.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMCX, NXST 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, Nexstar Media (NXST) leads on 6. 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.