ANGX vs DIS vs NXST Stock Comparison

Angel Studios, Walt Disney and Nexstar Media Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ANGX Angel Studios, Inc.
$3.87 -15.3% 1M -40.0% 1Y
Market cap
$687.20M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$413.29M
Div. yield
–
Film and Television Communication Services
1 win
DIS Walt Disney Co
$109.07 +3.2% 1M -2.3% 1Y
Market cap
$192.46B
P/E
22.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$98.86B
Div. yield
0.01%
Film and Television Communication Services
7 wins
NXST Nexstar Media Group, Inc.
$164.49 +1.7% 1M -14.0% 1Y
Market cap
$5.19B
P/E
27.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.88B
Div. yield
0.04%
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionANGXDISNXSTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $687.20M $192.46B $5.19B DIS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -4.4x 22.4x 27.6x DIS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 14.8x 5.0x NXST
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +121.9% +4.6% +10.5% ANGX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -37.5% 8.7% 3.2% DIS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -18.0% 5.8% NXST
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.2x -1.2x 8.3x DIS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.04% NXST
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -40.0% -2.3% -14.0% DIS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -8.4%/yr +1.9%/yr NXST
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 85.9% 27.2% 36.6% DIS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 14/100 56/100 50/100 DIS

Percentile Scorecard

ANGXDISNXST

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

AxisANGXDISNXST
Valuation 10 #111 of 123 41 #73 of 123 67 #18 of 53
Growth 20 #86 of 107 59 #44 of 107 28 #32 of 44
Profitability 16 #88 of 105 39 #65 of 105 71 #13 of 42
Financial Health 17 #109 of 131 63 #49 of 131 40 #37 of 61
Shareholder Returns 8 #68 of 74 80 #16 of 74 44 #15 of 26
Overall 14 56 50
  • ANGX ranked among 134 companies in Communication Services
  • DIS ranked among 134 companies in Communication Services
  • NXST 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

PeriodANGXDISNXSTSPY
1 month -15.3%+3.2%+1.7% +0.9%
3 months -1.3%+10.8%-16.5% +5.9%
6 months +51.2%+7.7%-18.9% +8.5%
Year to date -17.1%-4.1%-19.0% +13.3%
1 year -40.0%-2.3%-14.0% +12.4%
3 years —+37.5%+21.4% +88.1%
3 years, per year —+11.2%+6.7% +23.5%
5 years —-35.5%+9.7% +68.2%
5 years, per year —-8.4%+1.9% +11.0%
10 years —+16.2%+237.8% +263.4%
10 years, per year —+1.5%+12.9% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureANGXDISNXSTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 85.9%27.2%36.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 87.6%27.7%37.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.610.620.44 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.47-0.08-0.38 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -86.4%-55.2%-39.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -41.3%-6.5%-35.1% -0.9%
52-week high $6.59$116.65$253.64 $779.14
52-week low $2.18$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.

MultipleANGXDISNXST
P/E now vs peer median -4.6xmedian 17.0x 22.0xmedian 17.0x 26.8xmedian 18.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.1x 1.9xmedian 1.1x 0.9xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -6.5xmedian 9.6x -6.5xmedian 9.6x 11.9xmedian 10.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -15.9xmedian 9.3x 22.7xmedian 9.3x 6.8xmedian 8.9x
P/B now vs peer median -24.3xmedian 1.6x 1.6xmedian 1.6x 2.2xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.08median 0.32 0.37median 0.32 -0.84median 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 monthsANGXDISNXST
Revenue $413.29M $98.86B $5.88B
Gross profit $239.44M $43.29B $3.21B
Operating income -$130.14M -$40.54B $1.04B
Net income -$154.81M $9.24B $168.00M
Free cash flow -$44.73M $8.29B $743.00M
R&D $16.50M – –
EPS (diluted) $-0.84 $4.93 $6.08
Cash & equivalents $48.04M $5.19B $218.00M
Total debt $74.36M $46.04B $11.74B
Shares (diluted) 184.24M 1.74B 30.91M
Enterprise value $492.88M $170.22B $4.02B

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
MetricANGXDISNXST
P/E -4.6x 22.0x 26.8x
P/FCF -15.9x 22.7x 6.8x
P/Operating cash flow -16.1x 11.1x 5.7x
P/S 1.7x 1.9x 0.9x
P/B -24.3x 1.6x 2.2x
P/Tangible book -22.5x 1.8x -1.8x
EV/EBITDA -6.5x -6.5x 11.9x
EV/EBIT -5.7x -5.7x 15.9x
EV/Revenue 1.8x 2.3x 2.8x
EV/FCF -16.5x 27.6x 22.3x
EV/Operating cash flow -16.7x 13.5x 18.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.08 0.37 -0.84

Growth

14 metrics
MetricANGXDISNXST
Revenue growth (1Y) 121.9% 4.6% 10.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 4.0% 3.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 102.3% -6.5% 4.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 14.6% 0.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -31.7% -18.3% -11.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -357.9% 7.7% 0.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -48.7% -26.4% -71.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -186.0% 46.3% -35.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -20.7% -22.9% -70.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -60.9% 58.8% -31.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 36.8% -11.3% -35.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -108.3% 30.8% -11.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 36.1% -28.2% -40.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -109.0% 42.8% -12.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricANGXDISNXST
Gross margin 57.9% 43.8% 54.6%
EBITDA margin -27.3% -35.4% 23.7%
Operating margin -31.5% -41.0% 17.8%
Pretax margin -37.5% 12.9% 3.6%
Net margin -37.5% 8.7% 3.2%
FCF margin -10.8% 8.4% 12.6%
Operating cash flow margin -10.7% 17.2% 15.2%
Return on equity – 8.0% 8.3%
Return on assets -69.1% 4.5% 1.0%
Return on invested capital – -18.0% 5.8%
Return on capital employed -412.5% -23.9% 6.3%
Asset turnover 1.8x 0.5x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x 1.8x 5.3x
Stock comp / revenue 2.9% 1.5% 1.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricANGXDISNXST
Debt / assets 31.6% 22.5% 66.3%
Debt / equity -2.5x 0.4x 5.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.2x -1.2x 8.3x
Debt / FCF -1.7x 5.6x 15.8x
Liabilities / assets 112.5% 42.9% 87.2%
Equity / assets -12.5% 57.1% 12.8%
Interest coverage -7.8x – 2.1x
Current ratio 0.7x 0.7x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.6x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score -0.46 1.50 1.06

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricANGXDISNXST
Dividend yield – 1.4% 4.5%
Net buyback yield -14.0% 4.4% –
Shareholder yield -14.0% 5.8% 4.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 18.6% 134.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 20.7% 30.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 109.9% 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.

ConsensusANGXDISNXST
Forward P/E – 14.8xFY2026 5.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.35FY2026 $7.38FY2026 $32.94FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +24.5%FY2026 +998.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -2.6% -45.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $530.29MFY2026 $95.51BFY2026 $8.32BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +64.9%FY2026 +1.2%FY2026 +68.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.3% +14.2% -4.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersANGXDISNXST
Held by institutions 23.0% 75.9% 100.0%
Institutions holding 139 2,943 486
Change in shares held, QoQ +21.4% +1.8% +4.0%
Institutions buying 75 1,212 220
Institutions selling 15 1,369 181
Buyers to sellers 5.00 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.

ANGXDISNXST
ANGX 1.00 0.10 0.15
DIS 0.10 1.00 0.25
NXST 0.15 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ANGX, DIS and NXST?

Walt Disney (DIS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Angel Studios (ANGX) $687.20M, Walt Disney (DIS) $192.46B, Nexstar Media (NXST) $5.19B.

Which stock is cheaper, ANGX, DIS and NXST?

Walt Disney (DIS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Angel Studios (ANGX) -4.4x, Walt Disney (DIS) 22.4x, Nexstar Media (NXST) 27.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nexstar Media (NXST) is cheapest (Walt Disney (DIS) 14.8x, Nexstar Media (NXST) 5.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Angel Studios (ANGX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Angel Studios (ANGX) +121.9%, Walt Disney (DIS) +4.6%, Nexstar Media (NXST) +10.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Walt Disney (DIS) has the highest net margin (Angel Studios (ANGX) -37.5%, Walt Disney (DIS) 8.7%, Nexstar Media (NXST) 3.2%). On return on invested capital, Nexstar Media (NXST) leads (Walt Disney (DIS) -18.0%, Nexstar Media (NXST) 5.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Walt Disney (DIS) returned the most: Angel Studios (ANGX) -40.0%, Walt Disney (DIS) -2.3%, Nexstar Media (NXST) -14.0%. Over five years, Nexstar Media (NXST) compounded fastest (Walt Disney (DIS) -8.4%/yr, Nexstar Media (NXST) +1.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Nexstar Media (NXST) has the highest dividend yield: Angel Studios (ANGX) 0.00%, Walt Disney (DIS) 0.01%, Nexstar Media (NXST) 0.04%. Angel Studios (ANGX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Walt Disney (DIS) has been the steadiest (Angel Studios (ANGX) 85.9%, Walt Disney (DIS) 27.2%, Nexstar Media (NXST) 36.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ANGX, 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, Walt Disney (DIS) 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.