ANGX vs SONY vs IMAX Stock Comparison

Angel Studios, Sony and Imax Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ANGX Angel Studios, Inc.
$3.49 -28.0% 1M -49.6% 1Y
Market cap
$695.49M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$413.29M
Div. yield
–
Film and Television Communication Services
1 win
SONY Sony Group Corp
$26.09 +12.5% 1M -9.1% 1Y
Market cap
$155.70B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$82.39B
Div. yield
–
Gaming Hardware Technology
3 wins
IMAX Imax Corp
$53.44 +0.2% 1M +64.7% 1Y
Market cap
$2.87B
P/E
70.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$416.08M
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Imax leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Imax 6, Sony 3, Angel Studios 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionANGXSONYIMAXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $695.49M $155.70B $2.87B SONY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -4.5x -30.5x 70.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 19.9x 24.5x SONY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +121.9% +2.1% +14.8% ANGX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -37.5% -6.2% 9.8% IMAX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 12.2% 13.2% IMAX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.2x -0.3x -0.8x IMAX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -49.6% -9.1% +64.7% IMAX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +2.9%/yr +19.6%/yr IMAX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 85.6% 29.3% 42.8% SONY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 14/100 54/100 62/100 IMAX

Percentile Scorecard

ANGXSONYIMAX

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

AxisANGXSONYIMAX
Valuation 10 #112 of 124 79 #24 of 112 35 #132 of 203
Growth 20 #87 of 109 21 #86 of 109 92 #16 of 188
Profitability 16 #90 of 107 63 #40 of 105 83 #33 of 187
Financial Health 17 #111 of 133 49 #60 of 117 83 #38 of 222
Shareholder Returns 6 #69 of 73 59 #34 of 82 15 #131 of 153
Overall 14 54 62
  • ANGX ranked among 136 companies in Communication Services
  • SONY ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • IMAX ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodANGXSONYIMAXSPY
1 month -28.0%+12.5%+0.2% -1.0%
3 months -13.8%+24.3%+23.2% +2.9%
6 months +38.5%+28.6%+46.6% +6.4%
Year to date -25.3%+1.9%+44.6% +11.4%
1 year -49.6%-9.1%+64.7% +13.1%
3 years —+54.9%+192.2% +79.4%
3 years, per year —+15.7%+43.0% +21.5%
5 years —+15.5%+144.6% +67.7%
5 years, per year —+2.9%+19.6% +10.9%
10 years —+306.4%+71.2% +255.2%
10 years, per year —+15.1%+5.5% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureANGXSONYIMAXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 85.6%29.3%42.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 87.1%27.5%35.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.530.600.14 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.58-0.311.51 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -86.4%-50.9%-43.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -49.6%-13.8%-5.2% -2.5%
52-week high $6.93$30.26$56.35 $779.14
52-week low $2.18$19.32$31.70 $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.

MultipleANGXSONYIMAX
P/E now vs peer median -4.2xmedian 17.2x -30.5xmedian 31.3x 71.8xmedian 25.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.1x 1.9xmedian 2.6x 7.0xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -5.9xmedian 9.5x 8.7xmedian 19.6x 18.9xmedian 13.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -14.4xmedian 9.5x 14.9xmedian 28.3x 23.2xmedian 21.1x
P/B now vs peer median -21.9xmedian 1.6x 3.0xmedian 2.9x 6.5xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.07median 0.29 0.76median 1.15 0.67median 1.19

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 monthsANGXSONYIMAX
Revenue $413.29M $82.39B $416.08M
Gross profit $239.44M $26.19B $248.12M
Operating income -$130.14M $10.29B $83.87M
Net income -$154.81M -$5.01B $47.12M
Free cash flow -$44.73M $10.78B $126.59M
R&D $16.50M – $6.42M
EPS (diluted) $-0.84 $-0.85 $0.72
Cash & equivalents $48.04M $13.40B $159.92M
Total debt $324.54M $36.06B $146.59M
Shares (diluted) 184.24M 6.01B 56.57M
Enterprise value $501.17M $92.96B $2.27B

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
MetricANGXSONYIMAX
P/E -4.2x -30.5x 71.8x
P/FCF -14.4x 14.9x 23.2x
P/Operating cash flow -14.6x 11.8x 22.1x
P/S 1.6x 1.9x 7.0x
P/B -21.9x 3.0x 6.5x
P/Tangible book -20.3x 3.2x 7.0x
EV/EBITDA -5.9x 8.7x 18.9x
EV/EBIT -5.1x 15.0x 33.5x
EV/Revenue 1.6x 1.9x 6.8x
EV/FCF -15.0x 14.3x 22.2x
EV/Operating cash flow -15.2x 11.4x 21.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.07 0.76 0.67

Growth

14 metrics
MetricANGXSONYIMAX
Revenue growth (1Y) 121.9% 2.1% 14.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -1.2% 5.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 102.3% 9.0% 20.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -5.8% 9.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -31.7% 12.4% 39.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -357.9% 6.1% 42.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -48.7% -168.9% 10.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -186.0% -40.0% 79.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -20.7% -167.4% 21.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -60.9% -40.2% 107.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 36.8% -18.9% 72.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -108.3% 28.4% 40.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 36.1% -11.4% 88.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -109.0% 82.7% 44.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricANGXSONYIMAX
Gross margin 57.9% 31.8% 59.6%
EBITDA margin -27.3% 21.6% 35.7%
Operating margin -31.5% 12.5% 20.2%
Pretax margin -37.5% 12.2% 15.0%
Net margin -37.5% -6.2% 9.8%
FCF margin -10.8% 13.1% 30.4%
Operating cash flow margin -10.7% 16.4% 31.9%
Return on equity – -9.5% 10.7%
Return on assets -69.1% -5.1% 5.2%
Return on invested capital – 12.2% 13.2%
Return on capital employed -412.5% 15.1% –
Asset turnover 1.8x 0.8x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x -2.7x 2.8x
Stock comp / revenue 2.9% – 6.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricANGXSONYIMAX
Debt / assets 31.6% 7.5% 4.2%
Debt / equity -2.5x 0.1x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.2x -0.3x -0.8x
Debt / FCF -1.7x 0.7x 0.3x
Liabilities / assets 112.5% 45.3% 51.0%
Equity / assets -12.5% 54.7% 49.0%
Interest coverage -7.8x 12.2x 11.2x
Current ratio 0.7x 1.2x –
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.4x –
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.4x –
Altman Z-score -0.62 3.89 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricANGXSONYIMAX
Dividend yield – 0.3% –
Net buyback yield -15.5% 1.9% -0.6%
Shareholder yield -15.5% 2.2% -0.6%
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.

ConsensusANGXSONYIMAX
Forward P/E – 19.9xFY2026 24.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.35FY2026 $1.31FY2026 $2.18FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +19.1%FY2026 +50.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +8.4% +7.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $530.29MFY2026 $84.09BFY2026 $489.76MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +64.9%FY2026 +5.5%FY2026 +19.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.3% +0.2% -4.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersANGXSONYIMAX
Held by institutions 23.0% 7.9% 91.5%
Institutions holding 139 739 257
Change in shares held, QoQ +21.4% +2.1% +4.5%
Institutions buying 75 333 144
Institutions selling 15 268 69
Buyers to sellers 5.00 1.24 2.09

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.

ANGXSONYIMAX
ANGX 1.00 0.11 0.12
SONY 0.11 1.00 0.08
IMAX 0.12 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ANGX, SONY and IMAX?

Sony (SONY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Angel Studios (ANGX) $695.49M, Sony (SONY) $155.70B, Imax (IMAX) $2.87B.

Which company is growing faster?

Angel Studios (ANGX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Angel Studios (ANGX) +121.9%, Sony (SONY) +2.1%, Imax (IMAX) +14.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Imax (IMAX) has the highest net margin (Angel Studios (ANGX) -37.5%, Sony (SONY) -6.2%, Imax (IMAX) 9.8%). On return on invested capital, Imax (IMAX) leads (Sony (SONY) 12.2%, Imax (IMAX) 13.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Imax (IMAX) returned the most: Angel Studios (ANGX) -49.6%, Sony (SONY) -9.1%, Imax (IMAX) +64.7%. Over five years, Imax (IMAX) compounded fastest (Sony (SONY) +2.9%/yr, Imax (IMAX) +19.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sony (SONY) has been the steadiest (Angel Studios (ANGX) 85.6%, Sony (SONY) 29.3%, Imax (IMAX) 42.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ANGX, SONY and IMAX?

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