CALX vs TV vs NXST Stock Comparison

Calix, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B and Nexstar Media Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CALX Calix, Inc
$33.84 -1.5% 1M -48.3% 1Y
Market cap
$2.01B
P/E
43.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.15B
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
3 wins
TV Grupo Televisa, S.A.B.
$2.29 +0.4% 1M -13.6% 1Y
Market cap
$146.39B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.26B
Div. yield
–
Broadband and Cable Communication Services
1 win
NXST Nexstar Media Group, Inc.
$185.12 +18.2% 1M -6.7% 1Y
Market cap
$5.76B
P/E
30.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.88B
Div. yield
0.04%
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Nexstar Media leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Nexstar Media 7, Calix 3, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCALXTVNXSTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.01B $146.39B $5.76B TV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 43.8x -432.7x 30.6x NXST
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.9x 12.7x 5.6x NXST
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.9% +7.4% +10.5% CALX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.0% -10.4% 3.2% CALX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 2.7% 5.8% NXST
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 151.4x 8.3x NXST
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.04% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -48.3% -13.6% -6.7% NXST
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.8%/yr -26.3%/yr +2.0%/yr NXST
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.5% 39.2% 36.9% NXST
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 42/100 49/100 CALX

Percentile Scorecard

CALXTVNXST

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

AxisCALXTVNXST
Valuation 53 #53 of 112 4 #47 of 49 65 #19 of 53
Growth 71 #32 of 108 67 #16 of 47 28 #32 of 44
Profitability 60 #42 of 104 36 #30 of 46 74 #12 of 43
Financial Health 76 #29 of 116 60 #20 of 49 38 #38 of 61
Shareholder Returns 99 #2 of 85 – 38 #19 of 30
Overall 72 42 49
  • CALX ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • TV ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • 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

PeriodCALXTVNXSTSPY
1 month -1.5%+0.4%+18.2% -1.0%
3 months -12.1%-16.4%-2.6% -0.4%
6 months -23.7%-20.5%-6.1% +4.5%
Year to date -36.1%-21.3%-8.8% +12.4%
1 year -48.3%-13.6%-6.7% +13.6%
3 years -4.9%-10.5%+18.0% +76.4%
3 years, per year -1.7%-3.6%+5.7% +20.8%
5 years -52.5%-78.3%+10.5% +63.7%
5 years, per year -13.8%-26.3%+2.0% +10.4%
10 years +412.7%-90.5%+291.0% +267.7%
10 years, per year +17.8%-21.0%+14.6% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureCALXTVNXSTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.5%39.2%36.9% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 45.3%40.2%37.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.960.760.47 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.16-0.35-0.18 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.3%-86.3%-39.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -49.6%-33.4%-27.0% -1.6%
52-week high $67.18$3.44$253.64 $779.14
52-week low $33.15$2.03$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.

MultipleCALXTVNXST
P/E now vs peer median 46.4xmedian 28.1x -424.4xmedian 11.7x 30.1xmedian 17.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.6x 43.7xmedian 1.1x 1.0xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 24.8xmedian 18.4x 4,947xmedian 7.0x 12.4xmedian 10.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 33.6xmedian 26.6x —median 5.3x 7.7xmedian 8.8x
P/B now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 2.8x 23.0xmedian 1.4x 2.5xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 43.64median 1.11 -20.20median 0.24 -0.95median 0.42

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 monthsCALXTVNXST
Revenue $1.15B $3.26B $5.88B
Gross profit $637.49M $1.46B $3.21B
Operating income $60.39M $297.01M $1.04B
Net income $45.75M $341.42M $168.00M
Free cash flow $62.16M – $743.00M
R&D $215.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $0.71 $0.00 $6.08
Cash & equivalents $55.89M – $218.00M
Total debt – $4.50B $11.74B
Shares (diluted) 64.45M 68.12B 30.91M
Enterprise value $1.03B $146.39B $4.59B

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
MetricCALXTVNXST
P/E 46.4x -424.4x 30.1x
P/FCF 33.6x – 7.7x
P/Operating cash flow 25.0x – 6.4x
P/S 1.8x 43.7x 1.0x
P/B 3.0x 23.0x 2.5x
P/Tangible book 3.0x 23.0x -2.0x
EV/EBITDA 24.8x 4,947x 12.4x
EV/EBIT 32.1x 494.9x 16.5x
EV/Revenue 1.7x 45.1x 2.9x
EV/FCF 31.2x – 23.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 23.2x – 19.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 43.64 -20.20 -0.95

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCALXTVNXST
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.9% 7.4% 10.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.0% -12.4% 3.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 21.6% -30.1% 4.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.4% -15.8% 0.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 958.5% 278.0% -11.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.0% 32.6% 0.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 730.9% 162.0% -71.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -1.5% 35.4% -35.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 783.2% 39.1% -70.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 1.1% 21.0% -31.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -19.9% – -35.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.7% – -11.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -27.3% – -40.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 29.3% – -12.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCALXTVNXST
Gross margin 55.6% 44.9% 54.6%
EBITDA margin 6.8% 0.9% 23.7%
Operating margin 5.3% 9.1% 17.8%
Pretax margin 6.1% 17.1% 3.6%
Net margin 4.0% -10.4% 3.2%
FCF margin 5.4% – 12.6%
Operating cash flow margin 7.3% – 15.2%
Return on equity 6.5% 5.4% 8.3%
Return on assets 4.9% 2.6% 1.0%
Return on invested capital – 2.7% 5.8%
Return on capital employed 8.0% 3.3% 6.3%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.2x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x – 5.3x
Stock comp / revenue 7.0% – 1.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCALXTVNXST
Debt / assets – 34.3% 66.3%
Debt / equity – 0.7x 5.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 151.4x 8.3x
Debt / FCF – – 15.8x
Liabilities / assets 24.1% 52.8% 87.2%
Equity / assets 75.9% 47.2% 12.8%
Interest coverage – 0.7x 2.1x
Current ratio 3.0x – 1.6x
Quick ratio 1.5x – 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.8x – 0.2x
Altman Z-score 7.13 – 1.09

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCALXTVNXST
Dividend yield – – 4.0%
Net buyback yield 11.8% – –
Shareholder yield 11.8% 0.0% 4.0%
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.

ConsensusCALXTVNXST
Forward P/E 20.9xFY2026 12.7xFY2026 5.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.62FY2026 $0.18FY2026 $32.94FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +20.9%FY2026 – +998.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +48.1% +38.9% -45.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.11BFY2026 $3.07BFY2026 $8.32BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.0%FY2026 -9.0%FY2026 +68.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.8% -4.0% -4.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCALXTVNXST
Held by institutions 94.5% 0.2% 100.0%
Institutions holding 290 106 488
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.5% -4.9% +4.0%
Institutions buying 148 44 221
Institutions selling 111 33 181
Buyers to sellers 1.33 1.33 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.

CALXTVNXST
CALX 1.00 0.11 0.18
TV 0.11 1.00 0.16
NXST 0.18 0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CALX, TV and NXST?

Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Calix (CALX) $2.01B, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) $146.39B, Nexstar Media (NXST) $5.76B.

Which stock is cheaper, CALX, TV and NXST?

Nexstar Media (NXST) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Calix (CALX) 43.8x, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) -432.7x, Nexstar Media (NXST) 30.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nexstar Media (NXST) is cheapest (Calix (CALX) 20.9x, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) 12.7x, Nexstar Media (NXST) 5.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Calix (CALX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Calix (CALX) +22.9%, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) +7.4%, Nexstar Media (NXST) +10.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Calix (CALX) has the highest net margin (Calix (CALX) 4.0%, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) -10.4%, Nexstar Media (NXST) 3.2%). On return on invested capital, Nexstar Media (NXST) leads (Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) 2.7%, Nexstar Media (NXST) 5.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nexstar Media (NXST) returned the most: Calix (CALX) -48.3%, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) -13.6%, Nexstar Media (NXST) -6.7%. Over five years, Nexstar Media (NXST) compounded fastest (Calix (CALX) -13.8%/yr, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) -26.3%/yr, Nexstar Media (NXST) +2.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Calix (CALX) 0.00%, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) 0.00%, Nexstar Media (NXST) 0.04%. Calix (CALX) and Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nexstar Media (NXST) has been the steadiest (Calix (CALX) 41.5%, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) 39.2%, Nexstar Media (NXST) 36.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CALX, TV 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.