CHTR vs SKYD vs NMAX Stock Comparison

Charter Communications, Skydance and Newsmax Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SKYD Skydance Corp
$7.75 -22.2% 1M -53.2% 1Y
Market cap
$8.44B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
1 win
NMAX Newsmax Inc.
$7.96 -26.7% 1M -22.3% 1Y
Market cap
$1.03B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$198.07M
Div. yield
–
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
2 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

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

QuestionCHTRSKYDNMAXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.63B $8.44B $1.03B CHTR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 2.6x — -13.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 2.4x 18.9x — CHTR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.5% — +8.3% NMAX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.1% — -40.1% CHTR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.4% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.4x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -57.2% -53.2% -22.3% NMAX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -31.7%/yr -26.9%/yr — SKYD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.7% 58.8% 77.7% CHTR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 — 32/100 CHTR

Percentile Scorecard

CHTRSKYDNMAX

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

AxisCHTRSKYDNMAX
Valuation 90 #6 of 49 – 2 #52 of 53
Growth 41 #27 of 45 – 51 #22 of 44
Profitability 82 #9 of 45 – 12 #37 of 42
Financial Health 10 #44 of 49 58 #26 of 61 63 #23 of 61
Shareholder Returns 100 #1 of 37 – –
Overall 65 – 32
  • CHTR ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • SKYD ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media
  • NMAX 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

PeriodCHTRSKYDNMAXSPY
1 month -7.1%-22.2%-26.7% -0.2%
3 months -25.0%-4.0%-0.1% +3.9%
6 months -39.4%-26.3%+32.7% +8.2%
Year to date -49.7%-42.2%+3.0% +12.9%
1 year -57.2%-53.2%-22.3% +12.3%
3 years -71.8%-27.6%— +87.4%
3 years, per year -34.4%-10.2%— +23.3%
5 years -85.1%-79.1%— +67.9%
5 years, per year -31.7%-26.9%— +10.9%
10 years -57.0%-86.3%— +261.1%
10 years, per year -8.1%-18.0%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCHTRSKYDNMAXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.7%58.8%77.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 65.2%63.5%79.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.150.831.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.03-0.91-0.29 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -85.5%-82.3%-97.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -57.8%-53.7%-30.4% -1.2%
52-week high $248.88$16.74$11.43 $779.14
52-week low $102.18$6.80$5.16 $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.

MultipleCHTRSKYDNMAX
P/E now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 11.8x —median 18.4x -12.9xmedian 18.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 1.1x —median 0.6x 5.2xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 6.8x —median 10.5x -12.2xmedian 10.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 5.9x —median 9.0x —median 9.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 1.2x 0.7xmedian 1.5x 9.0xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.25median 0.24 —median 0.44 —median 0.44

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 monthsCHTRSKYDNMAX
Revenue $54.40B – $198.07M
Gross profit – – $78.29M
Operating income $12.66B – -$86.98M
Net income $5.75B – -$79.40M
Free cash flow $4.36B – –
EPS (diluted) $40.61 – $-0.61
Cash & equivalents $509.00M $3.27B $25.88M
Total debt $93.96B $13.66B –
Shares (diluted) 121.26M 1.10B 129.29M
Enterprise value $10.66B $8.44B $937.58M

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
MetricCHTRSKYDNMAX
P/E 2.6x – -12.9x
P/FCF 2.9x – –
P/Operating cash flow 0.8x – –
P/S 0.2x – 5.2x
P/B 0.6x 0.7x 9.0x
P/Tangible book -0.3x 1.3x 9.0x
EV/EBITDA 4.9x – -12.2x
EV/EBIT 8.4x – -11.5x
EV/Revenue 1.9x – 5.0x
EV/FCF 24.3x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 6.4x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.25 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCHTRSKYDNMAX
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.5% – 8.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.1% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – -4.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -4.4% – 14.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 1.4% – –
Net income growth (1Y) -5.0% – 27.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.4% – –
EPS growth (1Y) 9.3% – 27.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.1% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 8.3% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.1% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 1.3% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.0% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCHTRSKYDNMAX
Gross margin – – 39.5%
EBITDA margin 39.4% – -41.2%
Operating margin 23.3% – -43.9%
Pretax margin 13.8% – -40.1%
Net margin 9.1% – -40.1%
FCF margin 8.0% – –
Operating cash flow margin 30.3% – –
Return on equity 26.8% – -72.4%
Return on assets 3.7% – -33.8%
Return on invested capital 8.4% – –
Return on capital employed 9.0% – -57.8%
Asset turnover 0.4x – 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.9x – –
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCHTRSKYDNMAX
Debt / assets 60.4% 31.5% –
Debt / equity 4.3x 1.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA 4.4x – –
Debt / FCF 21.6x – –
Liabilities / assets 85.9% 70.3% 50.9%
Equity / assets 14.1% 29.7% 49.1%
Interest coverage – – -4,632x
Current ratio 0.4x 1.3x 2.4x
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.9x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.3x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 0.58 – 3.48

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCHTRSKYDNMAX
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 37.9% – –
Shareholder yield 37.9% – –
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.

ConsensusCHTRSKYDNMAX
Forward P/E 2.4xFY2026 18.9xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $42.86FY2026 $0.41FY2026 $-0.01FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.4%FY2026 -2.4%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -4.7% +43.9% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $57.99BFY2026 $30.27BFY2026 $203.04MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.9%FY2026 +4.8%FY2026 +7.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -13.7% +4.6% +24.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCHTRSKYDNMAX
Held by institutions 83.8% – 28.5%
Institutions holding 783 – 233
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.3% – +13.5%
Institutions buying 423 – 110
Institutions selling 241 – 37
Buyers to sellers 1.76 – 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.

CHTRSKYDNMAX
CHTR 1.00 0.24 0.22
SKYD 0.24 1.00 0.25
NMAX 0.22 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CHTR, SKYD and NMAX?

Charter Communications (CHTR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Charter Communications (CHTR) $12.63B, Skydance (SKYD) $8.44B, Newsmax (NMAX) $1.03B.

Which company is growing faster?

Newsmax (NMAX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Charter Communications (CHTR) -1.5%, Newsmax (NMAX) +8.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Charter Communications (CHTR) has the highest net margin (Charter Communications (CHTR) 9.1%, Newsmax (NMAX) -40.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Newsmax (NMAX) returned the most: Charter Communications (CHTR) -57.2%, Skydance (SKYD) -53.2%, Newsmax (NMAX) -22.3%. Over five years, Skydance (SKYD) compounded fastest (Charter Communications (CHTR) -31.7%/yr, Skydance (SKYD) -26.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Charter Communications (CHTR) has been the steadiest (Charter Communications (CHTR) 55.7%, Skydance (SKYD) 58.8%, Newsmax (NMAX) 77.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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