CMCSA vs DIS vs SBGI Stock Comparison

Comcast, Walt Disney and Sinclair Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CMCSA Comcast Corp
$21.84 -0.3% 1M -25.8% 1Y
Market cap
$77.31B
P/E
6.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$123.01B
Div. yield
6.04%
Broadband and Cable Communication Services
5 wins
DIS Walt Disney Co
$110.24 +3.9% 1M -1.9% 1Y
Market cap
$190.35B
P/E
22.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$98.86B
Div. yield
1.36%
Film and Television Communication Services
6 wins
SBGI Sinclair, Inc.
$12.08 -5.5% 1M -9.4% 1Y
Market cap
$871.66M
P/E
16.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.26B
Div. yield
8.28%
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Walt Disney leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Walt Disney 6, Comcast 5, Sinclair 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCMCSADISSBGILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $77.31B $190.35B $871.66M DIS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 6.9x 22.3x 16.8x CMCSA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.4x 14.9x 9.7x CMCSA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.2% +4.6% -6.5% DIS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.2% 8.7% 1.6% CMCSA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.8% -18.0% 4.7% CMCSA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.4x -1.2x 7.5x DIS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 6.04% 1.36% 8.28% SBGI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -25.8% -1.9% -9.4% DIS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -15.9%/yr -8.3%/yr -14.6%/yr DIS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.3% 27.2% 45.5% DIS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 57/100 45/100 CMCSA

Percentile Scorecard

CMCSADISSBGI

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

AxisCMCSADISSBGI
Valuation 92 #5 of 49 41 #73 of 123 69 #17 of 53
Growth 23 #35 of 45 60 #43 of 107 16 #37 of 44
Profitability 68 #15 of 45 39 #65 of 105 61 #17 of 42
Financial Health 60 #20 of 49 63 #49 of 131 33 #41 of 61
Shareholder Returns 86 #6 of 37 81 #15 of 74 44 #15 of 26
Overall 66 57 45
  • CMCSA ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • DIS ranked among 134 companies in Communication Services
  • SBGI 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

PeriodCMCSADISSBGISPY
1 month -0.3%+3.9%-5.5% -0.2%
3 months -9.7%+11.5%-14.4% +3.9%
6 months -21.0%+8.6%-23.1% +8.2%
Year to date -26.9%-3.1%-21.0% +12.9%
1 year -25.8%-1.9%-9.4% +12.3%
3 years -44.9%+39.0%+20.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year -18.0%+11.6%+6.3% +23.3%
5 years -57.9%-35.0%-54.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year -15.9%-8.3%-14.6% +10.9%
10 years -29.0%+17.3%-51.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year -3.4%+1.6%-6.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCMCSADISSBGISPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.3%27.2%45.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.0%27.6%42.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.020.620.29 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.75-0.07-0.21 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.9%-55.2%-67.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.8%-5.5%-28.9% -1.2%
52-week high $32.48$116.65$17.00 $779.14
52-week low $20.66$92.42$11.97 $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.

MultipleCMCSADISSBGI
P/E now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 11.8x 22.3xmedian 16.8x 16.8xmedian 18.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 1.1x 1.9xmedian 1.1x 0.3xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 6.8x -6.6xmedian 9.7x 9.4xmedian 10.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 5.9x 23.0xmedian 9.2x 9.2xmedian 9.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.2x 1.6xmedian 1.6x 2.3xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -1.49median 0.24 0.38median 0.29 -0.47median 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 monthsCMCSADISSBGI
Revenue $123.01B $98.86B $3.26B
Gross profit – $43.29B –
Operating income $18.10B -$40.54B $215.00M
Net income $11.32B $9.24B $54.00M
Free cash flow $19.67B $8.29B $95.00M
EPS (diluted) $3.18 $4.93 $0.72
Cash & equivalents $7.60B $5.19B $604.00M
Total debt $87.40B $46.04B $4.06B
Shares (diluted) 3.56B 1.74B 72.16M
Enterprise value $43.27B $174.92B -$2.04B

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
MetricCMCSADISSBGI
P/E 6.9x 22.3x 16.8x
P/FCF 3.9x 23.0x 9.2x
P/Operating cash flow 2.4x 11.2x 5.1x
P/S 0.6x 1.9x 0.3x
P/B 0.8x 1.6x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 1.8x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA 4.7x -6.6x 9.4x
EV/EBIT 8.7x -5.7x 20.1x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 2.3x 1.3x
EV/FCF 8.0x 27.9x 45.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.0x 13.6x 25.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.49 0.38 -0.47

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCMCSADISSBGI
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.2% 4.6% -6.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.6% 4.0% -0.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -6.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 14.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -18.4% -18.3% -55.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -8.1% 7.7% -20.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -49.9% -26.4% -1.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -9.3% 46.3% -34.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -48.2% -22.9% 0.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -4.6% 58.8% -35.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -3.5% -11.3% -68.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.7% 30.8% -38.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -6.2% -28.2% -79.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.2% 42.8% -46.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCMCSADISSBGI
Gross margin – 43.8% –
EBITDA margin 27.3% -35.4% 14.2%
Operating margin 14.7% -41.0% 6.6%
Pretax margin 11.3% 12.9% 0.6%
Net margin 9.2% 8.7% 1.6%
FCF margin 16.0% 8.4% 2.9%
Operating cash flow margin 25.8% 17.2% 5.3%
Return on equity 11.9% 8.0% 15.8%
Return on assets 4.2% 4.5% 1.1%
Return on invested capital 7.8% -18.0% 4.7%
Return on capital employed 8.0% -23.9% 4.4%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.8x 1.8x 3.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 1.5% 1.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCMCSADISSBGI
Debt / assets 33.9% 22.5% 74.1%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.4x 10.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.4x -1.2x 7.5x
Debt / FCF 4.4x 5.6x 42.7x
Liabilities / assets 64.1% 42.9% 93.1%
Equity / assets 35.9% 57.1% 6.9%
Interest coverage 4.3x – 0.6x
Current ratio 0.8x 0.7x 1.9x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.6x 1.8x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 1.30 1.51 0.91

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCMCSADISSBGI
Dividend yield 6.0% 1.4% 8.3%
Net buyback yield 5.2% 4.3% –
Shareholder yield 11.3% 5.7% 8.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 18.6% 131.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 20.7% 74.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 109.9% 6.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 1.4%

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.

ConsensusCMCSADISSBGI
Forward P/E 6.4xFY2026 14.9xFY2026 9.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.40FY2026 $7.38FY2026 $1.24FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -21.1%FY2026 +24.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +10.3% -2.6% -196.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $114.72BFY2026 $95.51BFY2026 $3.73BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -7.3%FY2026 +1.2%FY2026 +17.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.0% +14.2% -17.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCMCSADISSBGI
Held by institutions 88.7% 75.9% 44.4%
Institutions holding 1,884 2,942 178
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.7% +1.8% +6.0%
Institutions buying 832 1,211 113
Institutions selling 858 1,369 36
Buyers to sellers 0.97 0.88 3.14

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.

CMCSADISSBGI
CMCSA 1.00 0.30 0.23
DIS 0.30 1.00 0.33
SBGI 0.23 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CMCSA, DIS and SBGI?

Walt Disney (DIS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Comcast (CMCSA) $77.31B, Walt Disney (DIS) $190.35B, Sinclair (SBGI) $871.66M.

Which stock is cheaper, CMCSA, DIS and SBGI?

Comcast (CMCSA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Comcast (CMCSA) 6.9x, Walt Disney (DIS) 22.3x, Sinclair (SBGI) 16.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Comcast (CMCSA) is cheapest (Comcast (CMCSA) 6.4x, Walt Disney (DIS) 14.9x, Sinclair (SBGI) 9.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Walt Disney (DIS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Comcast (CMCSA) -0.2%, Walt Disney (DIS) +4.6%, Sinclair (SBGI) -6.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Comcast (CMCSA) has the highest net margin (Comcast (CMCSA) 9.2%, Walt Disney (DIS) 8.7%, Sinclair (SBGI) 1.6%). On return on invested capital, Comcast (CMCSA) leads (Comcast (CMCSA) 7.8%, Walt Disney (DIS) -18.0%, Sinclair (SBGI) 4.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Walt Disney (DIS) returned the most: Comcast (CMCSA) -25.8%, Walt Disney (DIS) -1.9%, Sinclair (SBGI) -9.4%. Over five years, Walt Disney (DIS) compounded fastest (Comcast (CMCSA) -15.9%/yr, Walt Disney (DIS) -8.3%/yr, Sinclair (SBGI) -14.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Sinclair (SBGI) has the highest dividend yield: Comcast (CMCSA) 6.04%, Walt Disney (DIS) 1.36%, Sinclair (SBGI) 8.28%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Walt Disney (DIS) has been the steadiest (Comcast (CMCSA) 34.3%, Walt Disney (DIS) 27.2%, Sinclair (SBGI) 45.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CMCSA, DIS and SBGI?

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 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.