CMCSA vs LION vs SONY Stock Comparison

Comcast, Lionsgate Studios and Sony Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CMCSA Comcast Corp
$21.84 -0.3% 1M -25.8% 1Y
Market cap
$76.39B
P/E
6.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$123.01B
Div. yield
–
Broadband and Cable Communication Services
3 wins
LION Lionsgate Studios Corp.
$12.17 +12.4% 1M +87.2% 1Y
Market cap
$3.55B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.88B
Div. yield
–
Film and Television Communication Services
3 wins
SONY Sony Group Corp
$25.64 +8.9% 1M -10.7% 1Y
Market cap
$149.49B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$82.39B
Div. yield
–
Gaming Hardware Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Sony leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Sony 4, Comcast 3, Lionsgate Studios 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCMCSALIONSONYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $76.39B $3.55B $149.49B SONY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 6.8x -30.0x -29.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.4x — 19.4x CMCSA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.2% +9.9% +2.1% LION
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.2% -4.1% -6.2% CMCSA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.8% 18.4% 12.2% LION
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.4x 9.5x -0.3x SONY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -25.8% +87.2% -10.7% LION
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -15.9%/yr — +1.6%/yr SONY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.3% 49.2% 29.3% SONY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 40/100 54/100 CMCSA

Percentile Scorecard

CMCSALIONSONY

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

AxisCMCSALIONSONY
Valuation 92 #5 of 49 36 #79 of 123 80 #23 of 112
Growth 23 #35 of 45 98 #3 of 107 20 #87 of 109
Profitability 68 #15 of 45 40 #63 of 105 63 #39 of 104
Financial Health 60 #20 of 49 11 #117 of 131 47 #62 of 116
Shareholder Returns 86 #6 of 37 14 #64 of 74 61 #32 of 81
Overall 66 40 54
  • CMCSA ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • LION ranked among 134 companies in Communication Services
  • SONY ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCMCSALIONSONYSPY
1 month -0.3%+12.4%+8.9% -0.2%
3 months -9.7%-8.2%+13.0% +3.9%
6 months -21.0%-0.4%+28.4% +8.2%
Year to date -26.9%+33.3%+0.2% +12.9%
1 year -25.8%+87.2%-10.7% +12.3%
3 years -44.9%+16.1%+60.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year -18.0%+5.1%+17.0% +23.3%
5 years -57.9%—+8.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year -15.9%—+1.6% +10.9%
10 years -29.0%—+306.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year -3.4%—+15.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCMCSALIONSONYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.3%49.2%29.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.0%39.4%27.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.020.790.60 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.751.77-0.36 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.9%-55.4%-50.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.8%-25.8%-15.3% -1.2%
52-week high $32.48$16.40$30.26 $779.14
52-week low $20.66$6.23$19.32 $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.

MultipleCMCSALIONSONY
P/E now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 11.8x -30.0xmedian 16.8x -30.0xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 1.1x 1.3xmedian 1.1x 1.9xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 6.8x 32.9xmedian 9.7x 8.5xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 5.9x 37.2xmedian 9.2x 14.6xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.2x -3.0xmedian 1.6x 2.9xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median -1.49median 0.24 —median 0.29 0.75median 1.17

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 monthsCMCSALIONSONY
Revenue $123.01B $2.88B $82.39B
Gross profit – – $26.19B
Operating income $18.10B $133.20M $10.29B
Net income $11.32B -$118.80M -$5.01B
Free cash flow $19.67B $97.40M $10.78B
EPS (diluted) $3.18 $-0.41 $-0.85
Cash & equivalents $7.60B $425.80M $13.40B
Total debt $87.40B $1.90B $36.06B
Shares (diluted) 3.56B 291.60M 6.01B
Enterprise value $42.19B $2.40B $86.75B

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
MetricCMCSALIONSONY
P/E 6.9x -30.0x -30.0x
P/FCF 3.9x 37.2x 14.6x
P/Operating cash flow 2.4x 32.9x 11.6x
P/S 0.6x 1.3x 1.9x
P/B 0.8x -3.0x 2.9x
P/Tangible book 2.3x -3.0x 3.1x
EV/EBITDA 4.7x 32.9x 8.5x
EV/EBIT 8.7x 38.3x 14.7x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 1.8x 1.8x
EV/FCF 8.0x 52.3x 14.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.0x 46.3x 11.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.49 – 0.75

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCMCSALIONSONY
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.2% 9.9% 2.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.6% – -1.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 9.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – -5.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -18.4% 2,284% 12.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -8.1% – 6.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -49.9% 71.9% -168.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -9.3% – -40.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -48.2% 73.1% -167.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -4.6% – -40.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -3.5% 284.3% -18.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.7% – 28.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -6.2% 234.0% -11.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.2% – 82.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCMCSALIONSONY
Gross margin – – 31.8%
EBITDA margin 27.3% 5.4% 21.6%
Operating margin 14.7% 4.6% 12.5%
Pretax margin 11.3% -3.3% 12.2%
Net margin 9.2% -4.1% -6.2%
FCF margin 16.0% 3.4% 13.1%
Operating cash flow margin 25.8% 3.8% 16.4%
Return on equity 11.9% – -9.5%
Return on assets 4.2% -2.2% -5.1%
Return on invested capital 7.8% 18.4% 12.2%
Return on capital employed 8.0% 6.6% 15.1%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.8x -0.9x -2.7x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 4.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCMCSALIONSONY
Debt / assets 33.9% 35.7% 7.5%
Debt / equity 0.9x -1.6x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.4x 9.5x -0.3x
Debt / FCF 4.4x 19.5x 0.7x
Liabilities / assets 64.1% 122.5% 45.3%
Equity / assets 35.9% -22.5% 54.7%
Interest coverage 4.3x 0.5x 12.2x
Current ratio 0.8x 0.4x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.4x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 1.30 -0.45 3.86

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCMCSALIONSONY
Dividend yield 6.0% – 0.3%
Net buyback yield 5.2% -0.2% 1.9%
Shareholder yield 11.3% -0.2% 2.3%
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.

ConsensusCMCSALIONSONY
Forward P/E 6.4xFY2026 – 19.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.40FY2026 – $1.32FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -21.1%FY2026 – +20.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.3% – +6.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $114.72BFY2026 – $84.17BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -7.3%FY2026 – +5.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.0% – +0.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCMCSALIONSONY
Held by institutions 88.7% 89.1% 7.9%
Institutions holding 1,884 291 739
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.7% +1.3% +2.1%
Institutions buying 832 155 333
Institutions selling 858 85 268
Buyers to sellers 0.97 1.82 1.24

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.

CMCSALIONSONY
CMCSA 1.00 0.17 0.21
LION 0.17 1.00 0.10
SONY 0.21 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CMCSA, LION and SONY?

Sony (SONY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Comcast (CMCSA) $76.39B, Lionsgate Studios (LION) $3.55B, Sony (SONY) $149.49B.

Which company is growing faster?

Lionsgate Studios (LION) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Comcast (CMCSA) -0.2%, Lionsgate Studios (LION) +9.9%, Sony (SONY) +2.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Comcast (CMCSA) has the highest net margin (Comcast (CMCSA) 9.2%, Lionsgate Studios (LION) -4.1%, Sony (SONY) -6.2%). On return on invested capital, Lionsgate Studios (LION) leads (Comcast (CMCSA) 7.8%, Lionsgate Studios (LION) 18.4%, Sony (SONY) 12.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lionsgate Studios (LION) returned the most: Comcast (CMCSA) -25.8%, Lionsgate Studios (LION) +87.2%, Sony (SONY) -10.7%. Over five years, Sony (SONY) compounded fastest (Comcast (CMCSA) -15.9%/yr, Sony (SONY) +1.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sony (SONY) has been the steadiest (Comcast (CMCSA) 34.3%, Lionsgate Studios (LION) 49.2%, Sony (SONY) 29.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CMCSA, LION and SONY?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Sony (SONY) leads on 4. 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.