DIS vs ERIC vs SBGI Stock Comparison

Walt Disney, Ericsson Lm Telephone and Sinclair Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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DIS Walt Disney Co
$110.24 +3.9% 1M -1.9% 1Y
Market cap
$189.36B
P/E
22.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$98.86B
Div. yield
0.01%
Film and Television Communication Services
5 wins
ERIC Ericsson Lm Telephone Co
$11.08 +16.3% 1M +17.5% 1Y
Market cap
$36.85B
P/E
18.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$24.56B
Div. yield
-0.03%
Networking Equipment Technology
4 wins
SBGI Sinclair, Inc.
$12.08 -5.5% 1M -9.4% 1Y
Market cap
$883.92M
P/E
17.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.26B
Div. yield
0.08%
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Walt Disney leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Walt Disney 5, Ericsson Lm Telephone 4, Sinclair 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDISERICSBGILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $189.36B $36.85B $883.92M DIS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.0x 18.0x 17.0x SBGI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.9x 17.0x 9.7x SBGI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.6% -38.5% -6.5% DIS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.7% 8.3% 1.6% DIS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -18.0% 20.0% 4.7% ERIC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.2x -0.6x 7.5x DIS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% -0.03% 0.08% SBGI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -1.9% +17.5% -9.4% ERIC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.3%/yr +0.1%/yr -14.6%/yr ERIC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.2% 36.5% 45.5% DIS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 61/100 45/100 ERIC

Percentile Scorecard

DISERICSBGI

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

AxisDISERICSBGI
Valuation 41 #73 of 123 87 #15 of 112 69 #17 of 53
Growth 60 #43 of 107 47 #58 of 109 16 #37 of 44
Profitability 39 #65 of 105 86 #15 of 104 61 #17 of 42
Financial Health 63 #49 of 131 38 #72 of 116 33 #41 of 61
Shareholder Returns 81 #15 of 74 48 #43 of 81 44 #15 of 26
Overall 57 61 45
  • DIS ranked among 134 companies in Communication Services
  • ERIC ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • 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

PeriodDISERICSBGISPY
1 month +3.9%+16.3%-5.5% -0.2%
3 months +11.5%+11.1%-14.4% +3.9%
6 months +8.6%-1.9%-23.1% +8.2%
Year to date -3.1%+14.8%-21.0% +12.9%
1 year -1.9%+17.5%-9.4% +12.3%
3 years +39.0%+154.1%+20.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year +11.6%+36.5%+6.3% +23.3%
5 years -35.0%+0.4%-54.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year -8.3%+0.1%-14.6% +10.9%
10 years +17.3%+124.3%-51.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year +1.6%+8.4%-6.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDISERICSBGISPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.2%36.5%45.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.6%36.7%42.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.621.030.29 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.070.48-0.21 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.2%-65.8%-67.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.5%-19.4%-28.9% -1.2%
52-week high $116.65$13.74$17.00 $779.14
52-week low $92.42$9.15$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.

MultipleDISERICSBGI
P/E now vs peer median 22.3xmedian 16.8x 18.1xmedian 33.2x 16.8xmedian 18.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.1x 1.5xmedian 2.8x 0.3xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -6.6xmedian 9.7x 9.3xmedian 20.0x 9.4xmedian 10.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 23.0xmedian 9.2x 9.9xmedian 29.8x 9.2xmedian 9.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.6x 3.4xmedian 3.0x 2.3xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.38median 0.29 0.42median 1.17 -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 monthsDISERICSBGI
Revenue $98.86B $24.56B $3.26B
Gross profit $43.29B $11.51B –
Operating income -$40.54B $2.90B $215.00M
Net income $9.24B $2.04B $54.00M
Free cash flow $8.29B $3.76B $95.00M
R&D – $5.22B –
EPS (diluted) $4.93 $0.61 $0.72
Cash & equivalents $5.19B $5.11B $604.00M
Total debt $46.04B $3.73B $4.06B
Shares (diluted) 1.74B 3.34B 72.16M
Enterprise value $167.12B $14.46B -$1.96B

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
MetricDISERICSBGI
P/E 22.3x 18.1x 16.8x
P/FCF 23.0x 9.9x 9.2x
P/Operating cash flow 11.2x 10.8x 5.1x
P/S 1.9x 1.5x 0.3x
P/B 1.6x 3.4x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 1.8x 3.4x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA -6.6x 9.3x 9.4x
EV/EBIT -5.7x 12.2x 20.1x
EV/Revenue 2.3x 1.4x 1.3x
EV/FCF 27.9x 9.4x 45.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.6x 10.2x 25.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.38 0.42 -0.47

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDISERICSBGI
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.6% -38.5% -6.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.0% -2.0% -0.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -6.5% 3.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.6% 4.0% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -18.3% -18.4% -55.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.7% 55.0% -20.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -26.4% -18.7% -1.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 46.3% 43.4% -34.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -22.9% -17.7% 0.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 58.8% 43.1% -35.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -11.3% 4.3% -68.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.8% 44.0% -38.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -28.2% 6.1% -79.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 42.8% 34.7% -46.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDISERICSBGI
Gross margin 43.8% 46.8% –
EBITDA margin -35.4% 15.4% 14.2%
Operating margin -41.0% 11.8% 6.6%
Pretax margin 12.9% 11.2% 0.6%
Net margin 8.7% 8.3% 1.6%
FCF margin 8.4% 15.3% 2.9%
Operating cash flow margin 17.2% 14.0% 5.3%
Return on equity 8.0% 18.7% 15.8%
Return on assets 4.5% 6.8% 1.1%
Return on invested capital -18.0% 20.0% 4.7%
Return on capital employed -23.9% 17.8% 4.4%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.8x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.7x 3.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% – 1.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDISERICSBGI
Debt / assets 22.5% 12.4% 74.1%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.3x 10.7x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.2x -0.6x 7.5x
Debt / FCF 5.6x 1.0x 42.7x
Liabilities / assets 42.9% 63.1% 93.1%
Equity / assets 57.1% 36.9% 6.9%
Interest coverage – – 0.6x
Current ratio 0.7x 1.2x 1.9x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.8x 1.8x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.4x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 1.51 – 0.91

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDISERICSBGI
Dividend yield 1.4% 2.8% 8.3%
Net buyback yield 4.3% -2.2% –
Shareholder yield 5.7% 0.6% 8.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 18.6% 50.9% 131.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) 20.7% 27.7% 74.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) 109.9% -13.4% 6.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -7.7% 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.

ConsensusDISERICSBGI
Forward P/E 14.9xFY2026 17.0xFY2026 9.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.38FY2026 $0.65FY2026 $1.24FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +24.5%FY2026 -30.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -2.6% -3.1% -196.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $95.51BFY2026 $24.16BFY2026 $3.73BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.2%FY2026 -8.1%FY2026 +17.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.2% +1.0% -17.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDISERICSBGI
Held by institutions 75.9% 9.5% 44.4%
Institutions holding 2,942 388 178
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +0.4% +6.0%
Institutions buying 1,211 219 113
Institutions selling 1,369 110 36
Buyers to sellers 0.88 1.99 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.

DISERICSBGI
DIS 1.00 0.07 0.33
ERIC 0.07 1.00 0.10
SBGI 0.33 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DIS, ERIC and SBGI?

Walt Disney (DIS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Walt Disney (DIS) $189.36B, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) $36.85B, Sinclair (SBGI) $883.92M.

Which stock is cheaper, DIS, ERIC and SBGI?

Sinclair (SBGI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Walt Disney (DIS) 22.0x, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 18.0x, Sinclair (SBGI) 17.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sinclair (SBGI) is cheapest (Walt Disney (DIS) 14.9x, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 17.0x, 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: Walt Disney (DIS) +4.6%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) -38.5%, Sinclair (SBGI) -6.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Walt Disney (DIS) has the highest net margin (Walt Disney (DIS) 8.7%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 8.3%, Sinclair (SBGI) 1.6%). On return on invested capital, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) leads (Walt Disney (DIS) -18.0%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 20.0%, Sinclair (SBGI) 4.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) returned the most: Walt Disney (DIS) -1.9%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) +17.5%, Sinclair (SBGI) -9.4%. Over five years, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) compounded fastest (Walt Disney (DIS) -8.3%/yr, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) +0.1%/yr, Sinclair (SBGI) -14.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Sinclair (SBGI) has the highest dividend yield: Walt Disney (DIS) 0.01%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) -0.03%, Sinclair (SBGI) 0.08%. Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Walt Disney (DIS) has been the steadiest (Walt Disney (DIS) 27.2%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 36.5%, Sinclair (SBGI) 45.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DIS, ERIC 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 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.