DIS vs FWONA vs NXST Stock Comparison

Walt Disney, Liberty Media and Nexstar Media Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DIS Walt Disney Co
$118.96 +14.8% 1M +6.7% 1Y
Market cap
$205.41B
P/E
24.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$98.86B
Div. yield
1.26%
Film and Television Communication Services
4 wins
FWONA Liberty Media Corp
$91.03 +4.0% 1M -0.4% 1Y
Market cap
$20.42B
P/E
56.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.34B
Div. yield
–
Live Entertainment Communication Services
5 wins
NXST Nexstar Media Group, Inc.
$185.12 +18.2% 1M -6.7% 1Y
Market cap
$5.70B
P/E
30.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.88B
Div. yield
4.02%
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionDISFWONANXSTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $205.41B $20.42B $5.70B DIS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.0x 56.0x 30.1x DIS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.1x 49.2x 5.6x NXST
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.6% +12.2% +10.5% FWONA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.7% 9.4% 3.2% FWONA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -18.0% 2.9% 5.8% NXST
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.2x 3.5x 8.3x DIS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.26% — 4.02% NXST
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +6.7% -0.4% -6.7% DIS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.5%/yr +11.3%/yr +2.0%/yr FWONA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.6% 24.8% 36.9% FWONA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 67/100 49/100 FWONA

Percentile Scorecard

DISFWONANXST

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

AxisDISFWONANXST
Valuation 39 #76 of 123 50 #7 of 13 65 #19 of 53
Growth 59 #45 of 109 80 #3 of 11 28 #32 of 44
Profitability 34 #71 of 107 70 #4 of 11 74 #12 of 43
Financial Health 64 #48 of 131 67 #5 of 13 38 #38 of 61
Shareholder Returns 75 #20 of 77 – 38 #19 of 30
Overall 54 67 49
  • DIS ranked among 134 companies in Communication Services
  • FWONA ranked among 13 companies in Live Venues
  • 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

PeriodDISFWONANXSTSPY
1 month +14.8%+4.0%+18.2% -1.0%
3 months +16.9%+3.1%-2.6% -0.4%
6 months +10.1%+11.5%-6.1% +4.5%
Year to date +4.6%+1.8%-8.8% +12.4%
1 year +6.7%-0.4%-6.7% +13.6%
3 years +39.8%+56.8%+18.0% +76.4%
3 years, per year +11.8%+16.2%+5.7% +20.8%
5 years -32.3%+70.4%+10.5% +63.7%
5 years, per year -7.5%+11.3%+2.0% +10.4%
10 years +28.7%+234.3%+291.0% +267.7%
10 years, per year +2.6%+12.8%+14.6% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureDISFWONANXSTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.6%24.8%36.9% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.8%22.6%37.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.640.350.47 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.24-0.02-0.18 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.2%-25.7%-39.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-7.3%-27.0% -1.6%
52-week high $118.96$98.18$253.64 $779.14
52-week low $92.42$74.51$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.

MultipleDISFWONANXST
P/E now vs peer median 24.0xmedian 15.1x 56.0xmedian 56.0x 30.1xmedian 17.7x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.0x 4.7xmedian 1.3x 1.0xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -7.0xmedian 9.8x 24.5xmedian 18.0x 12.4xmedian 10.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.8xmedian 9.4x 24.8xmedian 20.4x 7.7xmedian 8.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.7x 2.7xmedian 2.7x 2.5xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.41median 0.33 -10.92median 0.32 -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 monthsDISFWONANXST
Revenue $98.86B $4.34B $5.88B
Gross profit $43.29B $1.22B $3.21B
Operating income -$40.54B $516.00M $1.04B
Net income $9.24B $407.00M $168.00M
Free cash flow $8.29B $823.00M $743.00M
EPS (diluted) $4.93 $1.62 $6.08
Cash & equivalents $5.19B $1.47B $218.00M
Total debt $46.04B $4.92B $11.74B
Shares (diluted) 1.74B 252.00M 30.91M
Enterprise value $189.98B $15.74B $4.51B

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
MetricDISFWONANXST
P/E 24.0x 56.0x 30.1x
P/FCF 24.8x 24.8x 7.7x
P/Operating cash flow 12.1x 21.5x 6.4x
P/S 2.1x 4.7x 1.0x
P/B 1.8x 2.7x 2.5x
P/Tangible book 1.9x 7.4x -2.0x
EV/EBITDA -7.0x 24.5x 12.4x
EV/EBIT -6.1x 46.3x 16.5x
EV/Revenue 2.5x 5.5x 2.9x
EV/FCF 29.7x 29.0x 23.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.5x 25.1x 19.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.41 -10.92 -0.95

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDISFWONANXST
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.6% 12.2% 10.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.0% 75.9% 3.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -6.5% 1,012% 4.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.6% 29.5% 0.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -18.3% 49.1% -11.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.7% 37.8% 0.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -26.4% 113.5% -71.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 46.3% -34.0% -35.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -22.9% 122.2% -70.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 58.8% -5.1% -31.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -11.3% 18.7% -35.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.8% 19.7% -11.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -28.2% 15.6% -40.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 42.8% 73.7% -12.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDISFWONANXST
Gross margin 43.8% 28.2% 54.6%
EBITDA margin -35.4% 22.5% 23.7%
Operating margin -41.0% 11.9% 17.8%
Pretax margin 12.9% 14.3% 3.6%
Net margin 8.7% 9.4% 3.2%
FCF margin 8.4% 19.0% 12.6%
Operating cash flow margin 17.2% 21.9% 15.2%
Return on equity 8.0% 5.3% 8.3%
Return on assets 4.5% 2.6% 1.0%
Return on invested capital -18.0% 2.9% 5.8%
Return on capital employed -23.9% 3.6% 6.3%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.3x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 2.3x 5.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 0.6% 1.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDISFWONANXST
Debt / assets 22.5% 31.0% 66.3%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.6x 5.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.2x 3.5x 8.3x
Debt / FCF 5.6x 6.0x 15.8x
Liabilities / assets 42.9% 52.0% 87.2%
Equity / assets 57.1% 48.0% 12.8%
Interest coverage – 1.9x 2.1x
Current ratio 0.7x 1.3x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.6x 1.1x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.9x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 1.62 2.58 1.09

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDISFWONANXST
Dividend yield 1.3% – 4.0%
Net buyback yield 4.0% – –
Shareholder yield 5.3% – 4.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 18.6% – 134.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) 20.7% – 30.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) 109.9% – 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.

ConsensusDISFWONANXST
Forward P/E 16.1xFY2026 49.2xFY2026 5.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.38FY2026 $1.85FY2026 $32.94FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +24.5%FY2026 -16.3%FY2026 +998.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -2.6% +14.6% -45.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $95.51BFY2026 $4.97BFY2026 $8.32BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.2%FY2026 +10.9%FY2026 +68.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.2% -0.7% -4.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDISFWONANXST
Held by institutions 75.9% 9.3% 100.0%
Institutions holding 2,948 302 488
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +10.2% +4.0%
Institutions buying 1,215 154 221
Institutions selling 1,370 77 181
Buyers to sellers 0.89 2.00 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.

DISFWONANXST
DIS 1.00 0.32 0.27
FWONA 0.32 1.00 0.14
NXST 0.27 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DIS, FWONA and NXST?

Walt Disney (DIS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Walt Disney (DIS) $205.41B, Liberty Media (FWONA) $20.42B, Nexstar Media (NXST) $5.70B.

Which stock is cheaper, DIS, FWONA and NXST?

Walt Disney (DIS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Walt Disney (DIS) 24.0x, Liberty Media (FWONA) 56.0x, Nexstar Media (NXST) 30.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nexstar Media (NXST) is cheapest (Walt Disney (DIS) 16.1x, Liberty Media (FWONA) 49.2x, 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?

Liberty Media (FWONA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Walt Disney (DIS) +4.6%, Liberty Media (FWONA) +12.2%, Nexstar Media (NXST) +10.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Liberty Media (FWONA) has the highest net margin (Walt Disney (DIS) 8.7%, Liberty Media (FWONA) 9.4%, Nexstar Media (NXST) 3.2%). On return on invested capital, Nexstar Media (NXST) leads (Walt Disney (DIS) -18.0%, Liberty Media (FWONA) 2.9%, Nexstar Media (NXST) 5.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Walt Disney (DIS) returned the most: Walt Disney (DIS) +6.7%, Liberty Media (FWONA) -0.4%, Nexstar Media (NXST) -6.7%. Over five years, Liberty Media (FWONA) compounded fastest (Walt Disney (DIS) -7.5%/yr, Liberty Media (FWONA) +11.3%/yr, Nexstar Media (NXST) +2.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Nexstar Media (NXST) has the highest dividend yield: Walt Disney (DIS) 1.26%, Nexstar Media (NXST) 4.02%. Liberty Media (FWONA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Liberty Media (FWONA) has been the steadiest (Walt Disney (DIS) 27.6%, Liberty Media (FWONA) 24.8%, Nexstar Media (NXST) 36.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DIS, FWONA 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, Liberty Media (FWONA) 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.