DIS vs IMAX vs SONY Stock Comparison

Walt Disney, Imax and Sony Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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DIS Walt Disney Co
$117.23 +12.7% 1M +5.3% 1Y
Market cap
$202.42B
P/E
23.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$98.86B
Div. yield
1.28%
Film and Television Communication Services
5 wins
IMAX Imax Corp
$48.08 -5.0% 1M +43.3% 1Y
Market cap
$2.65B
P/E
19.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$483.98M
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
7 wins
SONY Sony Group Corp
$27.54 +15.5% 1M -1.9% 1Y
Market cap
$169.37B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$82.84B
Div. yield
0.29%
Gaming Hardware Technology

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Imax leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Imax 7, Walt Disney 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDISIMAXSONYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $202.42B $2.65B $169.37B DIS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.7x 19.7x -34.7x IMAX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.9x 20.7x 20.9x DIS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.6% +28.1% +1.2% IMAX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.7% 27.7% -5.7% IMAX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -18.0% 24.1% 13.0% IMAX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.2x — -0.2x DIS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.28% — 0.29% DIS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +5.3% +43.3% -1.9% IMAX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.8%/yr +18.3%/yr +2.3%/yr IMAX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.6% 43.6% 29.9% DIS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 68/100 53/100 IMAX

Percentile Scorecard

DISIMAXSONY

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

AxisDISIMAXSONY
Valuation 36 #79 of 123 57 #88 of 204 77 #27 of 112
Growth 57 #48 of 109 96 #8 of 191 25 #81 of 108
Profitability 33 #72 of 107 94 #13 of 189 63 #39 of 104
Financial Health 63 #49 of 131 78 #49 of 221 47 #62 of 116
Shareholder Returns 73 #21 of 76 13 #138 of 159 55 #38 of 83
Overall 52 68 53
  • DIS ranked among 135 companies in Communication Services
  • IMAX ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • SONY ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDISIMAXSONYSPY
1 month +12.7%-5.0%+15.5% -5.9%
3 months +12.0%-3.3%+19.2% -4.6%
6 months +7.9%+34.9%+38.5% +0.2%
Year to date +3.0%+30.1%+7.6% +7.5%
1 year +5.3%+43.3%-1.9% +8.2%
3 years +39.5%+168.9%+58.8% +68.3%
3 years, per year +11.8%+39.1%+16.7% +19.0%
5 years -33.3%+131.7%+11.8% +56.5%
5 years, per year -7.8%+18.3%+2.3% +9.4%
10 years +26.8%+54.8%+346.4% +251.5%
10 years, per year +2.4%+4.5%+16.1% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureDISIMAXSONYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.6%43.6%29.9% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.9%37.7%27.3% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.610.320.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.190.99-0.06 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.2%-42.3%-50.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.5%-14.7%-9.0% -5.9%
52-week high $118.96$56.35$30.26 $779.14
52-week low $92.42$33.09$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.

MultipleDISIMAXSONY
P/E now vs peer median 23.7xmedian 14.9x 19.7xmedian 23.4x -34.7xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 0.9x 5.5xmedian 1.7x 2.0xmedian 2.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -6.9xmedian 8.5x 11.9xmedian 13.4x 8.9xmedian 16.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.4xmedian 8.7x 18.2xmedian 21.9x 15.1xmedian 23.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.6x 4.5xmedian 2.1x 3.0xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.40median 0.43 0.28median 1.02 0.86median 0.98

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 monthsDISIMAXSONY
Revenue $98.86B $483.98M $82.84B
Gross profit $43.29B $307.15M $27.31B
Operating income -$40.54B $129.71M $11.29B
Net income $9.24B $141.58M -$4.64B
Free cash flow $8.29B $145.98M $11.18B
R&D – $6.81M –
EPS (diluted) $4.93 $2.31 $-0.79
Cash & equivalents $5.19B $207.92M $12.77B
Total debt $46.04B – $9.20B
Shares (diluted) 1.74B 58.01M 6.01B
Enterprise value $186.99B $2.09B $106.78B

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
MetricDISIMAXSONY
P/E 23.7x 19.7x -34.7x
P/FCF 24.4x 18.2x 15.1x
P/Operating cash flow 11.9x 17.5x 12.3x
P/S 2.0x 5.5x 2.0x
P/B 1.7x 4.5x 3.0x
P/Tangible book 1.9x 4.7x 3.2x
EV/EBITDA -6.9x 11.9x 8.9x
EV/EBIT -6.0x 18.9x 14.7x
EV/Revenue 2.5x 5.1x 2.0x
EV/FCF 29.3x 16.8x 14.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.3x 16.1x 12.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.40 0.28 0.86

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDISIMAXSONY
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.6% 28.1% 1.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.0% 7.8% -1.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -6.5% 38.1% 10.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.6% 11.9% -3.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -18.3% 86.3% 19.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.7% 32.9% 13.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -26.4% 183.9% -168.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 46.3% 66.1% -40.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -22.9% 224.8% -161.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 58.8% 71.6% -40.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -11.3% 38.8% -4.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.8% 28.5% 25.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -28.2% 49.2% 20.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 42.8% 30.5% 62.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDISIMAXSONY
Gross margin 43.8% 63.5% 33.0%
EBITDA margin -35.4% 42.5% 22.6%
Operating margin -41.0% 26.8% 13.6%
Pretax margin 12.9% 22.4% 13.2%
Net margin 8.7% 27.7% -5.7%
FCF margin 8.4% 30.2% 13.5%
Operating cash flow margin 17.2% 31.3% 16.6%
Return on equity 8.0% 27.3% -8.3%
Return on assets 4.5% 14.5% -4.5%
Return on invested capital -18.0% 24.1% 13.0%
Return on capital employed -23.9% – 16.1%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.1x -3.0x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 6.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDISIMAXSONY
Debt / assets 22.5% – 8.7%
Debt / equity 0.4x – 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.2x – -0.2x
Debt / FCF 5.6x – 0.8x
Liabilities / assets 42.9% 42.8% 46.0%
Equity / assets 57.1% 57.2% 54.0%
Interest coverage – 17.4x 13.4x
Current ratio 0.7x – 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.6x – 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.1x – 0.4x
Altman Z-score 1.60 – 3.82

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDISIMAXSONY
Dividend yield 1.3% – 0.3%
Net buyback yield 4.1% -1.1% 1.8%
Shareholder yield 5.4% -1.1% 2.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 18.6% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 20.7% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 109.9% – –
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.

ConsensusDISIMAXSONY
Forward P/E 15.9xFY2026 20.7xFY2026 20.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.38FY2026 $2.32FY2026 $1.32FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +24.5%FY2026 +60.0%FY2026 +20.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -2.4% +4.7% +6.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $95.48BFY2026 $499.59MFY2026 $84.16BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.1%FY2026 +21.8%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.2% -5.4% +0.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDISIMAXSONY
Held by institutions 75.9% 91.5% 7.9%
Institutions holding 2,948 257 742
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +4.5% +2.1%
Institutions buying 1,214 144 334
Institutions selling 1,371 69 269
Buyers to sellers 0.89 2.09 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.

DISIMAXSONY
DIS 1.00 0.19 0.31
IMAX 0.19 1.00 0.04
SONY 0.31 0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DIS, IMAX and SONY?

Walt Disney (DIS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Walt Disney (DIS) $202.42B, Imax (IMAX) $2.65B, Sony (SONY) $169.37B.

Which stock is cheaper, DIS, IMAX and SONY?

Imax (IMAX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Walt Disney (DIS) 23.7x, Imax (IMAX) 19.7x, Sony (SONY) -34.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Walt Disney (DIS) is cheapest (Walt Disney (DIS) 15.9x, Imax (IMAX) 20.7x, Sony (SONY) 20.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Imax (IMAX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Walt Disney (DIS) +4.6%, Imax (IMAX) +28.1%, Sony (SONY) +1.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Imax (IMAX) has the highest net margin (Walt Disney (DIS) 8.7%, Imax (IMAX) 27.7%, Sony (SONY) -5.7%). On return on invested capital, Imax (IMAX) leads (Walt Disney (DIS) -18.0%, Imax (IMAX) 24.1%, Sony (SONY) 13.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Imax (IMAX) returned the most: Walt Disney (DIS) +5.3%, Imax (IMAX) +43.3%, Sony (SONY) -1.9%. Over five years, Imax (IMAX) compounded fastest (Walt Disney (DIS) -7.8%/yr, Imax (IMAX) +18.3%/yr, Sony (SONY) +2.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Walt Disney (DIS) has the highest dividend yield: Walt Disney (DIS) 1.28%, Sony (SONY) 0.29%. Imax (IMAX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Walt Disney (DIS) has been the steadiest (Walt Disney (DIS) 27.6%, Imax (IMAX) 43.6%, Sony (SONY) 29.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DIS, IMAX 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, Imax (IMAX) leads on 7. 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.