DIS vs LION vs TV Stock Comparison

Walt Disney, Lionsgate Studios and Grupo Televisa, S.A.B Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DIS Walt Disney Co
$113.14 +10.7% 1M +0.5% 1Y
Market cap
$195.36B
P/E
22.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$98.86B
Div. yield
1.33%
Film and Television Communication Services
6 wins
LION Lionsgate Studios Corp.
$12.13 +8.7% 1M +88.6% 1Y
Market cap
$3.61B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.88B
Div. yield
–
Film and Television Communication Services
3 wins
TV Grupo Televisa, S.A.B.
$2.03 -11.4% 1M -23.1% 1Y
Market cap
$126.31B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.26B
Div. yield
–
Broadband and Cable Communication Services
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Walt Disney leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Walt Disney 6, Lionsgate Studios 3, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDISLIONTVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $195.36B $3.61B $126.31B DIS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.9x -29.9x -376.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.3x — 11.3x TV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.6% +9.9% +7.4% LION
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.7% -4.1% -10.4% DIS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -18.0% 18.4% 2.7% LION
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.2x 9.5x 151.4x DIS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.33% — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +0.5% +88.6% -23.1% LION
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.8%/yr — -28.2%/yr DIS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.3% 49.6% 38.4% DIS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 39/100 42/100 DIS

Percentile Scorecard

DISLIONTV

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

AxisDISLIONTV
Valuation 39 #75 of 123 35 #80 of 123 4 #47 of 49
Growth 59 #45 of 109 98 #3 of 109 67 #16 of 47
Profitability 37 #67 of 106 38 #66 of 106 36 #30 of 46
Financial Health 65 #47 of 131 11 #117 of 131 60 #20 of 49
Shareholder Returns 78 #17 of 74 15 #63 of 74 –
Overall 56 39 42
  • DIS ranked among 134 companies in Communication Services
  • LION ranked among 134 companies in Communication Services
  • TV ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDISLIONTVSPY
1 month +10.7%+8.7%-11.4% -2.3%
3 months +15.3%-8.3%-27.2% -0.7%
6 months +11.7%-3.9%-27.2% +4.8%
Year to date -0.6%+32.9%-30.2% +10.3%
1 year +0.5%+88.6%-23.1% +10.3%
3 years +33.0%+15.5%-20.7% +73.0%
3 years, per year +10.0%+4.9%-7.4% +20.1%
5 years -33.5%—-80.9% +61.9%
5 years, per year -7.8%—-28.2% +10.1%
10 years +23.1%—-91.5% +258.6%
10 years, per year +2.1%—-21.9% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureDISLIONTVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.3%49.6%38.4% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.7%39.8%40.2% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.610.820.68 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.021.79-0.60 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.2%-55.4%-86.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.0%-26.0%-41.0% -3.5%
52-week high $116.65$16.40$3.44 $779.14
52-week low $92.42$6.36$2.03 $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.

MultipleDISLIONTV
P/E now vs peer median 22.9xmedian 17.3x -29.9xmedian 17.3x -376.2xmedian 11.7x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.1x 1.3xmedian 1.1x 38.8xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -6.7xmedian 9.6x 32.8xmedian 9.6x 4,402xmedian 6.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 23.6xmedian 9.2x 37.1xmedian 9.2x —median 5.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.7x -3.0xmedian 1.7x 20.4xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.39median 0.37 —median 0.37 -17.91median 0.24

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 monthsDISLIONTV
Revenue $98.86B $2.88B $3.26B
Gross profit $43.29B – $1.46B
Operating income -$40.54B $133.20M $297.01M
Net income $9.24B -$118.80M $341.42M
Free cash flow $8.29B $97.40M –
EPS (diluted) $4.93 $-0.41 $0.00
Cash & equivalents $5.19B $425.80M –
Total debt $46.04B $1.90B $4.50B
Shares (diluted) 1.74B 291.60M 68.12B
Enterprise value $179.93B $2.57B $126.85B

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
MetricDISLIONTV
P/E 22.9x -29.9x -376.2x
P/FCF 23.6x 37.1x –
P/Operating cash flow 11.5x 32.8x –
P/S 2.0x 1.3x 38.8x
P/B 1.7x -3.0x 20.4x
P/Tangible book 1.8x -2.9x 20.4x
EV/EBITDA -6.7x 32.8x 4,402x
EV/EBIT -5.8x 38.2x 440.4x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 1.8x 40.1x
EV/FCF 28.5x 52.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow 13.9x 46.2x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.39 – -17.91

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDISLIONTV
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.6% 9.9% 7.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.0% – -12.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -6.5% – -30.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.6% – -15.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -18.3% 2,284% 278.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.7% – 32.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -26.4% 71.9% 162.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 46.3% – 35.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -22.9% 73.1% 39.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 58.8% – 21.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -11.3% 284.3% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.8% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -28.2% 234.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 42.8% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDISLIONTV
Gross margin 43.8% – 44.9%
EBITDA margin -35.4% 5.4% 0.9%
Operating margin -41.0% 4.6% 9.1%
Pretax margin 12.9% -3.3% 17.1%
Net margin 8.7% -4.1% -10.4%
FCF margin 8.4% 3.4% –
Operating cash flow margin 17.2% 3.8% –
Return on equity 8.0% – 5.4%
Return on assets 4.5% -2.2% 2.6%
Return on invested capital -18.0% 18.4% 2.7%
Return on capital employed -23.9% 6.6% 3.3%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x -0.9x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 4.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDISLIONTV
Debt / assets 22.5% 35.7% 34.3%
Debt / equity 0.4x -1.6x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.2x 9.5x 151.4x
Debt / FCF 5.6x 19.5x –
Liabilities / assets 42.9% 122.5% 52.8%
Equity / assets 57.1% -22.5% 47.2%
Interest coverage – 0.5x 0.7x
Current ratio 0.7x 0.4x –
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.4x –
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x –
Altman Z-score 1.55 -0.45 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDISLIONTV
Dividend yield 1.3% – –
Net buyback yield 4.2% -0.2% –
Shareholder yield 5.5% -0.2% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusDISLIONTV
Forward P/E 15.3xFY2026 – 11.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.38FY2026 – $0.18FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +24.5%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after -2.6% – +38.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $95.51BFY2026 – $3.07BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.2%FY2026 – -9.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.2% – -4.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDISLIONTV
Held by institutions 75.9% 89.1% 0.2%
Institutions holding 2,945 291 106
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +1.3% -4.9%
Institutions buying 1,213 155 44
Institutions selling 1,370 85 33
Buyers to sellers 0.89 1.82 1.33

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.

DISLIONTV
DIS 1.00 0.18 0.22
LION 0.18 1.00 0.11
TV 0.22 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DIS, LION and TV?

Walt Disney (DIS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Walt Disney (DIS) $195.36B, Lionsgate Studios (LION) $3.61B, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) $126.31B.

Which company is growing faster?

Lionsgate Studios (LION) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Walt Disney (DIS) +4.6%, Lionsgate Studios (LION) +9.9%, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) +7.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Walt Disney (DIS) has the highest net margin (Walt Disney (DIS) 8.7%, Lionsgate Studios (LION) -4.1%, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) -10.4%). On return on invested capital, Lionsgate Studios (LION) leads (Walt Disney (DIS) -18.0%, Lionsgate Studios (LION) 18.4%, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) 2.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lionsgate Studios (LION) returned the most: Walt Disney (DIS) +0.5%, Lionsgate Studios (LION) +88.6%, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) -23.1%. Over five years, Walt Disney (DIS) compounded fastest (Walt Disney (DIS) -7.8%/yr, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) -28.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Walt Disney (DIS) 1.33%, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) 0.00%. Lionsgate Studios (LION) and Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Walt Disney (DIS) has been the steadiest (Walt Disney (DIS) 27.3%, Lionsgate Studios (LION) 49.6%, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) 38.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DIS, LION and TV?

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.