DIS vs NMAX vs ERIC Stock Comparison

Walt Disney, Newsmax and Ericsson Lm Telephone 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
$189.49B
P/E
22.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$98.86B
Div. yield
0.01%
Film and Television Communication Services
5 wins
NMAX Newsmax Inc.
$7.96 -26.7% 1M -22.3% 1Y
Market cap
$1.03B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$198.07M
Div. yield
–
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
1 win
ERIC Ericsson Lm Telephone Co
$11.08 +16.3% 1M +17.5% 1Y
Market cap
$36.81B
P/E
18.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$24.56B
Div. yield
-0.03%
Networking Equipment Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Walt Disney leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Walt Disney 5, Ericsson Lm Telephone 5, Newsmax 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDISNMAXERICLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $189.49B $1.03B $36.81B DIS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.0x -13.0x 18.0x ERIC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.9x — 17.0x DIS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.6% +8.3% -38.5% NMAX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.7% -40.1% 8.3% DIS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -18.0% — 20.0% ERIC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.2x — -0.6x DIS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% -0.03% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -1.9% -22.3% +17.5% ERIC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.3%/yr — +0.1%/yr ERIC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.2% 77.7% 36.5% DIS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 32/100 61/100 ERIC

Percentile Scorecard

DISNMAXERIC

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

AxisDISNMAXERIC
Valuation 41 #73 of 123 2 #52 of 53 87 #15 of 112
Growth 60 #43 of 107 51 #22 of 44 47 #58 of 109
Profitability 39 #65 of 105 12 #37 of 42 86 #15 of 104
Financial Health 63 #49 of 131 63 #23 of 61 38 #72 of 116
Shareholder Returns 81 #15 of 74 – 48 #43 of 81
Overall 57 32 61
  • DIS ranked among 134 companies in Communication Services
  • NMAX ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media
  • ERIC ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDISNMAXERICSPY
1 month +3.9%-26.7%+16.3% -0.2%
3 months +11.5%-0.1%+11.1% +3.9%
6 months +8.6%+32.7%-1.9% +8.2%
Year to date -3.1%+3.0%+14.8% +12.9%
1 year -1.9%-22.3%+17.5% +12.3%
3 years +39.0%—+154.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +11.6%—+36.5% +23.3%
5 years -35.0%—+0.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year -8.3%—+0.1% +10.9%
10 years +17.3%—+124.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year +1.6%—+8.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDISNMAXERICSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.2%77.7%36.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.6%79.5%36.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.621.641.03 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.07-0.290.48 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.2%-97.8%-65.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.5%-30.4%-19.4% -1.2%
52-week high $116.65$11.43$13.74 $779.14
52-week low $92.42$5.16$9.15 $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.

MultipleDISNMAXERIC
P/E now vs peer median 22.3xmedian 16.8x -12.9xmedian 18.4x 18.1xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.1x 5.2xmedian 0.6x 1.5xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -6.6xmedian 9.7x -12.2xmedian 10.5x 9.3xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 23.0xmedian 9.2x —median 9.0x 9.9xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.6x 9.0xmedian 1.5x 3.4xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.38median 0.29 —median 0.44 0.42median 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 monthsDISNMAXERIC
Revenue $98.86B $198.07M $24.56B
Gross profit $43.29B $78.29M $11.51B
Operating income -$40.54B -$86.98M $2.90B
Net income $9.24B -$79.40M $2.04B
Free cash flow $8.29B – $3.76B
R&D – – $5.22B
EPS (diluted) $4.93 $-0.61 $0.61
Cash & equivalents $5.19B $25.88M $5.11B
Total debt $46.04B – $3.73B
Shares (diluted) 1.74B 129.29M 3.34B
Enterprise value $167.25B $936.94M $14.43B

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
MetricDISNMAXERIC
P/E 22.3x -12.9x 18.1x
P/FCF 23.0x – 9.9x
P/Operating cash flow 11.2x – 10.8x
P/S 1.9x 5.2x 1.5x
P/B 1.6x 9.0x 3.4x
P/Tangible book 1.8x 9.0x 3.4x
EV/EBITDA -6.6x -12.2x 9.3x
EV/EBIT -5.7x -11.5x 12.2x
EV/Revenue 2.3x 5.0x 1.4x
EV/FCF 27.9x – 9.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.6x – 10.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.38 – 0.42

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDISNMAXERIC
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.6% 8.3% -38.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.0% – -2.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -6.5% -4.1% 3.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.6% – 4.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -18.3% 14.9% -18.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.7% – 55.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -26.4% 27.2% -18.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 46.3% – 43.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -22.9% 27.7% -17.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 58.8% – 43.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -11.3% – 4.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.8% – 44.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -28.2% – 6.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 42.8% – 34.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDISNMAXERIC
Gross margin 43.8% 39.5% 46.8%
EBITDA margin -35.4% -41.2% 15.4%
Operating margin -41.0% -43.9% 11.8%
Pretax margin 12.9% -40.1% 11.2%
Net margin 8.7% -40.1% 8.3%
FCF margin 8.4% – 15.3%
Operating cash flow margin 17.2% – 14.0%
Return on equity 8.0% -72.4% 18.7%
Return on assets 4.5% -33.8% 6.8%
Return on invested capital -18.0% – 20.0%
Return on capital employed -23.9% -57.8% 17.8%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.8x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x – 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDISNMAXERIC
Debt / assets 22.5% – 12.4%
Debt / equity 0.4x – 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.2x – -0.6x
Debt / FCF 5.6x – 1.0x
Liabilities / assets 42.9% 50.9% 63.1%
Equity / assets 57.1% 49.1% 36.9%
Interest coverage – -4,632x –
Current ratio 0.7x 2.4x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.8x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.3x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 1.51 3.48 –

Shareholder Returns

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

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.

ConsensusDISNMAXERIC
Forward P/E 14.9xFY2026 – 17.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.38FY2026 $-0.01FY2026 $0.65FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +24.5%FY2026 – -30.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -2.6% – -3.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $95.51BFY2026 $203.04MFY2026 $24.16BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.2%FY2026 +7.3%FY2026 -8.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.2% +24.6% +1.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDISNMAXERIC
Held by institutions 75.9% 28.5% 9.5%
Institutions holding 2,942 233 388
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +13.5% +0.4%
Institutions buying 1,211 110 219
Institutions selling 1,369 37 110
Buyers to sellers 0.88 2.97 1.99

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.

DISNMAXERIC
DIS 1.00 0.27 0.07
NMAX 0.27 1.00 0.07
ERIC 0.07 0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DIS, NMAX and ERIC?

Walt Disney (DIS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Walt Disney (DIS) $189.49B, Newsmax (NMAX) $1.03B, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) $36.81B.

Which stock is cheaper, DIS, NMAX and ERIC?

Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Walt Disney (DIS) 22.0x, Newsmax (NMAX) -13.0x, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 18.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Walt Disney (DIS) is cheapest (Walt Disney (DIS) 14.9x, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 17.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Newsmax (NMAX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Walt Disney (DIS) +4.6%, Newsmax (NMAX) +8.3%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) -38.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Walt Disney (DIS) has the highest net margin (Walt Disney (DIS) 8.7%, Newsmax (NMAX) -40.1%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 8.3%). On return on invested capital, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) leads (Walt Disney (DIS) -18.0%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 20.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) returned the most: Walt Disney (DIS) -1.9%, Newsmax (NMAX) -22.3%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) +17.5%. Over five years, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) compounded fastest (Walt Disney (DIS) -8.3%/yr, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) +0.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Walt Disney (DIS) 0.01%, Newsmax (NMAX) 0.00%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) -0.03%. Newsmax (NMAX) and 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%, Newsmax (NMAX) 77.7%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 36.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DIS, NMAX and ERIC?

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.