DIS vs NXST vs TV Stock Comparison

Walt Disney, Nexstar Media and Grupo Televisa, S.A.B Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DIS Walt Disney Co
$109.07 +3.2% 1M -2.3% 1Y
Market cap
$192.32B
P/E
22.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$98.86B
Div. yield
0.01%
Film and Television Communication Services
7 wins
NXST Nexstar Media Group, Inc.
$164.49 +1.7% 1M -14.0% 1Y
Market cap
$5.10B
P/E
27.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.88B
Div. yield
0.04%
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
5 wins
TV Grupo Televisa, S.A.B.
$2.17 -7.7% 1M -21.1% 1Y
Market cap
$134.80B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.23B
Div. yield
–
Broadband and Cable Communication Services

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionDISNXSTTVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $192.32B $5.10B $134.80B DIS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.4x 27.1x -273.3x DIS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.8x 5.0x 12.1x NXST
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.6% +10.5% +5.5% NXST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.7% 3.2% -15.3% DIS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -18.0% 5.8% 2.9% NXST
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.2x 8.3x 64.6x DIS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.04% 0.00% NXST
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -2.3% -14.0% -21.1% DIS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.4%/yr +1.9%/yr -26.5%/yr NXST
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.2% 36.6% 38.2% DIS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 50/100 33/100 DIS

Percentile Scorecard

DISNXSTTV

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

AxisDISNXSTTV
Valuation 41 #73 of 123 67 #18 of 53 4 #47 of 49
Growth 59 #44 of 107 28 #32 of 44 21 #36 of 45
Profitability 39 #65 of 105 71 #13 of 42 34 #30 of 45
Financial Health 63 #49 of 131 40 #37 of 61 75 #13 of 49
Shareholder Returns 80 #16 of 74 44 #15 of 26 –
Overall 56 50 33
  • DIS ranked among 134 companies in Communication Services
  • NXST ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media
  • TV ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDISNXSTTVSPY
1 month +3.2%+1.7%-7.7% +0.9%
3 months +10.8%-16.5%-23.3% +5.9%
6 months +7.7%-18.9%-23.9% +8.5%
Year to date -4.1%-19.0%-25.4% +13.3%
1 year -2.3%-14.0%-21.1% +12.4%
3 years +37.5%+21.4%-7.7% +88.1%
3 years, per year +11.2%+6.7%-2.6% +23.5%
5 years -35.5%+9.7%-78.6% +68.2%
5 years, per year -8.4%+1.9%-26.5% +11.0%
10 years +16.2%+237.8%-91.2% +263.4%
10 years, per year +1.5%+12.9%-21.6% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureDISNXSTTVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.2%36.6%38.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.7%37.7%40.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.620.440.66 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.08-0.38-0.55 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.2%-39.0%-86.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.5%-35.1%-36.9% -0.9%
52-week high $116.65$253.64$3.44 $779.14
52-week low $92.42$154.70$2.17 $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.

MultipleDISNXSTTV
P/E now vs peer median 22.0xmedian 17.0x 26.8xmedian 18.7x -275.8xmedian 11.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.1x 0.9xmedian 0.6x 41.8xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -6.5xmedian 9.6x 11.9xmedian 10.6x 3,856xmedian 6.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.7xmedian 9.3x 6.8xmedian 8.9x —median 6.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.6x 2.2xmedian 1.6x 21.1xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.37median 0.32 -0.84median 0.49 8.97median 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 monthsDISNXSTTV
Revenue $98.86B $5.88B $3.23B
Gross profit $43.29B $3.21B $1.78B
Operating income -$40.54B $1.04B $307.39M
Net income $9.24B $168.00M -$116.03M
Free cash flow $8.29B $743.00M –
EPS (diluted) $4.93 $6.08 $-0.01
Cash & equivalents $5.19B $218.00M $1.70B
Total debt $46.04B $11.74B $14.34B
Shares (diluted) 1.74B 30.91M 68.12B
Enterprise value $170.08B $3.93B $126.53B

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
MetricDISNXSTTV
P/E 22.0x 26.8x -275.8x
P/FCF 22.7x 6.8x –
P/Operating cash flow 11.1x 5.7x –
P/S 1.9x 0.9x 41.8x
P/B 1.6x 2.2x 21.1x
P/Tangible book 1.8x -1.8x 27.1x
EV/EBITDA -6.5x 11.9x 3,856x
EV/EBIT -5.7x 15.9x 446.7x
EV/Revenue 2.3x 2.8x 42.6x
EV/FCF 27.6x 22.3x –
EV/Operating cash flow 13.5x 18.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.37 -0.84 8.97

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDISNXSTTV
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.6% 10.5% 5.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.0% 3.8% -11.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -6.5% 4.0% -37.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.6% 0.5% -18.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -18.3% -11.9% 255.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.7% 0.4% 5.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -26.4% -71.9% 68.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 46.3% -35.6% -27.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -22.9% -70.7% -18.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 58.8% -31.9% -30.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -11.3% -35.3% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.8% -11.1% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -28.2% -40.7% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 42.8% -12.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDISNXSTTV
Gross margin 43.8% 54.6% 55.2%
EBITDA margin -35.4% 23.7% 1.1%
Operating margin -41.0% 17.8% 9.5%
Pretax margin 12.9% 3.6% 8.3%
Net margin 8.7% 3.2% -15.3%
FCF margin 8.4% 12.6% –
Operating cash flow margin 17.2% 15.2% –
Return on equity 8.0% 8.3% -1.9%
Return on assets 4.5% 1.0% -0.9%
Return on invested capital -18.0% 5.8% 2.9%
Return on capital employed -23.9% 6.3% 2.7%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.3x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 5.3x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 1.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDISNXSTTV
Debt / assets 22.5% 66.3% 34.8%
Debt / equity 0.4x 5.2x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.2x 8.3x 64.6x
Debt / FCF 5.6x 15.8x –
Liabilities / assets 42.9% 87.2% 52.7%
Equity / assets 57.1% 12.8% 47.3%
Interest coverage – 2.1x 0.7x
Current ratio 0.7x 1.6x 2.4x
Quick ratio 0.6x 1.4x 1.8x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x 1.5x
Altman Z-score 1.50 1.06 12.51

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDISNXSTTV
Dividend yield 1.4% 4.5% –
Net buyback yield 4.4% – –
Shareholder yield 5.8% 4.5% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusDISNXSTTV
Forward P/E 14.8xFY2026 5.0xFY2026 12.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.38FY2026 $32.94FY2026 $0.18FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +24.5%FY2026 +998.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -2.6% -45.6% +38.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $95.51BFY2026 $8.32BFY2026 $3.07BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.2%FY2026 +68.2%FY2026 -9.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.2% -4.3% -4.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDISNXSTTV
Held by institutions 75.9% 100.0% 0.2%
Institutions holding 2,943 486 106
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +4.0% -4.9%
Institutions buying 1,212 220 44
Institutions selling 1,369 181 33
Buyers to sellers 0.89 1.22 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.

DISNXSTTV
DIS 1.00 0.25 0.22
NXST 0.25 1.00 0.15
TV 0.22 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DIS, NXST and TV?

Walt Disney (DIS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Walt Disney (DIS) $192.32B, Nexstar Media (NXST) $5.10B, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) $134.80B.

Which stock is cheaper, DIS, NXST and TV?

Walt Disney (DIS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Walt Disney (DIS) 22.4x, Nexstar Media (NXST) 27.1x, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) -273.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nexstar Media (NXST) is cheapest (Walt Disney (DIS) 14.8x, Nexstar Media (NXST) 5.0x, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) 12.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Nexstar Media (NXST) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Walt Disney (DIS) +4.6%, Nexstar Media (NXST) +10.5%, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) +5.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Walt Disney (DIS) has the highest net margin (Walt Disney (DIS) 8.7%, Nexstar Media (NXST) 3.2%, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) -15.3%). On return on invested capital, Nexstar Media (NXST) leads (Walt Disney (DIS) -18.0%, Nexstar Media (NXST) 5.8%, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) 2.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Walt Disney (DIS) returned the most: Walt Disney (DIS) -2.3%, Nexstar Media (NXST) -14.0%, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) -21.1%. Over five years, Nexstar Media (NXST) compounded fastest (Walt Disney (DIS) -8.4%/yr, Nexstar Media (NXST) +1.9%/yr, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) -26.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Nexstar Media (NXST) has the highest dividend yield: Walt Disney (DIS) 0.01%, Nexstar Media (NXST) 0.04%, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) 0.00%. 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) 27.2%, Nexstar Media (NXST) 36.6%, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) 38.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DIS, NXST 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 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.