DIS vs SKYD vs NMAX Stock Comparison

Walt Disney, Skydance and Newsmax Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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DIS Walt Disney Co
$110.91 +5.2% 1M +0.6% 1Y
Market cap
$193.59B
P/E
22.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$98.86B
Div. yield
0.01%
Film and Television Communication Services
7 wins
SKYD Skydance Corp
$7.89 -21.0% 1M -50.3% 1Y
Market cap
$8.63B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
NMAX Newsmax Inc.
$8.10 -25.3% 1M -18.1% 1Y
Market cap
$1.03B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$198.07M
Div. yield
–
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
1 win

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Walt Disney leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Walt Disney 7, Newsmax 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDISSKYDNMAXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $193.59B $8.63B $1.03B DIS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.5x — -13.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.0x 19.2x — DIS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.6% — +8.3% NMAX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.7% — -40.1% DIS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -18.0% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.2x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +0.6% -50.3% -18.1% DIS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.1%/yr -26.3%/yr — DIS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.3% 58.8% 77.7% DIS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 — 34/100 DIS

Percentile Scorecard

DISSKYDNMAX

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

AxisDISSKYDNMAX
Valuation 40 #74 of 123 – 2 #52 of 53
Growth 60 #43 of 107 – 58 #19 of 44
Profitability 39 #65 of 105 – 12 #37 of 42
Financial Health 64 #48 of 130 58 #26 of 61 63 #23 of 61
Shareholder Returns 80 #16 of 74 – –
Overall 56 – 34
  • DIS ranked among 134 companies in Communication Services
  • SKYD ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media
  • NMAX 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

PeriodDISSKYDNMAXSPY
1 month +5.2%-21.0%-25.3% +0.7%
3 months +15.4%+1.0%+5.6% +3.7%
6 months +6.9%-22.9%+28.6% +7.1%
Year to date -2.5%-41.1%+4.8% +12.8%
1 year +0.6%-50.3%-18.1% +11.9%
3 years +37.5%-28.3%— +85.2%
3 years, per year +11.2%-10.5%— +22.8%
5 years -34.4%-78.2%— +67.6%
5 years, per year -8.1%-26.3%— +10.9%
10 years +18.2%-86.0%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +1.7%-17.9%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDISSKYDNMAXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.3%58.8%77.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.7%63.8%80.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.620.831.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.02-0.86-0.23 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.2%-82.3%-97.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.9%-52.9%-29.1% -1.2%
52-week high $116.65$16.74$11.43 $779.14
52-week low $92.42$6.80$5.16 $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.

MultipleDISSKYDNMAX
P/E now vs peer median 22.4xmedian 17.5x —median 18.7x -13.1xmedian 18.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.1x —median 0.6x 5.3xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -6.6xmedian 9.8x —median 10.6x -12.4xmedian 10.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 23.1xmedian 9.2x —median 9.0x —median 9.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.6x 0.7xmedian 1.6x 9.2xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.38median 0.38 —median 0.49 —median 0.49

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 monthsDISSKYDNMAX
Revenue $98.86B – $198.07M
Gross profit $43.29B – $78.29M
Operating income -$40.54B – -$86.98M
Net income $9.24B – -$79.40M
Free cash flow $8.29B – –
EPS (diluted) $4.93 – $-0.61
Cash & equivalents $5.19B $3.27B $25.88M
Total debt $46.04B $13.66B –
Shares (diluted) 1.74B 1.10B 129.29M
Enterprise value $171.35B $8.63B $939.38M

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
MetricDISSKYDNMAX
P/E 22.4x – -13.1x
P/FCF 23.1x – –
P/Operating cash flow 11.3x – –
P/S 1.9x – 5.3x
P/B 1.6x 0.7x 9.2x
P/Tangible book 1.8x 1.3x 9.2x
EV/EBITDA -6.6x – -12.4x
EV/EBIT -5.7x – -11.7x
EV/Revenue 2.4x – 5.1x
EV/FCF 28.0x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 13.7x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.38 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDISSKYDNMAX
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.6% – 8.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.0% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -6.5% – -4.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.6% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -18.3% – 14.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.7% – –
Net income growth (1Y) -26.4% – 27.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 46.3% – –
EPS growth (1Y) -22.9% – 27.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 58.8% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -11.3% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.8% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -28.2% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 42.8% – –

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDISSKYDNMAX
Debt / assets 22.5% 31.5% –
Debt / equity 0.4x 1.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA -1.2x – –
Debt / FCF 5.6x – –
Liabilities / assets 42.9% 70.3% 50.9%
Equity / assets 57.1% 29.7% 49.1%
Interest coverage – – -4,632x
Current ratio 0.7x 1.3x 2.4x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.9x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.3x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 1.52 – 3.57

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDISSKYDNMAX
Dividend yield 1.4% – –
Net buyback yield 4.3% – –
Shareholder yield 5.7% – –
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.

ConsensusDISSKYDNMAX
Forward P/E 15.0xFY2026 19.2xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $7.38FY2026 $0.41FY2026 $-0.01FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +24.5%FY2026 -2.4%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -2.6% +43.9% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $95.51BFY2026 $30.27BFY2026 $203.04MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.2%FY2026 +4.8%FY2026 +7.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.2% +4.6% +24.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDISSKYDNMAX
Held by institutions 75.9% – 28.5%
Institutions holding 2,944 – 234
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% – +13.5%
Institutions buying 1,213 – 111
Institutions selling 1,369 – 37
Buyers to sellers 0.89 – 3.00

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.

DISSKYDNMAX
DIS 1.00 0.25 0.26
SKYD 0.25 1.00 0.25
NMAX 0.26 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DIS, SKYD and NMAX?

Walt Disney (DIS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Walt Disney (DIS) $193.59B, Skydance (SKYD) $8.63B, Newsmax (NMAX) $1.03B.

Which company is growing faster?

Newsmax (NMAX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Walt Disney (DIS) +4.6%, Newsmax (NMAX) +8.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Walt Disney (DIS) has the highest net margin (Walt Disney (DIS) 8.7%, Newsmax (NMAX) -40.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Walt Disney (DIS) returned the most: Walt Disney (DIS) +0.6%, Skydance (SKYD) -50.3%, Newsmax (NMAX) -18.1%. Over five years, Walt Disney (DIS) compounded fastest (Walt Disney (DIS) -8.1%/yr, Skydance (SKYD) -26.3%/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%, Skydance (SKYD) 0.00%, Newsmax (NMAX) 0.00%. Skydance (SKYD) and Newsmax (NMAX) 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%, Skydance (SKYD) 58.8%, Newsmax (NMAX) 77.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.