DIS vs SONY vs VZ Stock Comparison

Walt Disney, Sony and Verizon Communications Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DIS Walt Disney Co
$112.50 +8.7% 1M -0.5% 1Y
Market cap
$192.02B
P/E
22.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$98.86B
Div. yield
0.01%
Film and Television Communication Services
5 wins
SONY Sony Group Corp
$26.09 +12.5% 1M -9.1% 1Y
Market cap
$155.70B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$82.39B
Div. yield
–
Gaming Hardware Technology
2 wins
VZ Verizon Communications Inc
$44.63 -4.1% 1M +16.2% 1Y
Market cap
$179.95B
P/E
11.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$138.90B
Div. yield
–
Wireless Carriers Communication Services
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Walt Disney leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Walt Disney 5, Verizon Communications 4, Sony 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDISSONYVZLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $192.02B $155.70B $179.95B DIS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.3x -30.5x 11.1x VZ
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.2x 19.9x 8.6x VZ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.6% +2.1% +1.4% DIS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.7% -6.2% 11.6% VZ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -18.0% 12.2% 8.0% SONY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.2x -0.3x 3.4x DIS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -0.5% -9.1% +16.2% VZ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.9%/yr +2.9%/yr -3.4%/yr SONY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.2% 29.3% 27.8% DIS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 54/100 55/100 DIS

Percentile Scorecard

DISSONYVZ

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

AxisDISSONYVZ
Valuation 42 #73 of 124 79 #24 of 112 56 #22 of 49
Growth 61 #43 of 109 21 #86 of 109 36 #30 of 46
Profitability 39 #66 of 107 63 #40 of 105 73 #13 of 46
Financial Health 64 #49 of 133 49 #60 of 117 33 #34 of 50
Shareholder Returns 81 #15 of 73 59 #34 of 82 77 #9 of 36
Overall 57 54 55
  • DIS ranked among 136 companies in Communication Services
  • SONY ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • VZ ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDISSONYVZSPY
1 month +8.7%+12.5%-4.1% -1.0%
3 months +18.6%+24.3%-3.9% +2.9%
6 months +9.6%+28.6%-3.8% +6.4%
Year to date -1.1%+1.9%+9.6% +11.4%
1 year -0.5%-9.1%+16.2% +13.1%
3 years +36.3%+54.9%+30.1% +79.4%
3 years, per year +10.9%+15.7%+9.2% +21.5%
5 years -33.6%+15.5%-15.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year -7.9%+2.9%-3.4% +10.9%
10 years +20.9%+306.4%-7.4% +255.2%
10 years, per year +1.9%+15.1%-0.8% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureDISSONYVZSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.2%29.3%27.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.7%27.5%27.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.620.60-0.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.02-0.310.58 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.2%-50.9%-44.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.6%-13.8%-13.1% -2.5%
52-week high $116.65$30.26$51.38 $779.14
52-week low $92.42$19.32$38.40 $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.

MultipleDISSONYVZ
P/E now vs peer median 22.7xmedian 17.2x -30.5xmedian 31.3x 11.5xmedian 11.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.1x 1.9xmedian 2.6x 1.3xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -6.7xmedian 9.5x 8.7xmedian 19.6x 7.3xmedian 6.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 23.4xmedian 9.5x 14.9xmedian 28.3x 8.6xmedian 5.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.6x 3.0xmedian 2.9x 1.8xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.39median 0.29 0.76median 1.15 -1.42median 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 monthsDISSONYVZ
Revenue $98.86B $82.39B $138.90B
Gross profit $43.29B $26.19B $81.57B
Operating income -$40.54B $10.29B $28.53B
Net income $9.24B -$5.01B $16.60B
Free cash flow $8.29B $10.78B $21.53B
EPS (diluted) $4.93 $-0.85 $3.88
Cash & equivalents $5.19B $13.40B $1.75B
Total debt $182.30B $36.06B $165.23B
Shares (diluted) 1.74B 6.01B 4.17B
Enterprise value $169.78B $92.96B $143.08B

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
MetricDISSONYVZ
P/E 22.7x -30.5x 11.5x
P/FCF 23.4x 14.9x 8.6x
P/Operating cash flow 11.4x 11.8x 4.8x
P/S 2.0x 1.9x 1.3x
P/B 1.7x 3.0x 1.8x
P/Tangible book 1.8x 3.2x -3.5x
EV/EBITDA -6.7x 8.7x 7.3x
EV/EBIT -5.8x 15.0x 12.2x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 1.9x 2.5x
EV/FCF 28.4x 14.3x 16.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.8x 11.4x 9.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.39 0.76 -1.42

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDISSONYVZ
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.6% 2.1% 1.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.0% -1.2% 1.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -6.5% 9.0% -1.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.6% -5.8% 1.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -18.3% 12.4% -3.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.7% 6.1% -1.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -26.4% -168.9% -10.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 46.3% -40.0% -8.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -22.9% -167.4% -9.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 58.8% -40.2% -8.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -11.3% -18.9% 4.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.8% 28.4% 1.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -28.2% -11.4% 7.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 42.8% 82.7% 13.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDISSONYVZ
Gross margin 43.8% 31.8% 58.7%
EBITDA margin -35.4% 21.6% 34.2%
Operating margin -41.0% 12.5% 20.5%
Pretax margin 12.9% 12.2% 15.6%
Net margin 8.7% -6.2% 11.6%
FCF margin 8.4% 13.1% 15.5%
Operating cash flow margin 17.2% 16.4% 27.9%
Return on equity 8.0% -9.5% 15.8%
Return on assets 4.5% -5.1% 4.0%
Return on invested capital -18.0% 12.2% 8.0%
Return on capital employed -23.9% 15.1% 8.1%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.8x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x -2.7x 2.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% – 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDISSONYVZ
Debt / assets 22.5% 7.5% 40.3%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.1x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.2x -0.3x 3.4x
Debt / FCF 5.6x 0.7x 7.7x
Liabilities / assets 42.9% 45.3% 74.4%
Equity / assets 57.1% 54.7% 25.6%
Interest coverage – 12.2x 3.9x
Current ratio 0.7x 1.2x 0.6x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.4x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.4x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 1.54 3.89 1.19

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDISSONYVZ
Dividend yield 1.3% 0.3% 6.3%
Net buyback yield 4.2% 1.9% 1.9%
Shareholder yield 5.6% 2.2% 8.2%
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.

ConsensusDISSONYVZ
Forward P/E 15.2xFY2026 19.9xFY2026 8.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.38FY2026 $1.31FY2026 $5.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +24.5%FY2026 +19.1%FY2026 +10.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -2.6% +8.4% +7.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $95.51BFY2026 $84.09BFY2026 $146.21BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.2%FY2026 +5.5%FY2026 +5.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.2% +0.2% +0.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDISSONYVZ
Held by institutions 75.9% 7.9% 68.7%
Institutions holding 2,940 739 3,131
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +2.1% +3.1%
Institutions buying 1,209 333 1,594
Institutions selling 1,369 268 1,246
Buyers to sellers 0.88 1.24 1.28

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.

DISSONYVZ
DIS 1.00 0.32 0.18
SONY 0.32 1.00 0.09
VZ 0.18 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DIS, SONY and VZ?

Walt Disney (DIS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Walt Disney (DIS) $192.02B, Sony (SONY) $155.70B, Verizon Communications (VZ) $179.95B.

Which stock is cheaper, DIS, SONY and VZ?

Verizon Communications (VZ) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Walt Disney (DIS) 22.3x, Sony (SONY) -30.5x, Verizon Communications (VZ) 11.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Verizon Communications (VZ) is cheapest (Walt Disney (DIS) 15.2x, Sony (SONY) 19.9x, Verizon Communications (VZ) 8.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Walt Disney (DIS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Walt Disney (DIS) +4.6%, Sony (SONY) +2.1%, Verizon Communications (VZ) +1.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Verizon Communications (VZ) has the highest net margin (Walt Disney (DIS) 8.7%, Sony (SONY) -6.2%, Verizon Communications (VZ) 11.6%). On return on invested capital, Sony (SONY) leads (Walt Disney (DIS) -18.0%, Sony (SONY) 12.2%, Verizon Communications (VZ) 8.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Verizon Communications (VZ) returned the most: Walt Disney (DIS) -0.5%, Sony (SONY) -9.1%, Verizon Communications (VZ) +16.2%. Over five years, Sony (SONY) compounded fastest (Walt Disney (DIS) -7.9%/yr, Sony (SONY) +2.9%/yr, Verizon Communications (VZ) -3.4%/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%, Sony (SONY) 0.00%, Verizon Communications (VZ) 0.00%. Sony (SONY) and Verizon Communications (VZ) 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%, Sony (SONY) 29.3%, Verizon Communications (VZ) 27.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DIS, SONY and VZ?

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.