DIS vs SSP vs VSNT Stock Comparison

Walt Disney, E.W. Scripps and Versant Media Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DIS Walt Disney Co
$110.24 +3.9% 1M -1.9% 1Y
Market cap
$190.35B
P/E
22.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$98.86B
Div. yield
1.36%
Film and Television Communication Services
6 wins
SSP E.W. SCRIPPS Co
$2.01 -27.2% 1M +11.7% 1Y
Market cap
$162.28M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.09B
Div. yield
–
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
2 wins
VSNT Versant Media Group, Inc.
$30.85 -5.9% 1M
Market cap
$4.29B
P/E
20.6x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
3.70%
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Walt Disney leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Walt Disney 6, Versant Media 4, E.W. Scripps 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDISSSPVSNTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $190.35B $162.28M $4.29B DIS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.3x -0.1x 20.6x VSNT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.9x — 7.2x VSNT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.6% -14.2% — DIS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.7% -61.1% — DIS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -18.0% -31.0% — DIS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.2x -2.7x — SSP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.36% 0.00% 3.70% VSNT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -1.9% +11.7% — SSP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.3%/yr -32.2%/yr — DIS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.2% 86.4% 41.4% DIS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 20/100 65/100 VSNT

Percentile Scorecard

DISSSPVSNT

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

AxisDISSSPVSNT
Valuation 41 #73 of 123 48 #28 of 53 81 #11 of 53
Growth 60 #43 of 107 2 #43 of 44 –
Profitability 39 #65 of 105 15 #36 of 42 –
Financial Health 63 #49 of 131 13 #53 of 61 83 #11 of 61
Shareholder Returns 81 #15 of 74 – 32 #18 of 26
Overall 57 20 65
  • DIS ranked among 134 companies in Communication Services
  • SSP ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media
  • VSNT 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

PeriodDISSSPVSNTSPY
1 month +3.9%-27.2%-5.9% -0.2%
3 months +11.5%-34.7%-17.2% +3.9%
6 months +8.6%-56.6%-21.2% +8.2%
Year to date -3.1%-49.6%-31.4% +12.9%
1 year -1.9%+11.7%— +12.3%
3 years +39.0%-48.7%— +87.4%
3 years, per year +11.6%-20.0%— +23.3%
5 years -35.0%-85.7%— +67.9%
5 years, per year -8.3%-32.2%— +10.9%
10 years +17.3%-79.7%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +1.6%-14.8%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDISSSPVSNTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.2%86.4%41.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.6%73.2%46.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.620.910.43 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.070.14— 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.2%-94.0%-42.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.5%-61.0%-35.0% -1.2%
52-week high $116.65$5.16$47.45 $779.14
52-week low $92.42$1.54$27.42 $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.

MultipleDISSSPVSNT
P/E now vs peer median 22.3xmedian 16.8x -0.1xmedian 18.4x 20.6xmedian 18.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.1x 0.1xmedian 0.6x 2.6xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -6.6xmedian 9.7x -2.9xmedian 10.5x —median 10.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 23.0xmedian 9.2x 4.6xmedian 9.0x —median 9.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.6x 1.6xmedian 1.5x 0.5xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.38median 0.29 0.01median 0.44 —median 0.44

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 monthsDISSSPVSNT
Revenue $98.86B $2.09B –
Gross profit $43.29B $844.84M –
Operating income -$40.54B -$1.05B –
Net income $9.24B -$1.21B –
Free cash flow $8.29B $35.03M –
EPS (diluted) $4.93 $-13.90 –
Cash & equivalents $5.19B $13.05M $1.48B
Total debt $46.04B $10.28B $2.95B
Shares (diluted) 1.74B 92.09M 141.30M
Enterprise value $174.92B -$17.08M $2.93B

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
MetricDISSSPVSNT
P/E 22.3x -0.1x 20.6x
P/FCF 23.0x 4.6x –
P/Operating cash flow 11.2x 1.9x –
P/S 1.9x 0.1x 2.6x
P/B 1.6x 1.6x 0.5x
P/Tangible book 1.8x -0.1x 0.6x
EV/EBITDA -6.6x -2.9x –
EV/EBIT -5.7x -2.5x –
EV/Revenue 2.3x 1.3x –
EV/FCF 27.9x 75.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow 13.6x 31.4x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.38 0.01 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDISSSPVSNT
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.6% -14.2% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.0% -4.5% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -6.5% -26.1% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.6% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -18.3% -352.2% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.7% -46.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) -26.4% -1,271% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 46.3% -29.7% –
EPS growth (1Y) -22.9% -2,953% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 58.8% -24.5% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -11.3% -70.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.8% -28.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -28.2% -85.6% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 42.8% -42.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDISSSPVSNT
Gross margin 43.8% 40.4% –
EBITDA margin -35.4% -43.3% –
Operating margin -41.0% -50.3% –
Pretax margin 12.9% -61.7% –
Net margin 8.7% -61.1% –
FCF margin 8.4% 1.7% –
Operating cash flow margin 17.2% 4.0% –
Return on equity 8.0% -180.4% –
Return on assets 4.5% -28.4% –
Return on invested capital -18.0% -31.0% –
Return on capital employed -23.9% -27.4% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x -0.1x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 0.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDISSSPVSNT
Debt / assets 22.5% 68.4% 23.2%
Debt / equity 0.4x 24.8x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.2x -2.7x –
Debt / FCF 5.6x 71.2x –
Liabilities / assets 42.9% 97.2% 35.4%
Equity / assets 57.1% 2.8% 64.6%
Interest coverage – -4.6x –
Current ratio 0.7x 1.3x 2.4x
Quick ratio 0.6x 1.2x 2.3x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.0x 1.2x
Altman Z-score 1.51 -0.97 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDISSSPVSNT
Dividend yield 1.4% – 3.7%
Net buyback yield 4.3% – –
Shareholder yield 5.7% 0.0% 3.7%
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.

ConsensusDISSSPVSNT
Forward P/E 14.9xFY2026 – 7.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.38FY2026 $-11.77FY2026 $4.28FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +24.5%FY2026 – -24.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -2.6% – +64.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $95.51BFY2026 $2.07BFY2026 $6.65BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.2%FY2026 -3.7%FY2026 -0.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.2% -1.8% -3.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDISSSPVSNT
Held by institutions 75.9% 67.7% 86.7%
Institutions holding 2,942 150 792
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +2.4% +4.0%
Institutions buying 1,211 67 302
Institutions selling 1,369 49 311
Buyers to sellers 0.88 1.37 0.97

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.

DISSSPVSNT
DIS 1.00 0.21 0.27
SSP 0.21 1.00 0.26
VSNT 0.27 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DIS, SSP and VSNT?

Walt Disney (DIS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Walt Disney (DIS) $190.35B, E.W. Scripps (SSP) $162.28M, Versant Media (VSNT) $4.29B.

Which stock is cheaper, DIS, SSP and VSNT?

Versant Media (VSNT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Walt Disney (DIS) 22.3x, E.W. Scripps (SSP) -0.1x, Versant Media (VSNT) 20.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Versant Media (VSNT) is cheapest (Walt Disney (DIS) 14.9x, Versant Media (VSNT) 7.2x). 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%, E.W. Scripps (SSP) -14.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Walt Disney (DIS) has the highest net margin (Walt Disney (DIS) 8.7%, E.W. Scripps (SSP) -61.1%). On return on invested capital, Walt Disney (DIS) leads (Walt Disney (DIS) -18.0%, E.W. Scripps (SSP) -31.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year E.W. Scripps (SSP) returned the most: Walt Disney (DIS) -1.9%, E.W. Scripps (SSP) +11.7%. Over five years, Walt Disney (DIS) compounded fastest (Walt Disney (DIS) -8.3%/yr, E.W. Scripps (SSP) -32.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Versant Media (VSNT) has the highest dividend yield: Walt Disney (DIS) 1.36%, E.W. Scripps (SSP) 0.00%, Versant Media (VSNT) 3.70%. E.W. Scripps (SSP) 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%, E.W. Scripps (SSP) 86.4%, Versant Media (VSNT) 41.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DIS, SSP and VSNT?

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.