ERIC vs NMAX vs SBGI Stock Comparison

Ericsson Lm Telephone, Newsmax and Sinclair Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ERIC Ericsson Lm Telephone Co
$11.08 +16.3% 1M +17.5% 1Y
Market cap
$37.35B
P/E
18.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$24.56B
Div. yield
2.80%
Networking Equipment Technology
8 wins
NMAX Newsmax Inc.
$7.96 -26.7% 1M -22.3% 1Y
Market cap
$1.02B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$198.07M
Div. yield
–
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
1 win
SBGI Sinclair, Inc.
$12.08 -5.5% 1M -9.4% 1Y
Market cap
$871.66M
P/E
16.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.26B
Div. yield
8.28%
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Ericsson Lm Telephone leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Ericsson Lm Telephone 8, Sinclair 3, Newsmax 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionERICNMAXSBGILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $37.35B $1.02B $871.66M ERIC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.1x -12.9x 16.8x SBGI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.0x — 9.7x SBGI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -38.5% +8.3% -6.5% NMAX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.3% -40.1% 1.6% ERIC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 20.0% — 4.7% ERIC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.6x — 7.5x ERIC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.80% — 8.28% SBGI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +17.5% -22.3% -9.4% ERIC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.1%/yr — -14.6%/yr ERIC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.5% 77.7% 45.5% ERIC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 32/100 45/100 ERIC

Percentile Scorecard

ERICNMAXSBGI

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

AxisERICNMAXSBGI
Valuation 87 #15 of 112 2 #52 of 53 69 #17 of 53
Growth 47 #58 of 109 51 #22 of 44 16 #37 of 44
Profitability 86 #15 of 104 12 #37 of 42 61 #17 of 42
Financial Health 38 #72 of 116 63 #23 of 61 33 #41 of 61
Shareholder Returns 48 #43 of 81 – 44 #15 of 26
Overall 61 32 45
  • ERIC ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • NMAX ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media
  • SBGI 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

PeriodERICNMAXSBGISPY
1 month +16.3%-26.7%-5.5% -0.2%
3 months +11.1%-0.1%-14.4% +3.9%
6 months -1.9%+32.7%-23.1% +8.2%
Year to date +14.8%+3.0%-21.0% +12.9%
1 year +17.5%-22.3%-9.4% +12.3%
3 years +154.1%—+20.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year +36.5%—+6.3% +23.3%
5 years +0.4%—-54.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year +0.1%—-14.6% +10.9%
10 years +124.3%—-51.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year +8.4%—-6.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureERICNMAXSBGISPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.5%77.7%45.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.7%79.5%42.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.031.640.29 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.48-0.29-0.21 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.8%-97.8%-67.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.4%-30.4%-28.9% -1.2%
52-week high $13.74$11.43$17.00 $779.14
52-week low $9.15$5.16$11.97 $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.

MultipleERICNMAXSBGI
P/E now vs peer median 18.1xmedian 33.2x -12.9xmedian 18.4x 16.8xmedian 18.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 2.8x 5.2xmedian 0.6x 0.3xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.3xmedian 20.0x -12.2xmedian 10.5x 9.4xmedian 10.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.9xmedian 29.8x —median 9.0x 9.2xmedian 9.0x
P/B now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 3.0x 9.0xmedian 1.5x 2.3xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.42median 1.17 —median 0.44 -0.47median 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 monthsERICNMAXSBGI
Revenue $24.56B $198.07M $3.26B
Gross profit $11.51B $78.29M –
Operating income $2.90B -$86.98M $215.00M
Net income $2.04B -$79.40M $54.00M
Free cash flow $3.76B – $95.00M
R&D $5.22B – –
EPS (diluted) $0.61 $-0.61 $0.72
Cash & equivalents $5.11B $25.88M $604.00M
Total debt $3.73B – $4.06B
Shares (diluted) 3.34B 129.29M 72.16M
Enterprise value $14.97B $928.58M -$2.04B

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
MetricERICNMAXSBGI
P/E 18.1x -12.9x 16.8x
P/FCF 9.9x – 9.2x
P/Operating cash flow 10.8x – 5.1x
P/S 1.5x 5.2x 0.3x
P/B 3.4x 9.0x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 3.4x 9.0x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA 9.3x -12.2x 9.4x
EV/EBIT 12.2x -11.5x 20.1x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 5.0x 1.3x
EV/FCF 9.4x – 45.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.2x – 25.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.42 – -0.47

Growth

14 metrics
MetricERICNMAXSBGI
Revenue growth (1Y) -38.5% 8.3% -6.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.0% – -0.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.7% -4.1% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.0% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -18.4% 14.9% -55.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 55.0% – -20.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -18.7% 27.2% -1.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 43.4% – -34.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -17.7% 27.7% 0.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 43.1% – -35.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 4.3% – -68.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 44.0% – -38.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 6.1% – -79.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 34.7% – -46.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricERICNMAXSBGI
Gross margin 46.8% 39.5% –
EBITDA margin 15.4% -41.2% 14.2%
Operating margin 11.8% -43.9% 6.6%
Pretax margin 11.2% -40.1% 0.6%
Net margin 8.3% -40.1% 1.6%
FCF margin 15.3% – 2.9%
Operating cash flow margin 14.0% – 5.3%
Return on equity 18.7% -72.4% 15.8%
Return on assets 6.8% -33.8% 1.1%
Return on invested capital 20.0% – 4.7%
Return on capital employed 17.8% -57.8% 4.4%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.8x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x – 3.2x
Stock comp / revenue – – 1.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricERICNMAXSBGI
Debt / assets 12.4% – 74.1%
Debt / equity 0.3x – 10.7x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.6x – 7.5x
Debt / FCF 1.0x – 42.7x
Liabilities / assets 63.1% 50.9% 93.1%
Equity / assets 36.9% 49.1% 6.9%
Interest coverage – -4,632x 0.6x
Current ratio 1.2x 2.4x 1.9x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.8x 1.8x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.3x 0.8x
Altman Z-score – 3.48 0.91

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricERICNMAXSBGI
Dividend yield 2.8% – 8.3%
Net buyback yield -2.2% – –
Shareholder yield 0.6% – 8.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 50.9% – 131.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) 27.7% – 74.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) -13.4% – 6.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -7.7% – 1.4%

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.

ConsensusERICNMAXSBGI
Forward P/E 17.0xFY2026 – 9.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.65FY2026 $-0.01FY2026 $1.24FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -30.9%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after -3.1% – -196.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $24.16BFY2026 $203.04MFY2026 $3.73BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -8.1%FY2026 +7.3%FY2026 +17.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.0% +24.6% -17.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersERICNMAXSBGI
Held by institutions 9.5% 28.5% 44.4%
Institutions holding 388 233 178
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.4% +13.5% +6.0%
Institutions buying 219 110 113
Institutions selling 110 37 36
Buyers to sellers 1.99 2.97 3.14

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.

ERICNMAXSBGI
ERIC 1.00 0.07 0.10
NMAX 0.07 1.00 0.35
SBGI 0.10 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ERIC, NMAX and SBGI?

Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) $37.35B, Newsmax (NMAX) $1.02B, Sinclair (SBGI) $871.66M.

Which stock is cheaper, ERIC, NMAX and SBGI?

Sinclair (SBGI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 18.1x, Newsmax (NMAX) -12.9x, Sinclair (SBGI) 16.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sinclair (SBGI) is cheapest (Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 17.0x, Sinclair (SBGI) 9.7x). 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: Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) -38.5%, Newsmax (NMAX) +8.3%, Sinclair (SBGI) -6.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) has the highest net margin (Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 8.3%, Newsmax (NMAX) -40.1%, Sinclair (SBGI) 1.6%). On return on invested capital, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) leads (Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 20.0%, Sinclair (SBGI) 4.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) returned the most: Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) +17.5%, Newsmax (NMAX) -22.3%, Sinclair (SBGI) -9.4%. Over five years, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) compounded fastest (Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) +0.1%/yr, Sinclair (SBGI) -14.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Sinclair (SBGI) has the highest dividend yield: Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 2.80%, Sinclair (SBGI) 8.28%. Newsmax (NMAX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) has been the steadiest (Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 36.5%, Newsmax (NMAX) 77.7%, Sinclair (SBGI) 45.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) leads on 8. 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.