FOXA vs CMCSA vs NMAX Stock Comparison

Fox, Comcast and Newsmax Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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FOXA Fox Corp
$67.10 +7.7% 1M +5.5% 1Y
Market cap
$29.42B
P/E
14.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.96B
Div. yield
–
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
6 wins
CMCSA Comcast Corp
$23.67 +9.7% 1M -12.3% 1Y
Market cap
$87.91B
P/E
7.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$123.01B
Div. yield
–
Broadband and Cable Communication Services
4 wins
NMAX Newsmax Inc.
$8.01 -15.8% 1M -16.6% 1Y
Market cap
$1.06B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$203.29M
Div. yield
–
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Fox leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Fox 6, Comcast 4, Newsmax 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFOXACMCSANMAXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $29.42B $87.91B $1.06B CMCSA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.5x 7.8x -164.6x CMCSA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.9x 7.0x — CMCSA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.0% -0.2% +11.1% NMAX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.3% 9.2% -3.2% FOXA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.1% 7.8% — FOXA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.6x 2.4x — FOXA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +5.5% -12.3% -16.6% FOXA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.2%/yr -14.8%/yr — FOXA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.3% 34.3% 77.6% CMCSA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 75/100 65/100 39/100 FOXA

Percentile Scorecard

FOXACMCSANMAX

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

AxisFOXACMCSANMAX
Valuation 69 #17 of 53 92 #5 of 49 6 #50 of 53
Growth 70 #14 of 44 20 #38 of 47 98 #2 of 44
Profitability 91 #5 of 43 64 #17 of 46 21 #34 of 43
Financial Health 88 #8 of 61 65 #18 of 49 63 #23 of 61
Shareholder Returns 55 #14 of 30 83 #7 of 37 7 #28 of 30
Overall 75 65 39
  • FOXA ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media
  • CMCSA ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • 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

PeriodFOXACMCSANMAXSPY
1 month +7.7%+9.7%-15.8% -2.0%
3 months +13.6%-5.1%-4.2% -2.2%
6 months +7.8%-10.5%+32.6% +4.2%
Year to date -8.2%-20.8%+3.6% +10.6%
1 year +5.5%-12.3%-16.6% +10.4%
3 years +110.9%-45.2%— +73.6%
3 years, per year +28.3%-18.2%— +20.2%
5 years +62.4%-55.1%— +61.6%
5 years, per year +10.2%-14.8%— +10.1%
10 years —-22.3%— +261.3%
10 years, per year —-2.5%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFOXACMCSANMAXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.3%34.3%77.6% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 41.8%39.4%80.2% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.06-0.081.66 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.15-0.36-0.21 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.0%-61.9%-97.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.8%-27.1%-29.9% -3.2%
52-week high $76.11$32.48$11.43 $779.14
52-week low $48.79$20.66$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.

MultipleFOXACMCSANMAX
P/E now vs peer median 13.9xmedian 17.7x 7.4xmedian 11.6x -160.6xmedian 17.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 0.5x 0.7xmedian 1.1x 5.1xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.5xmedian 10.3x 4.9xmedian 6.7x -114.7xmedian 10.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.8xmedian 8.5x 4.3xmedian 5.8x -14.4xmedian 8.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 1.6x 0.9xmedian 1.4x 9.1xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.45median 0.40 -1.62median 0.24 —median 0.40

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 monthsFOXACMCSANMAX
Revenue $17.96B $123.01B $203.29M
Gross profit – – $80.58M
Operating income – $18.10B -$15.04M
Net income $2.08B $11.32B -$6.41M
Free cash flow $2.21B $19.67B -$71.61M
EPS (diluted) $4.74 $3.18 $-0.05
Cash & equivalents $4.54B $7.60B $25.88M
Total debt $6.61B $87.40B –
Shares (diluted) 428.00M 3.56B 129.29M
Enterprise value $15.06B $53.70B $977.36M

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
MetricFOXACMCSANMAX
P/E 13.9x 7.4x -160.6x
P/FCF 12.8x 4.3x -14.4x
P/Operating cash flow 10.4x 2.6x -15.1x
P/S 1.6x 0.7x 5.1x
P/B 2.2x 0.9x 9.1x
P/Tangible book 2.9x 2.5x 9.1x
EV/EBITDA 9.5x 4.9x -114.7x
EV/EBIT 11.0x 9.0x -66.7x
EV/Revenue 1.7x 1.3x 4.9x
EV/FCF 13.8x 8.3x -14.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.2x 5.2x -14.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.45 -1.62 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFOXACMCSANMAX
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.0% -0.2% 11.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 0.6% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 1.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – -18.4% 85.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -8.1% –
Net income growth (1Y) 0.2% -49.9% 94.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 25.3% -9.3% –
EPS growth (1Y) 6.0% -48.2% 94.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 31.0% -4.6% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -10.5% -3.5% 14.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.1% 3.7% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -17.3% -6.2% 12.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.3% 7.2% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFOXACMCSANMAX
Gross margin – – 39.6%
EBITDA margin 17.8% 27.3% -4.3%
Operating margin – 14.7% -7.4%
Pretax margin 15.4% 11.3% -3.2%
Net margin 11.3% 9.2% -3.2%
FCF margin 12.3% 16.0% -35.2%
Operating cash flow margin 15.1% 25.8% -33.6%
Return on equity 17.1% 11.9% -5.8%
Return on assets 9.1% 4.2% -2.8%
Return on invested capital 11.1% 7.8% –
Return on capital employed 13.6% 8.0% -10.5%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.5x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 2.8x 10.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 1.1% 6.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFOXACMCSANMAX
Debt / assets 28.6% 33.9% –
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.9x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.6x 2.4x –
Debt / FCF 3.0x 4.4x –
Liabilities / assets 45.6% 64.1% 50.9%
Equity / assets 54.4% 35.9% 49.1%
Interest coverage – 4.3x -1,054x
Current ratio 3.8x 0.8x 2.4x
Quick ratio 3.4x 0.7x 0.8x
Cash ratio 1.9x 0.2x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 3.46 1.33 4.56

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFOXACMCSANMAX
Dividend yield 0.8% 5.6% –
Net buyback yield 6.2% 4.8% -0.2%
Shareholder yield 7.0% 10.4% -0.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
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.

ConsensusFOXACMCSANMAX
Forward P/E 11.9xFY2027 7.0xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $5.66FY2027 $3.40FY2026 $-0.01FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.4%FY2027 -21.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +9.2% +10.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $16.94BFY2027 $114.72BFY2026 $203.04MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.1%FY2027 -7.3%FY2026 +7.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.9% +4.0% +24.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFOXACMCSANMAX
Held by institutions 60.1% 88.0% 28.5%
Institutions holding 747 1,888 234
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.3% +2.7% +13.5%
Institutions buying 375 833 111
Institutions selling 274 860 37
Buyers to sellers 1.37 0.97 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.

FOXACMCSANMAX
FOXA 1.00 0.27 0.34
CMCSA 0.27 1.00 0.06
NMAX 0.34 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FOXA, CMCSA and NMAX?

Comcast (CMCSA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Fox (FOXA) $29.42B, Comcast (CMCSA) $87.91B, Newsmax (NMAX) $1.06B.

Which stock is cheaper, FOXA, CMCSA and NMAX?

Comcast (CMCSA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Fox (FOXA) 14.5x, Comcast (CMCSA) 7.8x, Newsmax (NMAX) -164.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Comcast (CMCSA) is cheapest (Fox (FOXA) 11.9x, Comcast (CMCSA) 7.0x). 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: Fox (FOXA) +9.0%, Comcast (CMCSA) -0.2%, Newsmax (NMAX) +11.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Fox (FOXA) has the highest net margin (Fox (FOXA) 11.3%, Comcast (CMCSA) 9.2%, Newsmax (NMAX) -3.2%). On return on invested capital, Fox (FOXA) leads (Fox (FOXA) 11.1%, Comcast (CMCSA) 7.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Fox (FOXA) returned the most: Fox (FOXA) +5.5%, Comcast (CMCSA) -12.3%, Newsmax (NMAX) -16.6%. Over five years, Fox (FOXA) compounded fastest (Fox (FOXA) +10.2%/yr, Comcast (CMCSA) -14.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Comcast (CMCSA) has been the steadiest (Fox (FOXA) 36.3%, Comcast (CMCSA) 34.3%, Newsmax (NMAX) 77.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FOXA, CMCSA 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, Fox (FOXA) 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.