FOXA vs DOC vs NXST Stock Comparison

Fox, Healthpeak Properties and Nexstar Media Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FOXA Fox Corp
$65.33 +3.6% 1M +10.0% 1Y
Market cap
$27.78B
P/E
16.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.13B
Div. yield
–
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
8 wins
NXST Nexstar Media Group, Inc.
$164.75 +1.6% 1M -13.6% 1Y
Market cap
$5.09B
P/E
27.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.88B
Div. yield
0.04%
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Fox leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Fox 8, Nexstar Media 2, Healthpeak Properties 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFOXADOCNXSTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $27.78B $13.13B $5.09B FOXA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.5x 54.1x 27.1x FOXA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.5x 40.3x 5.0x NXST
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.1% +5.5% +10.5% NXST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.8% 8.2% 3.2% FOXA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.6% 1.4% 5.8% FOXA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.9x 3.8x 8.3x FOXA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.04% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +10.0% +3.2% -13.6% FOXA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.2%/yr -11.5%/yr +2.6%/yr FOXA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.5% 29.1% 36.7% DOC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 58/100 53/100 FOXA

Percentile Scorecard

FOXADOCNXST

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

AxisFOXADOCNXST
Valuation 53 #26 of 54 53 #69 of 145 68 #18 of 54
Growth 41 #27 of 45 36 #91 of 142 30 #32 of 45
Profitability 88 #6 of 43 51 #67 of 136 74 #12 of 43
Financial Health 82 #12 of 62 65 #49 of 139 36 #40 of 62
Shareholder Returns 68 #9 of 26 86 #19 of 131 56 #12 of 26
Overall 66 58 53
  • FOXA ranked among 62 companies in Advertising and Media
  • DOC ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • NXST ranked among 62 companies in Advertising and Media

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFOXADOCNXSTSPY
1 month +3.6%-4.6%+1.6% -0.8%
3 months +15.3%-14.0%-11.3% +3.5%
6 months +2.3%+19.5%-19.6% +7.0%
Year to date -10.6%+20.4%-18.9% +12.2%
1 year +10.0%+3.2%-13.6% +13.0%
3 years +121.9%+17.9%+21.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year +30.5%+5.6%+6.7% +23.1%
5 years +62.5%-45.7%+13.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year +10.2%-11.5%+2.6% +11.0%
10 years —-44.8%+226.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year —-5.8%+12.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureFOXADOCNXSTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.5%29.1%36.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 41.7%25.3%37.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.030.380.44 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.270.11-0.37 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.0%-57.6%-39.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.2%-15.2%-35.0% -1.8%
52-week high $76.11$22.83$253.64 $779.14
52-week low $48.79$15.78$154.70 $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.

MultipleFOXADOCNXST
P/E now vs peer median 16.7xmedian 18.4x 55.0xmedian 27.4x 26.8xmedian 18.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 0.6x 4.5xmedian 4.2x 0.9xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.4xmedian 11.0x 13.5xmedian 14.2x 11.9xmedian 11.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.2xmedian 9.1x -20.5xmedian 23.2x 6.8xmedian 9.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.6x 1.4xmedian 1.3x 2.2xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.93median 0.44 -1.92median 2.11 -0.84median 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 monthsFOXADOCNXST
Revenue $17.13B $2.95B $5.88B
Gross profit – – $3.21B
Operating income – – $1.04B
Net income $1.73B $289.42M $168.00M
Free cash flow $1.47B -$650.07M $743.00M
EPS (diluted) $3.84 $0.35 $6.08
Cash & equivalents $4.21B $1.63B $218.00M
Total debt $6.61B $6.79B $11.74B
Shares (diluted) 439.00M 689.89M 30.91M
Enterprise value $13.59B $9.77B $3.92B

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
MetricFOXADOCNXST
P/E 16.7x 55.0x 26.8x
P/FCF 19.2x -20.5x 6.8x
P/Operating cash flow 14.3x 10.8x 5.7x
P/S 1.6x 4.5x 0.9x
P/B 2.4x 1.4x 2.2x
P/Tangible book 3.2x 1.5x -1.8x
EV/EBITDA 11.4x 13.5x 11.9x
EV/EBIT 13.4x 83.3x 15.9x
EV/Revenue 1.8x 6.3x 2.8x
EV/FCF 20.8x -28.5x 22.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.5x 15.0x 18.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.93 -1.92 -0.84

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFOXADOCNXST
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.1% 5.5% 10.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.7% 11.7% 3.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 4.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 0.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) – – -11.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 0.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -24.7% 50.4% -71.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 11.3% -19.7% -35.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -21.8% 49.2% -70.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 18.0% -28.6% -31.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -40.7% -1.1% -35.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.1% 10.1% -11.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -51.0% -263.9% -40.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.6% -85.6% -12.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFOXADOCNXST
Gross margin – – 54.6%
EBITDA margin 15.7% 46.3% 23.7%
Operating margin – – 17.8%
Pretax margin 13.3% 15.1% 3.6%
Net margin 9.8% 8.2% 3.2%
FCF margin 8.6% -22.0% 12.6%
Operating cash flow margin 11.5% 41.7% 15.2%
Return on equity 15.1% 3.0% 8.3%
Return on assets 7.8% 1.3% 1.0%
Return on invested capital 9.6% 1.4% 5.8%
Return on capital employed 11.7% – 6.3%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.1x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 4.3x 5.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 0.6% 1.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFOXADOCNXST
Debt / assets 29.4% 31.3% 66.3%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.7x 5.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.9x 3.8x 8.3x
Debt / FCF 4.5x -10.4x 15.8x
Liabilities / assets 47.8% 56.3% 87.2%
Equity / assets 52.2% 43.7% 12.8%
Interest coverage – 1.4x 2.1x
Current ratio 3.2x – 1.6x
Quick ratio 2.9x – 1.4x
Cash ratio 1.6x – 0.2x
Altman Z-score 3.25 – 1.06

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFOXADOCNXST
Dividend yield 0.9% 6.2% 4.5%
Net buyback yield 7.1% 0.7% –
Shareholder yield 8.0% 7.0% 4.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 134.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 30.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 2.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 10.6%

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.

ConsensusFOXADOCNXST
Forward P/E 11.5xFY2027 40.3xFY2026 5.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.66FY2027 $0.48FY2026 $32.94FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.4%FY2027 +380.0%FY2026 +998.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +9.2% -52.1% -45.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $16.94BFY2027 $2.86BFY2026 $8.32BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.1%FY2027 +3.7%FY2026 +68.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.9% +16.5% -4.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFOXADOCNXST
Held by institutions 100.0% 95.7% 100.0%
Institutions holding 744 759 486
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.3% -2.9% +4.0%
Institutions buying 374 341 220
Institutions selling 273 312 181
Buyers to sellers 1.37 1.09 1.22

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.

FOXADOCNXST
FOXA 1.00 0.12 0.29
DOC 0.12 1.00 0.16
NXST 0.29 0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FOXA, DOC and NXST?

Fox (FOXA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Fox (FOXA) $27.78B, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) $13.13B, Nexstar Media (NXST) $5.09B.

Which stock is cheaper, FOXA, DOC and NXST?

Fox (FOXA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Fox (FOXA) 16.5x, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 54.1x, Nexstar Media (NXST) 27.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nexstar Media (NXST) is cheapest (Fox (FOXA) 11.5x, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 40.3x, Nexstar Media (NXST) 5.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Nexstar Media (NXST) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Fox (FOXA) +5.1%, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) +5.5%, Nexstar Media (NXST) +10.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Fox (FOXA) has the highest net margin (Fox (FOXA) 9.8%, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 8.2%, Nexstar Media (NXST) 3.2%). On return on invested capital, Fox (FOXA) leads (Fox (FOXA) 9.6%, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 1.4%, Nexstar Media (NXST) 5.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Fox (FOXA) returned the most: Fox (FOXA) +10.0%, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) +3.2%, Nexstar Media (NXST) -13.6%. Over five years, Fox (FOXA) compounded fastest (Fox (FOXA) +10.2%/yr, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) -11.5%/yr, Nexstar Media (NXST) +2.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Fox (FOXA) 0.00%, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 0.00%, Nexstar Media (NXST) 0.04%. Fox (FOXA) and Healthpeak Properties (DOC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) has been the steadiest (Fox (FOXA) 36.5%, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 29.1%, Nexstar Media (NXST) 36.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FOXA, DOC and NXST?

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 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.