FOXA vs ERIC vs VSNT Stock Comparison

Fox, Ericsson Lm Telephone and Versant Media Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FOXA Fox Corp
$66.60 +4.1% 1M +13.2% 1Y
Market cap
$28.15B
P/E
16.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.13B
Div. yield
–
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
5 wins
ERIC Ericsson Lm Telephone Co
$10.66 +9.6% 1M +12.4% 1Y
Market cap
$36.28B
P/E
17.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$24.56B
Div. yield
-0.03%
Networking Equipment Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Fox leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Fox 5, Ericsson Lm Telephone 4, Versant Media 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFOXAERICVSNTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $28.15B $36.28B $4.31B ERIC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.7x 17.8x 21.0x FOXA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.7x 16.7x 7.3x VSNT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.1% -38.5% — FOXA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.8% 8.3% — FOXA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.6% 20.0% — ERIC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.9x -0.6x — ERIC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% -0.03% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +13.2% +12.4% — FOXA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.4%/yr -1.6%/yr — FOXA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.5% 36.4% 41.5% ERIC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 60/100 66/100 VSNT

Percentile Scorecard

FOXAERICVSNT

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

AxisFOXAERICVSNT
Valuation 51 #27 of 54 88 #14 of 112 79 #12 of 54
Growth 41 #27 of 45 46 #59 of 109 –
Profitability 88 #6 of 43 87 #15 of 105 –
Financial Health 82 #12 of 62 41 #70 of 117 84 #11 of 62
Shareholder Returns 68 #9 of 26 37 #52 of 82 36 #17 of 26
Overall 66 60 66
  • FOXA ranked among 63 companies in Advertising and Media
  • ERIC ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • VSNT ranked among 63 companies in Advertising and Media

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFOXAERICVSNTSPY
1 month +4.1%+9.6%-4.9% -1.0%
3 months +20.4%+14.1%-11.2% +2.9%
6 months +6.0%-5.4%-18.9% +6.4%
Year to date -8.9%+10.5%-30.2% +11.4%
1 year +13.2%+12.4%— +13.1%
3 years +118.7%+140.6%— +79.4%
3 years, per year +29.8%+34.0%— +21.5%
5 years +56.6%-7.9%— +67.7%
5 years, per year +9.4%-1.6%— +10.9%
10 years —+109.0%— +255.2%
10 years, per year —+7.7%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureFOXAERICVSNTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.5%36.4%41.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 41.8%36.4%46.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.011.010.44 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.360.34— 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.0%-65.8%-42.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.5%-22.4%-33.8% -2.5%
52-week high $76.11$13.74$47.45 $779.14
52-week low $48.79$9.15$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.

MultipleFOXAERICVSNT
P/E now vs peer median 17.0xmedian 18.8x 17.4xmedian 31.3x 21.0xmedian 18.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 0.7x 1.5xmedian 2.6x 2.7xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.6xmedian 11.1x 8.9xmedian 19.6x —median 11.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.6xmedian 9.4x 9.6xmedian 28.3x —median 9.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.6x 3.2xmedian 2.9x 0.5xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.94median 0.44 0.40median 1.15 —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 monthsFOXAERICVSNT
Revenue $17.13B $24.56B –
Gross profit – $11.51B –
Operating income – $2.90B –
Net income $1.73B $2.04B –
Free cash flow $1.47B $3.76B –
R&D – $5.22B –
EPS (diluted) $3.84 $0.61 –
Cash & equivalents $4.21B $5.11B $1.48B
Total debt $6.61B $14.14B $2.95B
Shares (diluted) 439.00M 3.34B 141.30M
Enterprise value $13.96B $13.89B $4.31B

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
MetricFOXAERICVSNT
P/E 17.0x 17.4x 21.0x
P/FCF 19.6x 9.6x –
P/Operating cash flow 14.6x 10.4x –
P/S 1.7x 1.5x 2.7x
P/B 2.4x 3.2x 0.5x
P/Tangible book 3.2x 3.2x 0.6x
EV/EBITDA 11.6x 8.9x –
EV/EBIT 13.7x 11.7x –
EV/Revenue 1.8x 1.4x –
EV/FCF 21.2x 9.0x –
EV/Operating cash flow 15.8x 9.8x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.94 0.40 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFOXAERICVSNT
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.1% -38.5% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.7% -2.0% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 3.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 4.0% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – -18.4% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 55.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) -24.7% -18.7% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 11.3% 43.4% –
EPS growth (1Y) -21.8% -17.7% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 18.0% 43.1% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -40.7% 4.3% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.1% 44.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -51.0% 6.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.6% 34.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFOXAERICVSNT
Gross margin – 46.8% –
EBITDA margin 15.7% 15.4% –
Operating margin – 11.8% –
Pretax margin 13.3% 11.2% –
Net margin 9.8% 8.3% –
FCF margin 8.6% 15.3% –
Operating cash flow margin 11.5% 14.0% –
Return on equity 15.1% 18.7% –
Return on assets 7.8% 6.8% –
Return on invested capital 9.6% 20.0% –
Return on capital employed 11.7% 17.8% –
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.8x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.7x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFOXAERICVSNT
Debt / assets 29.4% 12.4% 23.2%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.3x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.9x -0.6x –
Debt / FCF 4.5x 1.0x –
Liabilities / assets 47.8% 63.1% 35.4%
Equity / assets 52.2% 36.9% 64.6%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 3.2x 1.2x 2.4x
Quick ratio 2.9x 0.8x 2.3x
Cash ratio 1.6x 0.4x 1.2x
Altman Z-score 3.28 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFOXAERICVSNT
Dividend yield 0.9% 2.9% 3.6%
Net buyback yield 7.0% -2.3% –
Shareholder yield 7.8% 0.6% 3.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 50.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 27.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -13.4% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -7.7% –

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.

ConsensusFOXAERICVSNT
Forward P/E 11.7xFY2027 16.7xFY2026 7.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.67FY2027 $0.64FY2026 $4.28FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.6%FY2027 -31.9%FY2026 -24.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +9.5% 0.0% +64.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $16.96BFY2027 $24.06BFY2026 $6.65BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.0%FY2027 -8.5%FY2026 -0.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.9% +0.7% -3.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFOXAERICVSNT
Held by institutions 100.0% 9.5% –
Institutions holding 744 388 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.3% +0.4% –
Institutions buying 374 219 –
Institutions selling 273 110 –
Buyers to sellers 1.37 1.99 –

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.

FOXAERICVSNT
FOXA 1.00 0.08 0.31
ERIC 0.08 1.00 0.15
VSNT 0.31 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FOXA, ERIC and VSNT?

Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Fox (FOXA) $28.15B, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) $36.28B, Versant Media (VSNT) $4.31B.

Which stock is cheaper, FOXA, ERIC and VSNT?

Fox (FOXA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Fox (FOXA) 16.7x, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 17.8x, Versant Media (VSNT) 21.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Versant Media (VSNT) is cheapest (Fox (FOXA) 11.7x, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 16.7x, Versant Media (VSNT) 7.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Fox (FOXA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Fox (FOXA) +5.1%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) -38.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Fox (FOXA) has the highest net margin (Fox (FOXA) 9.8%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 8.3%). On return on invested capital, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) leads (Fox (FOXA) 9.6%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 20.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Fox (FOXA) returned the most: Fox (FOXA) +13.2%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) +12.4%. Over five years, Fox (FOXA) compounded fastest (Fox (FOXA) +9.4%/yr, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) -1.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) has been the steadiest (Fox (FOXA) 36.5%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 36.4%, Versant Media (VSNT) 41.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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