FOXA vs MANU vs NMAX Stock Comparison

Fox, Manchester United and Newsmax Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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FOXA Fox Corp
$64.53 +2.3% 1M +5.3% 1Y
Market cap
$27.81B
P/E
16.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.13B
Div. yield
0.88%
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
6 wins
MANU Manchester United plc
$20.68 +1.5% 1M +13.4% 1Y
Market cap
$3.60B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$909.31M
Div. yield
–
Entertainment Venues Consumer Discretionary
2 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

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Fox leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Fox 6, Manchester United 2, Newsmax 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFOXAMANUNMAXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $27.81B $3.60B $1.02B FOXA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.5x -61.6x -12.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.4x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.1% +5.5% +8.3% NMAX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.8% -6.4% -40.1% FOXA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.6% 2.6% — FOXA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.9x 2.4x — FOXA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.88% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +5.3% +13.4% -22.3% MANU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.6%/yr +4.9%/yr — FOXA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.4% 33.6% 77.7% MANU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 46/100 32/100 FOXA

Percentile Scorecard

FOXAMANUNMAX

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

AxisFOXAMANUNMAX
Valuation 52 #26 of 53 30 #31 of 44 2 #52 of 53
Growth 40 #27 of 44 76 #11 of 43 51 #22 of 44
Profitability 88 #6 of 42 53 #20 of 41 12 #37 of 42
Financial Health 82 #12 of 61 24 #36 of 47 63 #23 of 61
Shareholder Returns 68 #9 of 26 – –
Overall 66 46 32
  • FOXA ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media
  • MANU ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • 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

PeriodFOXAMANUNMAXSPY
1 month +2.3%+1.5%-26.7% -0.2%
3 months +11.8%-11.5%-0.1% +3.9%
6 months +2.2%+18.3%+32.7% +8.2%
Year to date -11.7%+29.9%+3.0% +12.9%
1 year +5.3%+13.4%-22.3% +12.3%
3 years +119.2%+16.9%— +87.4%
3 years, per year +29.9%+5.3%— +23.3%
5 years +58.3%+26.9%— +67.9%
5 years, per year +9.6%+4.9%— +10.9%
10 years —+34.7%— +261.1%
10 years, per year —+3.0%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFOXAMANUNMAXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.4%33.6%77.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 41.5%32.0%79.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.030.671.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.150.40-0.29 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.0%-54.5%-97.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.2%-14.5%-30.4% -1.2%
52-week high $76.11$24.19$11.43 $779.14
52-week low $48.79$15.20$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.

MultipleFOXAMANUNMAX
P/E now vs peer median 16.5xmedian 18.4x -61.6xmedian 17.0x -12.9xmedian 18.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 0.6x 4.0xmedian 1.9x 5.2xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.2xmedian 10.5x 12.9xmedian 10.8x -12.2xmedian 10.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.9xmedian 9.0x 9.9xmedian 11.2x —median 9.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.5x 18.1xmedian 2.4x 9.0xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.91median 0.44 3.64median 0.56 —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 monthsFOXAMANUNMAX
Revenue $17.13B $909.31M $198.07M
Gross profit – -$21.12M $78.29M
Operating income – $30.28M -$86.98M
Net income $1.73B -$57.81M -$79.40M
Free cash flow $1.47B $363.93M –
EPS (diluted) $3.84 $-0.34 $-0.61
Cash & equivalents $4.21B $89.13M $25.88M
Total debt $6.61B $3.96B –
Shares (diluted) 439.00M 172.43M 129.29M
Enterprise value $13.72B $3.26B $923.44M

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
MetricFOXAMANUNMAX
P/E 16.5x -61.6x -12.9x
P/FCF 18.9x 9.9x –
P/Operating cash flow 14.1x 14.2x –
P/S 1.6x 4.0x 5.2x
P/B 2.4x 18.1x 9.0x
P/Tangible book 3.1x 18.1x 9.0x
EV/EBITDA 11.2x 12.9x -12.2x
EV/EBIT 13.3x 146.2x -11.5x
EV/Revenue 1.8x 4.9x 5.0x
EV/FCF 20.6x 12.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow 15.3x 17.5x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.91 3.64 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFOXAMANUNMAX
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.1% 5.5% 8.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.7% 5.2% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 24.6% -4.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 223.3% 14.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 62.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) -24.7% -36.0% 27.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 11.3% -19.1% –
EPS growth (1Y) -21.8% -35.3% 27.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 18.0% -16.9% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -40.7% 128.3% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.1% 22.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -51.0% 141.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.6% 34.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFOXAMANUNMAX
Gross margin – -2.3% 39.5%
EBITDA margin 15.7% 37.6% -41.2%
Operating margin – 3.3% -43.9%
Pretax margin 13.3% -7.0% -40.1%
Net margin 9.8% -6.4% -40.1%
FCF margin 8.6% 40.0% –
Operating cash flow margin 11.5% 27.8% –
Return on equity 15.1% -26.5% -72.4%
Return on assets 7.8% -2.8% -33.8%
Return on invested capital 9.6% 2.6% –
Return on capital employed 11.7% 2.5% -57.8%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.4x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x -4.4x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 0.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFOXAMANUNMAX
Debt / assets 29.4% 44.5% –
Debt / equity 0.6x 4.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.9x 2.4x –
Debt / FCF 4.5x 2.5x –
Liabilities / assets 47.8% 90.3% 50.9%
Equity / assets 52.2% 9.7% 49.1%
Interest coverage – 0.5x -4,632x
Current ratio 3.2x 0.3x 2.4x
Quick ratio 2.9x 0.2x 0.8x
Cash ratio 1.6x 0.1x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 3.23 0.97 3.48

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFOXAMANUNMAX
Dividend yield 0.9% – –
Net buyback yield 7.2% – –
Shareholder yield 8.1% 0.0% –
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.

ConsensusFOXAMANUNMAX
Forward P/E 11.4xFY2027 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $5.66FY2027 $-0.18FY2027 $-0.01FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.4%FY2027 – –
EPS growth, the year after +9.2% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $16.94BFY2027 $1.07BFY2027 $203.04MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.1%FY2027 +19.6%FY2027 +7.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.9% -6.0% +24.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFOXAMANUNMAX
Held by institutions 100.0% 17.1% 28.5%
Institutions holding 744 125 233
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.3% +5.0% +13.5%
Institutions buying 374 63 110
Institutions selling 273 30 37
Buyers to sellers 1.37 2.10 2.97

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.

FOXAMANUNMAX
FOXA 1.00 0.15 0.34
MANU 0.15 1.00 0.18
NMAX 0.34 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FOXA, MANU and NMAX?

Fox (FOXA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Fox (FOXA) $27.81B, Manchester United (MANU) $3.60B, Newsmax (NMAX) $1.02B.

Which company is growing faster?

Newsmax (NMAX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Fox (FOXA) +5.1%, Manchester United (MANU) +5.5%, Newsmax (NMAX) +8.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Fox (FOXA) has the highest net margin (Fox (FOXA) 9.8%, Manchester United (MANU) -6.4%, Newsmax (NMAX) -40.1%). On return on invested capital, Fox (FOXA) leads (Fox (FOXA) 9.6%, Manchester United (MANU) 2.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Manchester United (MANU) returned the most: Fox (FOXA) +5.3%, Manchester United (MANU) +13.4%, Newsmax (NMAX) -22.3%. Over five years, Fox (FOXA) compounded fastest (Fox (FOXA) +9.6%/yr, Manchester United (MANU) +4.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Fox (FOXA) 0.88%, Manchester United (MANU) 0.00%, Newsmax (NMAX) 0.00%. Manchester United (MANU) and Newsmax (NMAX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Manchester United (MANU) has been the steadiest (Fox (FOXA) 36.4%, Manchester United (MANU) 33.6%, Newsmax (NMAX) 77.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FOXA, MANU 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.