FOXA vs NMAX vs SKYD Stock Comparison

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FOXA Fox Corp
$65.33 +3.6% 1M +10.0% 1Y
Market cap
$27.61B
P/E
16.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.13B
Div. yield
–
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
7 wins
NMAX Newsmax Inc.
$7.80 -28.2% 1M -27.9% 1Y
Market cap
$1.00B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$198.07M
Div. yield
–
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
1 win
SKYD Skydance Corp
$7.48 -24.9% 1M -55.3% 1Y
Market cap
$8.37B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Television Broadcasting Communication Services

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Fox leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Fox 7, Newsmax 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFOXANMAXSKYDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $27.61B $1.00B $8.37B FOXA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.4x -12.6x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.5x — 18.2x FOXA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.1% +8.3% — NMAX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.8% -40.1% — FOXA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.6% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.9x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +10.0% -27.9% -55.3% FOXA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.2%/yr — -26.9%/yr FOXA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.5% 77.8% 58.8% FOXA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 33/100 — FOXA

Percentile Scorecard

FOXANMAXSKYD

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

AxisFOXANMAXSKYD
Valuation 53 #26 of 54 4 #52 of 54 –
Growth 41 #27 of 45 52 #22 of 45 –
Profitability 88 #6 of 43 12 #38 of 43 –
Financial Health 82 #12 of 62 64 #23 of 62 59 #26 of 62
Shareholder Returns 68 #9 of 26 – –
Overall 66 33 –
  • FOXA ranked among 62 companies in Advertising and Media
  • NMAX ranked among 62 companies in Advertising and Media
  • SKYD 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

PeriodFOXANMAXSKYDSPY
1 month +3.6%-28.2%-24.9% -0.8%
3 months +15.3%+0.8%-6.8% +3.5%
6 months +2.3%+30.7%-29.4% +7.0%
Year to date -10.6%+0.9%-44.2% +12.2%
1 year +10.0%-27.9%-55.3% +13.0%
3 years +121.9%—-30.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year +30.5%—-11.3% +23.1%
5 years +62.5%—-79.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year +10.2%—-26.9% +11.0%
10 years ——-86.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year ——-18.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureFOXANMAXSKYDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.5%77.8%58.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 41.7%79.5%63.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.031.630.82 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.27-0.36-0.94 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.0%-97.8%-82.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.2%-31.8%-55.3% -1.8%
52-week high $76.11$11.43$16.74 $779.14
52-week low $48.79$5.16$6.80 $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.

MultipleFOXANMAXSKYD
P/E now vs peer median 16.7xmedian 18.4x -12.6xmedian 18.4x —median 18.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 0.6x 5.1xmedian 0.6x —median 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.4xmedian 11.0x -12.0xmedian 11.0x —median 11.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.2xmedian 9.1x —median 9.1x —median 9.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.6x 8.9xmedian 1.6x 0.6xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.93median 0.44 —median 0.44 —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 monthsFOXANMAXSKYD
Revenue $17.13B $198.07M –
Gross profit – $78.29M –
Operating income – -$86.98M –
Net income $1.73B -$79.40M –
Free cash flow $1.47B – –
EPS (diluted) $3.84 $-0.61 –
Cash & equivalents $4.21B $25.88M $3.27B
Total debt $6.61B – $13.66B
Shares (diluted) 439.00M 129.29M 1.10B
Enterprise value $13.42B $908.02M $8.37B

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
MetricFOXANMAXSKYD
P/E 16.7x -12.6x –
P/FCF 19.2x – –
P/Operating cash flow 14.3x – –
P/S 1.6x 5.1x –
P/B 2.4x 8.9x 0.6x
P/Tangible book 3.2x 8.9x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 11.4x -12.0x –
EV/EBIT 13.4x -11.2x –
EV/Revenue 1.8x 4.9x –
EV/FCF 20.8x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 15.5x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.93 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFOXANMAXSKYD
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.1% 8.3% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.7% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -4.1% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 14.9% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) -24.7% 27.2% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 11.3% – –
EPS growth (1Y) -21.8% 27.7% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 18.0% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -40.7% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.1% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -51.0% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.6% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFOXANMAXSKYD
Gross margin – 39.5% –
EBITDA margin 15.7% -41.2% –
Operating margin – -43.9% –
Pretax margin 13.3% -40.1% –
Net margin 9.8% -40.1% –
FCF margin 8.6% – –
Operating cash flow margin 11.5% – –
Return on equity 15.1% -72.4% –
Return on assets 7.8% -33.8% –
Return on invested capital 9.6% – –
Return on capital employed 11.7% -57.8% –
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.8x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x – –
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFOXANMAXSKYD
Debt / assets 29.4% – 31.5%
Debt / equity 0.6x – 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.9x – –
Debt / FCF 4.5x – –
Liabilities / assets 47.8% 50.9% 70.3%
Equity / assets 52.2% 49.1% 29.7%
Interest coverage – -4,632x –
Current ratio 3.2x 2.4x 1.3x
Quick ratio 2.9x 0.8x 0.9x
Cash ratio 1.6x 0.3x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 3.25 3.37 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFOXANMAXSKYD
Dividend yield 0.9% – –
Net buyback yield 7.1% – –
Shareholder yield 8.0% – –
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.

ConsensusFOXANMAXSKYD
Forward P/E 11.5xFY2027 – 18.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.66FY2027 $-0.01FY2026 $0.41FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.4%FY2027 – -2.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +9.2% – +43.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $16.94BFY2027 $203.04MFY2026 $30.27BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.1%FY2027 +7.3%FY2026 +4.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.9% +24.6% +4.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFOXANMAXSKYD
Held by institutions 100.0% 28.5% –
Institutions holding 744 233 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.3% +13.5% –
Institutions buying 374 110 –
Institutions selling 273 37 –
Buyers to sellers 1.37 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.

FOXANMAXSKYD
FOXA 1.00 0.34 0.20
NMAX 0.34 1.00 0.25
SKYD 0.20 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FOXA, NMAX and SKYD?

Fox (FOXA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Fox (FOXA) $27.61B, Newsmax (NMAX) $1.00B, Skydance (SKYD) $8.37B.

Which company is growing faster?

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

Which company is more profitable?

Fox (FOXA) has the highest net margin (Fox (FOXA) 9.8%, Newsmax (NMAX) -40.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Fox (FOXA) returned the most: Fox (FOXA) +10.0%, Newsmax (NMAX) -27.9%, Skydance (SKYD) -55.3%. Over five years, Fox (FOXA) compounded fastest (Fox (FOXA) +10.2%/yr, Skydance (SKYD) -26.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Fox (FOXA) has been the steadiest (Fox (FOXA) 36.5%, Newsmax (NMAX) 77.8%, Skydance (SKYD) 58.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FOXA, NMAX and SKYD?

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 7. 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.