FOXA vs NMAX vs SONY Stock Comparison

Fox, Newsmax and Sony Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FOXA Fox Corp
$64.53 +2.3% 1M +5.3% 1Y
Market cap
$27.42B
P/E
16.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.13B
Div. yield
–
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
5 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
SONY Sony Group Corp
$25.64 +8.9% 1M -10.7% 1Y
Market cap
$149.49B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$82.39B
Div. yield
–
Gaming Hardware Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Fox leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Fox 5, Sony 4, Newsmax 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFOXANMAXSONYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $27.42B $1.02B $149.49B SONY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.3x -12.8x -29.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.4x — 19.4x FOXA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.1% +8.3% +2.1% NMAX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.8% -40.1% -6.2% FOXA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.6% — 12.2% SONY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.9x — -0.3x SONY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +5.3% -22.3% -10.7% FOXA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.6%/yr — +1.6%/yr FOXA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.4% 77.7% 29.3% SONY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 32/100 54/100 FOXA

Percentile Scorecard

FOXANMAXSONY

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

AxisFOXANMAXSONY
Valuation 52 #26 of 53 2 #52 of 53 80 #23 of 112
Growth 40 #27 of 44 51 #22 of 44 20 #87 of 109
Profitability 88 #6 of 42 12 #37 of 42 63 #39 of 104
Financial Health 82 #12 of 61 63 #23 of 61 47 #62 of 116
Shareholder Returns 68 #9 of 26 – 61 #32 of 81
Overall 66 32 54
  • FOXA ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media
  • NMAX ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media
  • SONY ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFOXANMAXSONYSPY
1 month +2.3%-26.7%+8.9% -0.2%
3 months +11.8%-0.1%+13.0% +3.9%
6 months +2.2%+32.7%+28.4% +8.2%
Year to date -11.7%+3.0%+0.2% +12.9%
1 year +5.3%-22.3%-10.7% +12.3%
3 years +119.2%—+60.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +29.9%—+17.0% +23.3%
5 years +58.3%—+8.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year +9.6%—+1.6% +10.9%
10 years ——+306.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year ——+15.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFOXANMAXSONYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.4%77.7%29.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 41.5%79.5%27.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.031.640.60 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.15-0.29-0.36 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.0%-97.8%-50.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.2%-30.4%-15.3% -1.2%
52-week high $76.11$11.43$30.26 $779.14
52-week low $48.79$5.16$19.32 $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.

MultipleFOXANMAXSONY
P/E now vs peer median 16.5xmedian 18.4x -12.9xmedian 18.4x -30.0xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 0.6x 5.2xmedian 0.6x 1.9xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.2xmedian 10.5x -12.2xmedian 10.5x 8.5xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.9xmedian 9.0x —median 9.0x 14.6xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.5x 9.0xmedian 1.5x 2.9xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.91median 0.44 —median 0.44 0.75median 1.17

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 monthsFOXANMAXSONY
Revenue $17.13B $198.07M $82.39B
Gross profit – $78.29M $26.19B
Operating income – -$86.98M $10.29B
Net income $1.73B -$79.40M -$5.01B
Free cash flow $1.47B – $10.78B
EPS (diluted) $3.84 $-0.61 $-0.85
Cash & equivalents $4.21B $25.88M $13.40B
Total debt $6.61B – $36.06B
Shares (diluted) 439.00M 129.29M 6.01B
Enterprise value $13.22B $923.44M $86.75B

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
MetricFOXANMAXSONY
P/E 16.5x -12.9x -30.0x
P/FCF 18.9x – 14.6x
P/Operating cash flow 14.1x – 11.6x
P/S 1.6x 5.2x 1.9x
P/B 2.4x 9.0x 2.9x
P/Tangible book 3.1x 9.0x 3.1x
EV/EBITDA 11.2x -12.2x 8.5x
EV/EBIT 13.3x -11.5x 14.7x
EV/Revenue 1.8x 5.0x 1.8x
EV/FCF 20.6x – 14.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.3x – 11.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.91 – 0.75

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFOXANMAXSONY
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.1% 8.3% 2.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.7% – -1.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -4.1% 9.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – -5.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 14.9% 12.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 6.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -24.7% 27.2% -168.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 11.3% – -40.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -21.8% 27.7% -167.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 18.0% – -40.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -40.7% – -18.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.1% – 28.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -51.0% – -11.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.6% – 82.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFOXANMAXSONY
Gross margin – 39.5% 31.8%
EBITDA margin 15.7% -41.2% 21.6%
Operating margin – -43.9% 12.5%
Pretax margin 13.3% -40.1% 12.2%
Net margin 9.8% -40.1% -6.2%
FCF margin 8.6% – 13.1%
Operating cash flow margin 11.5% – 16.4%
Return on equity 15.1% -72.4% -9.5%
Return on assets 7.8% -33.8% -5.1%
Return on invested capital 9.6% – 12.2%
Return on capital employed 11.7% -57.8% 15.1%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.8x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x – -2.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFOXANMAXSONY
Debt / assets 29.4% – 7.5%
Debt / equity 0.6x – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.9x – -0.3x
Debt / FCF 4.5x – 0.7x
Liabilities / assets 47.8% 50.9% 45.3%
Equity / assets 52.2% 49.1% 54.7%
Interest coverage – -4,632x 12.2x
Current ratio 3.2x 2.4x 1.2x
Quick ratio 2.9x 0.8x 0.4x
Cash ratio 1.6x 0.3x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 3.23 3.48 3.86

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFOXANMAXSONY
Dividend yield 0.9% – 0.3%
Net buyback yield 7.2% – 1.9%
Shareholder yield 8.1% – 2.3%
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.

ConsensusFOXANMAXSONY
Forward P/E 11.4xFY2027 – 19.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.66FY2027 $-0.01FY2026 $1.32FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.4%FY2027 – +20.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +9.2% – +6.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $16.94BFY2027 $203.04MFY2026 $84.17BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.1%FY2027 +7.3%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.9% +24.6% +0.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFOXANMAXSONY
Held by institutions 100.0% 28.5% 7.9%
Institutions holding 744 233 739
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.3% +13.5% +2.1%
Institutions buying 374 110 333
Institutions selling 273 37 268
Buyers to sellers 1.37 2.97 1.24

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.

FOXANMAXSONY
FOXA 1.00 0.34 0.27
NMAX 0.34 1.00 0.15
SONY 0.27 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FOXA, NMAX and SONY?

Sony (SONY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Fox (FOXA) $27.42B, Newsmax (NMAX) $1.02B, Sony (SONY) $149.49B.

Which company is growing faster?

Newsmax (NMAX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Fox (FOXA) +5.1%, Newsmax (NMAX) +8.3%, Sony (SONY) +2.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Fox (FOXA) has the highest net margin (Fox (FOXA) 9.8%, Newsmax (NMAX) -40.1%, Sony (SONY) -6.2%). On return on invested capital, Sony (SONY) leads (Fox (FOXA) 9.6%, Sony (SONY) 12.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Fox (FOXA) returned the most: Fox (FOXA) +5.3%, Newsmax (NMAX) -22.3%, Sony (SONY) -10.7%. Over five years, Fox (FOXA) compounded fastest (Fox (FOXA) +9.6%/yr, Sony (SONY) +1.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sony (SONY) has been the steadiest (Fox (FOXA) 36.4%, Newsmax (NMAX) 77.7%, Sony (SONY) 29.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.