FOXA vs NXST vs DIS Stock Comparison

Fox, Nexstar Media and Walt Disney 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
6 wins
NXST Nexstar Media Group, Inc.
$166.26 +2.6% 1M -12.8% 1Y
Market cap
$5.02B
P/E
26.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.88B
Div. yield
0.05%
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
3 wins
DIS Walt Disney Co
$110.24 +3.9% 1M -1.9% 1Y
Market cap
$189.86B
P/E
22.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$98.86B
Div. yield
0.01%
Film and Television Communication Services
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Fox leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Fox 6, Walt Disney 3, Nexstar Media 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFOXANXSTDISLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $27.42B $5.02B $189.86B DIS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.3x 26.7x 22.1x FOXA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.4x 5.0x 14.9x NXST
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.1% +10.5% +4.6% NXST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.8% 3.2% 8.7% FOXA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.6% 5.8% -18.0% FOXA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.9x 8.3x -1.2x DIS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.05% 0.01% NXST
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +5.3% -12.8% -1.9% FOXA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.6%/yr +2.1%/yr -8.3%/yr FOXA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.4% 36.6% 27.2% DIS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 50/100 57/100 FOXA

Percentile Scorecard

FOXANXSTDIS

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

AxisFOXANXSTDIS
Valuation 52 #26 of 53 65 #19 of 53 41 #73 of 123
Growth 40 #27 of 44 28 #32 of 44 60 #43 of 107
Profitability 88 #6 of 42 73 #12 of 42 39 #65 of 105
Financial Health 82 #12 of 61 37 #39 of 61 63 #49 of 131
Shareholder Returns 68 #9 of 26 48 #14 of 26 81 #15 of 74
Overall 66 50 57
  • FOXA ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media
  • NXST ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media
  • DIS ranked among 134 companies in Communication Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFOXANXSTDISSPY
1 month +2.3%+2.6%+3.9% -0.2%
3 months +11.8%-14.2%+11.5% +3.9%
6 months +2.2%-18.6%+8.6% +8.2%
Year to date -11.7%-18.1%-3.1% +12.9%
1 year +5.3%-12.8%-1.9% +12.3%
3 years +119.2%+22.7%+39.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +29.9%+7.1%+11.6% +23.3%
5 years +58.3%+10.9%-35.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year +9.6%+2.1%-8.3% +10.9%
10 years —+243.5%+17.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+13.1%+1.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFOXANXSTDISSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.4%36.6%27.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 41.5%37.8%27.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.030.440.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.15-0.35-0.07 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.0%-39.0%-55.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.2%-34.5%-5.5% -1.2%
52-week high $76.11$253.64$116.65 $779.14
52-week low $48.79$154.70$92.42 $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.

MultipleFOXANXSTDIS
P/E now vs peer median 16.5xmedian 18.4x 27.1xmedian 18.4x 22.3xmedian 16.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 0.6x 0.9xmedian 0.6x 1.9xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.2xmedian 10.5x 11.9xmedian 10.5x -6.6xmedian 9.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.9xmedian 9.0x 6.9xmedian 9.0x 23.0xmedian 9.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.5x 2.3xmedian 1.5x 1.6xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.91median 0.44 -0.85median 0.44 0.38median 0.29

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 monthsFOXANXSTDIS
Revenue $17.13B $5.88B $98.86B
Gross profit – $3.21B $43.29B
Operating income – $1.04B -$40.54B
Net income $1.73B $168.00M $9.24B
Free cash flow $1.47B $743.00M $8.29B
EPS (diluted) $3.84 $6.08 $4.93
Cash & equivalents $4.21B $218.00M $5.19B
Total debt $6.61B $11.74B $46.04B
Shares (diluted) 439.00M 30.91M 1.74B
Enterprise value $13.23B $3.85B $167.62B

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
MetricFOXANXSTDIS
P/E 16.5x 27.1x 22.3x
P/FCF 18.9x 6.9x 23.0x
P/Operating cash flow 14.1x 5.7x 11.2x
P/S 1.6x 0.9x 1.9x
P/B 2.4x 2.3x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 3.1x -1.8x 1.8x
EV/EBITDA 11.2x 11.9x -6.6x
EV/EBIT 13.3x 15.9x -5.7x
EV/Revenue 1.8x 2.8x 2.3x
EV/FCF 20.6x 22.4x 27.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.3x 18.6x 13.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.91 -0.85 0.38

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFOXANXSTDIS
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.1% 10.5% 4.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.7% 3.8% 4.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 4.0% -6.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 0.5% 14.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -11.9% -18.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 0.4% 7.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -24.7% -71.9% -26.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 11.3% -35.6% 46.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -21.8% -70.7% -22.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 18.0% -31.9% 58.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -40.7% -35.3% -11.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.1% -11.1% 30.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -51.0% -40.7% -28.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.6% -12.3% 42.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFOXANXSTDIS
Gross margin – 54.6% 43.8%
EBITDA margin 15.7% 23.7% -35.4%
Operating margin – 17.8% -41.0%
Pretax margin 13.3% 3.6% 12.9%
Net margin 9.8% 3.2% 8.7%
FCF margin 8.6% 12.6% 8.4%
Operating cash flow margin 11.5% 15.2% 17.2%
Return on equity 15.1% 8.3% 8.0%
Return on assets 7.8% 1.0% 4.5%
Return on invested capital 9.6% 5.8% -18.0%
Return on capital employed 11.7% 6.3% -23.9%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.3x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 5.3x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 1.7% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFOXANXSTDIS
Debt / assets 29.4% 66.3% 22.5%
Debt / equity 0.6x 5.2x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.9x 8.3x -1.2x
Debt / FCF 4.5x 15.8x 5.6x
Liabilities / assets 47.8% 87.2% 42.9%
Equity / assets 52.2% 12.8% 57.1%
Interest coverage – 2.1x –
Current ratio 3.2x 1.6x 0.7x
Quick ratio 2.9x 1.4x 0.6x
Cash ratio 1.6x 0.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 3.23 1.07 1.51

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFOXANXSTDIS
Dividend yield 0.9% 4.5% 1.4%
Net buyback yield 7.2% – 4.3%
Shareholder yield 8.1% 4.5% 5.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 134.5% 18.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 30.4% 20.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 2.7% 109.9%
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.

ConsensusFOXANXSTDIS
Forward P/E 11.4xFY2027 5.0xFY2026 14.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.66FY2027 $32.94FY2026 $7.38FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.4%FY2027 +998.0%FY2026 +24.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +9.2% -45.6% -2.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $16.94BFY2027 $8.32BFY2026 $95.51BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.1%FY2027 +68.2%FY2026 +1.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.9% -4.3% +14.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFOXANXSTDIS
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 75.9%
Institutions holding 744 486 2,942
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.3% +4.0% +1.8%
Institutions buying 374 220 1,211
Institutions selling 273 181 1,369
Buyers to sellers 1.37 1.22 0.88

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.

FOXANXSTDIS
FOXA 1.00 0.28 0.28
NXST 0.28 1.00 0.25
DIS 0.28 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FOXA, NXST and DIS?

Walt Disney (DIS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Fox (FOXA) $27.42B, Nexstar Media (NXST) $5.02B, Walt Disney (DIS) $189.86B.

Which stock is cheaper, FOXA, NXST and DIS?

Fox (FOXA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Fox (FOXA) 16.3x, Nexstar Media (NXST) 26.7x, Walt Disney (DIS) 22.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nexstar Media (NXST) is cheapest (Fox (FOXA) 11.4x, Nexstar Media (NXST) 5.0x, Walt Disney (DIS) 14.9x). 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%, Nexstar Media (NXST) +10.5%, Walt Disney (DIS) +4.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Fox (FOXA) has the highest net margin (Fox (FOXA) 9.8%, Nexstar Media (NXST) 3.2%, Walt Disney (DIS) 8.7%). On return on invested capital, Fox (FOXA) leads (Fox (FOXA) 9.6%, Nexstar Media (NXST) 5.8%, Walt Disney (DIS) -18.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Fox (FOXA) returned the most: Fox (FOXA) +5.3%, Nexstar Media (NXST) -12.8%, Walt Disney (DIS) -1.9%. Over five years, Fox (FOXA) compounded fastest (Fox (FOXA) +9.6%/yr, Nexstar Media (NXST) +2.1%/yr, Walt Disney (DIS) -8.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Nexstar Media (NXST) has the highest dividend yield: Fox (FOXA) 0.00%, Nexstar Media (NXST) 0.05%, Walt Disney (DIS) 0.01%. Fox (FOXA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Walt Disney (DIS) has been the steadiest (Fox (FOXA) 36.4%, Nexstar Media (NXST) 36.6%, Walt Disney (DIS) 27.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.