FOXA vs VIV vs NXST Stock Comparison

Fox, Telefonica Brasil and Nexstar Media Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FOXA Fox Corp
$63.39 +0.5% 1M +3.7% 1Y
Market cap
$27.32B
P/E
16.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.13B
Div. yield
0.90%
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
4 wins
VIV Telefonica Brasil S.A.
$11.43 +1.3% 1M -10.9% 1Y
Market cap
$18.26B
P/E
14.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.69B
Div. yield
7.70%
Wireless Carriers Communication Services
7 wins
NXST Nexstar Media Group, Inc.
$164.49 +1.7% 1M -14.0% 1Y
Market cap
$5.07B
P/E
26.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.88B
Div. yield
4.52%
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Telefonica Brasil leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Telefonica Brasil 7, Fox 4, Nexstar Media 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFOXAVIVNXSTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $27.32B $18.26B $5.07B FOXA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.2x 14.8x 26.8x VIV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.2x 12.3x 5.0x NXST
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.1% +15.9% +10.5% VIV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.8% 10.7% 3.2% VIV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.6% — 5.8% FOXA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.9x -0.3x 8.3x VIV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.90% 7.70% 4.52% VIV
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +3.7% -10.9% -14.0% FOXA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.8%/yr +7.3%/yr +1.9%/yr FOXA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.5% 35.0% 36.6% VIV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 88/100 50/100 VIV

Percentile Scorecard

FOXAVIVNXST

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

AxisFOXAVIVNXST
Valuation 52 #26 of 53 88 #7 of 49 67 #18 of 53
Growth 42 #26 of 44 82 #9 of 45 28 #32 of 44
Profitability 85 #7 of 42 84 #8 of 45 71 #13 of 42
Financial Health 82 #12 of 61 96 #3 of 49 40 #37 of 61
Shareholder Returns 68 #9 of 26 89 #5 of 37 44 #15 of 26
Overall 66 88 50
  • FOXA ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media
  • VIV ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • NXST 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

PeriodFOXAVIVNXSTSPY
1 month +0.5%+1.3%+1.7% +0.9%
3 months +7.5%-10.5%-16.5% +5.9%
6 months +0.7%-24.9%-18.9% +8.5%
Year to date -13.2%-3.6%-19.0% +13.3%
1 year +3.7%-10.9%-14.0% +12.4%
3 years +115.3%+28.6%+21.4% +88.1%
3 years, per year +29.2%+8.7%+6.7% +23.5%
5 years +59.5%+42.3%+9.7% +68.2%
5 years, per year +9.8%+7.3%+1.9% +11.0%
10 years —-19.0%+237.8% +263.4%
10 years, per year —-2.1%+12.9% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureFOXAVIVNXSTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.5%35.0%36.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 41.6%39.7%37.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.030.480.44 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.10-0.31-0.38 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.0%-44.5%-39.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.7%-33.3%-35.1% -0.9%
52-week high $76.11$17.14$253.64 $779.14
52-week low $48.79$11.23$154.70 $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.

MultipleFOXAVIVNXST
P/E now vs peer median 16.2xmedian 18.7x 14.8xmedian 11.6x 26.8xmedian 18.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 0.6x 1.6xmedian 1.1x 0.9xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.1xmedian 10.6x 3.4xmedian 6.8x 11.9xmedian 10.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.6xmedian 8.9x 4.8xmedian 6.3x 6.8xmedian 8.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.6x —median 1.2x 2.2xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.90median 0.49 -31.00median 0.24 -0.84median 0.49

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 monthsFOXAVIVNXST
Revenue $17.13B $11.69B $5.88B
Gross profit – $5.26B $3.21B
Operating income – $1.99B $1.04B
Net income $1.73B $1.29B $168.00M
Free cash flow $1.47B $3.83B $743.00M
EPS (diluted) $3.84 $0.77 $6.08
Cash & equivalents $4.21B $1.64B $218.00M
Total debt $6.61B $29.48M $11.74B
Shares (diluted) 439.00M 1.61B 30.91M
Enterprise value $13.23B $12.28B $3.87B

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
MetricFOXAVIVNXST
P/E 16.2x 14.8x 26.8x
P/FCF 18.6x 4.8x 6.8x
P/Operating cash flow 13.9x 4.8x 5.7x
P/S 1.6x 1.6x 0.9x
P/B 2.3x – 2.2x
P/Tangible book 3.1x – -1.8x
EV/EBITDA 11.1x 3.4x 11.9x
EV/EBIT 13.0x 8.3x 15.9x
EV/Revenue 1.7x 1.4x 2.8x
EV/FCF 20.2x 4.3x 22.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.1x 4.3x 18.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.90 -31.00 -0.84

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFOXAVIVNXST
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.1% 15.9% 10.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.7% 6.2% 3.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 18.6% 4.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 7.7% 0.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 27.2% -11.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 12.4% 0.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -24.7% 35.5% -71.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 11.3% 10.9% -35.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -21.8% -15.5% -70.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 18.0% -0.5% -31.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -40.7% 8.3% -35.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.1% -0.5% -11.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -51.0% 384.6% -40.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.6% -0.5% -12.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFOXAVIVNXST
Gross margin – 45.0% 54.6%
EBITDA margin 15.7% 42.0% 23.7%
Operating margin – 17.1% 17.8%
Pretax margin 13.3% 12.6% 3.6%
Net margin 9.8% 10.7% 3.2%
FCF margin 8.6% 32.7% 12.6%
Operating cash flow margin 11.5% 32.7% 15.2%
Return on equity 15.1% – 8.3%
Return on assets 7.8% 5.2% 1.0%
Return on invested capital 9.6% – 5.8%
Return on capital employed 11.7% – 6.3%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.5x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 3.0x 5.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% – 1.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFOXAVIVNXST
Debt / assets 29.4% 0.1% 66.3%
Debt / equity 0.6x – 5.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.9x -0.3x 8.3x
Debt / FCF 4.5x 0.0x 15.8x
Liabilities / assets 47.8% – 87.2%
Equity / assets 52.2% – 12.8%
Interest coverage – 2.5x 2.1x
Current ratio 3.2x – 1.6x
Quick ratio 2.9x – 1.4x
Cash ratio 1.6x – 0.2x
Altman Z-score 3.21 – 1.06

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFOXAVIVNXST
Dividend yield 0.9% 7.7% 4.5%
Net buyback yield 7.3% – –
Shareholder yield 8.2% 7.7% 4.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 134.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 30.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 2.7%
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.

ConsensusFOXAVIVNXST
Forward P/E 11.2xFY2027 12.3xFY2026 5.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.66FY2027 $0.93FY2026 $32.94FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.4%FY2027 +25.7%FY2026 +998.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +9.2% +38.7% -45.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $16.94BFY2027 $13.21BFY2026 $8.32BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.1%FY2027 +14.1%FY2026 +68.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.9% -3.2% -4.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFOXAVIVNXST
Held by institutions 100.0% 3.9% 100.0%
Institutions holding 744 224 486
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.3% -4.8% +4.0%
Institutions buying 374 123 220
Institutions selling 273 74 181
Buyers to sellers 1.37 1.66 1.22

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.

FOXAVIVNXST
FOXA 1.00 -0.03 0.28
VIV -0.03 1.00 0.06
NXST 0.28 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FOXA, VIV and NXST?

Fox (FOXA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Fox (FOXA) $27.32B, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) $18.26B, Nexstar Media (NXST) $5.07B.

Which stock is cheaper, FOXA, VIV and NXST?

Telefonica Brasil (VIV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Fox (FOXA) 16.2x, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) 14.8x, Nexstar Media (NXST) 26.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nexstar Media (NXST) is cheapest (Fox (FOXA) 11.2x, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) 12.3x, Nexstar Media (NXST) 5.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Telefonica Brasil (VIV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Fox (FOXA) +5.1%, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) +15.9%, Nexstar Media (NXST) +10.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Telefonica Brasil (VIV) has the highest net margin (Fox (FOXA) 9.8%, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) 10.7%, Nexstar Media (NXST) 3.2%). On return on invested capital, Fox (FOXA) leads (Fox (FOXA) 9.6%, Nexstar Media (NXST) 5.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Fox (FOXA) returned the most: Fox (FOXA) +3.7%, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) -10.9%, Nexstar Media (NXST) -14.0%. Over five years, Fox (FOXA) compounded fastest (Fox (FOXA) +9.8%/yr, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) +7.3%/yr, Nexstar Media (NXST) +1.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Telefonica Brasil (VIV) has the highest dividend yield: Fox (FOXA) 0.90%, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) 7.70%, Nexstar Media (NXST) 4.52%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) has been the steadiest (Fox (FOXA) 36.5%, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) 35.0%, Nexstar Media (NXST) 36.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) 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.