GTN vs ERIC vs CMCSA Stock Comparison

Gray Media, Ericsson Lm Telephone and Comcast Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GTN Gray Media, Inc
$4.30 -6.5% 1M -6.5% 1Y
Market cap
$495.74M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.15B
Div. yield
7.44%
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
2 wins
ERIC Ericsson Lm Telephone Co
$11.08 +16.3% 1M +17.5% 1Y
Market cap
$37.35B
P/E
18.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$24.56B
Div. yield
2.80%
Networking Equipment Technology
4 wins
CMCSA Comcast Corp
$21.84 -0.3% 1M -25.8% 1Y
Market cap
$77.31B
P/E
6.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$123.01B
Div. yield
6.04%
Broadband and Cable Communication Services
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Comcast leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Comcast 6, Ericsson Lm Telephone 4, Gray Media 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGTNERICCMCSALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $495.74M $37.35B $77.31B CMCSA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -7.3x 18.1x 6.9x CMCSA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 1.8x 17.0x 6.4x GTN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -11.3% -38.5% -0.2% CMCSA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -1.8% 8.3% 9.2% CMCSA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.3% 20.0% 7.8% ERIC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 7.2x -0.6x 2.4x ERIC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 7.44% 2.80% 6.04% GTN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -6.5% +17.5% -25.8% ERIC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -28.9%/yr +0.1%/yr -15.9%/yr ERIC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 62.1% 36.5% 34.3% CMCSA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 61/100 66/100 CMCSA

Percentile Scorecard

GTNERICCMCSA

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

AxisGTNERICCMCSA
Valuation 87 #8 of 53 87 #15 of 112 92 #5 of 49
Growth 9 #40 of 44 47 #58 of 109 23 #35 of 45
Profitability 49 #22 of 42 86 #15 of 104 68 #15 of 45
Financial Health 32 #42 of 61 38 #72 of 116 60 #20 of 49
Shareholder Returns 80 #6 of 26 48 #43 of 81 86 #6 of 37
Overall 51 61 66
  • GTN ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media
  • ERIC ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • CMCSA ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGTNERICCMCSASPY
1 month -6.5%+16.3%-0.3% -0.2%
3 months +2.4%+11.1%-9.7% +3.9%
6 months -25.3%-1.9%-21.0% +8.2%
Year to date -11.2%+14.8%-26.9% +12.9%
1 year -6.5%+17.5%-25.8% +12.3%
3 years -29.2%+154.1%-44.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year -10.9%+36.5%-18.0% +23.3%
5 years -81.8%+0.4%-57.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year -28.9%+0.1%-15.9% +10.9%
10 years -51.1%+124.3%-29.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year -6.9%+8.4%-3.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGTNERICCMCSASPY
Volatility, 1Y 62.1%36.5%34.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 62.3%36.7%40.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.971.030.02 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.100.48-0.75 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -88.2%-65.8%-61.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.6%-19.4%-32.8% -1.2%
52-week high $6.20$13.74$32.48 $779.14
52-week low $3.58$9.15$20.66 $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.

MultipleGTNERICCMCSA
P/E now vs peer median -7.3xmedian 18.4x 18.1xmedian 33.2x 6.9xmedian 11.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 0.6x 1.5xmedian 2.8x 0.6xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.8xmedian 10.5x 9.3xmedian 20.0x 4.7xmedian 6.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 9.0x 9.9xmedian 29.8x 3.9xmedian 5.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 1.5x 3.4xmedian 3.0x 0.8xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.23median 0.44 0.42median 1.17 -1.49median 0.24

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 monthsGTNERICCMCSA
Revenue $3.15B $24.56B $123.01B
Gross profit $820.00M $11.51B –
Operating income $435.00M $2.90B $18.10B
Net income -$26.00M $2.04B $11.32B
Free cash flow $146.00M $3.76B $19.67B
R&D – $5.22B –
EPS (diluted) $-0.58 $0.61 $3.18
Cash & equivalents $176.00M $5.11B $7.60B
Total debt $5.81B $3.73B $87.40B
Shares (diluted) 100.00M 3.34B 3.56B
Enterprise value -$489.26M $14.97B $43.27B

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
MetricGTNERICCMCSA
P/E -7.3x 18.1x 6.9x
P/FCF 3.4x 9.9x 3.9x
P/Operating cash flow 2.0x 10.8x 2.4x
P/S 0.2x 1.5x 0.6x
P/B 0.2x 3.4x 0.8x
P/Tangible book -0.1x 3.4x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA 7.8x 9.3x 4.7x
EV/EBIT 14.1x 12.2x 8.7x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 1.4x 1.3x
EV/FCF 42.0x 9.4x 8.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.5x 10.2x 5.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.23 0.42 -1.49

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGTNERICCMCSA
Revenue growth (1Y) -11.3% -38.5% -0.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.3% -2.0% 0.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -28.8% 3.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -13.5% 4.0% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -41.9% -18.4% -18.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -18.2% 55.0% -8.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -113.0% -18.7% -49.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -28.0% 43.4% -9.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -138.0% -17.7% -48.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -31.1% 43.1% -4.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -69.8% 4.3% -3.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -36.1% 44.0% 3.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -79.4% 6.1% -6.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -32.2% 34.7% 7.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGTNERICCMCSA
Gross margin 26.0% 46.8% –
EBITDA margin 24.9% 15.4% 27.3%
Operating margin 13.8% 11.8% 14.7%
Pretax margin -2.0% 11.2% 11.3%
Net margin -1.8% 8.3% 9.2%
FCF margin 4.6% 15.3% 16.0%
Operating cash flow margin 7.9% 14.0% 25.8%
Return on equity -1.2% 18.7% 11.9%
Return on assets -0.3% 6.8% 4.2%
Return on invested capital 2.3% 20.0% 7.8%
Return on capital employed 4.4% 17.8% 8.0%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.8x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -9.6x 1.7x 2.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% – 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGTNERICCMCSA
Debt / assets 55.6% 12.4% 33.9%
Debt / equity 2.7x 0.3x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 7.2x -0.6x 2.4x
Debt / FCF 39.8x 1.0x 4.4x
Liabilities / assets 79.6% 63.1% 64.1%
Equity / assets 20.4% 36.9% 35.9%
Interest coverage 0.9x – 4.3x
Current ratio 1.0x 1.2x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.8x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.4x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 0.63 – 1.30

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGTNERICCMCSA
Dividend yield 7.4% 2.8% 6.0%
Net buyback yield – -2.2% 5.2%
Shareholder yield 7.4% 0.6% 11.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) -130.8% 50.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 23.3% 27.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 6.3% -13.4% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 6.7% -7.7% –

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.

ConsensusGTNERICCMCSA
Forward P/E 1.8xFY2026 17.0xFY2026 6.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.43FY2026 $0.65FY2026 $3.40FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -30.9%FY2026 -21.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -130.0% -3.1% +10.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.39BFY2026 $24.16BFY2026 $114.72BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.5%FY2026 -8.1%FY2026 -7.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.3% +1.0% +4.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGTNERICCMCSA
Held by institutions 80.6% 9.5% 88.7%
Institutions holding 176 388 1,884
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.7% +0.4% +2.7%
Institutions buying 72 219 832
Institutions selling 70 110 858
Buyers to sellers 1.03 1.99 0.97

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.

GTNERICCMCSA
GTN 1.00 0.10 0.22
ERIC 0.10 1.00 0.14
CMCSA 0.22 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GTN, ERIC and CMCSA?

Comcast (CMCSA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Gray Media (GTN) $495.74M, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) $37.35B, Comcast (CMCSA) $77.31B.

Which stock is cheaper, GTN, ERIC and CMCSA?

Comcast (CMCSA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Gray Media (GTN) -7.3x, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 18.1x, Comcast (CMCSA) 6.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Gray Media (GTN) is cheapest (Gray Media (GTN) 1.8x, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 17.0x, Comcast (CMCSA) 6.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Comcast (CMCSA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Gray Media (GTN) -11.3%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) -38.5%, Comcast (CMCSA) -0.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Comcast (CMCSA) has the highest net margin (Gray Media (GTN) -1.8%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 8.3%, Comcast (CMCSA) 9.2%). On return on invested capital, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) leads (Gray Media (GTN) 2.3%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 20.0%, Comcast (CMCSA) 7.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) returned the most: Gray Media (GTN) -6.5%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) +17.5%, Comcast (CMCSA) -25.8%. Over five years, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) compounded fastest (Gray Media (GTN) -28.9%/yr, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) +0.1%/yr, Comcast (CMCSA) -15.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Gray Media (GTN) has the highest dividend yield: Gray Media (GTN) 7.44%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 2.80%, Comcast (CMCSA) 6.04%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Comcast (CMCSA) has been the steadiest (Gray Media (GTN) 62.1%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 36.5%, Comcast (CMCSA) 34.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GTN, ERIC and CMCSA?

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