GTN vs FOXA vs NMAX Stock Comparison

Gray Media, Fox and Newsmax Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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GTN Gray Media, Inc
$4.47 -0.9% 1M +1.6% 1Y
Market cap
$437.57M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.15B
Div. yield
0.08%
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
1 win
FOXA Fox Corp
$64.51 +3.2% 1M +6.1% 1Y
Market cap
$27.27B
P/E
16.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.13B
Div. yield
–
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
8 wins
NMAX Newsmax Inc.
$8.10 -25.3% 1M -18.1% 1Y
Market cap
$1.02B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$198.07M
Div. yield
–
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Fox leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Fox 8, Gray Media 1, Newsmax 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGTNFOXANMAXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $437.57M $27.27B $1.02B FOXA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -7.5x 16.2x -12.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 1.8x 11.4x — GTN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -11.3% +5.1% +8.3% NMAX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -1.8% 9.8% -40.1% FOXA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.3% 9.6% — FOXA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 7.2x 0.9x — FOXA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.08% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +1.6% +6.1% -18.1% FOXA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -28.2%/yr +10.2%/yr — FOXA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 62.2% 36.5% 77.7% FOXA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 67/100 34/100 FOXA

Percentile Scorecard

GTNFOXANMAX

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

AxisGTNFOXANMAX
Valuation 87 #8 of 53 54 #25 of 53 2 #52 of 53
Growth 9 #40 of 44 47 #24 of 44 58 #19 of 44
Profitability 54 #20 of 42 88 #6 of 42 12 #37 of 42
Financial Health 32 #42 of 61 78 #14 of 61 63 #23 of 61
Shareholder Returns 80 #6 of 26 68 #9 of 26 –
Overall 52 67 34
  • GTN ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media
  • FOXA ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media
  • NMAX 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

PeriodGTNFOXANMAXSPY
1 month -0.9%+3.2%-25.3% +0.7%
3 months +10.1%+9.7%+5.6% +3.7%
6 months -20.7%+1.6%+28.6% +7.1%
Year to date -7.6%-11.7%+4.8% +12.8%
1 year +1.6%+6.1%-18.1% +11.9%
3 years -29.7%+118.0%— +85.2%
3 years, per year -11.1%+29.7%— +22.8%
5 years -80.9%+62.3%— +67.6%
5 years, per year -28.2%+10.2%— +10.9%
10 years -50.9%—— +262.0%
10 years, per year -6.9%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGTNFOXANMAXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 62.2%36.5%77.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 62.7%41.8%80.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.96-0.041.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.030.17-0.23 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -88.2%-36.0%-97.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -27.9%-15.2%-29.1% -1.2%
52-week high $6.20$76.11$11.43 $779.14
52-week low $3.58$48.79$5.16 $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.

MultipleGTNFOXANMAX
P/E now vs peer median -7.6xmedian 18.7x 16.5xmedian 18.7x -13.1xmedian 18.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 0.6x 1.6xmedian 0.6x 5.3xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.8xmedian 10.6x 11.2xmedian 10.6x -12.4xmedian 10.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 9.0x 18.9xmedian 9.0x —median 9.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 1.6x 2.4xmedian 1.6x 9.2xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.24median 0.49 0.91median 0.49 —median 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 monthsGTNFOXANMAX
Revenue $3.15B $17.13B $198.07M
Gross profit $820.00M – $78.29M
Operating income $435.00M – -$86.98M
Net income -$26.00M $1.73B -$79.40M
Free cash flow $146.00M $1.47B –
EPS (diluted) $-0.58 $3.84 $-0.61
Cash & equivalents $176.00M $4.21B $25.88M
Total debt $5.81B $6.61B –
Shares (diluted) 100.00M 439.00M 129.29M
Enterprise value -$547.43M $13.07B $929.23M

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
MetricGTNFOXANMAX
P/E -7.6x 16.5x -13.1x
P/FCF 3.5x 18.9x –
P/Operating cash flow 2.1x 14.1x –
P/S 0.2x 1.6x 5.3x
P/B 0.2x 2.4x 9.2x
P/Tangible book -0.2x 3.1x 9.2x
EV/EBITDA 7.8x 11.2x -12.4x
EV/EBIT 14.1x 13.3x -11.7x
EV/Revenue 2.0x 1.8x 5.1x
EV/FCF 42.1x 20.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow 24.6x 15.3x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.24 0.91 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGTNFOXANMAX
Revenue growth (1Y) -11.3% 5.1% 8.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.3% 4.7% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -28.8% – -4.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -13.5% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -41.9% – 14.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -18.2% – –
Net income growth (1Y) -113.0% -24.7% 27.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -28.0% 11.3% –
EPS growth (1Y) -138.0% -21.8% 27.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -31.1% 18.0% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -69.8% -40.7% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -36.1% 3.1% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -79.4% -51.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -32.2% 0.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGTNFOXANMAX
Gross margin 26.0% – 39.5%
EBITDA margin 24.9% 15.7% -41.2%
Operating margin 13.8% – -43.9%
Pretax margin -2.0% 13.3% -40.1%
Net margin -1.8% 9.8% -40.1%
FCF margin 4.6% 8.6% –
Operating cash flow margin 7.9% 11.5% –
Return on equity -1.2% 15.1% -72.4%
Return on assets -0.3% 7.8% -33.8%
Return on invested capital 2.3% 9.6% –
Return on capital employed 4.4% 11.7% -57.8%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.8x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -9.6x 1.1x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGTNFOXANMAX
Debt / assets 55.6% 29.4% –
Debt / equity 2.7x 0.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA 7.2x 0.9x –
Debt / FCF 39.8x 4.5x –
Liabilities / assets 79.6% 47.8% 50.9%
Equity / assets 20.4% 52.2% 49.1%
Interest coverage 0.9x – -4,632x
Current ratio 1.0x 3.2x 2.4x
Quick ratio 0.7x 2.9x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.3x 1.6x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 0.63 3.23 3.57

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGTNFOXANMAX
Dividend yield 7.2% 0.9% –
Net buyback yield – 7.2% –
Shareholder yield 7.2% 8.1% –
Payout ratio (earnings) -130.8% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 23.3% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 6.3% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 6.7% – –

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.

ConsensusGTNFOXANMAX
Forward P/E 1.8xFY2026 11.4xFY2027 –
EPS, next fiscal year $2.43FY2026 $5.66FY2027 $-0.01FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +4.4%FY2027 –
EPS growth, the year after -130.0% +9.2% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.39BFY2026 $16.94BFY2027 $203.04MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.5%FY2026 -1.1%FY2027 +7.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.3% -0.9% +24.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGTNFOXANMAX
Held by institutions 80.6% 100.0% 28.5%
Institutions holding 177 745 234
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.7% +9.3% +13.5%
Institutions buying 73 374 111
Institutions selling 70 274 37
Buyers to sellers 1.04 1.36 3.00

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.

GTNFOXANMAX
GTN 1.00 0.34 0.32
FOXA 0.34 1.00 0.34
NMAX 0.32 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GTN, FOXA and NMAX?

Fox (FOXA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Gray Media (GTN) $437.57M, Fox (FOXA) $27.27B, Newsmax (NMAX) $1.02B.

Which company is growing faster?

Newsmax (NMAX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Gray Media (GTN) -11.3%, Fox (FOXA) +5.1%, Newsmax (NMAX) +8.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Fox (FOXA) has the highest net margin (Gray Media (GTN) -1.8%, Fox (FOXA) 9.8%, Newsmax (NMAX) -40.1%). On return on invested capital, Fox (FOXA) leads (Gray Media (GTN) 2.3%, Fox (FOXA) 9.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Fox (FOXA) returned the most: Gray Media (GTN) +1.6%, Fox (FOXA) +6.1%, Newsmax (NMAX) -18.1%. Over five years, Fox (FOXA) compounded fastest (Gray Media (GTN) -28.2%/yr, Fox (FOXA) +10.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Gray Media (GTN) 0.08%, Fox (FOXA) 0.00%, Newsmax (NMAX) 0.00%. Fox (FOXA) and Newsmax (NMAX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Fox (FOXA) has been the steadiest (Gray Media (GTN) 62.2%, Fox (FOXA) 36.5%, Newsmax (NMAX) 77.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 8. 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.