GTN vs RCI vs TU Stock Comparison

Gray Media, Rogers Communications and Telus Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
2 wins
RCI Rogers Communications Inc
$31.45 +1.9% 1M -20.9% 1Y
Market cap
$17.56B
P/E
26.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.37B
Div. yield
–
Wireless Carriers Communication Services
7 wins
TU Telus Corp
$8.66 +6.1% 1M -41.3% 1Y
Market cap
$13.53B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$17.13B
Div. yield
0.09%
Wireless Carriers Communication Services
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Rogers Communications leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Rogers Communications 7, Gray Media 2, Telus 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGTNRCITULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $437.57M $17.56B $13.53B RCI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -7.5x 26.1x -5.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 1.8x 9.1x 17.0x GTN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -11.3% +8.8% +0.6% RCI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -1.8% 4.1% -14.8% RCI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.3% 9.6% 3.8% RCI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 7.2x 2.7x 4.3x RCI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.08% 0.00% 0.09% TU
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +1.6% -20.9% -41.3% GTN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -28.2%/yr -7.6%/yr -17.7%/yr RCI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 62.2% 29.1% 26.3% TU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 59/100 48/100 RCI

Percentile Scorecard

GTNRCITU

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

AxisGTNRCITU
Valuation 87 #8 of 53 85 #8 of 49 69 #16 of 49
Growth 9 #40 of 44 46 #25 of 45 11 #40 of 45
Profitability 54 #20 of 42 71 #14 of 45 43 #26 of 45
Financial Health 32 #42 of 61 35 #32 of 49 27 #36 of 49
Shareholder Returns 80 #6 of 26 58 #16 of 37 92 #4 of 37
Overall 52 59 48
  • GTN ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media
  • RCI ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • TU ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGTNRCITUSPY
1 month -0.9%+1.9%+6.1% +0.7%
3 months +10.1%-7.8%-19.7% +3.7%
6 months -20.7%-13.7%-30.9% +7.1%
Year to date -7.6%-16.6%-34.2% +12.8%
1 year +1.6%-20.9%-41.3% +11.9%
3 years -29.7%-15.4%-46.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year -11.1%-5.4%-18.8% +22.8%
5 years -80.9%-32.5%-62.3% +67.6%
5 years, per year -28.2%-7.6%-17.7% +10.9%
10 years -50.9%-21.6%-46.5% +262.0%
10 years, per year -6.9%-2.4%-6.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGTNRCITUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 62.2%29.1%26.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 62.7%28.0%30.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.960.14-0.05 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.03-0.72-1.57 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -88.2%-61.3%-71.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -27.9%-23.2%-41.5% -1.2%
52-week high $6.20$40.97$14.80 $779.14
52-week low $3.58$29.79$7.72 $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.

MultipleGTNRCITU
P/E now vs peer median -7.6xmedian 18.7x 25.3xmedian 11.5x -5.2xmedian 11.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 0.6x 1.0xmedian 1.1x 0.8xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.8xmedian 10.6x 4.3xmedian 6.8x 7.0xmedian 6.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 9.0x 2.5xmedian 5.9x 2.7xmedian 5.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 1.6x 1.5xmedian 1.3x 1.4xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.24median 0.49 -4.12median 0.25 0.09median 0.25

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 monthsGTNRCITU
Revenue $3.15B $16.37B $17.13B
Gross profit $820.00M $7.23B –
Operating income $435.00M $6.95B $833.56M
Net income -$26.00M $733.46M -$2.52B
Free cash flow $146.00M $6.69B $4.97B
EPS (diluted) $-0.58 $1.24 $-1.65
Cash & equivalents $176.00M $2.22B $976.14M
Total debt $5.81B $120.01B $54.29B
Shares (diluted) 100.00M 541.00M 1.54B
Enterprise value -$547.43M $12.15B $6.13B

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
MetricGTNRCITU
P/E -7.6x 25.3x -5.2x
P/FCF 3.5x 2.5x 2.7x
P/Operating cash flow 2.1x 3.7x 3.1x
P/S 0.2x 1.0x 0.8x
P/B 0.2x 1.5x 1.4x
P/Tangible book -0.2x -1.8x -3.3x
EV/EBITDA 7.8x 4.3x 7.0x
EV/EBIT 14.1x 6.5x 41.5x
EV/Revenue 2.0x 2.8x 2.0x
EV/FCF 42.1x 6.8x 7.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.6x 9.9x 8.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.24 -4.12 0.09

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGTNRCITU
Revenue growth (1Y) -11.3% 8.8% 0.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.3% 6.7% -2.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -28.8% 4.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -13.5% 7.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -41.9% 5.9% -65.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -18.2% 7.2% -30.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -113.0% -85.0% -4,024%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -28.0% -1.2% -62.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -138.0% -86.3% -548.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -31.1% -6.1% -61.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -69.8% 14.8% 4.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -36.1% 7.1% -1.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -79.4% 0.3% 15.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -32.2% 1.0% 2.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGTNRCITU
Gross margin 26.0% 44.2% –
EBITDA margin 24.9% 63.8% 28.7%
Operating margin 13.8% 42.4% 4.9%
Pretax margin -2.0% 7.8% 8.1%
Net margin -1.8% 4.1% -14.8%
FCF margin 4.6% 40.9% 29.0%
Operating cash flow margin 7.9% 27.8% 25.2%
Return on equity -1.2% 6.3% -10.0%
Return on assets -0.3% 1.1% -1.1%
Return on invested capital 2.3% 9.6% 3.8%
Return on capital employed 4.4% 13.3% 2.0%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.3x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -9.6x 6.2x -1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% – 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGTNRCITU
Debt / assets 55.6% 46.7% 55.4%
Debt / equity 2.7x 2.6x 2.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 7.2x 2.7x 4.3x
Debt / FCF 39.8x 4.5x 4.5x
Liabilities / assets 79.6% 82.1% 75.2%
Equity / assets 20.4% 17.9% 24.8%
Interest coverage 0.9x 4.4x 0.7x
Current ratio 1.0x 0.7x 0.7x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.5x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 0.63 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGTNRCITU
Dividend yield 7.2% 6.4% 16.7%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 7.2% 6.4% 16.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) -130.8% – -46.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) 23.3% – 23.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) 6.3% – 8.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 6.7% – 11.2%

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.

ConsensusGTNRCITU
Forward P/E 1.8xFY2026 9.1xFY2026 17.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.43FY2026 $3.46FY2026 $0.51FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -5.5%FY2026 -23.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -130.0% 0.0% +7.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.39BFY2026 $15.02BFY2026 $15.17BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.5%FY2026 -5.0%FY2026 +1.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.3% +1.2% -9.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGTNRCITU
Held by institutions 80.6% – –
Institutions holding 177 – –
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.7% – –
Institutions buying 73 – –
Institutions selling 70 – –
Buyers to sellers 1.04 – –

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.

GTNRCITU
GTN 1.00 0.09 0.12
RCI 0.09 1.00 0.29
TU 0.12 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GTN, RCI and TU?

Rogers Communications (RCI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Gray Media (GTN) $437.57M, Rogers Communications (RCI) $17.56B, Telus (TU) $13.53B.

Which company is growing faster?

Rogers Communications (RCI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Gray Media (GTN) -11.3%, Rogers Communications (RCI) +8.8%, Telus (TU) +0.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Rogers Communications (RCI) has the highest net margin (Gray Media (GTN) -1.8%, Rogers Communications (RCI) 4.1%, Telus (TU) -14.8%). On return on invested capital, Rogers Communications (RCI) leads (Gray Media (GTN) 2.3%, Rogers Communications (RCI) 9.6%, Telus (TU) 3.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Gray Media (GTN) returned the most: Gray Media (GTN) +1.6%, Rogers Communications (RCI) -20.9%, Telus (TU) -41.3%. Over five years, Rogers Communications (RCI) compounded fastest (Gray Media (GTN) -28.2%/yr, Rogers Communications (RCI) -7.6%/yr, Telus (TU) -17.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Telus (TU) has the highest dividend yield: Gray Media (GTN) 0.08%, Rogers Communications (RCI) 0.00%, Telus (TU) 0.09%. Rogers Communications (RCI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Telus (TU) has been the steadiest (Gray Media (GTN) 62.2%, Rogers Communications (RCI) 29.1%, Telus (TU) 26.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GTN, RCI and TU?

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