LION vs DIS vs PPLI Stock Comparison

Lionsgate Studios, Walt Disney and People Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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LION Lionsgate Studios Corp.
$12.45 +11.6% 1M +95.1% 1Y
Market cap
$3.71B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.88B
Div. yield
–
Film and Television Communication Services
2 wins
DIS Walt Disney Co
$114.24 +11.8% 1M +1.9% 1Y
Market cap
$206.97B
P/E
24.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$98.86B
Div. yield
0.01%
Film and Television Communication Services
5 wins
PPLI People Inc
$38.50 -6.7% 1M +18.2% 1Y
Market cap
$3.12B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.38B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Walt Disney leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Walt Disney 5, People 3, Lionsgate Studios 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLIONDISPPLILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.71B $206.97B $3.12B DIS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -31.4x 24.1x -9.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 15.5x 5.8x PPLI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.9% +4.6% +13.8% PPLI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.1% 8.7% -13.8% DIS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 18.4% -18.0% -1.6% LION
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 9.5x -1.2x -3.9x PPLI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +95.1% +1.9% +18.2% LION
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -7.7%/yr -20.7%/yr DIS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 49.5% 27.3% 34.7% DIS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 39/100 54/100 50/100 DIS

Percentile Scorecard

LIONDISPPLI

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

AxisLIONDISPPLI
Valuation 35 #80 of 123 39 #76 of 123 55 #76 of 166
Growth 98 #3 of 109 58 #46 of 109 35 #101 of 154
Profitability 39 #66 of 107 35 #70 of 107 33 #104 of 154
Financial Health 11 #117 of 131 65 #47 of 131 62 #68 of 179
Shareholder Returns 14 #67 of 78 75 #20 of 78 68 #32 of 97
Overall 39 54 50
  • LION ranked among 134 companies in Communication Services
  • DIS ranked among 134 companies in Communication Services
  • PPLI ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLIONDISPPLISPY
1 month +11.6%+11.8%-6.7% -2.0%
3 months -4.5%+16.4%-17.1% -2.2%
6 months -1.2%+13.7%-6.9% +4.2%
Year to date +36.4%+0.4%-1.5% +10.6%
1 year +95.1%+1.9%+18.2% +10.4%
3 years +18.6%+34.3%+4.8% +73.6%
3 years, per year +5.8%+10.3%+1.6% +20.2%
5 years —-32.9%-68.7% +61.6%
5 years, per year —-7.7%-20.7% +10.1%
10 years —+22.4%+229.3% +261.3%
10 years, per year —+2.0%+12.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLIONDISPPLISPY
Volatility, 1Y 49.5%27.3%34.7% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.8%27.7%34.4% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.820.610.90 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.920.070.53 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.4%-55.2%-74.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.1%-2.1%-19.2% -3.2%
52-week high $16.40$116.65$47.62 $779.14
52-week low $6.36$92.42$31.52 $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.

MultipleLIONDISPPLI
P/E now vs peer median -30.7xmedian 16.0x 23.1xmedian 16.0x -8.8xmedian 17.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.0x 2.0xmedian 1.0x 1.1xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 33.4xmedian 9.6x -6.8xmedian 9.6x -118.2xmedian 15.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 38.0xmedian 9.0x 23.8xmedian 9.0x 19.4xmedian 12.1x
P/B now vs peer median -3.1xmedian 1.7x 1.7xmedian 1.7x 0.6xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.36 0.39median 0.36 0.11median 0.37

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 monthsLIONDISPPLI
Revenue $2.88B $98.86B $2.38B
Gross profit – $43.29B $1.59B
Operating income $133.20M -$40.54B -$141.18M
Net income -$118.80M $9.24B -$328.33M
Free cash flow $97.40M $8.29B $137.62M
R&D – – $202.75M
EPS (diluted) $-0.41 $4.93 $-4.38
Cash & equivalents $425.80M $5.19B $1.32B
Total debt $1.90B $46.04B $1.41B
Shares (diluted) 291.60M 1.74B 75.12M
Enterprise value $2.56B $184.73B -$1.37B

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
MetricLIONDISPPLI
P/E -30.7x 23.1x -8.8x
P/FCF 38.0x 23.8x 19.4x
P/Operating cash flow 33.6x 11.6x 15.7x
P/S 1.3x 2.0x 1.1x
P/B -3.1x 1.7x 0.6x
P/Tangible book -3.0x 1.8x 0.6x
EV/EBITDA 33.4x -6.8x -118.2x
EV/EBIT 38.9x -5.9x -19.5x
EV/Revenue 1.8x 2.4x 1.2x
EV/FCF 53.2x 28.7x 20.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 47.0x 14.0x 16.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.39 0.11

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLIONDISPPLI
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.9% 4.6% 13.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 4.0% -19.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -6.5% 19.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 14.6% -19.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 2,284% -18.3% -476.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 7.7% 22.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 71.9% -26.4% -45.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 46.3% -62.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 73.1% -22.9% -54.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 58.8% -79.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 284.3% -11.3% 148.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 30.8% 1.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 234.0% -28.2% 172.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 42.8% 153.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLIONDISPPLI
Gross margin – 43.8% 66.7%
EBITDA margin 5.4% -35.4% -1.0%
Operating margin 4.6% -41.0% -5.9%
Pretax margin -3.3% 12.9% -10.8%
Net margin -4.1% 8.7% -13.8%
FCF margin 3.4% 8.4% 5.8%
Operating cash flow margin 3.8% 17.2% 7.1%
Return on equity – 8.0% -6.8%
Return on assets -2.2% 4.5% -4.6%
Return on invested capital 18.4% -18.0% -1.6%
Return on capital employed 6.6% -23.9% -2.1%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.9x 1.8x -0.5x
Stock comp / revenue 4.1% 1.5% 4.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLIONDISPPLI
Debt / assets 35.7% 22.5% 21.5%
Debt / equity -1.6x 0.4x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 9.5x -1.2x -3.9x
Debt / FCF 19.5x 5.6x 10.2x
Liabilities / assets 122.5% 42.9% 32.4%
Equity / assets -22.5% 57.1% 67.6%
Interest coverage 0.5x – -1.3x
Current ratio 0.4x 0.7x 4.0x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.6x 3.8x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 3.0x
Altman Z-score -0.44 1.56 1.09

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLIONDISPPLI
Dividend yield – 1.3% –
Net buyback yield -0.2% 4.2% 5.6%
Shareholder yield -0.2% 5.5% 5.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 18.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 20.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 109.9% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusLIONDISPPLI
Forward P/E – 15.5xFY2026 5.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $7.38FY2026 $6.61FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +24.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – -2.6% -83.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $95.51BFY2026 $1.69BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +1.2%FY2026 -29.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +14.2% +11.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLIONDISPPLI
Held by institutions 89.1% 75.9% 92.0%
Institutions holding 291 2,948 338
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.2% +1.8% -2.3%
Institutions buying 155 1,215 153
Institutions selling 85 1,370 117
Buyers to sellers 1.82 0.89 1.31

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.

LIONDISPPLI
LION 1.00 0.19 0.18
DIS 0.19 1.00 0.26
PPLI 0.18 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LION, DIS and PPLI?

Walt Disney (DIS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lionsgate Studios (LION) $3.71B, Walt Disney (DIS) $206.97B, People (PPLI) $3.12B.

Which company is growing faster?

People (PPLI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Lionsgate Studios (LION) +9.9%, Walt Disney (DIS) +4.6%, People (PPLI) +13.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Walt Disney (DIS) has the highest net margin (Lionsgate Studios (LION) -4.1%, Walt Disney (DIS) 8.7%, People (PPLI) -13.8%). On return on invested capital, Lionsgate Studios (LION) leads (Lionsgate Studios (LION) 18.4%, Walt Disney (DIS) -18.0%, People (PPLI) -1.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lionsgate Studios (LION) returned the most: Lionsgate Studios (LION) +95.1%, Walt Disney (DIS) +1.9%, People (PPLI) +18.2%. Over five years, Walt Disney (DIS) compounded fastest (Walt Disney (DIS) -7.7%/yr, People (PPLI) -20.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Lionsgate Studios (LION) 0.00%, Walt Disney (DIS) 0.01%, People (PPLI) 0.00%. Lionsgate Studios (LION) and People (PPLI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Walt Disney (DIS) has been the steadiest (Lionsgate Studios (LION) 49.5%, Walt Disney (DIS) 27.3%, People (PPLI) 34.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LION, DIS and PPLI?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Walt Disney (DIS) leads on 5. 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.