LION vs DIS vs SONY Stock Comparison

Lionsgate Studios, Walt Disney and Sony Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LION Lionsgate Studios Corp.
$12.22 +11.3% 1M +91.8% 1Y
Market cap
$3.64B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.88B
Div. yield
–
Film and Television Communication Services
3 wins
DIS Walt Disney Co
$109.07 +3.2% 1M -2.3% 1Y
Market cap
$188.33B
P/E
22.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$98.86B
Div. yield
1.38%
Film and Television Communication Services
7 wins
SONY Sony Group Corp
$25.23 +8.1% 1M -13.0% 1Y
Market cap
$155.16B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$82.39B
Div. yield
0.32%
Gaming Hardware Technology
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Walt Disney leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Walt Disney 7, Lionsgate Studios 3, Sony 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLIONDISSONYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.64B $188.33B $155.16B DIS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -30.1x 22.0x -29.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 14.8x 19.1x DIS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.9% +4.6% +2.1% LION
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.1% 8.7% -6.2% DIS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 18.4% -18.0% 12.2% LION
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 9.5x -1.2x -0.3x DIS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.38% 0.32% DIS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +91.8% -2.3% -13.0% LION
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -8.4%/yr +1.7%/yr SONY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 49.1% 27.2% 29.3% DIS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 40/100 56/100 56/100 DIS

Percentile Scorecard

LIONDISSONY

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

AxisLIONDISSONY
Valuation 37 #78 of 123 41 #73 of 123 81 #22 of 111
Growth 98 #3 of 107 59 #44 of 107 22 #85 of 108
Profitability 40 #63 of 105 39 #65 of 105 62 #40 of 104
Financial Health 11 #117 of 131 63 #49 of 131 48 #60 of 115
Shareholder Returns 14 #64 of 74 80 #16 of 74 69 #25 of 78
Overall 40 56 56
  • LION ranked among 134 companies in Communication Services
  • DIS ranked among 134 companies in Communication Services
  • SONY ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLIONDISSONYSPY
1 month +11.3%+3.2%+8.1% +0.9%
3 months -6.4%+10.8%+8.4% +5.9%
6 months +0.2%+7.7%+27.6% +8.5%
Year to date +33.8%-4.1%-1.4% +13.3%
1 year +91.8%-2.3%-13.0% +12.4%
3 years +16.6%+37.5%+57.6% +88.1%
3 years, per year +5.3%+11.2%+16.4% +23.5%
5 years —-35.5%+8.9% +68.2%
5 years, per year —-8.4%+1.7% +11.0%
10 years —+16.2%+300.5% +263.4%
10 years, per year —+1.5%+14.9% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureLIONDISSONYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 49.1%27.2%29.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.4%27.7%27.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.790.620.60 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.87-0.08-0.44 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.4%-55.2%-50.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -25.5%-6.5%-16.6% -0.9%
52-week high $16.40$116.65$30.26 $779.14
52-week low $6.23$92.42$19.32 $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.

MultipleLIONDISSONY
P/E now vs peer median -30.1xmedian 17.0x 22.0xmedian 17.0x -29.5xmedian 33.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.1x 1.9xmedian 1.1x 1.9xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 33.0xmedian 9.6x -6.5xmedian 9.6x 8.4xmedian 19.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 37.3xmedian 9.3x 22.7xmedian 9.3x 14.4xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median -3.0xmedian 1.6x 1.6xmedian 1.6x 2.9xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.32 0.37median 0.32 0.73median 1.10

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 monthsLIONDISSONY
Revenue $2.88B $98.86B $82.39B
Gross profit – $43.29B $26.19B
Operating income $133.20M -$40.54B $10.29B
Net income -$118.80M $9.24B -$5.01B
Free cash flow $97.40M $8.29B $10.78B
EPS (diluted) $-0.41 $4.93 $-0.85
Cash & equivalents $425.80M $5.19B $13.40B
Total debt $1.90B $46.04B $36.06B
Shares (diluted) 291.60M 1.74B 6.01B
Enterprise value $2.60B $172.90B $94.93B

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
MetricLIONDISSONY
P/E -30.1x 22.0x -29.5x
P/FCF 37.3x 22.7x 14.4x
P/Operating cash flow 33.0x 11.1x 11.4x
P/S 1.3x 1.9x 1.9x
P/B -3.0x 1.6x 2.9x
P/Tangible book -3.0x 1.8x 3.1x
EV/EBITDA 33.0x -6.5x 8.4x
EV/EBIT 38.4x -5.7x 14.5x
EV/Revenue 1.8x 2.3x 1.8x
EV/FCF 52.5x 27.6x 13.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 46.4x 13.5x 11.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.37 0.73

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLIONDISSONY
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.9% 4.6% 2.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 4.0% -1.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -6.5% 9.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 14.6% -5.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 2,284% -18.3% 12.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 7.7% 6.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 71.9% -26.4% -168.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 46.3% -40.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 73.1% -22.9% -167.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 58.8% -40.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 284.3% -11.3% -18.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 30.8% 28.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 234.0% -28.2% -11.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 42.8% 82.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLIONDISSONY
Gross margin – 43.8% 31.8%
EBITDA margin 5.4% -35.4% 21.6%
Operating margin 4.6% -41.0% 12.5%
Pretax margin -3.3% 12.9% 12.2%
Net margin -4.1% 8.7% -6.2%
FCF margin 3.4% 8.4% 13.1%
Operating cash flow margin 3.8% 17.2% 16.4%
Return on equity – 8.0% -9.5%
Return on assets -2.2% 4.5% -5.1%
Return on invested capital 18.4% -18.0% 12.2%
Return on capital employed 6.6% -23.9% 15.1%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.9x 1.8x -2.7x
Stock comp / revenue 4.1% 1.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLIONDISSONY
Debt / assets 35.7% 22.5% 7.5%
Debt / equity -1.6x 0.4x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 9.5x -1.2x -0.3x
Debt / FCF 19.5x 5.6x 0.7x
Liabilities / assets 122.5% 42.9% 45.3%
Equity / assets -22.5% 57.1% 54.7%
Interest coverage 0.5x – 12.2x
Current ratio 0.4x 0.7x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.6x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 0.4x
Altman Z-score -0.45 1.50 3.82

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLIONDISSONY
Dividend yield – 1.4% 0.3%
Net buyback yield -0.2% 4.4% 2.0%
Shareholder yield -0.2% 5.8% 2.3%
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.

ConsensusLIONDISSONY
Forward P/E – 14.8xFY2026 19.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $7.38FY2026 $1.32FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +24.5%FY2026 +20.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -2.6% +6.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $95.51BFY2026 $84.17BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +1.2%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +14.2% +0.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLIONDISSONY
Held by institutions 89.1% 75.9% 7.9%
Institutions holding 291 2,943 739
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.3% +1.8% +2.1%
Institutions buying 155 1,212 333
Institutions selling 85 1,369 268
Buyers to sellers 1.82 0.89 1.24

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.

LIONDISSONY
LION 1.00 0.19 0.10
DIS 0.19 1.00 0.32
SONY 0.10 0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LION, DIS and SONY?

Walt Disney (DIS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lionsgate Studios (LION) $3.64B, Walt Disney (DIS) $188.33B, Sony (SONY) $155.16B.

Which company is growing faster?

Lionsgate Studios (LION) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Lionsgate Studios (LION) +9.9%, Walt Disney (DIS) +4.6%, Sony (SONY) +2.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Walt Disney (DIS) has the highest net margin (Lionsgate Studios (LION) -4.1%, Walt Disney (DIS) 8.7%, Sony (SONY) -6.2%). On return on invested capital, Lionsgate Studios (LION) leads (Lionsgate Studios (LION) 18.4%, Walt Disney (DIS) -18.0%, Sony (SONY) 12.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lionsgate Studios (LION) returned the most: Lionsgate Studios (LION) +91.8%, Walt Disney (DIS) -2.3%, Sony (SONY) -13.0%. Over five years, Sony (SONY) compounded fastest (Walt Disney (DIS) -8.4%/yr, Sony (SONY) +1.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Walt Disney (DIS) has the highest dividend yield: Walt Disney (DIS) 1.38%, Sony (SONY) 0.32%. Lionsgate Studios (LION) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Walt Disney (DIS) has been the steadiest (Lionsgate Studios (LION) 49.1%, Walt Disney (DIS) 27.2%, Sony (SONY) 29.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.