LION vs SONY vs ANGX Stock Comparison

Lionsgate Studios, Sony and Angel Studios Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LION Lionsgate Studios Corp.
$12.17 +12.4% 1M +87.2% 1Y
Market cap
$3.56B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.88B
Div. yield
–
Film and Television Communication Services
3 wins
SONY Sony Group Corp
$25.64 +8.9% 1M -10.7% 1Y
Market cap
$150.62B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$82.39B
Div. yield
–
Gaming Hardware Technology
4 wins
ANGX Angel Studios, Inc.
$3.88 -19.2% 1M -42.0% 1Y
Market cap
$712.99M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$413.29M
Div. yield
–
Film and Television Communication Services
1 win

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Sony leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Sony 4, Lionsgate Studios 3, Angel Studios 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLIONSONYANGXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.56B $150.62B $712.99M SONY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -30.1x -29.5x -4.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 19.4x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.9% +2.1% +121.9% ANGX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.1% -6.2% -37.5% LION
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 18.4% 12.2% — LION
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 9.5x -0.3x -0.2x SONY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +87.2% -10.7% -42.0% LION
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +1.6%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 49.2% 29.3% 86.0% SONY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 40/100 54/100 14/100 SONY

Percentile Scorecard

LIONSONYANGX

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

AxisLIONSONYANGX
Valuation 36 #79 of 123 80 #23 of 112 10 #111 of 123
Growth 98 #3 of 107 20 #87 of 109 20 #86 of 107
Profitability 40 #63 of 105 63 #39 of 104 16 #88 of 105
Financial Health 11 #117 of 131 47 #62 of 116 17 #109 of 131
Shareholder Returns 14 #64 of 74 61 #32 of 81 8 #68 of 74
Overall 40 54 14
  • LION ranked among 134 companies in Communication Services
  • SONY ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • ANGX ranked among 134 companies in Communication Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLIONSONYANGXSPY
1 month +12.4%+8.9%-19.2% -0.2%
3 months -8.2%+13.0%-5.1% +3.9%
6 months -0.4%+28.4%+60.3% +8.2%
Year to date +33.3%+0.2%-16.9% +12.9%
1 year +87.2%-10.7%-42.0% +12.3%
3 years +16.1%+60.1%— +87.4%
3 years, per year +5.1%+17.0%— +23.3%
5 years —+8.4%— +67.9%
5 years, per year —+1.6%— +10.9%
10 years —+306.3%— +261.1%
10 years, per year —+15.1%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLIONSONYANGXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 49.2%29.3%86.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.4%27.5%87.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.790.601.61 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.77-0.36-0.49 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.4%-50.9%-86.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -25.8%-15.3%-42.0% -1.2%
52-week high $16.40$30.26$6.69 $779.14
52-week low $6.23$19.32$2.18 $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.

MultipleLIONSONYANGX
P/E now vs peer median -30.0xmedian 16.8x -30.0xmedian 33.2x -4.6xmedian 16.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.1x 1.9xmedian 2.8x 1.7xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 32.9xmedian 9.7x 8.5xmedian 20.0x -6.6xmedian 9.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 37.2xmedian 9.2x 14.6xmedian 29.8x -16.0xmedian 9.2x
P/B now vs peer median -3.0xmedian 1.6x 2.9xmedian 3.0x -24.4xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.29 0.75median 1.17 0.08median 0.29

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 monthsLIONSONYANGX
Revenue $2.88B $82.39B $413.29M
Gross profit – $26.19B $239.44M
Operating income $133.20M $10.29B -$130.14M
Net income -$118.80M -$5.01B -$154.81M
Free cash flow $97.40M $10.78B -$44.73M
R&D – – $16.50M
EPS (diluted) $-0.41 $-0.85 $-0.84
Cash & equivalents $425.80M $13.40B $48.04M
Total debt $1.90B $36.06B $74.36M
Shares (diluted) 291.60M 6.01B 184.24M
Enterprise value $2.41B $87.89B $518.67M

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
MetricLIONSONYANGX
P/E -30.0x -30.0x -4.6x
P/FCF 37.2x 14.6x -16.0x
P/Operating cash flow 32.9x 11.6x -16.2x
P/S 1.3x 1.9x 1.7x
P/B -3.0x 2.9x -24.4x
P/Tangible book -3.0x 3.1x -22.6x
EV/EBITDA 32.9x 8.5x -6.6x
EV/EBIT 38.3x 14.7x -5.7x
EV/Revenue 1.8x 1.8x 1.8x
EV/FCF 52.3x 14.1x -16.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 46.3x 11.2x -16.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.75 0.08

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLIONSONYANGX
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.9% 2.1% 121.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -1.2% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 9.0% 102.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -5.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 2,284% 12.4% -31.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 6.1% -357.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 71.9% -168.9% -48.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -40.0% -186.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 73.1% -167.4% -20.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -40.2% -60.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 284.3% -18.9% 36.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 28.4% -108.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 234.0% -11.4% 36.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 82.7% -109.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLIONSONYANGX
Gross margin – 31.8% 57.9%
EBITDA margin 5.4% 21.6% -27.3%
Operating margin 4.6% 12.5% -31.5%
Pretax margin -3.3% 12.2% -37.5%
Net margin -4.1% -6.2% -37.5%
FCF margin 3.4% 13.1% -10.8%
Operating cash flow margin 3.8% 16.4% -10.7%
Return on equity – -9.5% –
Return on assets -2.2% -5.1% -69.1%
Return on invested capital 18.4% 12.2% –
Return on capital employed 6.6% 15.1% -412.5%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.8x 1.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.9x -2.7x 0.3x
Stock comp / revenue 4.1% – 2.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLIONSONYANGX
Debt / assets 35.7% 7.5% 31.6%
Debt / equity -1.6x 0.1x -2.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 9.5x -0.3x -0.2x
Debt / FCF 19.5x 0.7x -1.7x
Liabilities / assets 122.5% 45.3% 112.5%
Equity / assets -22.5% 54.7% -12.5%
Interest coverage 0.5x 12.2x -7.8x
Current ratio 0.4x 1.2x 0.7x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.4x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.4x 0.2x
Altman Z-score -0.45 3.86 -0.45

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLIONSONYANGX
Dividend yield – 0.3% –
Net buyback yield -0.2% 1.9% -14.0%
Shareholder yield -0.2% 2.3% -14.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
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.

ConsensusLIONSONYANGX
Forward P/E – 19.4xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year – $1.32FY2026 $-0.35FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +20.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +6.8% –
Revenue, next fiscal year – $84.17BFY2026 $530.29MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +5.6%FY2026 +64.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +0.3% +17.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLIONSONYANGX
Held by institutions 89.1% 7.9% 23.0%
Institutions holding 291 739 139
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.3% +2.1% +21.4%
Institutions buying 155 333 75
Institutions selling 85 268 15
Buyers to sellers 1.82 1.24 5.00

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.

LIONSONYANGX
LION 1.00 0.10 0.16
SONY 0.10 1.00 0.11
ANGX 0.16 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LION, SONY and ANGX?

Sony (SONY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lionsgate Studios (LION) $3.56B, Sony (SONY) $150.62B, Angel Studios (ANGX) $712.99M.

Which company is growing faster?

Angel Studios (ANGX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Lionsgate Studios (LION) +9.9%, Sony (SONY) +2.1%, Angel Studios (ANGX) +121.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Lionsgate Studios (LION) has the highest net margin (Lionsgate Studios (LION) -4.1%, Sony (SONY) -6.2%, Angel Studios (ANGX) -37.5%). On return on invested capital, Lionsgate Studios (LION) leads (Lionsgate Studios (LION) 18.4%, Sony (SONY) 12.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lionsgate Studios (LION) returned the most: Lionsgate Studios (LION) +87.2%, Sony (SONY) -10.7%, Angel Studios (ANGX) -42.0%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sony (SONY) has been the steadiest (Lionsgate Studios (LION) 49.2%, Sony (SONY) 29.3%, Angel Studios (ANGX) 86.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Sony (SONY) leads on 4. 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.