LOGI vs NXST vs SONY Stock Comparison

Logitech International, Nexstar Media and Sony Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NXST Nexstar Media Group, Inc.
$164.49 +1.7% 1M -14.0% 1Y
Market cap
$5.07B
P/E
26.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.88B
Div. yield
4.52%
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
3 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
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Sony leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Sony 5, Logitech International 4, Nexstar Media 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLOGINXSTSONYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.94B $5.07B $155.16B SONY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.3x 26.8x -29.5x LOGI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.5x 5.0x 19.1x NXST
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.7% +10.5% +2.1% NXST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 16.4% 3.2% -6.2% LOGI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 5.8% 12.2% SONY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 8.3x -0.3x SONY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.38% 4.52% 0.32% NXST
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -13.6% -14.0% -13.0% SONY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.4%/yr +1.9%/yr +1.7%/yr LOGI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.0% 36.6% 29.3% SONY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 50/100 56/100 LOGI

Percentile Scorecard

LOGINXSTSONY

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

AxisLOGINXSTSONY
Valuation 79 #24 of 111 67 #18 of 53 81 #22 of 111
Growth 56 #48 of 108 28 #32 of 44 22 #85 of 108
Profitability 91 #10 of 104 71 #13 of 42 62 #40 of 104
Financial Health 61 #46 of 115 40 #37 of 61 48 #60 of 115
Shareholder Returns 74 #21 of 78 44 #15 of 26 69 #25 of 78
Overall 72 50 56
  • LOGI ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • NXST ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media
  • 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

PeriodLOGINXSTSONYSPY
1 month -2.1%+1.7%+8.1% +0.9%
3 months -4.6%-16.5%+8.4% +5.9%
6 months +0.6%-18.9%+27.6% +8.5%
Year to date -1.9%-19.0%-1.4% +13.3%
1 year -13.6%-14.0%-13.0% +12.4%
3 years +27.6%+21.4%+57.6% +88.1%
3 years, per year +8.5%+6.7%+16.4% +23.5%
5 years +18.4%+9.7%+8.9% +68.2%
5 years, per year +3.4%+1.9%+1.7% +11.0%
10 years +306.7%+237.8%+300.5% +263.4%
10 years, per year +15.1%+12.9%+14.9% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureLOGINXSTSONYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.0%36.6%29.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.4%37.7%27.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.250.440.60 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.34-0.38-0.44 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.6%-39.0%-50.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.4%-35.1%-16.6% -0.9%
52-week high $126.69$253.64$30.26 $779.14
52-week low $85.84$154.70$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.

MultipleLOGINXSTSONY
P/E now vs peer median 17.3xmedian 33.5x 26.8xmedian 18.7x -29.5xmedian 33.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 2.8x 0.9xmedian 0.6x 1.9xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.0xmedian 19.6x 11.9xmedian 10.6x 8.4xmedian 19.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.6xmedian 29.8x 6.8xmedian 8.9x 14.4xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 6.4xmedian 2.9x 2.2xmedian 1.6x 2.9xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.53median 1.10 -0.84median 0.49 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 monthsLOGINXSTSONY
Revenue $4.95B $5.88B $82.39B
Gross profit $2.25B $3.21B $26.19B
Operating income $880.92M $1.04B $10.29B
Net income $810.23M $168.00M -$5.01B
Free cash flow $953.35M $743.00M $10.78B
R&D $332.87M – –
EPS (diluted) $5.64 $6.08 $-0.85
Cash & equivalents $1.51B $218.00M $13.40B
Total debt – $11.74B $36.06B
Shares (diluted) 143.77M 30.91M 6.01B
Enterprise value $7.12B $3.87B $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
MetricLOGINXSTSONY
P/E 17.3x 26.8x -29.5x
P/FCF 14.6x 6.8x 14.4x
P/Operating cash flow 13.7x 5.7x 11.4x
P/S 2.8x 0.9x 1.9x
P/B 6.4x 2.2x 2.9x
P/Tangible book 6.5x -1.8x 3.1x
EV/EBITDA 13.0x 11.9x 8.4x
EV/EBIT 14.1x 15.9x 14.5x
EV/Revenue 2.5x 2.8x 1.8x
EV/FCF 13.0x 22.3x 13.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.3x 18.6x 11.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.53 -0.84 0.73

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLOGINXSTSONY
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.7% 10.5% 2.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.1% 3.8% -1.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.4% 4.0% 9.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.3% 0.5% -5.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 27.0% -11.9% 12.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 25.0% 0.4% 6.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 22.6% -71.9% -168.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 28.5% -35.6% -40.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 26.6% -70.7% -167.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 32.9% -31.9% -40.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 18.6% -35.3% -18.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.8% -11.1% 28.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 20.0% -40.7% -11.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.8% -12.3% 82.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLOGINXSTSONY
Gross margin 45.5% 54.6% 31.8%
EBITDA margin 19.3% 23.7% 21.6%
Operating margin 17.8% 17.8% 12.5%
Pretax margin 19.0% 3.6% 12.2%
Net margin 16.4% 3.2% -6.2%
FCF margin 19.2% 12.6% 13.1%
Operating cash flow margin 20.5% 15.2% 16.4%
Return on equity 35.9% 8.3% -9.5%
Return on assets 20.4% 1.0% -5.1%
Return on invested capital – 5.8% 12.2%
Return on capital employed 34.2% 6.3% 15.1%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.3x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 5.3x -2.7x
Stock comp / revenue 2.2% 1.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLOGINXSTSONY
Debt / assets – 66.3% 7.5%
Debt / equity – 5.2x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 8.3x -0.3x
Debt / FCF – 15.8x 0.7x
Liabilities / assets 44.8% 87.2% 45.3%
Equity / assets 55.2% 12.8% 54.7%
Interest coverage – 2.1x 12.2x
Current ratio 2.1x 1.6x 1.2x
Quick ratio 1.6x 1.4x 0.4x
Cash ratio 1.1x 0.2x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 8.51 1.06 3.82

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLOGINXSTSONY
Dividend yield 1.4% 4.5% 0.3%
Net buyback yield 3.9% – 2.0%
Shareholder yield 5.3% 4.5% 2.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 57.8% 134.5% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 49.1% 30.4% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 101.0% 2.7% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 10.6% –

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.

ConsensusLOGINXSTSONY
Forward P/E 18.5xFY2026 5.0xFY2026 19.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.30FY2026 $32.94FY2026 $1.32FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -8.3%FY2026 +998.0%FY2026 +20.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.5% -45.6% +6.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.99BFY2026 $8.32BFY2026 $84.17BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.1%FY2026 +68.2%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.1% -4.3% +0.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLOGINXSTSONY
Held by institutions – 100.0% 7.9%
Institutions holding – 486 739
Change in shares held, QoQ – +4.0% +2.1%
Institutions buying – 220 333
Institutions selling – 181 268
Buyers to sellers – 1.22 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.

LOGINXSTSONY
LOGI 1.00 0.16 0.23
NXST 0.16 1.00 0.17
SONY 0.23 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LOGI, NXST and SONY?

Sony (SONY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Logitech International (LOGI) $13.94B, Nexstar Media (NXST) $5.07B, Sony (SONY) $155.16B.

Which stock is cheaper, LOGI, NXST and SONY?

Logitech International (LOGI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Logitech International (LOGI) 17.3x, Nexstar Media (NXST) 26.8x, Sony (SONY) -29.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nexstar Media (NXST) is cheapest (Logitech International (LOGI) 18.5x, Nexstar Media (NXST) 5.0x, Sony (SONY) 19.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Nexstar Media (NXST) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Logitech International (LOGI) +5.7%, Nexstar Media (NXST) +10.5%, Sony (SONY) +2.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Logitech International (LOGI) has the highest net margin (Logitech International (LOGI) 16.4%, Nexstar Media (NXST) 3.2%, Sony (SONY) -6.2%). On return on invested capital, Sony (SONY) leads (Nexstar Media (NXST) 5.8%, Sony (SONY) 12.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sony (SONY) returned the most: Logitech International (LOGI) -13.6%, Nexstar Media (NXST) -14.0%, Sony (SONY) -13.0%. Over five years, Logitech International (LOGI) compounded fastest (Logitech International (LOGI) +3.4%/yr, Nexstar Media (NXST) +1.9%/yr, Sony (SONY) +1.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Nexstar Media (NXST) has the highest dividend yield: Logitech International (LOGI) 1.38%, Nexstar Media (NXST) 4.52%, Sony (SONY) 0.32%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sony (SONY) has been the steadiest (Logitech International (LOGI) 40.0%, Nexstar Media (NXST) 36.6%, Sony (SONY) 29.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LOGI, NXST 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, Sony (SONY) 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.