LUMN vs TV vs VSAT Stock Comparison

Lumen Technologies, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B and Viasat Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LUMN Lumen Technologies, Inc.
$4.80 -13.2% 1M -52.2% 1Y
Market cap
$4.72B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$11.83B
Div. yield
–
Broadband and Cable Communication Services
TV Grupo Televisa, S.A.B.
$2.17 -7.7% 1M -21.1% 1Y
Market cap
$134.80B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.23B
Div. yield
–
Broadband and Cable Communication Services
4 wins
VSAT Viasat Inc
$78.26 +9.2% 1M +98.6% 1Y
Market cap
$10.79B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.63B
Div. yield
–
Satellite Communications Communication Services
5 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Viasat leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Viasat 5, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLUMNTVVSATLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.72B $134.80B $10.79B TV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -4.6x -273.3x -367.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 12.1x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -7.7% +5.5% +1.3% TV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -8.7% -15.3% -0.6% VSAT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.2% 2.9% 0.0% TV
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.9x 64.6x -2.3x VSAT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -52.2% -21.1% +98.6% VSAT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -16.6%/yr -26.5%/yr +5.6%/yr VSAT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 74.6% 38.2% 79.7% TV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 33/100 54/100 VSAT

Percentile Scorecard

LUMNTVVSAT

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

AxisLUMNTVVSAT
Valuation 77 #12 of 49 4 #47 of 49 48 #26 of 49
Growth 68 #15 of 45 21 #36 of 45 89 #6 of 45
Profitability 46 #25 of 45 34 #30 of 45 41 #27 of 45
Financial Health 23 #38 of 49 75 #13 of 49 77 #12 of 49
Shareholder Returns – – 14 #32 of 37
Overall 53 33 54
  • LUMN ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • TV ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • VSAT ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLUMNTVVSATSPY
1 month -13.2%-7.7%+9.2% +0.9%
3 months -23.1%-23.3%+11.5% +5.9%
6 months -44.8%-23.9%+32.0% +8.5%
Year to date -38.2%-25.4%+127.1% +13.3%
1 year -52.2%-21.1%+98.6% +12.4%
3 years +260.9%-7.7%+332.1% +88.1%
3 years, per year +53.4%-2.6%+62.9% +23.5%
5 years -59.5%-78.6%+31.1% +68.2%
5 years, per year -16.6%-26.5%+5.6% +11.0%
10 years -84.2%-91.2%+11.1% +263.4%
10 years, per year -16.9%-21.6%+1.1% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureLUMNTVVSATSPY
Volatility, 1Y 74.6%38.2%79.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 76.9%40.1%71.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.580.663.32 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.70-0.551.24 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.1%-86.3%-89.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -59.4%-36.9%-12.9% -0.9%
52-week high $11.83$3.44$89.81 $779.14
52-week low $4.43$2.17$30.35 $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.

MultipleLUMNTVVSAT
P/E now vs peer median -4.7xmedian 11.6x -275.8xmedian 11.6x -365.1xmedian 11.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.1x 41.8xmedian 1.1x 2.3xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 6.8x 3,856xmedian 6.8x 21.2xmedian 6.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.9xmedian 6.3x —median 6.3x 6.8xmedian 6.3x
P/B now vs peer median -3.3xmedian 1.2x 21.1xmedian 1.2x 2.3xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.09median 0.24 8.97median 0.24 13.83median 0.24

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 monthsLUMNTVVSAT
Revenue $11.83B $3.23B $4.63B
Gross profit $5.66B $1.78B $1.54B
Operating income $198.00M $307.39M $108.76M
Net income -$1.02B -$116.03M $8.86M
Free cash flow $837.00M – $1.59B
R&D – – $176.21M
EPS (diluted) $-1.02 $-0.01 $-0.21
Cash & equivalents $1.88B $1.70B $1.74B
Total debt $13.21B $14.34B $806.11M
Shares (diluted) 1.00B 68.12B 137.12M
Enterprise value -$2.19B $126.53B $4.73B

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
MetricLUMNTVVSAT
P/E -4.7x -275.8x -365.1x
P/FCF 5.9x – 6.8x
P/Operating cash flow 0.9x – 6.8x
P/S 0.4x 41.8x 2.3x
P/B -3.3x 21.1x 2.3x
P/Tangible book -0.9x 27.1x 3.9x
EV/EBITDA 5.7x 3,856x 21.2x
EV/EBIT 82.2x 446.7x 89.2x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 42.6x 2.1x
EV/FCF 19.4x – 6.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 3.0x – 6.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.09 8.97 13.83

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLUMNTVVSAT
Revenue growth (1Y) -7.7% 5.5% 1.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -8.8% -11.8% 18.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -7.5% -37.1% 3.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -11.7% -18.9% 24.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 191.7% 255.7% 198.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 26.4% 5.3% 40.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 13.1% 68.3% 101.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 54.3% -27.1% -79.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 14.0% -18.4% 95.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 54.6% -30.8% -26.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 22.4% – 56.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 29.7% – 54.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -10.8% – 56.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 48.5% – 60.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLUMNTVVSAT
Gross margin 47.8% 55.2% 33.2%
EBITDA margin 24.3% 1.1% 9.9%
Operating margin 1.7% 9.5% 2.4%
Pretax margin -11.8% 8.3% 2.8%
Net margin -8.7% -15.3% -0.6%
FCF margin 7.1% – 34.4%
Operating cash flow margin 45.4% – 34.4%
Return on equity – -1.9% 0.2%
Return on assets -3.3% -0.9% 0.1%
Return on invested capital 1.2% 2.9% 0.0%
Return on capital employed 0.7% 2.7% 0.8%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.2x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -5.2x – 179.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% – 2.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLUMNTVVSAT
Debt / assets 42.9% 34.8% 4.4%
Debt / equity -8.9x 0.7x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.9x 64.6x -2.3x
Debt / FCF 15.8x – 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 104.8% 52.7% 68.8%
Equity / assets -4.8% 47.3% 31.2%
Interest coverage 0.2x 0.7x 0.3x
Current ratio 1.0x 2.4x 1.7x
Quick ratio 0.8x 1.8x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.4x 1.5x 0.9x
Altman Z-score -0.42 12.51 1.01

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLUMNTVVSAT
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – -0.2%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 0.0% -0.2%
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.

ConsensusLUMNTVVSAT
Forward P/E – 12.1xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.87FY2026 $0.18FY2026 $-1.32FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +38.9% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.70BFY2026 $3.07BFY2026 $4.59BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -13.7%FY2026 -9.0%FY2026 -1.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -5.8% -4.0% +3.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLUMNTVVSAT
Held by institutions 70.7% 0.2% 100.0%
Institutions holding 622 106 485
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.6% -4.9% +10.1%
Institutions buying 289 44 306
Institutions selling 180 33 136
Buyers to sellers 1.61 1.33 2.25

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.

LUMNTVVSAT
LUMN 1.00 0.11 0.34
TV 0.11 1.00 0.21
VSAT 0.34 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LUMN, TV and VSAT?

Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lumen Technologies (LUMN) $4.72B, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) $134.80B, Viasat (VSAT) $10.79B.

Which company is growing faster?

Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Lumen Technologies (LUMN) -7.7%, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) +5.5%, Viasat (VSAT) +1.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Viasat (VSAT) has the highest net margin (Lumen Technologies (LUMN) -8.7%, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) -15.3%, Viasat (VSAT) -0.6%). On return on invested capital, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) leads (Lumen Technologies (LUMN) 1.2%, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) 2.9%, Viasat (VSAT) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Viasat (VSAT) returned the most: Lumen Technologies (LUMN) -52.2%, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) -21.1%, Viasat (VSAT) +98.6%. Over five years, Viasat (VSAT) compounded fastest (Lumen Technologies (LUMN) -16.6%/yr, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) -26.5%/yr, Viasat (VSAT) +5.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) has been the steadiest (Lumen Technologies (LUMN) 74.6%, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) 38.2%, Viasat (VSAT) 79.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LUMN, TV and VSAT?

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