NMAX vs SONY vs WBD Stock Comparison

Newsmax, Sony and Warner Bros. Discovery Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NMAX Newsmax Inc.
$7.80 -28.2% 1M -27.9% 1Y
Market cap
$1.02B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$198.07M
Div. yield
–
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
1 win
SONY Sony Group Corp
$26.03 +10.5% 1M -9.1% 1Y
Market cap
$153.25B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$82.39B
Div. yield
–
Gaming Hardware Technology
5 wins
WBD Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.
$30.98 +9.7% 1M +62.4% 1Y
Market cap
$77.70B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$36.12B
Div. yield
–
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Sony leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Sony 5, Warner Bros. Discovery 3, Newsmax 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNMAXSONYWBDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.02B $153.25B $77.70B SONY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -12.9x -30.0x -24.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 19.7x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.3% +2.1% -6.1% NMAX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -40.1% -6.2% -8.8% SONY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 12.2% -1.6% SONY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.3x 7.5x SONY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -27.9% -9.1% +62.4% WBD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +2.8%/yr +3.2%/yr WBD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 77.8% 29.3% 26.7% WBD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 33/100 53/100 31/100 SONY

Percentile Scorecard

NMAXSONYWBD

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

AxisNMAXSONYWBD
Valuation 4 #52 of 54 79 #24 of 111 23 #42 of 54
Growth 52 #22 of 45 20 #87 of 108 25 #34 of 45
Profitability 12 #38 of 43 63 #39 of 104 36 #28 of 43
Financial Health 64 #23 of 62 47 #61 of 115 41 #37 of 62
Shareholder Returns – 58 #35 of 81 –
Overall 33 53 31
  • NMAX ranked among 62 companies in Advertising and Media
  • SONY ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • WBD ranked among 62 companies in Advertising and Media

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNMAXSONYWBDSPY
1 month -28.2%+10.5%+9.7% -0.8%
3 months +0.8%+16.8%+18.6% +3.5%
6 months +30.7%+29.2%+13.2% +7.0%
Year to date +0.9%+1.7%+7.5% +12.2%
1 year -27.9%-9.1%+62.4% +13.0%
3 years —+62.6%+201.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year —+17.6%+44.5% +23.1%
5 years —+14.9%+17.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year —+2.8%+3.2% +11.0%
10 years —+308.6%+11.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+15.1%+1.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureNMAXSONYWBDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 77.8%29.3%26.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 79.5%27.5%18.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.630.610.50 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.36-0.312.34 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -97.8%-50.9%-78.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -31.8%-14.0%0.0% -1.8%
52-week high $11.43$30.26$30.98 $779.14
52-week low $5.16$19.32$17.10 $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.

MultipleNMAXSONYWBD
P/E now vs peer median -12.6xmedian 18.4x -30.4xmedian 32.0x -24.6xmedian 18.4x
P/S now vs peer median 5.1xmedian 0.6x 1.9xmedian 2.8x 2.2xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -12.0xmedian 11.0x 8.7xmedian 19.4x 28.0xmedian 11.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 9.1x 14.8xmedian 29.0x 35.6xmedian 9.1x
P/B now vs peer median 8.9xmedian 1.6x 3.0xmedian 2.9x 2.3xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.44 0.76median 1.13 -1.04median 0.44

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 monthsNMAXSONYWBD
Revenue $198.07M $82.39B $36.12B
Gross profit $78.29M $26.19B $17.06B
Operating income -$86.98M $10.29B -$1.27B
Net income -$79.40M -$5.01B -$3.15B
Free cash flow – $10.78B $2.18B
EPS (diluted) $-0.61 $-0.85 $-1.23
Cash & equivalents $25.88M $13.40B $3.37B
Total debt – $36.06B $32.02B
Shares (diluted) 129.29M 6.01B 2.58B
Enterprise value $927.94M $90.51B $63.36B

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
MetricNMAXSONYWBD
P/E -12.6x -30.4x -24.6x
P/FCF – 14.8x 35.6x
P/Operating cash flow – 11.8x 22.7x
P/S 5.1x 1.9x 2.2x
P/B 8.9x 3.0x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 8.9x 3.2x 9.6x
EV/EBITDA -12.0x 8.7x 28.0x
EV/EBIT -11.2x 15.0x -83.6x
EV/Revenue 4.9x 1.9x 2.9x
EV/FCF – 14.3x 48.8x
EV/Operating cash flow – 11.4x 31.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.76 -1.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNMAXSONYWBD
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.3% 2.1% -6.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -1.2% -4.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -4.1% 9.0% 2.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -5.8% 2.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 14.9% 12.4% -675.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 6.1% 38.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 27.2% -168.9% -595.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -40.0% 22.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 27.7% -167.4% -500.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -40.2% 23.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -18.9% -32.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 28.4% -7.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -11.4% -46.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 82.7% -10.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNMAXSONYWBD
Gross margin 39.5% 31.8% 47.2%
EBITDA margin -41.2% 21.6% 10.5%
Operating margin -43.9% 12.5% -3.5%
Pretax margin -40.1% 12.2% -10.4%
Net margin -40.1% -6.2% -8.8%
FCF margin – 13.1% 6.0%
Operating cash flow margin – 16.4% 9.5%
Return on equity -72.4% -9.5% -9.3%
Return on assets -33.8% -5.1% -3.2%
Return on invested capital – 12.2% -1.6%
Return on capital employed -57.8% 15.1% -1.6%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.8x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -2.7x -1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – – 2.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNMAXSONYWBD
Debt / assets – 7.5% 32.9%
Debt / equity – 0.1x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.3x 7.5x
Debt / FCF – 0.7x 14.7x
Liabilities / assets 50.9% 45.3% 65.0%
Equity / assets 49.1% 54.7% 35.0%
Interest coverage -4,632x 12.2x -0.6x
Current ratio 2.4x 1.2x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.4x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.4x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 3.37 3.89 0.82

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNMAXSONYWBD
Dividend yield – 0.3% –
Net buyback yield – 1.9% –
Shareholder yield – 2.2% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusNMAXSONYWBD
Forward P/E – 19.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.01FY2026 $1.32FY2026 $-1.08FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +20.0%FY2026 -472.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +6.8% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $203.04MFY2026 $84.17BFY2026 $34.48BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.3%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026 -7.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +24.6% +0.3% +11.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNMAXSONYWBD
Held by institutions 28.5% 7.9% 77.8%
Institutions holding 233 739 1,319
Change in shares held, QoQ +13.5% +2.1% +10.9%
Institutions buying 110 333 628
Institutions selling 37 268 436
Buyers to sellers 2.97 1.24 1.44

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.

NMAXSONYWBD
NMAX 1.00 0.15 0.12
SONY 0.15 1.00 0.07
WBD 0.12 0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NMAX, SONY and WBD?

Sony (SONY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Newsmax (NMAX) $1.02B, Sony (SONY) $153.25B, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) $77.70B.

Which company is growing faster?

Newsmax (NMAX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Newsmax (NMAX) +8.3%, Sony (SONY) +2.1%, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) -6.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sony (SONY) has the highest net margin (Newsmax (NMAX) -40.1%, Sony (SONY) -6.2%, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) -8.8%). On return on invested capital, Sony (SONY) leads (Sony (SONY) 12.2%, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) -1.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) returned the most: Newsmax (NMAX) -27.9%, Sony (SONY) -9.1%, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) +62.4%. Over five years, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) compounded fastest (Sony (SONY) +2.8%/yr, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) +3.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has been the steadiest (Newsmax (NMAX) 77.8%, Sony (SONY) 29.3%, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) 26.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NMAX, SONY and WBD?

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.