NMAX vs VSNT vs DIS Stock Comparison

Newsmax, Versant Media and Walt Disney Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NMAX Newsmax Inc.
$7.96 -26.7% 1M -22.3% 1Y
Market cap
$1.03B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$198.07M
Div. yield
–
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
1 win
DIS Walt Disney Co
$110.24 +3.9% 1M -1.9% 1Y
Market cap
$189.67B
P/E
22.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$98.86B
Div. yield
0.01%
Film and Television Communication Services
4 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Walt Disney leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Walt Disney 4, Versant Media 3, Newsmax 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNMAXVSNTDISLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.03B $4.35B $189.67B DIS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -13.0x 20.6x 22.1x VSNT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 7.2x 14.9x VSNT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.3% — +4.6% NMAX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -40.1% — 8.7% DIS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — -18.0% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -1.2x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -22.3% — -1.9% DIS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — — -8.3%/yr –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 77.7% 41.4% 27.2% DIS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 32/100 65/100 57/100 VSNT

Percentile Scorecard

NMAXVSNTDIS

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

AxisNMAXVSNTDIS
Valuation 2 #52 of 53 81 #11 of 53 41 #73 of 123
Growth 51 #22 of 44 – 60 #43 of 107
Profitability 12 #37 of 42 – 39 #65 of 105
Financial Health 63 #23 of 61 83 #11 of 61 63 #49 of 131
Shareholder Returns – 32 #18 of 26 81 #15 of 74
Overall 32 65 57
  • NMAX ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media
  • VSNT ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media
  • DIS ranked among 134 companies in Communication Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNMAXVSNTDISSPY
1 month -26.7%-5.9%+3.9% -0.2%
3 months -0.1%-17.2%+11.5% +3.9%
6 months +32.7%-21.2%+8.6% +8.2%
Year to date +3.0%-31.4%-3.1% +12.9%
1 year -22.3%—-1.9% +12.3%
3 years ——+39.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year ——+11.6% +23.3%
5 years ——-35.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year ——-8.3% +10.9%
10 years ——+17.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year ——+1.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNMAXVSNTDISSPY
Volatility, 1Y 77.7%41.4%27.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 79.5%46.7%27.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.640.430.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.29—-0.07 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -97.8%-42.2%-55.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.4%-35.0%-5.5% -1.2%
52-week high $11.43$47.45$116.65 $779.14
52-week low $5.16$27.42$92.42 $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.

MultipleNMAXVSNTDIS
P/E now vs peer median -12.9xmedian 18.4x 20.6xmedian 18.4x 22.3xmedian 16.8x
P/S now vs peer median 5.2xmedian 0.6x 2.6xmedian 0.6x 1.9xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -12.2xmedian 10.5x —median 10.5x -6.6xmedian 9.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 9.0x —median 9.0x 23.0xmedian 9.2x
P/B now vs peer median 9.0xmedian 1.5x 0.5xmedian 1.5x 1.6xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.44 —median 0.44 0.38median 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 monthsNMAXVSNTDIS
Revenue $198.07M – $98.86B
Gross profit $78.29M – $43.29B
Operating income -$86.98M – -$40.54B
Net income -$79.40M – $9.24B
Free cash flow – – $8.29B
EPS (diluted) $-0.61 – $4.93
Cash & equivalents $25.88M $1.48B $5.19B
Total debt – $2.95B $46.04B
Shares (diluted) 129.29M 141.30M 1.74B
Enterprise value $940.15M $4.35B $167.43B

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
MetricNMAXVSNTDIS
P/E -12.9x 20.6x 22.3x
P/FCF – – 23.0x
P/Operating cash flow – – 11.2x
P/S 5.2x 2.6x 1.9x
P/B 9.0x 0.5x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 9.0x 0.6x 1.8x
EV/EBITDA -12.2x – -6.6x
EV/EBIT -11.5x – -5.7x
EV/Revenue 5.0x – 2.3x
EV/FCF – – 27.9x
EV/Operating cash flow – – 13.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – 0.38

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNMAXVSNTDIS
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.3% – 4.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 4.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -4.1% – -6.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 14.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 14.9% – -18.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 7.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 27.2% – -26.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – 46.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 27.7% – -22.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – 58.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – -11.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 30.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – -28.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 42.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNMAXVSNTDIS
Gross margin 39.5% – 43.8%
EBITDA margin -41.2% – -35.4%
Operating margin -43.9% – -41.0%
Pretax margin -40.1% – 12.9%
Net margin -40.1% – 8.7%
FCF margin – – 8.4%
Operating cash flow margin – – 17.2%
Return on equity -72.4% – 8.0%
Return on assets -33.8% – 4.5%
Return on invested capital – – -18.0%
Return on capital employed -57.8% – -23.9%
Asset turnover 0.8x – 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue – – 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNMAXVSNTDIS
Debt / assets – 23.2% 22.5%
Debt / equity – 0.4x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -1.2x
Debt / FCF – – 5.6x
Liabilities / assets 50.9% 35.4% 42.9%
Equity / assets 49.1% 64.6% 57.1%
Interest coverage -4,632x – –
Current ratio 2.4x 2.4x 0.7x
Quick ratio 0.8x 2.3x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.3x 1.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 3.48 – 1.51

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNMAXVSNTDIS
Dividend yield – 3.7% 1.4%
Net buyback yield – – 4.3%
Shareholder yield – 3.7% 5.7%
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.

ConsensusNMAXVSNTDIS
Forward P/E – 7.2xFY2026 14.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.01FY2026 $4.28FY2026 $7.38FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -24.8%FY2026 +24.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +64.7% -2.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $203.04MFY2026 $6.65BFY2026 $95.51BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.3%FY2026 -0.6%FY2026 +1.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +24.6% -3.9% +14.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNMAXVSNTDIS
Held by institutions 28.5% 86.7% 75.9%
Institutions holding 233 792 2,942
Change in shares held, QoQ +13.5% +4.0% +1.8%
Institutions buying 110 302 1,211
Institutions selling 37 311 1,369
Buyers to sellers 2.97 0.97 0.88

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.

NMAXVSNTDIS
NMAX 1.00 0.20 0.27
VSNT 0.20 1.00 0.27
DIS 0.27 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NMAX, VSNT and DIS?

Walt Disney (DIS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Newsmax (NMAX) $1.03B, Versant Media (VSNT) $4.35B, Walt Disney (DIS) $189.67B.

Which stock is cheaper, NMAX, VSNT and DIS?

Versant Media (VSNT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Newsmax (NMAX) -13.0x, Versant Media (VSNT) 20.6x, Walt Disney (DIS) 22.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Versant Media (VSNT) is cheapest (Versant Media (VSNT) 7.2x, Walt Disney (DIS) 14.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Newsmax (NMAX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Newsmax (NMAX) +8.3%, Walt Disney (DIS) +4.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Walt Disney (DIS) has the highest net margin (Newsmax (NMAX) -40.1%, Walt Disney (DIS) 8.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Walt Disney (DIS) returned the most: Newsmax (NMAX) -22.3%, Walt Disney (DIS) -1.9%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Newsmax (NMAX) 0.00%, Versant Media (VSNT) 0.00%, Walt Disney (DIS) 0.01%. Newsmax (NMAX) and Versant Media (VSNT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Walt Disney (DIS) has been the steadiest (Newsmax (NMAX) 77.7%, Versant Media (VSNT) 41.4%, Walt Disney (DIS) 27.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NMAX, VSNT and DIS?

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 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.