NVDA vs NXST vs SONY Stock Comparison

Nvidia, Nexstar Media and Sony Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NVDA Nvidia Corp
$215.38 -5.9% 1M +7.1% 1Y
Market cap
$5.19T
P/E
27.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$302.97B
Div. yield
0.24%
Semiconductor Design Technology
7 wins
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
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Nvidia leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Nvidia 7, Nexstar Media 3, Sony 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNVDANXSTSONYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.19T $5.07B $155.16B NVDA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.0x 26.8x -29.5x NXST
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.6x 5.0x 19.1x NXST
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +83.4% +10.5% +2.1% NVDA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 63.7% 3.2% -6.2% NVDA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 71.1% 5.8% 12.2% NVDA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.2x 8.3x -0.3x SONY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.24% 4.52% 0.32% NXST
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +7.1% -14.0% -13.0% NVDA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +53.2%/yr +1.9%/yr +1.7%/yr NVDA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.4% 36.6% 29.3% SONY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 74/100 50/100 56/100 NVDA

Percentile Scorecard

NVDANXSTSONY

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

AxisNVDANXSTSONY
Valuation 59 #39 of 94 67 #18 of 53 81 #22 of 111
Growth 97 #4 of 92 28 #32 of 44 22 #85 of 108
Profitability 99 #2 of 90 71 #13 of 42 62 #40 of 104
Financial Health 64 #36 of 99 40 #37 of 61 48 #60 of 115
Shareholder Returns 49 #38 of 73 44 #15 of 26 69 #25 of 78
Overall 74 50 56
  • NVDA ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • 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

PeriodNVDANXSTSONYSPY
1 month -5.9%+1.7%+8.1% +0.9%
3 months +13.4%-16.5%+8.4% +5.9%
6 months +2.9%-18.9%+27.6% +8.5%
Year to date +15.5%-19.0%-1.4% +13.3%
1 year +7.1%-14.0%-13.0% +12.4%
3 years +431.8%+21.4%+57.6% +88.1%
3 years, per year +74.6%+6.7%+16.4% +23.5%
5 years +742.4%+9.7%+8.9% +68.2%
5 years, per year +53.2%+1.9%+1.7% +11.0%
10 years +12,109.8%+237.8%+300.5% +263.4%
10 years, per year +61.7%+12.9%+14.9% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureNVDANXSTSONYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.4%36.6%29.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.5%37.7%27.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.930.440.60 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.19-0.38-0.44 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -66.4%-39.0%-50.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.0%-35.1%-16.6% -0.9%
52-week high $239.24$253.64$30.26 $779.14
52-week low $165.17$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.

MultipleNVDANXSTSONY
P/E now vs peer median 27.0xmedian 46.0x 26.8xmedian 18.7x -29.5xmedian 33.5x
P/S now vs peer median 17.1xmedian 7.9x 0.9xmedian 0.6x 1.9xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 25.6xmedian 28.3x 11.9xmedian 10.6x 8.4xmedian 19.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 40.9xmedian 41.4x 6.8xmedian 8.9x 14.4xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 22.7xmedian 4.6x 2.2xmedian 1.6x 2.9xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.16median 2.30 -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 monthsNVDANXSTSONY
Revenue $302.97B $5.88B $82.39B
Gross profit $226.24B $3.21B $26.19B
Operating income $197.58B $1.04B $10.29B
Net income $192.88B $168.00M -$5.01B
Free cash flow $127.01B $743.00M $10.78B
R&D $23.59B – –
EPS (diluted) $7.94 $6.08 $-0.85
Cash & equivalents $22.44B $218.00M $13.40B
Total debt $33.37B $11.74B $36.06B
Shares (diluted) 24.29B 30.91M 6.01B
Enterprise value $4.96T $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
MetricNVDANXSTSONY
P/E 27.0x 26.8x -29.5x
P/FCF 40.9x 6.8x 14.4x
P/Operating cash flow 38.6x 5.7x 11.4x
P/S 17.1x 0.9x 1.9x
P/B 22.7x 2.2x 2.9x
P/Tangible book 23.0x -1.8x 3.1x
EV/EBITDA 25.6x 11.9x 8.4x
EV/EBIT 26.1x 15.9x 14.5x
EV/Revenue 17.0x 2.8x 1.8x
EV/FCF 40.6x 22.3x 13.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 38.4x 18.6x 11.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.16 -0.84 0.73

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNVDANXSTSONY
Revenue growth (1Y) 83.4% 10.5% 2.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 110.1% 3.8% -1.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 96.0% 4.0% 9.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 120.4% 0.5% -5.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 105.9% -11.9% 12.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 163.5% 0.4% 6.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 122.7% -71.9% -168.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 165.3% -35.6% -40.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 125.0% -70.7% -167.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 167.9% -31.9% -40.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 74.4% -35.3% -18.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 124.3% -11.1% 28.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 76.3% -40.7% -11.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 130.9% -12.3% 82.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNVDANXSTSONY
Gross margin 74.7% 54.6% 31.8%
EBITDA margin 66.4% 23.7% 21.6%
Operating margin 65.2% 17.8% 12.5%
Pretax margin 75.8% 3.6% 12.2%
Net margin 63.7% 3.2% -6.2%
FCF margin 41.9% 12.6% 13.1%
Operating cash flow margin 44.3% 15.2% 16.4%
Return on equity 90.9% 8.3% -9.5%
Return on assets 66.5% 1.0% -5.1%
Return on invested capital 71.1% 5.8% 12.2%
Return on capital employed 80.0% 6.3% 15.1%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.3x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.7x 5.3x -2.7x
Stock comp / revenue 2.4% 1.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNVDANXSTSONY
Debt / assets 10.4% 66.3% 7.5%
Debt / equity 0.1x 5.2x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.2x 8.3x -0.3x
Debt / FCF 0.3x 15.8x 0.7x
Liabilities / assets 28.5% 87.2% 45.3%
Equity / assets 71.5% 12.8% 54.7%
Interest coverage – 2.1x 12.2x
Current ratio 4.6x 1.6x 1.2x
Quick ratio 3.0x 1.4x 0.4x
Cash ratio 1.5x 0.2x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 38.63 1.06 3.82

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNVDANXSTSONY
Dividend yield 0.2% 4.5% 0.3%
Net buyback yield 1.1% – 2.0%
Shareholder yield 1.3% 4.5% 2.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 134.5% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 30.4% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 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.

ConsensusNVDANXSTSONY
Forward P/E 24.6xFY2026 5.0xFY2026 19.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.76FY2026 $32.94FY2026 $1.32FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +83.6%FY2026 +998.0%FY2026 +20.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +91.8% -45.6% +6.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $383.27BFY2026 $8.32BFY2026 $84.17BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +77.5%FY2026 +68.2%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +85.7% -4.3% +0.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNVDANXSTSONY
Held by institutions 69.0% 100.0% 7.9%
Institutions holding 5,925 486 739
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.0% +4.0% +2.1%
Institutions buying 3,281 220 333
Institutions selling 2,313 181 268
Buyers to sellers 1.42 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.

NVDANXSTSONY
NVDA 1.00 -0.01 0.03
NXST -0.01 1.00 0.17
SONY 0.03 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NVDA, NXST and SONY?

Nvidia (NVDA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nvidia (NVDA) $5.19T, Nexstar Media (NXST) $5.07B, Sony (SONY) $155.16B.

Which stock is cheaper, NVDA, NXST and SONY?

Nexstar Media (NXST) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nvidia (NVDA) 27.0x, Nexstar Media (NXST) 26.8x, Sony (SONY) -29.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nexstar Media (NXST) is cheapest (Nvidia (NVDA) 24.6x, 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?

Nvidia (NVDA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Nvidia (NVDA) +83.4%, Nexstar Media (NXST) +10.5%, Sony (SONY) +2.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nvidia (NVDA) has the highest net margin (Nvidia (NVDA) 63.7%, Nexstar Media (NXST) 3.2%, Sony (SONY) -6.2%). On return on invested capital, Nvidia (NVDA) leads (Nvidia (NVDA) 71.1%, Nexstar Media (NXST) 5.8%, Sony (SONY) 12.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nvidia (NVDA) returned the most: Nvidia (NVDA) +7.1%, Nexstar Media (NXST) -14.0%, Sony (SONY) -13.0%. Over five years, Nvidia (NVDA) compounded fastest (Nvidia (NVDA) +53.2%/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: Nvidia (NVDA) 0.24%, Nexstar Media (NXST) 4.52%, Sony (SONY) 0.32%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sony (SONY) has been the steadiest (Nvidia (NVDA) 37.4%, 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, NVDA, 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, Nvidia (NVDA) leads on 7. 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.