NXST vs ERIC vs DIS Stock Comparison

Nexstar Media, Ericsson Lm Telephone and Walt Disney Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NXST Nexstar Media Group, Inc.
$167.34 +1.1% 1M -12.5% 1Y
Market cap
$5.04B
P/E
26.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.88B
Div. yield
0.04%
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
4 wins
ERIC Ericsson Lm Telephone Co
$10.66 +9.6% 1M +12.4% 1Y
Market cap
$36.28B
P/E
17.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$24.56B
Div. yield
-0.03%
Networking Equipment Technology
4 wins
DIS Walt Disney Co
$112.50 +8.7% 1M -0.5% 1Y
Market cap
$192.02B
P/E
22.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$98.86B
Div. yield
0.01%
Film and Television Communication Services
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionNXSTERICDISLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.04B $36.28B $192.02B DIS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.8x 17.8x 22.3x ERIC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 5.1x 16.7x 15.2x NXST
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.5% -38.5% +4.6% NXST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.2% 8.3% 8.7% DIS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.8% 20.0% -18.0% ERIC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 8.3x -0.6x -1.2x DIS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.04% -0.03% 0.01% NXST
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -12.5% +12.4% -0.5% ERIC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.0%/yr -1.6%/yr -7.9%/yr NXST
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.6% 36.4% 27.2% DIS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 60/100 57/100 ERIC

Percentile Scorecard

NXSTERICDIS

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

AxisNXSTERICDIS
Valuation 68 #18 of 54 88 #14 of 112 42 #73 of 124
Growth 30 #32 of 45 46 #59 of 109 61 #43 of 109
Profitability 74 #12 of 43 87 #15 of 105 39 #66 of 107
Financial Health 36 #40 of 62 41 #70 of 117 64 #49 of 133
Shareholder Returns 44 #15 of 26 37 #52 of 82 81 #15 of 73
Overall 50 60 57
  • NXST ranked among 63 companies in Advertising and Media
  • ERIC ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • DIS ranked among 136 companies in Communication Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNXSTERICDISSPY
1 month +1.1%+9.6%+8.7% -1.0%
3 months -8.7%+14.1%+18.6% +2.9%
6 months -17.9%-5.4%+9.6% +6.4%
Year to date -17.6%+10.5%-1.1% +11.4%
1 year -12.5%+12.4%-0.5% +13.1%
3 years +18.9%+140.6%+36.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year +5.9%+34.0%+10.9% +21.5%
5 years +10.4%-7.9%-33.6% +67.7%
5 years, per year +2.0%-1.6%-7.9% +10.9%
10 years +221.9%+109.0%+20.9% +255.2%
10 years, per year +12.4%+7.7%+1.9% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureNXSTERICDISSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.6%36.4%27.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.7%36.4%27.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.441.010.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.340.34-0.02 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.0%-65.8%-55.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -34.0%-22.4%-3.6% -2.5%
52-week high $253.64$13.74$116.65 $779.14
52-week low $154.70$9.15$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.

MultipleNXSTERICDIS
P/E now vs peer median 27.3xmedian 18.8x 17.4xmedian 31.3x 22.7xmedian 17.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 0.7x 1.5xmedian 2.6x 2.0xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.0xmedian 11.1x 8.9xmedian 19.6x -6.7xmedian 9.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 9.4x 9.6xmedian 28.3x 23.4xmedian 9.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.6x 3.2xmedian 2.9x 1.7xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median -0.85median 0.44 0.40median 1.15 0.39median 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 monthsNXSTERICDIS
Revenue $5.88B $24.56B $98.86B
Gross profit $3.21B $11.51B $43.29B
Operating income $1.04B $2.90B -$40.54B
Net income $168.00M $2.04B $9.24B
Free cash flow $743.00M $3.76B $8.29B
R&D – $5.22B –
EPS (diluted) $6.08 $0.61 $4.93
Cash & equivalents $218.00M $5.11B $5.19B
Total debt $36.59B $14.14B $182.30B
Shares (diluted) 30.91M 3.34B 1.74B
Enterprise value $3.87B $13.89B $169.78B

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
MetricNXSTERICDIS
P/E 27.3x 17.4x 22.7x
P/FCF 6.9x 9.6x 23.4x
P/Operating cash flow 5.8x 10.4x 11.4x
P/S 0.9x 1.5x 2.0x
P/B 2.3x 3.2x 1.7x
P/Tangible book -1.8x 3.2x 1.8x
EV/EBITDA 12.0x 8.9x -6.7x
EV/EBIT 16.0x 11.7x -5.8x
EV/Revenue 2.8x 1.4x 2.4x
EV/FCF 22.5x 9.0x 28.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.7x 9.8x 13.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.85 0.40 0.39

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNXSTERICDIS
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.5% -38.5% 4.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.8% -2.0% 4.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.0% 3.7% -6.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 0.5% 4.0% 14.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -11.9% -18.4% -18.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 0.4% 55.0% 7.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -71.9% -18.7% -26.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -35.6% 43.4% 46.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -70.7% -17.7% -22.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -31.9% 43.1% 58.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -35.3% 4.3% -11.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -11.1% 44.0% 30.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -40.7% 6.1% -28.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -12.3% 34.7% 42.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNXSTERICDIS
Gross margin 54.6% 46.8% 43.8%
EBITDA margin 23.7% 15.4% -35.4%
Operating margin 17.8% 11.8% -41.0%
Pretax margin 3.6% 11.2% 12.9%
Net margin 3.2% 8.3% 8.7%
FCF margin 12.6% 15.3% 8.4%
Operating cash flow margin 15.2% 14.0% 17.2%
Return on equity 8.3% 18.7% 8.0%
Return on assets 1.0% 6.8% 4.5%
Return on invested capital 5.8% 20.0% -18.0%
Return on capital employed 6.3% 17.8% -23.9%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.8x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 5.3x 1.7x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 1.7% – 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNXSTERICDIS
Debt / assets 66.3% 12.4% 22.5%
Debt / equity 5.2x 0.3x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 8.3x -0.6x -1.2x
Debt / FCF 15.8x 1.0x 5.6x
Liabilities / assets 87.2% 63.1% 42.9%
Equity / assets 12.8% 36.9% 57.1%
Interest coverage 2.1x – –
Current ratio 1.6x 1.2x 0.7x
Quick ratio 1.4x 0.8x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.4x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.07 – 1.54

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNXSTERICDIS
Dividend yield 4.4% 2.9% 1.3%
Net buyback yield – -2.3% 4.2%
Shareholder yield 4.4% 0.6% 5.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) 134.5% 50.9% 18.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) 30.4% 27.7% 20.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.7% -13.4% 109.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 10.6% -7.7% –

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.

ConsensusNXSTERICDIS
Forward P/E 5.1xFY2026 16.7xFY2026 15.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $32.91FY2026 $0.64FY2026 $7.38FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +997.0%FY2026 -31.9%FY2026 +24.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -45.6% 0.0% -2.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.32BFY2026 $24.06BFY2026 $95.51BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +68.2%FY2026 -8.5%FY2026 +1.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.3% +0.7% +14.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNXSTERICDIS
Held by institutions 100.0% 9.5% 75.9%
Institutions holding 486 388 2,940
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.0% +0.4% +1.8%
Institutions buying 220 219 1,209
Institutions selling 181 110 1,369
Buyers to sellers 1.22 1.99 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.

NXSTERICDIS
NXST 1.00 0.09 0.25
ERIC 0.09 1.00 0.07
DIS 0.25 0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NXST, ERIC and DIS?

Walt Disney (DIS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nexstar Media (NXST) $5.04B, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) $36.28B, Walt Disney (DIS) $192.02B.

Which stock is cheaper, NXST, ERIC and DIS?

Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nexstar Media (NXST) 26.8x, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 17.8x, Walt Disney (DIS) 22.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nexstar Media (NXST) is cheapest (Nexstar Media (NXST) 5.1x, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 16.7x, Walt Disney (DIS) 15.2x). 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: Nexstar Media (NXST) +10.5%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) -38.5%, Walt Disney (DIS) +4.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Walt Disney (DIS) has the highest net margin (Nexstar Media (NXST) 3.2%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 8.3%, Walt Disney (DIS) 8.7%). On return on invested capital, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) leads (Nexstar Media (NXST) 5.8%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 20.0%, Walt Disney (DIS) -18.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) returned the most: Nexstar Media (NXST) -12.5%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) +12.4%, Walt Disney (DIS) -0.5%. Over five years, Nexstar Media (NXST) compounded fastest (Nexstar Media (NXST) +2.0%/yr, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) -1.6%/yr, Walt Disney (DIS) -7.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Nexstar Media (NXST) has the highest dividend yield: Nexstar Media (NXST) 0.04%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) -0.03%, Walt Disney (DIS) 0.01%. Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Walt Disney (DIS) has been the steadiest (Nexstar Media (NXST) 36.6%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 36.4%, Walt Disney (DIS) 27.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NXST, ERIC 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.