RCI vs CHTR vs SBGI Stock Comparison

Rogers Communications, Charter Communications and Sinclair Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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RCI Rogers Communications Inc
$31.45 +1.9% 1M -20.9% 1Y
Market cap
$17.56B
P/E
26.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.37B
Div. yield
–
Wireless Carriers Communication Services
6 wins
SBGI Sinclair, Inc.
$12.70 -0.5% 1M -3.6% 1Y
Market cap
$920.00M
P/E
17.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.26B
Div. yield
0.08%
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Rogers Communications leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Rogers Communications 6, Charter Communications 4, Sinclair 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRCICHTRSBGILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.56B $13.24B $920.00M RCI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.1x 2.7x 17.7x CHTR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.1x 2.5x 10.2x CHTR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.8% -1.5% -6.5% RCI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.1% 9.1% 1.6% CHTR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.6% 8.4% 4.7% RCI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.7x 4.4x 7.5x RCI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.08% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -20.9% -54.9% -3.6% SBGI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.6%/yr -30.6%/yr -13.4%/yr RCI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.1% 55.8% 45.7% RCI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 64/100 45/100 CHTR

Percentile Scorecard

RCICHTRSBGI

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

AxisRCICHTRSBGI
Valuation 85 #8 of 49 88 #7 of 49 69 #17 of 53
Growth 46 #25 of 45 41 #27 of 45 16 #37 of 44
Profitability 71 #14 of 45 80 #10 of 45 63 #16 of 42
Financial Health 35 #32 of 49 10 #44 of 49 35 #40 of 61
Shareholder Returns 58 #16 of 37 100 #1 of 37 40 #16 of 26
Overall 59 64 45
  • RCI ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • CHTR ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • SBGI ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodRCICHTRSBGISPY
1 month +1.9%-1.5%-0.5% +0.7%
3 months -7.8%-23.2%-7.8% +3.7%
6 months -13.7%-34.0%-18.3% +7.1%
Year to date -16.6%-47.8%-17.0% +12.8%
1 year -20.9%-54.9%-3.6% +11.9%
3 years -15.4%-72.0%+19.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year -5.4%-34.6%+6.0% +22.8%
5 years -32.5%-83.8%-51.4% +67.6%
5 years, per year -7.6%-30.6%-13.4% +10.9%
10 years -21.6%-56.3%-49.2% +262.0%
10 years, per year -2.4%-7.9%-6.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureRCICHTRSBGISPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.1%55.8%45.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.0%65.3%42.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.140.140.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.72-0.98-0.08 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.3%-85.4%-67.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.2%-56.1%-25.3% -1.2%
52-week high $40.97$248.19$17.00 $779.14
52-week low $29.79$102.18$11.97 $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.

MultipleRCICHTRSBGI
P/E now vs peer median 25.3xmedian 11.5x 2.7xmedian 11.5x 17.6xmedian 18.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.1x 0.2xmedian 1.1x 0.3xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 6.8x 5.0xmedian 6.8x 9.5xmedian 10.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 5.9x 3.0xmedian 5.9x 9.6xmedian 9.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.3x 0.6xmedian 1.3x 2.4xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median -4.12median 0.25 0.26median 0.25 -0.50median 0.49

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 monthsRCICHTRSBGI
Revenue $16.37B $54.40B $3.26B
Gross profit $7.23B – –
Operating income $6.95B $12.66B $215.00M
Net income $733.46M $5.75B $54.00M
Free cash flow $6.69B $4.36B $95.00M
EPS (diluted) $1.24 $40.61 $0.72
Cash & equivalents $2.22B $509.00M $604.00M
Total debt $120.01B $93.96B $4.06B
Shares (diluted) 541.00M 121.26M 72.16M
Enterprise value $12.15B $11.27B -$1.92B

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
MetricRCICHTRSBGI
P/E 25.3x 2.7x 17.6x
P/FCF 2.5x 3.0x 9.6x
P/Operating cash flow 3.7x 0.8x 5.4x
P/S 1.0x 0.2x 0.3x
P/B 1.5x 0.6x 2.4x
P/Tangible book -1.8x -0.3x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA 4.3x 5.0x 9.5x
EV/EBIT 6.5x 8.4x 20.3x
EV/Revenue 2.8x 2.0x 1.3x
EV/FCF 6.8x 24.4x 46.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.9x 6.5x 25.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -4.12 0.26 -0.50

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRCICHTRSBGI
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.8% -1.5% -6.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.7% -0.1% -0.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.5% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.1% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 5.9% -4.4% -55.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.2% 1.4% -20.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -85.0% -5.0% -1.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -1.2% 2.4% -34.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -86.3% 9.3% 0.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -6.1% 10.1% -35.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.8% 8.3% -68.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.1% 5.1% -38.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 0.3% 1.3% -79.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.0% 7.0% -46.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRCICHTRSBGI
Gross margin 44.2% – –
EBITDA margin 63.8% 39.4% 14.2%
Operating margin 42.4% 23.3% 6.6%
Pretax margin 7.8% 13.8% 0.6%
Net margin 4.1% 9.1% 1.6%
FCF margin 40.9% 8.0% 2.9%
Operating cash flow margin 27.8% 30.3% 5.3%
Return on equity 6.3% 26.8% 15.8%
Return on assets 1.1% 3.7% 1.1%
Return on invested capital 9.6% 8.4% 4.7%
Return on capital employed 13.3% 9.0% 4.4%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.4x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 6.2x 2.9x 3.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.2% 1.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRCICHTRSBGI
Debt / assets 46.7% 60.4% 74.1%
Debt / equity 2.6x 4.3x 10.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.7x 4.4x 7.5x
Debt / FCF 4.5x 21.6x 42.7x
Liabilities / assets 82.1% 85.9% 93.1%
Equity / assets 17.9% 14.1% 6.9%
Interest coverage 4.4x – 0.6x
Current ratio 0.7x 0.4x 1.9x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.3x 1.8x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.0x 0.8x
Altman Z-score – 0.58 0.91

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRCICHTRSBGI
Dividend yield 6.4% – 7.9%
Net buyback yield – 36.5% –
Shareholder yield 6.4% 36.5% 7.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 131.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 74.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 6.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 1.4%

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.

ConsensusRCICHTRSBGI
Forward P/E 9.1xFY2026 2.5xFY2026 10.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.46FY2026 $42.86FY2026 $1.24FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -5.5%FY2026 +18.4%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after 0.0% -4.7% -196.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.02BFY2026 $57.99BFY2026 $3.73BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -5.0%FY2026 +5.9%FY2026 +17.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.2% -13.7% -17.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRCICHTRSBGI
Held by institutions – 83.3% 44.4%
Institutions holding – 784 178
Change in shares held, QoQ – +4.3% +6.0%
Institutions buying – 424 113
Institutions selling – 241 36
Buyers to sellers – 1.76 3.14

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.

RCICHTRSBGI
RCI 1.00 0.24 0.13
CHTR 0.24 1.00 0.26
SBGI 0.13 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RCI, CHTR and SBGI?

Rogers Communications (RCI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Rogers Communications (RCI) $17.56B, Charter Communications (CHTR) $13.24B, Sinclair (SBGI) $920.00M.

Which stock is cheaper, RCI, CHTR and SBGI?

Charter Communications (CHTR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Rogers Communications (RCI) 26.1x, Charter Communications (CHTR) 2.7x, Sinclair (SBGI) 17.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Charter Communications (CHTR) is cheapest (Rogers Communications (RCI) 9.1x, Charter Communications (CHTR) 2.5x, Sinclair (SBGI) 10.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Rogers Communications (RCI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Rogers Communications (RCI) +8.8%, Charter Communications (CHTR) -1.5%, Sinclair (SBGI) -6.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Charter Communications (CHTR) has the highest net margin (Rogers Communications (RCI) 4.1%, Charter Communications (CHTR) 9.1%, Sinclair (SBGI) 1.6%). On return on invested capital, Rogers Communications (RCI) leads (Rogers Communications (RCI) 9.6%, Charter Communications (CHTR) 8.4%, Sinclair (SBGI) 4.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sinclair (SBGI) returned the most: Rogers Communications (RCI) -20.9%, Charter Communications (CHTR) -54.9%, Sinclair (SBGI) -3.6%. Over five years, Rogers Communications (RCI) compounded fastest (Rogers Communications (RCI) -7.6%/yr, Charter Communications (CHTR) -30.6%/yr, Sinclair (SBGI) -13.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Rogers Communications (RCI) 0.00%, Charter Communications (CHTR) 0.00%, Sinclair (SBGI) 0.08%. Rogers Communications (RCI) and Charter Communications (CHTR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Rogers Communications (RCI) has been the steadiest (Rogers Communications (RCI) 29.1%, Charter Communications (CHTR) 55.8%, Sinclair (SBGI) 45.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RCI, CHTR and SBGI?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Rogers Communications (RCI) leads on 6. 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.