RCI vs SONY vs VOD Stock Comparison

Rogers Communications, Sony and Vodafone Group Public Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RCI Rogers Communications Inc
$31.31 -0.4% 1M -21.7% 1Y
Market cap
$16.80B
P/E
25.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.37B
Div. yield
–
Wireless Carriers Communication Services
4 wins
SONY Sony Group Corp
$25.23 +8.1% 1M -13.0% 1Y
Market cap
$151.55B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$82.39B
Div. yield
–
Gaming Hardware Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Sony leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Sony 4, Rogers Communications 4, Vodafone Group Public 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRCISONYVODLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $16.80B $151.55B $37.37B SONY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.0x -29.6x -81.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.0x 19.1x 12.5x RCI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.8% +2.1% — RCI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.1% -6.2% — RCI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.6% 12.2% — SONY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.7x -0.3x — SONY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -21.7% -13.0% +27.7% VOD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.6%/yr +1.7%/yr +0.9%/yr SONY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.1% 29.3% 32.0% RCI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 56/100 60/100 VOD

Percentile Scorecard

RCISONYVOD

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

AxisRCISONYVOD
Valuation 85 #8 of 49 81 #22 of 111 81 #10 of 49
Growth 46 #25 of 45 22 #85 of 108 –
Profitability 71 #14 of 45 62 #40 of 104 –
Financial Health 35 #32 of 49 48 #60 of 115 54 #23 of 49
Shareholder Returns 58 #16 of 37 69 #25 of 78 44 #21 of 37
Overall 59 56 60
  • RCI ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • SONY ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • VOD ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodRCISONYVODSPY
1 month -0.4%+8.1%-5.7% +0.9%
3 months -10.1%+8.4%-3.1% +5.9%
6 months -13.7%+27.6%+1.9% +8.5%
Year to date -17.0%-1.4%+18.3% +13.3%
1 year -21.7%-13.0%+27.7% +12.4%
3 years -14.8%+57.6%+69.7% +88.1%
3 years, per year -5.2%+16.4%+19.3% +23.5%
5 years -32.8%+8.9%+4.5% +68.2%
5 years, per year -7.6%+1.7%+0.9% +11.0%
10 years -21.9%+300.5%-44.1% +263.4%
10 years, per year -2.4%+14.9%-5.7% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureRCISONYVODSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.1%29.3%32.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.9%27.5%32.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.140.600.49 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.75-0.440.87 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.3%-50.9%-57.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.6%-16.6%-10.8% -0.9%
52-week high $40.97$30.26$17.53 $779.14
52-week low $29.79$19.32$11.20 $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.

MultipleRCISONYVOD
P/E now vs peer median 25.2xmedian 11.6x -29.5xmedian 33.5x -81.6xmedian 11.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.1x 1.9xmedian 2.8x 0.8xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 6.8x 8.4xmedian 19.6x —median 6.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 6.3x 14.4xmedian 29.8x 3.5xmedian 6.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.2x 2.9xmedian 2.9x 0.7xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -4.11median 0.24 0.73median 1.10 —median 0.24

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 monthsRCISONYVOD
Revenue $16.37B $82.39B –
Gross profit $7.23B $26.19B –
Operating income $6.95B $10.29B –
Net income $733.46M -$5.01B –
Free cash flow $6.69B $10.78B –
EPS (diluted) $1.24 $-0.85 –
Cash & equivalents $2.22B $13.40B $10.31B
Total debt $120.01B $36.06B $60.32B
Shares (diluted) 541.00M 6.01B 2.40B
Enterprise value $11.39B $88.81B $6.77B

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
MetricRCISONYVOD
P/E 25.2x -29.5x -81.6x
P/FCF 2.5x 14.4x 3.5x
P/Operating cash flow 3.7x 11.4x –
P/S 1.0x 1.9x 0.8x
P/B 1.5x 2.9x 0.7x
P/Tangible book -1.8x 3.1x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA 4.3x 8.4x –
EV/EBIT 6.5x 14.5x –
EV/Revenue 2.8x 1.8x –
EV/FCF 6.7x 13.8x –
EV/Operating cash flow 9.9x 11.0x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -4.11 0.73 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRCISONYVOD
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.8% 2.1% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.7% -1.2% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.5% 9.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.1% -5.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 5.9% 12.4% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.2% 6.1% –
Net income growth (1Y) -85.0% -168.9% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -1.2% -40.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) -86.3% -167.4% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -6.1% -40.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.8% -18.9% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.1% 28.4% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 0.3% -11.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.0% 82.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRCISONYVOD
Gross margin 44.2% 31.8% –
EBITDA margin 63.8% 21.6% –
Operating margin 42.4% 12.5% –
Pretax margin 7.8% 12.2% –
Net margin 4.1% -6.2% –
FCF margin 40.9% 13.1% –
Operating cash flow margin 27.8% 16.4% –
Return on equity 6.3% -9.5% –
Return on assets 1.1% -5.1% –
Return on invested capital 9.6% 12.2% –
Return on capital employed 13.3% 15.1% –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.8x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 6.2x -2.7x –
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRCISONYVOD
Debt / assets 46.7% 7.5% 40.5%
Debt / equity 2.6x 0.1x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.7x -0.3x –
Debt / FCF 4.5x 0.7x –
Liabilities / assets 82.1% 45.3% 61.0%
Equity / assets 17.9% 54.7% 39.0%
Interest coverage 4.4x 12.2x –
Current ratio 0.7x 1.2x 0.4x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.4x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.4x 0.4x
Altman Z-score – 3.82 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRCISONYVOD
Dividend yield 6.4% 0.3% 3.4%
Net buyback yield – 2.0% –
Shareholder yield 6.4% 2.3% 3.4%
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.

ConsensusRCISONYVOD
Forward P/E 9.0xFY2026 19.1xFY2026 12.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.46FY2026 $1.32FY2026 $1.25FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -5.5%FY2026 +20.0%FY2026 -0.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after 0.0% +6.8% +13.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.02BFY2026 $84.17BFY2026 $53.46BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -5.0%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026 +12.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.2% +0.3% -3.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRCISONYVOD
Held by institutions – 7.9% 7.9%
Institutions holding – 739 575
Change in shares held, QoQ – +2.1% -0.8%
Institutions buying – 333 255
Institutions selling – 268 162
Buyers to sellers – 1.24 1.57

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.

RCISONYVOD
RCI 1.00 0.19 0.24
SONY 0.19 1.00 0.17
VOD 0.24 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RCI, SONY and VOD?

Sony (SONY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Rogers Communications (RCI) $16.80B, Sony (SONY) $151.55B, Vodafone Group Public (VOD) $37.37B.

Which company is growing faster?

Rogers Communications (RCI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Rogers Communications (RCI) +8.8%, Sony (SONY) +2.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Rogers Communications (RCI) has the highest net margin (Rogers Communications (RCI) 4.1%, Sony (SONY) -6.2%). On return on invested capital, Sony (SONY) leads (Rogers Communications (RCI) 9.6%, Sony (SONY) 12.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Vodafone Group Public (VOD) returned the most: Rogers Communications (RCI) -21.7%, Sony (SONY) -13.0%, Vodafone Group Public (VOD) +27.7%. Over five years, Sony (SONY) compounded fastest (Rogers Communications (RCI) -7.6%/yr, Sony (SONY) +1.7%/yr, Vodafone Group Public (VOD) +0.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Rogers Communications (RCI) has been the steadiest (Rogers Communications (RCI) 29.1%, Sony (SONY) 29.3%, Vodafone Group Public (VOD) 32.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RCI, SONY and VOD?

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 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.