SBGI vs CMCSA vs DIS Stock Comparison

Sinclair, Comcast and Walt Disney Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SBGI Sinclair, Inc.
$12.08 -5.5% 1M -9.4% 1Y
Market cap
$872.38M
P/E
16.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.26B
Div. yield
0.08%
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
1 win
CMCSA Comcast Corp
$21.84 -0.3% 1M -25.8% 1Y
Market cap
$76.55B
P/E
6.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$123.01B
Div. yield
–
Broadband and Cable Communication Services
5 wins
DIS Walt Disney Co
$110.24 +3.9% 1M -1.9% 1Y
Market cap
$189.44B
P/E
22.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$98.86B
Div. yield
0.01%
Film and Television Communication Services
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Walt Disney leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Walt Disney 6, Comcast 5, Sinclair 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSBGICMCSADISLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $872.38M $76.55B $189.44B DIS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.8x 6.8x 22.0x CMCSA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.7x 6.4x 14.9x CMCSA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -6.5% -0.2% +4.6% DIS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.6% 9.2% 8.7% CMCSA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.7% 7.8% -18.0% CMCSA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 7.5x 2.4x -1.2x DIS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.08% 0.00% 0.01% SBGI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -9.4% -25.8% -1.9% DIS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.6%/yr -15.9%/yr -8.3%/yr DIS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.5% 34.3% 27.2% DIS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 66/100 57/100 CMCSA

Percentile Scorecard

SBGICMCSADIS

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

AxisSBGICMCSADIS
Valuation 69 #17 of 53 92 #5 of 49 41 #73 of 123
Growth 16 #37 of 44 23 #35 of 45 60 #43 of 107
Profitability 61 #17 of 42 68 #15 of 45 39 #65 of 105
Financial Health 33 #41 of 61 60 #20 of 49 63 #49 of 131
Shareholder Returns 44 #15 of 26 86 #6 of 37 81 #15 of 74
Overall 45 66 57
  • SBGI ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media
  • CMCSA ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • 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

PeriodSBGICMCSADISSPY
1 month -5.5%-0.3%+3.9% -0.2%
3 months -14.4%-9.7%+11.5% +3.9%
6 months -23.1%-21.0%+8.6% +8.2%
Year to date -21.0%-26.9%-3.1% +12.9%
1 year -9.4%-25.8%-1.9% +12.3%
3 years +20.2%-44.9%+39.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +6.3%-18.0%+11.6% +23.3%
5 years -54.6%-57.9%-35.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year -14.6%-15.9%-8.3% +10.9%
10 years -51.3%-29.0%+17.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year -6.9%-3.4%+1.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSBGICMCSADISSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.5%34.3%27.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.0%40.0%27.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.290.020.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.21-0.75-0.07 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -67.8%-61.9%-55.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.9%-32.8%-5.5% -1.2%
52-week high $17.00$32.48$116.65 $779.14
52-week low $11.97$20.66$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.

MultipleSBGICMCSADIS
P/E now vs peer median 16.8xmedian 18.4x 6.9xmedian 11.8x 22.3xmedian 16.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 0.6x 0.6xmedian 1.1x 1.9xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.4xmedian 10.5x 4.7xmedian 6.8x -6.6xmedian 9.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.2xmedian 9.0x 3.9xmedian 5.9x 23.0xmedian 9.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.5x 0.8xmedian 1.2x 1.6xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median -0.47median 0.44 -1.49median 0.24 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 monthsSBGICMCSADIS
Revenue $3.26B $123.01B $98.86B
Gross profit – – $43.29B
Operating income $215.00M $18.10B -$40.54B
Net income $54.00M $11.32B $9.24B
Free cash flow $95.00M $19.67B $8.29B
EPS (diluted) $0.72 $3.18 $4.93
Cash & equivalents $604.00M $7.60B $5.19B
Total debt $4.06B $87.40B $46.04B
Shares (diluted) 72.16M 3.56B 1.74B
Enterprise value -$1.97B $42.35B $167.20B

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
MetricSBGICMCSADIS
P/E 16.8x 6.9x 22.3x
P/FCF 9.2x 3.9x 23.0x
P/Operating cash flow 5.1x 2.4x 11.2x
P/S 0.3x 0.6x 1.9x
P/B 2.3x 0.8x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 2.3x 1.8x
EV/EBITDA 9.4x 4.7x -6.6x
EV/EBIT 20.1x 8.7x -5.7x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 1.3x 2.3x
EV/FCF 45.5x 8.0x 27.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 25.3x 5.0x 13.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.47 -1.49 0.38

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSBGICMCSADIS
Revenue growth (1Y) -6.5% -0.2% 4.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.9% 0.6% 4.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – -6.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 14.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -55.2% -18.4% -18.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -20.3% -8.1% 7.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -1.8% -49.9% -26.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -34.8% -9.3% 46.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 0.3% -48.2% -22.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -35.5% -4.6% 58.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -68.0% -3.5% -11.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -38.5% 3.7% 30.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -79.4% -6.2% -28.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -46.9% 7.2% 42.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSBGICMCSADIS
Gross margin – – 43.8%
EBITDA margin 14.2% 27.3% -35.4%
Operating margin 6.6% 14.7% -41.0%
Pretax margin 0.6% 11.3% 12.9%
Net margin 1.6% 9.2% 8.7%
FCF margin 2.9% 16.0% 8.4%
Operating cash flow margin 5.3% 25.8% 17.2%
Return on equity 15.8% 11.9% 8.0%
Return on assets 1.1% 4.2% 4.5%
Return on invested capital 4.7% 7.8% -18.0%
Return on capital employed 4.4% 8.0% -23.9%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.2x 2.8x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 1.6% 1.1% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSBGICMCSADIS
Debt / assets 74.1% 33.9% 22.5%
Debt / equity 10.7x 0.9x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 7.5x 2.4x -1.2x
Debt / FCF 42.7x 4.4x 5.6x
Liabilities / assets 93.1% 64.1% 42.9%
Equity / assets 6.9% 35.9% 57.1%
Interest coverage 0.6x 4.3x –
Current ratio 1.9x 0.8x 0.7x
Quick ratio 1.8x 0.7x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 0.91 1.30 1.51

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSBGICMCSADIS
Dividend yield 8.3% 6.0% 1.4%
Net buyback yield – 5.2% 4.3%
Shareholder yield 8.3% 11.3% 5.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 131.5% – 18.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) 74.7% – 20.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) 6.0% – 109.9%
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.

ConsensusSBGICMCSADIS
Forward P/E 9.7xFY2026 6.4xFY2026 14.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.24FY2026 $3.40FY2026 $7.38FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -21.1%FY2026 +24.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -196.0% +10.3% -2.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.73BFY2026 $114.72BFY2026 $95.51BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.8%FY2026 -7.3%FY2026 +1.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -17.3% +4.0% +14.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSBGICMCSADIS
Held by institutions 44.4% 88.7% 75.9%
Institutions holding 178 1,884 2,942
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.0% +2.7% +1.8%
Institutions buying 113 832 1,211
Institutions selling 36 858 1,369
Buyers to sellers 3.14 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.

SBGICMCSADIS
SBGI 1.00 0.23 0.33
CMCSA 0.23 1.00 0.30
DIS 0.33 0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SBGI, CMCSA and DIS?

Walt Disney (DIS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sinclair (SBGI) $872.38M, Comcast (CMCSA) $76.55B, Walt Disney (DIS) $189.44B.

Which stock is cheaper, SBGI, CMCSA and DIS?

Comcast (CMCSA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sinclair (SBGI) 16.8x, Comcast (CMCSA) 6.8x, Walt Disney (DIS) 22.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Comcast (CMCSA) is cheapest (Sinclair (SBGI) 9.7x, Comcast (CMCSA) 6.4x, 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?

Walt Disney (DIS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Sinclair (SBGI) -6.5%, Comcast (CMCSA) -0.2%, Walt Disney (DIS) +4.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Comcast (CMCSA) has the highest net margin (Sinclair (SBGI) 1.6%, Comcast (CMCSA) 9.2%, Walt Disney (DIS) 8.7%). On return on invested capital, Comcast (CMCSA) leads (Sinclair (SBGI) 4.7%, Comcast (CMCSA) 7.8%, Walt Disney (DIS) -18.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Walt Disney (DIS) returned the most: Sinclair (SBGI) -9.4%, Comcast (CMCSA) -25.8%, Walt Disney (DIS) -1.9%. Over five years, Walt Disney (DIS) compounded fastest (Sinclair (SBGI) -14.6%/yr, Comcast (CMCSA) -15.9%/yr, Walt Disney (DIS) -8.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Sinclair (SBGI) has the highest dividend yield: Sinclair (SBGI) 0.08%, Comcast (CMCSA) 0.00%, Walt Disney (DIS) 0.01%. Comcast (CMCSA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Walt Disney (DIS) has been the steadiest (Sinclair (SBGI) 45.5%, Comcast (CMCSA) 34.3%, Walt Disney (DIS) 27.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SBGI, CMCSA 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 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.