SBGI vs ERIC vs WBD Stock Comparison

Sinclair, Ericsson Lm Telephone and Warner Bros. Discovery Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SBGI Sinclair, Inc.
$11.97 -6.3% 1M -11.1% 1Y
Market cap
$871.30M
P/E
16.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.26B
Div. yield
0.08%
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
2 wins
ERIC Ericsson Lm Telephone Co
$10.89 +14.3% 1M +15.2% 1Y
Market cap
$36.91B
P/E
18.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$24.56B
Div. yield
-0.03%
Networking Equipment Technology
4 wins
WBD Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.
$30.98 +9.7% 1M +62.4% 1Y
Market cap
$77.70B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$36.12B
Div. yield
–
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Warner Bros. Discovery leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Warner Bros. Discovery 5, Ericsson Lm Telephone 4, Sinclair 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSBGIERICWBDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $871.30M $36.91B $77.70B WBD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.8x 18.1x -24.6x SBGI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.7x 16.8x — SBGI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -6.5% -38.5% -6.1% WBD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.6% 8.3% -8.8% ERIC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.7% 20.0% -1.6% ERIC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 7.5x -0.6x 7.5x ERIC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.08% -0.03% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -11.1% +15.2% +62.4% WBD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.8%/yr -0.2%/yr +3.2%/yr WBD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.6% 36.5% 26.7% WBD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 59/100 31/100 ERIC

Percentile Scorecard

SBGIERICWBD

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

AxisSBGIERICWBD
Valuation 70 #17 of 54 88 #14 of 111 23 #42 of 54
Growth 16 #38 of 45 46 #59 of 108 25 #34 of 45
Profitability 62 #17 of 43 86 #15 of 104 36 #28 of 43
Financial Health 33 #42 of 62 40 #70 of 115 41 #37 of 62
Shareholder Returns 44 #15 of 26 38 #51 of 81 –
Overall 45 59 31
  • SBGI ranked among 62 companies in Advertising and Media
  • ERIC ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • WBD ranked among 62 companies in Advertising and Media

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSBGIERICWBDSPY
1 month -6.3%+14.3%+9.7% -0.8%
3 months -11.3%+12.6%+18.6% +3.5%
6 months -24.0%-1.5%+13.2% +7.0%
Year to date -21.8%+12.8%+7.5% +12.2%
1 year -11.1%+15.2%+62.4% +13.0%
3 years +19.1%+149.8%+201.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year +6.0%+35.7%+44.5% +23.1%
5 years -55.1%-1.0%+17.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year -14.8%-0.2%+3.2% +11.0%
10 years -53.7%+116.1%+11.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year -7.4%+8.0%+1.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureSBGIERICWBDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.6%36.5%26.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.0%36.7%18.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.281.030.50 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.240.422.34 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -67.8%-65.8%-78.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -29.6%-20.7%0.0% -1.8%
52-week high $17.00$13.74$30.98 $779.14
52-week low $11.97$9.15$17.10 $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.

MultipleSBGIERICWBD
P/E now vs peer median 16.6xmedian 18.4x 17.8xmedian 32.0x -24.6xmedian 18.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 0.6x 1.5xmedian 2.8x 2.2xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.4xmedian 11.0x 9.1xmedian 19.4x 28.0xmedian 11.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.1xmedian 9.1x 9.8xmedian 29.0x 35.6xmedian 9.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.6x 3.3xmedian 2.9x 2.3xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median -0.47median 0.44 0.41median 1.13 -1.04median 0.44

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 monthsSBGIERICWBD
Revenue $3.26B $24.56B $36.12B
Gross profit – $11.51B $17.06B
Operating income $215.00M $2.90B -$1.27B
Net income $54.00M $2.04B -$3.15B
Free cash flow $95.00M $3.76B $2.18B
R&D – $5.22B –
EPS (diluted) $0.72 $0.61 $-1.23
Cash & equivalents $604.00M $5.11B $3.37B
Total debt $4.06B $3.73B $32.02B
Shares (diluted) 72.16M 3.34B 2.58B
Enterprise value -$1.97B $14.53B $63.36B

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
MetricSBGIERICWBD
P/E 16.6x 17.8x -24.6x
P/FCF 9.1x 9.8x 35.6x
P/Operating cash flow 5.1x 10.7x 22.7x
P/S 0.3x 1.5x 2.2x
P/B 2.3x 3.3x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 3.3x 9.6x
EV/EBITDA 9.4x 9.1x 28.0x
EV/EBIT 20.1x 11.9x -83.6x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 1.4x 2.9x
EV/FCF 45.5x 9.2x 48.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 25.3x 10.0x 31.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.47 0.41 -1.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSBGIERICWBD
Revenue growth (1Y) -6.5% -38.5% -6.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.9% -2.0% -4.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 3.7% 2.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 4.0% 2.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -55.2% -18.4% -675.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -20.3% 55.0% 38.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -1.8% -18.7% -595.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -34.8% 43.4% 22.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 0.3% -17.7% -500.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -35.5% 43.1% 23.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -68.0% 4.3% -32.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -38.5% 44.0% -7.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -79.4% 6.1% -46.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -46.9% 34.7% -10.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSBGIERICWBD
Gross margin – 46.8% 47.2%
EBITDA margin 14.2% 15.4% 10.5%
Operating margin 6.6% 11.8% -3.5%
Pretax margin 0.6% 11.2% -10.4%
Net margin 1.6% 8.3% -8.8%
FCF margin 2.9% 15.3% 6.0%
Operating cash flow margin 5.3% 14.0% 9.5%
Return on equity 15.8% 18.7% -9.3%
Return on assets 1.1% 6.8% -3.2%
Return on invested capital 4.7% 20.0% -1.6%
Return on capital employed 4.4% 17.8% -1.6%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.8x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.2x 1.7x -1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.6% – 2.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSBGIERICWBD
Debt / assets 74.1% 12.4% 32.9%
Debt / equity 10.7x 0.3x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 7.5x -0.6x 7.5x
Debt / FCF 42.7x 1.0x 14.7x
Liabilities / assets 93.1% 63.1% 65.0%
Equity / assets 6.9% 36.9% 35.0%
Interest coverage 0.6x – -0.6x
Current ratio 1.9x 1.2x 0.8x
Quick ratio 1.8x 0.8x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.4x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 0.91 – 0.82

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSBGIERICWBD
Dividend yield 8.4% 2.8% –
Net buyback yield – -2.2% –
Shareholder yield 8.4% 0.6% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 131.5% 50.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 74.7% 27.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 6.0% -13.4% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 1.4% -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.

ConsensusSBGIERICWBD
Forward P/E 9.7xFY2026 16.8xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.24FY2026 $0.65FY2026 $-1.08FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -30.9%FY2026 -472.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -196.0% -3.1% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.73BFY2026 $24.16BFY2026 $34.48BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.8%FY2026 -8.1%FY2026 -7.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -17.3% +1.0% +11.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSBGIERICWBD
Held by institutions 66.1% 9.5% 77.8%
Institutions holding 178 388 1,319
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.0% +0.4% +10.9%
Institutions buying 113 219 628
Institutions selling 36 110 436
Buyers to sellers 3.14 1.99 1.44

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.

SBGIERICWBD
SBGI 1.00 0.10 0.05
ERIC 0.10 1.00 0.11
WBD 0.05 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SBGI, ERIC and WBD?

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sinclair (SBGI) $871.30M, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) $36.91B, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) $77.70B.

Which stock is cheaper, SBGI, ERIC and WBD?

Sinclair (SBGI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sinclair (SBGI) 16.8x, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 18.1x, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) -24.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sinclair (SBGI) is cheapest (Sinclair (SBGI) 9.7x, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 16.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Sinclair (SBGI) -6.5%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) -38.5%, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) -6.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) has the highest net margin (Sinclair (SBGI) 1.6%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 8.3%, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) -8.8%). On return on invested capital, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) leads (Sinclair (SBGI) 4.7%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 20.0%, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) -1.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) returned the most: Sinclair (SBGI) -11.1%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) +15.2%, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) +62.4%. Over five years, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) compounded fastest (Sinclair (SBGI) -14.8%/yr, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) -0.2%/yr, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) +3.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Sinclair (SBGI) 0.08%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) -0.03%, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) 0.00%. Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) and Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has been the steadiest (Sinclair (SBGI) 45.6%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 36.5%, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) 26.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SBGI, ERIC and WBD?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) leads on 5. 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.