SBGI vs NXST vs TV Stock Comparison

Sinclair, Nexstar Media and Grupo Televisa, S.A.B Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SBGI Sinclair, Inc.
$12.22 -4.6% 1M -7.3% 1Y
Market cap
$881.76M
P/E
17.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.26B
Div. yield
8.18%
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
4 wins
NXST Nexstar Media Group, Inc.
$164.49 +1.7% 1M -14.0% 1Y
Market cap
$5.07B
P/E
26.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.88B
Div. yield
4.52%
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
7 wins
TV Grupo Televisa, S.A.B.
$2.17 -7.7% 1M -21.1% 1Y
Market cap
$135.02B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.23B
Div. yield
–
Broadband and Cable Communication Services
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Nexstar Media leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Nexstar Media 7, Sinclair 4, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSBGINXSTTVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $881.76M $5.07B $135.02B TV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.0x 26.8x -275.8x SBGI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.9x 5.0x 12.1x NXST
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -6.5% +10.5% +5.5% NXST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.6% 3.2% -15.3% NXST
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.7% 5.8% 2.9% NXST
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 7.5x 8.3x 64.6x SBGI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 8.18% 4.52% 0.00% SBGI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -7.3% -14.0% -21.1% SBGI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.1%/yr +1.9%/yr -26.5%/yr NXST
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.5% 36.6% 38.2% NXST
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 50/100 33/100 NXST

Percentile Scorecard

SBGINXSTTV

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

AxisSBGINXSTTV
Valuation 69 #17 of 53 67 #18 of 53 4 #47 of 49
Growth 16 #37 of 44 28 #32 of 44 21 #36 of 45
Profitability 61 #17 of 42 71 #13 of 42 34 #30 of 45
Financial Health 35 #40 of 61 40 #37 of 61 75 #13 of 49
Shareholder Returns 40 #16 of 26 44 #15 of 26 –
Overall 44 50 33
  • SBGI ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media
  • NXST ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media
  • TV ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSBGINXSTTVSPY
1 month -4.6%+1.7%-7.7% +0.9%
3 months -13.9%-16.5%-23.3% +5.9%
6 months -19.9%-18.9%-23.9% +8.5%
Year to date -20.1%-19.0%-25.4% +13.3%
1 year -7.3%-14.0%-21.1% +12.4%
3 years +21.6%+21.4%-7.7% +88.1%
3 years, per year +6.7%+6.7%-2.6% +23.5%
5 years -53.2%+9.7%-78.6% +68.2%
5 years, per year -14.1%+1.9%-26.5% +11.0%
10 years -51.1%+237.8%-91.2% +263.4%
10 years, per year -6.9%+12.9%-21.6% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureSBGINXSTTVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.5%36.6%38.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.1%37.7%40.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.290.440.66 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.16-0.38-0.55 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -67.8%-39.0%-86.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.1%-35.1%-36.9% -0.9%
52-week high $17.00$253.64$3.44 $779.14
52-week low $11.97$154.70$2.17 $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.

MultipleSBGINXSTTV
P/E now vs peer median 17.0xmedian 18.7x 26.8xmedian 18.7x -275.8xmedian 11.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 0.6x 0.9xmedian 0.6x 41.8xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.4xmedian 10.6x 11.9xmedian 10.6x 3,856xmedian 6.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.3xmedian 8.9x 6.8xmedian 8.9x —median 6.3x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.6x 2.2xmedian 1.6x 21.1xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.48median 0.49 -0.84median 0.49 8.97median 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 monthsSBGINXSTTV
Revenue $3.26B $5.88B $3.23B
Gross profit – $3.21B $1.78B
Operating income $215.00M $1.04B $307.39M
Net income $54.00M $168.00M -$116.03M
Free cash flow $95.00M $743.00M –
EPS (diluted) $0.72 $6.08 $-0.01
Cash & equivalents $604.00M $218.00M $1.70B
Total debt $4.06B $11.74B $14.34B
Shares (diluted) 72.16M 30.91M 68.12B
Enterprise value -$2.03B $3.87B $127.32B

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
MetricSBGINXSTTV
P/E 17.0x 26.8x -275.8x
P/FCF 9.3x 6.8x –
P/Operating cash flow 5.2x 5.7x –
P/S 0.3x 0.9x 41.8x
P/B 2.3x 2.2x 21.1x
P/Tangible book 2.5x -1.8x 27.1x
EV/EBITDA 9.4x 11.9x 3,856x
EV/EBIT 20.2x 15.9x 446.7x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 2.8x 42.6x
EV/FCF 45.7x 22.3x –
EV/Operating cash flow 25.4x 18.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.48 -0.84 8.97

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSBGINXSTTV
Revenue growth (1Y) -6.5% 10.5% 5.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.9% 3.8% -11.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 4.0% -37.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 0.5% -18.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -55.2% -11.9% 255.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -20.3% 0.4% 5.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -1.8% -71.9% 68.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -34.8% -35.6% -27.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 0.3% -70.7% -18.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -35.5% -31.9% -30.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -68.0% -35.3% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -38.5% -11.1% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -79.4% -40.7% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -46.9% -12.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSBGINXSTTV
Gross margin – 54.6% 55.2%
EBITDA margin 14.2% 23.7% 1.1%
Operating margin 6.6% 17.8% 9.5%
Pretax margin 0.6% 3.6% 8.3%
Net margin 1.6% 3.2% -15.3%
FCF margin 2.9% 12.6% –
Operating cash flow margin 5.3% 15.2% –
Return on equity 15.8% 8.3% -1.9%
Return on assets 1.1% 1.0% -0.9%
Return on invested capital 4.7% 5.8% 2.9%
Return on capital employed 4.4% 6.3% 2.7%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.3x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.2x 5.3x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.6% 1.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSBGINXSTTV
Debt / assets 74.1% 66.3% 34.8%
Debt / equity 10.7x 5.2x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 7.5x 8.3x 64.6x
Debt / FCF 42.7x 15.8x –
Liabilities / assets 93.1% 87.2% 52.7%
Equity / assets 6.9% 12.8% 47.3%
Interest coverage 0.6x 2.1x 0.7x
Current ratio 1.9x 1.6x 2.4x
Quick ratio 1.8x 1.4x 1.8x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.2x 1.5x
Altman Z-score 0.91 1.06 12.51

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSBGINXSTTV
Dividend yield 8.2% 4.5% –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 8.2% 4.5% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 131.5% 134.5% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 74.7% 30.4% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 6.0% 2.7% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 1.4% 10.6% –

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.

ConsensusSBGINXSTTV
Forward P/E 9.9xFY2026 5.0xFY2026 12.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.24FY2026 $32.94FY2026 $0.18FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +998.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -196.0% -45.6% +38.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.73BFY2026 $8.32BFY2026 $3.07BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.8%FY2026 +68.2%FY2026 -9.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -17.3% -4.3% -4.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSBGINXSTTV
Held by institutions 44.4% 100.0% 0.2%
Institutions holding 178 486 106
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.0% +4.0% -4.9%
Institutions buying 113 220 44
Institutions selling 36 181 33
Buyers to sellers 3.14 1.22 1.33

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.

SBGINXSTTV
SBGI 1.00 0.48 0.17
NXST 0.48 1.00 0.15
TV 0.17 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SBGI, NXST and TV?

Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sinclair (SBGI) $881.76M, Nexstar Media (NXST) $5.07B, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) $135.02B.

Which stock is cheaper, SBGI, NXST and TV?

Sinclair (SBGI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sinclair (SBGI) 17.0x, Nexstar Media (NXST) 26.8x, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) -275.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nexstar Media (NXST) is cheapest (Sinclair (SBGI) 9.9x, Nexstar Media (NXST) 5.0x, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) 12.1x). 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: Sinclair (SBGI) -6.5%, Nexstar Media (NXST) +10.5%, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) +5.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nexstar Media (NXST) has the highest net margin (Sinclair (SBGI) 1.6%, Nexstar Media (NXST) 3.2%, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) -15.3%). On return on invested capital, Nexstar Media (NXST) leads (Sinclair (SBGI) 4.7%, Nexstar Media (NXST) 5.8%, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) 2.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sinclair (SBGI) returned the most: Sinclair (SBGI) -7.3%, Nexstar Media (NXST) -14.0%, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) -21.1%. Over five years, Nexstar Media (NXST) compounded fastest (Sinclair (SBGI) -14.1%/yr, Nexstar Media (NXST) +1.9%/yr, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) -26.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Sinclair (SBGI) has the highest dividend yield: Sinclair (SBGI) 8.18%, Nexstar Media (NXST) 4.52%, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) 0.00%. Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nexstar Media (NXST) has been the steadiest (Sinclair (SBGI) 45.5%, Nexstar Media (NXST) 36.6%, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) 38.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SBGI, NXST and TV?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Nexstar Media (NXST) leads on 7. 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.