SBGI vs SONY vs NXST Stock Comparison

Sinclair, Sony and Nexstar Media Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SBGI Sinclair, Inc.
$12.08 -5.5% 1M -9.4% 1Y
Market cap
$881.76M
P/E
17.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.26B
Div. yield
0.08%
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
3 wins
SONY Sony Group Corp
$25.64 +8.9% 1M -10.7% 1Y
Market cap
$150.62B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$82.39B
Div. yield
–
Gaming Hardware Technology
5 wins
NXST Nexstar Media Group, Inc.
$166.26 +2.6% 1M -12.8% 1Y
Market cap
$5.06B
P/E
26.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.88B
Div. yield
0.04%
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Sony leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Sony 5, Nexstar Media 4, Sinclair 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSBGISONYNXSTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $881.76M $150.62B $5.06B SONY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.0x -29.5x 26.9x SBGI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.7x 19.4x 5.0x NXST
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -6.5% +2.1% +10.5% NXST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.6% -6.2% 3.2% NXST
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.7% 12.2% 5.8% SONY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 7.5x -0.3x 8.3x SONY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.08% 0.00% 0.04% SBGI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -9.4% -10.7% -12.8% SBGI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.6%/yr +1.6%/yr +2.1%/yr NXST
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.5% 29.3% 36.6% SONY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 54/100 50/100 SONY

Percentile Scorecard

SBGISONYNXST

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

AxisSBGISONYNXST
Valuation 69 #17 of 53 80 #23 of 112 65 #19 of 53
Growth 16 #37 of 44 20 #87 of 109 28 #32 of 44
Profitability 61 #17 of 42 63 #39 of 104 73 #12 of 42
Financial Health 33 #41 of 61 47 #62 of 116 37 #39 of 61
Shareholder Returns 44 #15 of 26 61 #32 of 81 48 #14 of 26
Overall 45 54 50
  • SBGI ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media
  • SONY ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • NXST 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

PeriodSBGISONYNXSTSPY
1 month -5.5%+8.9%+2.6% -0.2%
3 months -14.4%+13.0%-14.2% +3.9%
6 months -23.1%+28.4%-18.6% +8.2%
Year to date -21.0%+0.2%-18.1% +12.9%
1 year -9.4%-10.7%-12.8% +12.3%
3 years +20.2%+60.1%+22.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year +6.3%+17.0%+7.1% +23.3%
5 years -54.6%+8.4%+10.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year -14.6%+1.6%+2.1% +10.9%
10 years -51.3%+306.3%+243.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year -6.9%+15.1%+13.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSBGISONYNXSTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.5%29.3%36.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.0%27.5%37.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.290.600.44 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.21-0.36-0.35 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -67.8%-50.9%-39.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.9%-15.3%-34.5% -1.2%
52-week high $17.00$30.26$253.64 $779.14
52-week low $11.97$19.32$154.70 $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.

MultipleSBGISONYNXST
P/E now vs peer median 16.8xmedian 18.4x -30.0xmedian 33.2x 27.1xmedian 18.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 0.6x 1.9xmedian 2.8x 0.9xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.4xmedian 10.5x 8.5xmedian 20.0x 11.9xmedian 10.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.2xmedian 9.0x 14.6xmedian 29.8x 6.9xmedian 9.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.5x 2.9xmedian 3.0x 2.3xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -0.47median 0.44 0.75median 1.17 -0.85median 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 monthsSBGISONYNXST
Revenue $3.26B $82.39B $5.88B
Gross profit – $26.19B $3.21B
Operating income $215.00M $10.29B $1.04B
Net income $54.00M -$5.01B $168.00M
Free cash flow $95.00M $10.78B $743.00M
EPS (diluted) $0.72 $-0.85 $6.08
Cash & equivalents $604.00M $13.40B $218.00M
Total debt $4.06B $36.06B $11.74B
Shares (diluted) 72.16M 6.01B 30.91M
Enterprise value -$1.96B $87.89B $3.89B

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
MetricSBGISONYNXST
P/E 16.8x -30.0x 27.1x
P/FCF 9.2x 14.6x 6.9x
P/Operating cash flow 5.1x 11.6x 5.7x
P/S 0.3x 1.9x 0.9x
P/B 2.3x 2.9x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 3.1x -1.8x
EV/EBITDA 9.4x 8.5x 11.9x
EV/EBIT 20.1x 14.7x 15.9x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 1.8x 2.8x
EV/FCF 45.5x 14.1x 22.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 25.3x 11.2x 18.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.47 0.75 -0.85

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSBGISONYNXST
Revenue growth (1Y) -6.5% 2.1% 10.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.9% -1.2% 3.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 9.0% 4.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -5.8% 0.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -55.2% 12.4% -11.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -20.3% 6.1% 0.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -1.8% -168.9% -71.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -34.8% -40.0% -35.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 0.3% -167.4% -70.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -35.5% -40.2% -31.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -68.0% -18.9% -35.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -38.5% 28.4% -11.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -79.4% -11.4% -40.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -46.9% 82.7% -12.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSBGISONYNXST
Gross margin – 31.8% 54.6%
EBITDA margin 14.2% 21.6% 23.7%
Operating margin 6.6% 12.5% 17.8%
Pretax margin 0.6% 12.2% 3.6%
Net margin 1.6% -6.2% 3.2%
FCF margin 2.9% 13.1% 12.6%
Operating cash flow margin 5.3% 16.4% 15.2%
Return on equity 15.8% -9.5% 8.3%
Return on assets 1.1% -5.1% 1.0%
Return on invested capital 4.7% 12.2% 5.8%
Return on capital employed 4.4% 15.1% 6.3%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.8x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.2x -2.7x 5.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.6% – 1.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSBGISONYNXST
Debt / assets 74.1% 7.5% 66.3%
Debt / equity 10.7x 0.1x 5.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 7.5x -0.3x 8.3x
Debt / FCF 42.7x 0.7x 15.8x
Liabilities / assets 93.1% 45.3% 87.2%
Equity / assets 6.9% 54.7% 12.8%
Interest coverage 0.6x 12.2x 2.1x
Current ratio 1.9x 1.2x 1.6x
Quick ratio 1.8x 0.4x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.4x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 0.91 3.86 1.07

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSBGISONYNXST
Dividend yield 8.3% 0.3% 4.5%
Net buyback yield – 1.9% –
Shareholder yield 8.3% 2.3% 4.5%
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.

ConsensusSBGISONYNXST
Forward P/E 9.7xFY2026 19.4xFY2026 5.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.24FY2026 $1.32FY2026 $32.94FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +20.0%FY2026 +998.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -196.0% +6.8% -45.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.73BFY2026 $84.17BFY2026 $8.32BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.8%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026 +68.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -17.3% +0.3% -4.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSBGISONYNXST
Held by institutions 44.4% 7.9% 100.0%
Institutions holding 178 739 486
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.0% +2.1% +4.0%
Institutions buying 113 333 220
Institutions selling 36 268 181
Buyers to sellers 3.14 1.24 1.22

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.

SBGISONYNXST
SBGI 1.00 0.31 0.48
SONY 0.31 1.00 0.17
NXST 0.48 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SBGI, SONY and NXST?

Sony (SONY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sinclair (SBGI) $881.76M, Sony (SONY) $150.62B, Nexstar Media (NXST) $5.06B.

Which stock is cheaper, SBGI, SONY and NXST?

Sinclair (SBGI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sinclair (SBGI) 17.0x, Sony (SONY) -29.5x, Nexstar Media (NXST) 26.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nexstar Media (NXST) is cheapest (Sinclair (SBGI) 9.7x, Sony (SONY) 19.4x, Nexstar Media (NXST) 5.0x). 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%, Sony (SONY) +2.1%, Nexstar Media (NXST) +10.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nexstar Media (NXST) has the highest net margin (Sinclair (SBGI) 1.6%, Sony (SONY) -6.2%, Nexstar Media (NXST) 3.2%). On return on invested capital, Sony (SONY) leads (Sinclair (SBGI) 4.7%, Sony (SONY) 12.2%, Nexstar Media (NXST) 5.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sinclair (SBGI) returned the most: Sinclair (SBGI) -9.4%, Sony (SONY) -10.7%, Nexstar Media (NXST) -12.8%. Over five years, Nexstar Media (NXST) compounded fastest (Sinclair (SBGI) -14.6%/yr, Sony (SONY) +1.6%/yr, Nexstar Media (NXST) +2.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Sinclair (SBGI) has the highest dividend yield: Sinclair (SBGI) 0.08%, Sony (SONY) 0.00%, Nexstar Media (NXST) 0.04%. Sony (SONY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sony (SONY) has been the steadiest (Sinclair (SBGI) 45.5%, Sony (SONY) 29.3%, Nexstar Media (NXST) 36.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.