SIRI vs RCI vs NWSA Stock Comparison

Sirius Xm Holdings, Rogers Communications and News Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SIRI Sirius Xm Holdings Inc.
$27.63 +5.1% 1M +29.6% 1Y
Market cap
$9.23B
P/E
10.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.60B
Div. yield
0.04%
Radio Broadcasting Communication Services
5 wins
RCI Rogers Communications Inc
$32.38 -2.7% 1M -16.2% 1Y
Market cap
$17.46B
P/E
26.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.37B
Div. yield
–
Wireless Carriers Communication Services
3 wins
NWSA News Corp
$30.74 +9.3% 1M +16.4% 1Y
Market cap
$17.01B
P/E
29.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.03B
Div. yield
–
Publishing Communication Services
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Sirius Xm Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Sirius Xm Holdings 5, Rogers Communications 3, News 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSIRIRCINWSALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.23B $17.46B $17.01B RCI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.5x 26.0x 29.7x SIRI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.8x 9.5x 24.6x SIRI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.4% +8.8% +6.8% RCI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.2% 4.1% 6.3% SIRI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.8% 9.6% 6.6% RCI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.1x 2.7x -0.1x NWSA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.04% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +29.6% -16.2% +16.4% SIRI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.6%/yr -7.8%/yr +5.0%/yr NWSA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.3% 29.1% 26.2% NWSA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 75/100 60/100 69/100 SIRI

Percentile Scorecard

SIRIRCINWSA

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

AxisSIRIRCINWSA
Valuation 93 #5 of 54 83 #9 of 49 57 #24 of 54
Growth 73 #13 of 45 47 #25 of 46 93 #4 of 45
Profitability 86 #7 of 43 69 #15 of 46 79 #10 of 43
Financial Health 51 #31 of 62 37 #32 of 50 87 #9 of 62
Shareholder Returns 72 #8 of 26 63 #14 of 36 32 #18 of 26
Overall 75 60 69
  • SIRI ranked among 63 companies in Advertising and Media
  • RCI ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • NWSA ranked among 63 companies in Advertising and Media

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSIRIRCINWSASPY
1 month +5.1%-2.7%+9.3% -1.0%
3 months -7.3%-1.1%+14.9% +2.9%
6 months +3.8%-10.2%+17.3% +6.4%
Year to date +38.2%-14.2%+17.7% +11.4%
1 year +29.6%-16.2%+16.4% +13.1%
3 years -37.8%-14.4%+43.2% +79.4%
3 years, per year -14.6%-5.1%+12.7% +21.5%
5 years -54.5%-33.2%+27.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year -14.6%-7.8%+5.0% +10.9%
10 years -33.4%-20.2%+129.2% +255.2%
10 years, per year -4.0%-2.2%+8.7% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureSIRIRCINWSASPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.3%29.1%26.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.2%28.0%27.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.260.170.19 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.89-0.550.63 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -75.2%-61.3%-38.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.2%-21.0%-1.4% -2.5%
52-week high $32.59$40.97$31.19 $779.14
52-week low $19.92$29.79$22.40 $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.

MultipleSIRIRCINWSA
P/E now vs peer median 10.6xmedian 18.8x 26.0xmedian 11.6x 29.9xmedian 18.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 0.7x 1.1xmedian 1.1x 1.9xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 11.1x 4.4xmedian 6.9x 11.1xmedian 11.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 9.4x 2.6xmedian 5.6x 21.1xmedian 9.4x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.6x 1.5xmedian 1.3x 1.9xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median -2.20median 0.44 -4.25median 0.24 0.51median 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 monthsSIRIRCINWSA
Revenue $8.60B $16.37B $9.03B
Gross profit $5.74B $7.23B –
Operating income $1.65B $6.95B –
Net income $880.00M $733.46M $743.00M
Free cash flow $1.55B $6.69B $811.00M
R&D $259.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $2.57 $1.24 $1.03
Cash & equivalents $174.00M $2.22B $2.10B
Total debt $9.46B $120.01B $1.99B
Shares (diluted) 342.00M 541.00M 558.40M
Enterprise value $8.81B $12.04B $8.49B

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
MetricSIRIRCINWSA
P/E 10.6x 26.0x 29.9x
P/FCF 6.0x 2.6x 21.1x
P/Operating cash flow 4.4x 3.8x 13.8x
P/S 1.1x 1.1x 1.9x
P/B 0.8x 1.5x 1.9x
P/Tangible book 2.8x -1.9x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA 8.2x 4.4x 11.1x
EV/EBIT 11.3x 6.6x 16.3x
EV/Revenue 2.2x 2.8x 1.9x
EV/FCF 12.0x 6.8x 21.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.8x 10.0x 13.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.20 -4.25 0.51

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSIRIRCINWSA
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.4% 8.8% 6.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.3% 6.7% 4.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 0.2% 4.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -2.0% 7.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 200.1% 5.9% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -3.0% 7.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) 138.9% -85.0% -44.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -6.0% -1.2% 58.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 152.2% -86.3% -50.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -4.8% -6.1% 58.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 18.4% 14.8% 26.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.6% 7.1% 16.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 46.0% 0.3% 42.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.2% 1.0% 23.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSIRIRCINWSA
Gross margin 66.8% 44.2% –
EBITDA margin 26.3% 63.8% 17.0%
Operating margin 19.1% 42.4% –
Pretax margin 13.5% 7.8% 11.6%
Net margin 10.2% 4.1% 6.3%
FCF margin 18.0% 40.9% 9.0%
Operating cash flow margin 24.4% 27.8% 13.7%
Return on equity 7.4% 6.3% 8.0%
Return on assets 3.2% 1.1% 4.8%
Return on invested capital 5.8% 9.6% 6.6%
Return on capital employed 6.7% 13.3% 8.2%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.3x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.4x 6.2x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 2.1% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSIRIRCINWSA
Debt / assets 34.8% 46.7% 12.8%
Debt / equity 0.8x 2.6x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.1x 2.7x -0.1x
Debt / FCF 6.1x 4.5x 2.5x
Liabilities / assets 56.2% 82.1% 40.6%
Equity / assets 43.8% 17.9% 59.4%
Interest coverage 3.7x 4.4x –
Current ratio 0.5x 0.7x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.5x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 1.43 – 2.53

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSIRIRCINWSA
Dividend yield 3.9% 6.2% 0.7%
Net buyback yield 1.0% – 3.7%
Shareholder yield 4.9% 6.2% 4.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 41.4% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 23.5% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 24.7% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 35.8% – –

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.

ConsensusSIRIRCINWSA
Forward P/E 8.8xFY2026 9.5xFY2026 24.6xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $3.15FY2026 $3.41FY2026 $1.25FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +41.3%FY2026 -6.8%FY2026 +5.9%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +0.3% +2.6% +30.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.83BFY2026 $14.83BFY2026 $9.16BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +3.2%FY2026 -6.2%FY2026 +1.4%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +4.2% +1.2% +4.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSIRIRCINWSA
Held by institutions 83.6% 47.1% 100.0%
Institutions holding 594 308 636
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.9% +3.5% -3.3%
Institutions buying 312 163 344
Institutions selling 149 92 189
Buyers to sellers 2.09 1.77 1.82

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.

SIRIRCINWSA
SIRI 1.00 0.21 0.29
RCI 0.21 1.00 0.27
NWSA 0.29 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SIRI, RCI and NWSA?

Rogers Communications (RCI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sirius Xm Holdings (SIRI) $9.23B, Rogers Communications (RCI) $17.46B, News (NWSA) $17.01B.

Which stock is cheaper, SIRI, RCI and NWSA?

Sirius Xm Holdings (SIRI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sirius Xm Holdings (SIRI) 10.5x, Rogers Communications (RCI) 26.0x, News (NWSA) 29.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sirius Xm Holdings (SIRI) is cheapest (Sirius Xm Holdings (SIRI) 8.8x, Rogers Communications (RCI) 9.5x, News (NWSA) 24.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Rogers Communications (RCI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Sirius Xm Holdings (SIRI) +0.4%, Rogers Communications (RCI) +8.8%, News (NWSA) +6.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sirius Xm Holdings (SIRI) has the highest net margin (Sirius Xm Holdings (SIRI) 10.2%, Rogers Communications (RCI) 4.1%, News (NWSA) 6.3%). On return on invested capital, Rogers Communications (RCI) leads (Sirius Xm Holdings (SIRI) 5.8%, Rogers Communications (RCI) 9.6%, News (NWSA) 6.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sirius Xm Holdings (SIRI) returned the most: Sirius Xm Holdings (SIRI) +29.6%, Rogers Communications (RCI) -16.2%, News (NWSA) +16.4%. Over five years, News (NWSA) compounded fastest (Sirius Xm Holdings (SIRI) -14.6%/yr, Rogers Communications (RCI) -7.8%/yr, News (NWSA) +5.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Sirius Xm Holdings (SIRI) 0.04%, Rogers Communications (RCI) 0.00%, News (NWSA) 0.00%. Rogers Communications (RCI) and News (NWSA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, News (NWSA) has been the steadiest (Sirius Xm Holdings (SIRI) 33.3%, Rogers Communications (RCI) 29.1%, News (NWSA) 26.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SIRI, RCI and NWSA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Sirius Xm Holdings (SIRI) 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.