SKYD vs DIS vs SBGI Stock Comparison

Skydance, Walt Disney and Sinclair Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SKYD Skydance Corp
$7.76 -22.1% 1M -52.9% 1Y
Market cap
$8.24B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
DIS Walt Disney Co
$112.50 +8.7% 1M -0.5% 1Y
Market cap
$192.02B
P/E
22.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$98.86B
Div. yield
0.01%
Film and Television Communication Services
8 wins
SBGI Sinclair, Inc.
$12.39 -3.7% 1M -7.8% 1Y
Market cap
$864.08M
P/E
16.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.26B
Div. yield
0.08%
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Walt Disney leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Walt Disney 8, Sinclair 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSKYDDISSBGILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.24B $192.02B $864.08M DIS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 22.3x 16.6x SBGI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 15.2x 10.0x SBGI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +4.6% -6.5% DIS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 8.7% 1.6% DIS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -18.0% 4.7% SBGI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -1.2x 7.5x DIS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.08% SBGI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -52.9% -0.5% -7.8% DIS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -27.0%/yr -7.9%/yr -15.3%/yr DIS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 58.6% 27.2% 45.4% DIS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 57/100 44/100 DIS

Percentile Scorecard

SKYDDISSBGI

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

AxisSKYDDISSBGI
Valuation – 42 #73 of 124 70 #17 of 54
Growth – 61 #43 of 109 16 #38 of 45
Profitability – 39 #66 of 107 62 #17 of 43
Financial Health 59 #26 of 62 64 #49 of 133 33 #42 of 62
Shareholder Returns – 81 #15 of 73 40 #16 of 26
Overall – 57 44
  • SKYD ranked among 63 companies in Advertising and Media
  • DIS ranked among 136 companies in Communication Services
  • SBGI 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

PeriodSKYDDISSBGISPY
1 month -22.1%+8.7%-3.7% -1.0%
3 months -5.5%+18.6%-8.2% +2.9%
6 months -29.3%+9.6%-21.3% +6.4%
Year to date -42.1%-1.1%-19.0% +11.4%
1 year -52.9%-0.5%-7.8% +13.1%
3 years -30.4%+36.3%+19.8% +79.4%
3 years, per year -11.4%+10.9%+6.2% +21.5%
5 years -79.3%-33.6%-56.5% +67.7%
5 years, per year -27.0%-7.9%-15.3% +10.9%
10 years -86.5%+20.9%-53.0% +255.2%
10 years, per year -18.2%+1.9%-7.3% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureSKYDDISSBGISPY
Volatility, 1Y 58.6%27.2%45.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 63.3%27.7%41.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.830.620.29 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.90-0.02-0.17 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.3%-55.2%-67.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -53.6%-3.6%-27.1% -2.5%
52-week high $16.74$116.65$17.00 $779.14
52-week low $6.80$92.42$12.38 $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.

MultipleSKYDDISSBGI
P/E now vs peer median —median 18.8x 22.7xmedian 17.2x 17.2xmedian 18.8x
P/S now vs peer median —median 0.7x 2.0xmedian 1.1x 0.3xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 11.1x -6.7xmedian 9.5x 9.4xmedian 11.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 9.4x 23.4xmedian 9.5x 9.4xmedian 9.4x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.6x 1.7xmedian 1.6x 2.4xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.44 0.39median 0.29 -0.48median 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 monthsSKYDDISSBGI
Revenue – $98.86B $3.26B
Gross profit – $43.29B –
Operating income – -$40.54B $215.00M
Net income – $9.24B $54.00M
Free cash flow – $8.29B $95.00M
EPS (diluted) – $4.93 $0.72
Cash & equivalents $3.27B $5.19B $604.00M
Total debt $13.66B $182.30B $16.64B
Shares (diluted) 1.10B 1.74B 72.16M
Enterprise value $8.24B $169.78B -$1.98B

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
MetricSKYDDISSBGI
P/E – 22.7x 17.2x
P/FCF – 23.4x 9.4x
P/Operating cash flow – 11.4x 5.2x
P/S – 2.0x 0.3x
P/B 0.7x 1.7x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 1.8x 2.5x
EV/EBITDA – -6.7x 9.4x
EV/EBIT – -5.8x 20.2x
EV/Revenue – 2.4x 1.3x
EV/FCF – 28.4x 45.8x
EV/Operating cash flow – 13.8x 25.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.39 -0.48

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSKYDDISSBGI
Revenue growth (1Y) – 4.6% -6.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 4.0% -0.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -6.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 14.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – -18.3% -55.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 7.7% -20.3%
Net income growth (1Y) – -26.4% -1.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 46.3% -34.8%
EPS growth (1Y) – -22.9% 0.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 58.8% -35.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -11.3% -68.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 30.8% -38.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -28.2% -79.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 42.8% -46.9%

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSKYDDISSBGI
Debt / assets 31.5% 22.5% 74.1%
Debt / equity 1.1x 0.4x 10.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – -1.2x 7.5x
Debt / FCF – 5.6x 42.7x
Liabilities / assets 70.3% 42.9% 93.1%
Equity / assets 29.7% 57.1% 6.9%
Interest coverage – – 0.6x
Current ratio 1.3x 0.7x 1.9x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.6x 1.8x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.1x 0.8x
Altman Z-score – 1.54 0.91

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSKYDDISSBGI
Dividend yield – 1.3% 8.1%
Net buyback yield – 4.2% –
Shareholder yield – 5.6% 8.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 18.6% 131.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 20.7% 74.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 109.9% 6.0%
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.

ConsensusSKYDDISSBGI
Forward P/E – 15.2xFY2026 10.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $7.38FY2026 $1.24FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +24.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – -2.6% -196.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $95.51BFY2026 $3.73BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +1.2%FY2026 +17.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +14.2% -17.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSKYDDISSBGI
Held by institutions – 75.9% 66.1%
Institutions holding – 2,940 178
Change in shares held, QoQ – +1.8% +6.0%
Institutions buying – 1,209 113
Institutions selling – 1,369 36
Buyers to sellers – 0.88 3.14

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.

SKYDDISSBGI
SKYD 1.00 0.24 0.30
DIS 0.24 1.00 0.32
SBGI 0.30 0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SKYD, DIS and SBGI?

Walt Disney (DIS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Skydance (SKYD) $8.24B, Walt Disney (DIS) $192.02B, Sinclair (SBGI) $864.08M.

Which stock is cheaper, SKYD, DIS and SBGI?

Sinclair (SBGI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Walt Disney (DIS) 22.3x, Sinclair (SBGI) 16.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sinclair (SBGI) is cheapest (Walt Disney (DIS) 15.2x, Sinclair (SBGI) 10.0x). 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: Walt Disney (DIS) +4.6%, Sinclair (SBGI) -6.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Walt Disney (DIS) returned the most: Skydance (SKYD) -52.9%, Walt Disney (DIS) -0.5%, Sinclair (SBGI) -7.8%. Over five years, Walt Disney (DIS) compounded fastest (Skydance (SKYD) -27.0%/yr, Walt Disney (DIS) -7.9%/yr, Sinclair (SBGI) -15.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

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

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Walt Disney (DIS) has been the steadiest (Skydance (SKYD) 58.6%, Walt Disney (DIS) 27.2%, Sinclair (SBGI) 45.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SKYD, DIS and SBGI?

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 8. 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.