SKYD vs ERIC vs NMAX Stock Comparison

Skydance, Ericsson Lm Telephone and Newsmax Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
ERIC Ericsson Lm Telephone Co
$10.66 +9.6% 1M +12.4% 1Y
Market cap
$36.28B
P/E
17.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$24.56B
Div. yield
-0.03%
Networking Equipment Technology
6 wins
NMAX Newsmax Inc.
$7.92 -27.3% 1M -29.2% 1Y
Market cap
$1.00B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$198.07M
Div. yield
–
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
1 win

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Ericsson Lm Telephone leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Ericsson Lm Telephone 6, Newsmax 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSKYDERICNMAXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.24B $36.28B $1.00B ERIC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 17.8x -12.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 16.7x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — -38.5% +8.3% NMAX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 8.3% -40.1% ERIC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 20.0% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.6x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% -0.03% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -52.9% +12.4% -29.2% ERIC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -27.0%/yr -1.6%/yr — ERIC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 58.6% 36.4% 77.9% ERIC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 60/100 33/100 ERIC

Percentile Scorecard

SKYDERICNMAX

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

AxisSKYDERICNMAX
Valuation – 88 #14 of 112 2 #53 of 54
Growth – 46 #59 of 109 52 #22 of 45
Profitability – 87 #15 of 105 12 #38 of 43
Financial Health 59 #26 of 62 41 #70 of 117 64 #23 of 62
Shareholder Returns – 37 #52 of 82 –
Overall – 60 33
  • SKYD ranked among 63 companies in Advertising and Media
  • ERIC ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • NMAX 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

PeriodSKYDERICNMAXSPY
1 month -22.1%+9.6%-27.3% -1.0%
3 months -5.5%+14.1%+5.5% +2.9%
6 months -29.3%-5.4%+27.1% +6.4%
Year to date -42.1%+10.5%+2.5% +11.4%
1 year -52.9%+12.4%-29.2% +13.1%
3 years -30.4%+140.6%— +79.4%
3 years, per year -11.4%+34.0%— +21.5%
5 years -79.3%-7.9%— +67.7%
5 years, per year -27.0%-1.6%— +10.9%
10 years -86.5%+109.0%— +255.2%
10 years, per year -18.2%+7.7%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureSKYDERICNMAXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 58.6%36.4%77.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 63.3%36.4%79.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.831.011.57 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.900.34-0.37 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.3%-65.8%-97.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -53.6%-22.4%-30.7% -2.5%
52-week high $16.74$13.74$11.43 $779.14
52-week low $6.80$9.15$5.16 $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.

MultipleSKYDERICNMAX
P/E now vs peer median —median 18.8x 17.4xmedian 31.3x -12.8xmedian 18.8x
P/S now vs peer median —median 0.7x 1.5xmedian 2.6x 5.1xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 11.1x 8.9xmedian 19.6x -12.1xmedian 11.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 9.4x 9.6xmedian 28.3x —median 9.4x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.6x 3.2xmedian 2.9x 9.0xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.44 0.40median 1.15 —median 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 monthsSKYDERICNMAX
Revenue – $24.56B $198.07M
Gross profit – $11.51B $78.29M
Operating income – $2.90B -$86.98M
Net income – $2.04B -$79.40M
Free cash flow – $3.76B –
R&D – $5.22B –
EPS (diluted) – $0.61 $-0.61
Cash & equivalents $3.27B $5.11B $25.88M
Total debt $13.66B $14.14B –
Shares (diluted) 1.10B 3.34B 129.29M
Enterprise value $8.24B $13.89B $906.10M

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
MetricSKYDERICNMAX
P/E – 17.4x -12.8x
P/FCF – 9.6x –
P/Operating cash flow – 10.4x –
P/S – 1.5x 5.1x
P/B 0.7x 3.2x 9.0x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 3.2x 9.0x
EV/EBITDA – 8.9x -12.1x
EV/EBIT – 11.7x -11.4x
EV/Revenue – 1.4x 5.0x
EV/FCF – 9.0x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 9.8x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.40 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSKYDERICNMAX
Revenue growth (1Y) – -38.5% 8.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -2.0% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 3.7% -4.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 4.0% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – -18.4% 14.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 55.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) – -18.7% 27.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 43.4% –
EPS growth (1Y) – -17.7% 27.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 43.1% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 4.3% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 44.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 6.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 34.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSKYDERICNMAX
Gross margin – 46.8% 39.5%
EBITDA margin – 15.4% -41.2%
Operating margin – 11.8% -43.9%
Pretax margin – 11.2% -40.1%
Net margin – 8.3% -40.1%
FCF margin – 15.3% –
Operating cash flow margin – 14.0% –
Return on equity – 18.7% -72.4%
Return on assets – 6.8% -33.8%
Return on invested capital – 20.0% –
Return on capital employed – 17.8% -57.8%
Asset turnover – 0.8x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.7x –
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSKYDERICNMAX
Debt / assets 31.5% 12.4% –
Debt / equity 1.1x 0.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.6x –
Debt / FCF – 1.0x –
Liabilities / assets 70.3% 63.1% 50.9%
Equity / assets 29.7% 36.9% 49.1%
Interest coverage – – -4,632x
Current ratio 1.3x 1.2x 2.4x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.8x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.4x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – – 3.45

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSKYDERICNMAX
Dividend yield – 2.9% –
Net buyback yield – -2.3% –
Shareholder yield – 0.6% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – 50.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 27.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -13.4% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -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.

ConsensusSKYDERICNMAX
Forward P/E – 16.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year – $0.64FY2026 $-0.01FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -31.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – 0.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year – $24.06BFY2026 $203.04MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – -8.5%FY2026 +7.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +0.7% +24.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSKYDERICNMAX
Held by institutions – 9.5% 28.5%
Institutions holding – 388 233
Change in shares held, QoQ – +0.4% +13.5%
Institutions buying – 219 110
Institutions selling – 110 37
Buyers to sellers – 1.99 2.97

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.

SKYDERICNMAX
SKYD 1.00 0.11 0.25
ERIC 0.11 1.00 0.07
NMAX 0.25 0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SKYD, ERIC and NMAX?

Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Skydance (SKYD) $8.24B, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) $36.28B, Newsmax (NMAX) $1.00B.

Which company is growing faster?

Newsmax (NMAX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) -38.5%, Newsmax (NMAX) +8.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) has the highest net margin (Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 8.3%, Newsmax (NMAX) -40.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) returned the most: Skydance (SKYD) -52.9%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) +12.4%, Newsmax (NMAX) -29.2%. Over five years, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) compounded fastest (Skydance (SKYD) -27.0%/yr, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) -1.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) has been the steadiest (Skydance (SKYD) 58.6%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 36.4%, Newsmax (NMAX) 77.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SKYD, ERIC and NMAX?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) leads on 6. 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.