SONY vs BCE vs SBGI Stock Comparison

Sony, Bce and Sinclair Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SONY Sony Group Corp
$25.47 +9.0% 1M -9.6% 1Y
Market cap
$151.16B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$82.39B
Div. yield
–
Gaming Hardware Technology
3 wins
BCE Bce Inc
$20.04 -0.5% 1M -14.7% 1Y
Market cap
$18.96B
P/E
3.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.97B
Div. yield
0.10%
Wireless Carriers Communication Services
7 wins
SBGI Sinclair, Inc.
$12.70 -0.5% 1M -3.6% 1Y
Market cap
$917.84M
P/E
17.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.26B
Div. yield
0.08%
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Bce leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Bce 7, Sony 3, Sinclair 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSONYBCESBGILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $151.16B $18.96B $917.84M SONY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -29.6x 3.8x 17.7x BCE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.3x 11.1x 10.2x SBGI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.1% +2.2% -6.5% BCE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -6.2% 22.7% 1.6% BCE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.2% 20.9% 4.7% BCE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.3x 2.1x 7.5x SONY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.10% 0.08% BCE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -9.6% -14.7% -3.6% SBGI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.9%/yr -17.2%/yr -13.4%/yr SONY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.2% 22.0% 45.7% BCE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 69/100 45/100 BCE

Percentile Scorecard

SONYBCESBGI

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

AxisSONYBCESBGI
Valuation 80 #23 of 112 71 #15 of 49 69 #17 of 53
Growth 20 #87 of 108 61 #18 of 45 16 #37 of 44
Profitability 61 #41 of 104 93 #4 of 45 63 #16 of 42
Financial Health 49 #60 of 116 44 #28 of 49 35 #40 of 61
Shareholder Returns 68 #26 of 78 78 #9 of 37 40 #16 of 26
Overall 55 69 45
  • SONY ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • BCE ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • SBGI 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

PeriodSONYBCESBGISPY
1 month +9.0%-0.5%-0.5% +0.7%
3 months +11.8%-7.7%-7.8% +3.7%
6 months +26.8%-15.7%-18.3% +7.1%
Year to date -0.5%-15.9%-17.0% +12.8%
1 year -9.6%-14.7%-3.6% +11.9%
3 years +55.8%-46.2%+19.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year +15.9%-18.7%+6.0% +22.8%
5 years +10.0%-61.1%-51.4% +67.6%
5 years, per year +1.9%-17.2%-13.4% +10.9%
10 years +304.3%-55.7%-49.2% +262.0%
10 years, per year +15.0%-7.8%-6.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSONYBCESBGISPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.2%22.0%45.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.3%23.1%42.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.59-0.230.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.33-0.67-0.08 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.9%-68.2%-67.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.8%-24.2%-25.3% -1.2%
52-week high $30.26$26.45$17.00 $779.14
52-week low $19.32$18.79$11.97 $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.

MultipleSONYBCESBGI
P/E now vs peer median -29.8xmedian 32.9x 3.7xmedian 11.5x 17.6xmedian 18.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 2.9x 0.9xmedian 1.1x 0.3xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.5xmedian 20.0x 3.5xmedian 6.8x 9.5xmedian 10.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.5xmedian 30.2x -8.7xmedian 5.9x 9.6xmedian 9.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 2.9x 1.1xmedian 1.3x 2.4xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.74median 1.08 0.08median 0.25 -0.50median 0.49

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 monthsSONYBCESBGI
Revenue $82.39B $21.97B $3.26B
Gross profit $26.19B $18.64B –
Operating income $10.29B $9.82B $215.00M
Net income -$5.01B $4.68B $54.00M
Free cash flow $10.78B -$2.14B $95.00M
EPS (diluted) $-0.85 $5.37 $0.72
Cash & equivalents $13.40B $335.70M $604.00M
Total debt $36.06B $29.40B $4.06B
Shares (diluted) 6.01B 929.10M 72.16M
Enterprise value $88.42B $17.09B -$1.92B

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
MetricSONYBCESBGI
P/E -29.8x 3.7x 17.6x
P/FCF 14.5x -8.7x 9.6x
P/Operating cash flow 11.6x 3.0x 5.4x
P/S 1.9x 0.9x 0.3x
P/B 2.9x 1.1x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 3.1x 4.3x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA 8.5x 3.5x 9.5x
EV/EBIT 14.6x 4.9x 20.3x
EV/Revenue 1.8x 2.2x 1.3x
EV/FCF 14.0x -22.3x 46.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.1x 7.6x 25.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.74 0.08 -0.50

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSONYBCESBGI
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.1% 2.2% -6.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.2% 6.2% -0.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.0% -0.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -5.8% 9.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 12.4% -10.8% -55.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.1% 87.6% -20.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -168.9% 1,063% -1.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -40.0% 36.8% -34.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -167.4% 1,649% 0.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -40.2% 44.4% -35.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -18.9% -7.0% -68.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.4% -6.4% -38.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -11.4% -144.0% -79.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 82.7% -32.6% -46.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSONYBCESBGI
Gross margin 31.8% 84.8% –
EBITDA margin 21.6% 62.9% 14.2%
Operating margin 12.5% 44.7% 6.6%
Pretax margin 12.2% 52.5% 0.6%
Net margin -6.2% 22.7% 1.6%
FCF margin 13.1% -9.8% 2.9%
Operating cash flow margin 16.4% 28.6% 5.3%
Return on equity -9.5% 31.0% 15.8%
Return on assets -5.1% 9.0% 1.1%
Return on invested capital 12.2% 20.9% 4.7%
Return on capital employed 15.1% 19.5% 4.4%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.4x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.7x 1.3x 3.2x
Stock comp / revenue – – 1.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSONYBCESBGI
Debt / assets 7.5% 51.5% 74.1%
Debt / equity 0.1x 1.8x 10.7x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.3x 2.1x 7.5x
Debt / FCF 0.7x -13.7x 42.7x
Liabilities / assets 45.3% 70.6% 93.1%
Equity / assets 54.7% 29.4% 6.9%
Interest coverage 12.2x 10.5x 0.6x
Current ratio 1.2x 0.7x 1.9x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.5x 1.8x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.0x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 3.84 1.16 0.91

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSONYBCESBGI
Dividend yield 0.3% 8.2% 7.9%
Net buyback yield 2.0% -0.5% –
Shareholder yield 2.3% 7.6% 7.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 41.1% 131.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – -89.7% 74.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 146.7% 6.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 34.6% 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.

ConsensusSONYBCESBGI
Forward P/E 19.3xFY2026 11.1xFY2026 10.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.32FY2026 $1.80FY2026 $1.24FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +20.0%FY2026 -11.8%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +6.8% -2.2% -196.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $84.17BFY2026 $18.56BFY2026 $3.73BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.6%FY2026 +4.2%FY2026 +17.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.3% +0.8% -17.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSONYBCESBGI
Held by institutions 7.9% 48.1% 44.4%
Institutions holding 740 395 178
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.1% +5.3% +6.0%
Institutions buying 334 185 113
Institutions selling 268 130 36
Buyers to sellers 1.25 1.42 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.

SONYBCESBGI
SONY 1.00 0.14 0.31
BCE 0.14 1.00 0.21
SBGI 0.31 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SONY, BCE and SBGI?

Sony (SONY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sony (SONY) $151.16B, Bce (BCE) $18.96B, Sinclair (SBGI) $917.84M.

Which stock is cheaper, SONY, BCE and SBGI?

Bce (BCE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sony (SONY) -29.6x, Bce (BCE) 3.8x, Sinclair (SBGI) 17.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sinclair (SBGI) is cheapest (Sony (SONY) 19.3x, Bce (BCE) 11.1x, Sinclair (SBGI) 10.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Bce (BCE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Sony (SONY) +2.1%, Bce (BCE) +2.2%, Sinclair (SBGI) -6.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Bce (BCE) has the highest net margin (Sony (SONY) -6.2%, Bce (BCE) 22.7%, Sinclair (SBGI) 1.6%). On return on invested capital, Bce (BCE) leads (Sony (SONY) 12.2%, Bce (BCE) 20.9%, Sinclair (SBGI) 4.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sinclair (SBGI) returned the most: Sony (SONY) -9.6%, Bce (BCE) -14.7%, Sinclair (SBGI) -3.6%. Over five years, Sony (SONY) compounded fastest (Sony (SONY) +1.9%/yr, Bce (BCE) -17.2%/yr, Sinclair (SBGI) -13.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Bce (BCE) has the highest dividend yield: Sony (SONY) 0.00%, Bce (BCE) 0.10%, Sinclair (SBGI) 0.08%. Sony (SONY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Bce (BCE) has been the steadiest (Sony (SONY) 29.2%, Bce (BCE) 22.0%, Sinclair (SBGI) 45.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SONY, BCE 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, Bce (BCE) 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.