SSP vs ERIC vs NMAX Stock Comparison

E.W. Scripps, Ericsson Lm Telephone and Newsmax Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SSP E.W. SCRIPPS Co
$2.52 -3.4% 1M +44.8% 1Y
Market cap
$203.46M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.09B
Div. yield
–
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
2 wins
ERIC Ericsson Lm Telephone Co
$11.14 +19.5% 1M +10.3% 1Y
Market cap
$37.56B
P/E
18.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$24.56B
Div. yield
2.78%
Networking Equipment Technology
6 wins
NMAX Newsmax Inc.
$8.10 -25.3% 1M -18.1% 1Y
Market cap
$1.04B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$198.07M
Div. yield
–
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Ericsson Lm Telephone leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Ericsson Lm Telephone 6, E.W. Scripps 2, Newsmax 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSSPERICNMAXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $203.46M $37.56B $1.04B ERIC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.2x 18.2x -13.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 17.1x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -14.2% -38.5% +8.3% NMAX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -61.1% 8.3% -40.1% ERIC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -31.0% 20.0% — ERIC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.7x -0.6x — SSP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 2.78% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +44.8% +10.3% -18.1% SSP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -29.0%/yr +0.5%/yr — ERIC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 88.1% 36.1% 77.7% ERIC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 19/100 60/100 34/100 ERIC

Percentile Scorecard

SSPERICNMAX

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

AxisSSPERICNMAX
Valuation 44 #30 of 53 88 #14 of 112 2 #52 of 53
Growth 2 #43 of 44 45 #60 of 108 58 #19 of 44
Profitability 15 #36 of 42 86 #15 of 104 12 #37 of 42
Financial Health 13 #53 of 61 39 #71 of 116 63 #23 of 61
Shareholder Returns – 39 #48 of 78 –
Overall 19 60 34
  • SSP ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media
  • ERIC ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • NMAX 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

PeriodSSPERICNMAXSPY
1 month -3.4%+19.5%-25.3% +0.7%
3 months -11.0%+14.0%+5.6% +3.7%
6 months -47.4%-5.7%+28.6% +7.1%
Year to date -36.8%+15.4%+4.8% +12.8%
1 year +44.8%+10.3%-18.1% +11.9%
3 years -38.7%+155.5%— +85.2%
3 years, per year -15.1%+36.7%— +22.8%
5 years -82.0%+2.5%— +67.6%
5 years, per year -29.0%+0.5%— +10.9%
10 years -74.8%+128.7%— +262.0%
10 years, per year -12.9%+8.6%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSSPERICNMAXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 88.1%36.1%77.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 72.9%36.5%80.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.931.021.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.510.28-0.23 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -94.0%-65.8%-97.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -51.2%-18.9%-29.1% -1.2%
52-week high $5.16$13.74$11.43 $779.14
52-week low $1.54$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.

MultipleSSPERICNMAX
P/E now vs peer median -0.2xmedian 18.7x 18.2xmedian 32.9x -13.1xmedian 18.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 0.6x 1.5xmedian 2.9x 5.3xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -3.0xmedian 10.6x 9.4xmedian 20.0x -12.4xmedian 10.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.8xmedian 9.0x 10.0xmedian 30.2x —median 9.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.6x 3.4xmedian 2.9x 9.2xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.01median 0.49 0.42median 1.08 —median 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 monthsSSPERICNMAX
Revenue $2.09B $24.56B $198.07M
Gross profit $844.84M $11.51B $78.29M
Operating income -$1.05B $2.90B -$86.98M
Net income -$1.21B $2.04B -$79.40M
Free cash flow $35.03M $3.76B –
R&D – $5.22B –
EPS (diluted) $-13.90 $0.61 $-0.61
Cash & equivalents $13.05M $5.11B $25.88M
Total debt $2.49B $3.73B –
Shares (diluted) 92.09M 3.34B 129.29M
Enterprise value $24.10M $15.17B $946.58M

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
MetricSSPERICNMAX
P/E -0.2x 18.2x -13.1x
P/FCF 5.8x 10.0x –
P/Operating cash flow 2.4x 10.9x –
P/S 0.1x 1.5x 5.3x
P/B 2.0x 3.4x 9.2x
P/Tangible book -0.2x 3.4x 9.2x
EV/EBITDA -3.0x 9.4x -12.4x
EV/EBIT -2.5x 12.2x -11.7x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 1.4x 5.1x
EV/FCF 76.6x 9.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow 31.9x 10.3x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.01 0.42 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSSPERICNMAX
Revenue growth (1Y) -14.2% -38.5% 8.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.5% -2.0% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -26.1% 3.7% -4.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 4.0% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -352.2% -18.4% 14.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -46.2% 55.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) -1,271% -18.7% 27.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -29.7% 43.4% –
EPS growth (1Y) -2,953% -17.7% 27.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -24.5% 43.1% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -70.0% 4.3% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.5% 44.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -85.6% 6.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -42.6% 34.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSSPERICNMAX
Gross margin 40.4% 46.8% 39.5%
EBITDA margin -43.3% 15.4% -41.2%
Operating margin -50.3% 11.8% -43.9%
Pretax margin -61.7% 11.2% -40.1%
Net margin -61.1% 8.3% -40.1%
FCF margin 1.7% 15.3% –
Operating cash flow margin 4.0% 14.0% –
Return on equity -180.4% 18.7% -72.4%
Return on assets -28.4% 6.8% -33.8%
Return on invested capital -31.0% 20.0% –
Return on capital employed -27.4% 17.8% -57.8%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.8x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.1x 1.7x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSSPERICNMAX
Debt / assets 68.4% 12.4% –
Debt / equity 24.8x 0.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA -2.7x -0.6x –
Debt / FCF 71.2x 1.0x –
Liabilities / assets 97.2% 63.1% 50.9%
Equity / assets 2.8% 36.9% 49.1%
Interest coverage -4.6x – -4,632x
Current ratio 1.3x 1.2x 2.4x
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.8x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.4x 0.3x
Altman Z-score -0.96 – 3.57

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSSPERICNMAX
Dividend yield – 2.8% –
Net buyback yield – -2.2% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 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.

ConsensusSSPERICNMAX
Forward P/E – 17.1xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-11.77FY2026 $0.65FY2026 $-0.01FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -30.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – -3.1% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.07BFY2026 $24.16BFY2026 $203.04MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -3.7%FY2026 -8.1%FY2026 +7.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.8% +1.0% +24.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSSPERICNMAX
Held by institutions 59.3% 9.5% 28.5%
Institutions holding 151 389 234
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.4% +0.4% +13.5%
Institutions buying 68 220 111
Institutions selling 49 110 37
Buyers to sellers 1.39 2.00 3.00

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.

SSPERICNMAX
SSP 1.00 0.08 0.23
ERIC 0.08 1.00 0.07
NMAX 0.23 0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SSP, ERIC and NMAX?

Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) is the largest by market capitalisation: E.W. Scripps (SSP) $203.46M, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) $37.56B, Newsmax (NMAX) $1.04B.

Which company is growing faster?

Newsmax (NMAX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: E.W. Scripps (SSP) -14.2%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) -38.5%, Newsmax (NMAX) +8.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) has the highest net margin (E.W. Scripps (SSP) -61.1%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 8.3%, Newsmax (NMAX) -40.1%). On return on invested capital, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) leads (E.W. Scripps (SSP) -31.0%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 20.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year E.W. Scripps (SSP) returned the most: E.W. Scripps (SSP) +44.8%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) +10.3%, Newsmax (NMAX) -18.1%. Over five years, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) compounded fastest (E.W. Scripps (SSP) -29.0%/yr, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) +0.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: E.W. Scripps (SSP) 0.00%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 2.78%. E.W. Scripps (SSP) and Newsmax (NMAX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) has been the steadiest (E.W. Scripps (SSP) 88.1%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 36.1%, Newsmax (NMAX) 77.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SSP, 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.