SSP vs FWONA vs NMAX Stock Comparison

E.W. Scripps, Liberty Media and Newsmax Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SSP E.W. SCRIPPS Co
$2.52 -3.4% 1M +44.8% 1Y
Market cap
$241.28M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.09B
Div. yield
–
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
2 wins
FWONA Liberty Media Corp
$85.62 +0.3% 1M -2.5% 1Y
Market cap
$21.32B
P/E
52.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.34B
Div. yield
–
Live Entertainment Communication Services
7 wins
NMAX Newsmax Inc.
$8.10 -25.3% 1M -18.1% 1Y
Market cap
$1.02B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$198.07M
Div. yield
–
Television Broadcasting Communication Services

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Liberty Media leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Liberty Media 7, E.W. Scripps 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSSPFWONANMAXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $241.28M $21.32B $1.02B FWONA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.2x 52.2x -12.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 46.3x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -14.2% +12.2% +8.3% FWONA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -61.1% 9.4% -40.1% FWONA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -31.0% 2.9% — FWONA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.7x 3.5x — SSP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +44.8% -2.5% -18.1% SSP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -29.0%/yr +10.4%/yr — FWONA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 88.1% 24.6% 77.7% FWONA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 19/100 65/100 34/100 FWONA

Percentile Scorecard

SSPFWONANMAX

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

AxisSSPFWONANMAX
Valuation 44 #30 of 53 50 #7 of 13 2 #52 of 53
Growth 2 #43 of 44 70 #4 of 11 58 #19 of 44
Profitability 15 #36 of 42 60 #5 of 11 12 #37 of 42
Financial Health 13 #53 of 61 82 #3 of 12 63 #23 of 61
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 19 65 34
  • SSP ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media
  • FWONA ranked among 13 companies in Live Venues
  • 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

PeriodSSPFWONANMAXSPY
1 month -3.4%+0.3%-25.3% +0.7%
3 months -11.0%-6.9%+5.6% +3.7%
6 months -47.4%+8.1%+28.6% +7.1%
Year to date -36.8%-4.2%+4.8% +12.8%
1 year +44.8%-2.5%-18.1% +11.9%
3 years -38.7%+49.0%— +85.2%
3 years, per year -15.1%+14.2%— +22.8%
5 years -82.0%+64.2%— +67.6%
5 years, per year -29.0%+10.4%— +10.9%
10 years -74.8%+214.2%— +262.0%
10 years, per year -12.9%+12.1%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSSPFWONANMAXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 88.1%24.6%77.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 72.9%22.6%80.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.930.291.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.51-0.10-0.23 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -94.0%-25.7%-97.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -51.2%-12.8%-29.1% -1.2%
52-week high $5.16$98.18$11.43 $779.14
52-week low $1.54$74.51$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.

MultipleSSPFWONANMAX
P/E now vs peer median -0.2xmedian 18.7x 52.7xmedian 52.7x -13.1xmedian 18.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 0.6x 4.4xmedian 1.5x 5.3xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -3.0xmedian 10.6x 23.2xmedian 18.6x -12.4xmedian 10.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.8xmedian 9.0x 23.3xmedian 17.7x —median 9.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.6x 2.5xmedian 2.5x 9.2xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.01median 0.49 -10.27median 0.28 —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 monthsSSPFWONANMAX
Revenue $2.09B $4.34B $198.07M
Gross profit $844.84M $1.22B $78.29M
Operating income -$1.05B $516.00M -$86.98M
Net income -$1.21B $407.00M -$79.40M
Free cash flow $35.03M $823.00M –
EPS (diluted) $-13.90 $1.62 $-0.61
Cash & equivalents $13.05M $1.47B $25.88M
Total debt $2.49B $4.92B –
Shares (diluted) 92.09M 252.00M 129.29M
Enterprise value $61.92M $15.88B $929.23M

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
MetricSSPFWONANMAX
P/E -0.2x 52.7x -13.1x
P/FCF 5.8x 23.3x –
P/Operating cash flow 2.4x 20.2x –
P/S 0.1x 4.4x 5.3x
P/B 2.0x 2.5x 9.2x
P/Tangible book -0.2x 6.9x 9.2x
EV/EBITDA -3.0x 23.2x -12.4x
EV/EBIT -2.5x 43.9x -11.7x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 5.2x 5.1x
EV/FCF 76.6x 27.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow 31.9x 23.8x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.01 -10.27 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSSPFWONANMAX
Revenue growth (1Y) -14.2% 12.2% 8.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.5% 75.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -26.1% 1,012% -4.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 29.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -352.2% 49.1% 14.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -46.2% 37.8% –
Net income growth (1Y) -1,271% 113.5% 27.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -29.7% -34.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) -2,953% 122.2% 27.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -24.5% -5.1% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -70.0% 18.7% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.5% 19.7% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -85.6% 15.6% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -42.6% 73.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSSPFWONANMAX
Gross margin 40.4% 28.2% 39.5%
EBITDA margin -43.3% 22.5% -41.2%
Operating margin -50.3% 11.9% -43.9%
Pretax margin -61.7% 14.3% -40.1%
Net margin -61.1% 9.4% -40.1%
FCF margin 1.7% 19.0% –
Operating cash flow margin 4.0% 21.9% –
Return on equity -180.4% 5.3% -72.4%
Return on assets -28.4% 2.6% -33.8%
Return on invested capital -31.0% 2.9% –
Return on capital employed -27.4% 3.6% -57.8%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.3x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.1x 2.3x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 0.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSSPFWONANMAX
Debt / assets 68.4% 31.0% –
Debt / equity 24.8x 0.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA -2.7x 3.5x –
Debt / FCF 71.2x 6.0x –
Liabilities / assets 97.2% 52.0% 50.9%
Equity / assets 2.8% 48.0% 49.1%
Interest coverage -4.6x 1.9x -4,632x
Current ratio 1.3x 1.3x 2.4x
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.1x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.9x 0.3x
Altman Z-score -0.96 2.49 3.57

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSSPFWONANMAX
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 0.0% – –
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusSSPFWONANMAX
Forward P/E – 46.3xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-11.77FY2026 $1.85FY2026 $-0.01FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -16.3%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +14.6% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.07BFY2026 $4.97BFY2026 $203.04MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -3.7%FY2026 +10.9%FY2026 +7.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.8% -0.7% +24.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSSPFWONANMAX
Held by institutions 59.3% 9.3% 28.5%
Institutions holding 151 301 234
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.4% +10.2% +13.5%
Institutions buying 68 154 111
Institutions selling 49 77 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.

SSPFWONANMAX
SSP 1.00 0.12 0.23
FWONA 0.12 1.00 0.14
NMAX 0.23 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SSP, FWONA and NMAX?

Liberty Media (FWONA) is the largest by market capitalisation: E.W. Scripps (SSP) $241.28M, Liberty Media (FWONA) $21.32B, Newsmax (NMAX) $1.02B.

Which company is growing faster?

Liberty Media (FWONA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: E.W. Scripps (SSP) -14.2%, Liberty Media (FWONA) +12.2%, Newsmax (NMAX) +8.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Liberty Media (FWONA) has the highest net margin (E.W. Scripps (SSP) -61.1%, Liberty Media (FWONA) 9.4%, Newsmax (NMAX) -40.1%). On return on invested capital, Liberty Media (FWONA) leads (E.W. Scripps (SSP) -31.0%, Liberty Media (FWONA) 2.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year E.W. Scripps (SSP) returned the most: E.W. Scripps (SSP) +44.8%, Liberty Media (FWONA) -2.5%, Newsmax (NMAX) -18.1%. Over five years, Liberty Media (FWONA) compounded fastest (E.W. Scripps (SSP) -29.0%/yr, Liberty Media (FWONA) +10.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Liberty Media (FWONA) has been the steadiest (E.W. Scripps (SSP) 88.1%, Liberty Media (FWONA) 24.6%, Newsmax (NMAX) 77.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SSP, FWONA 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, Liberty Media (FWONA) 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.